101 Sci-fi Movies You Must See Before You Die

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  1. 93 -

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  2. 71 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  3. 47 -

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  4. 83 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  5. 51 -

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  6. 63 -

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  7. 56 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 31 top lists Check
  8. 98 -

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  9. 67 -

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
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    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  11. 88 -

    Men in Black

    1997, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 34 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
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    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  14. 86 -

    Independence Day

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 58 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  16. 33 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  17. 73 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  18. 99 -

    I, Robot

    2004, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Fifth Element

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
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    Children of Men

    2006, in 12 top lists Check
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    Twelve Monkeys

    1995 — a.k.a. 12 Monkeys, in 14 top lists Check
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    Signs

    2002, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 59 -

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  24. 32 -

    Planet of the Apes

    1968, in 16 top lists Check
  25. 76 -

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  26. 81 -

    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 75 -

    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
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    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
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    GATTACA

    1997 — a.k.a. Gattaca, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 77 -

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
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    Starship Troopers

    1997, in 9 top lists Check
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    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  33. 70 -

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  34. 92 -

    Pi

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
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    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  36. 94 -

    Galaxy Quest

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
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    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
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    Tron

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
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    Kôkaku Kidôtai

    1995 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell, in 12 top lists Check
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    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
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    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
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    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
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    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  44. 80 -

    The Abyss

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  45. 48 -

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  46. 17 -

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  47. 54 -

    Escape from New York

    1981, in 5 top lists Check
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    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 28 top lists Check
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    Dune

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
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    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
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