The Playlist's The 100 Best Sci-Fi Films of All Time
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If there was ever a time where sci-fi was seen as something only for geeks, that time has long gone. You could debate the exact point at which it changed — when Stanley Kubrick’s “2001” had audiences dropping acid for a better trip, when the blockbuster success of “Star Wars” changed film forever, when comic book movies dominated screens, when CGI made it possible to do almost anything, when even nerdy old “Star Trek” got a sleek, hip makeover — but there’s no doubt that the genre is firmly within the mainstream.
Indeed, looking at the blockbuster season ahead, there’s all kinds of science-fiction adventures to come, with this week bringing the second space adventure in three weeks, with Ridley Scott’s “Alien: Covenant,” which follows “Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2” into theaters, where it’s currently doing gangbusters. And three of the all-time top-five worldwide grossers are hard sci-fi movies: “Avatar,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “Jurassic World.”
Scott’s return once again to the sci-fi franchise he helped create has had us thinking about the genre’s place in history, so we decided to take our most comprehensive look at the genre ever, and pick out what, in our view, are the 100 greatest sci-fi movies of all time.
It’s a genre almost as old as cinema, so it was understandably difficult to pin down, even with a few ground rules (most notably that we sort of consider superhero films their own thing). But we’ve found a list that we’re pretty happy with in the end, though we’re sure it’ll inspire plenty of debate. Take a look below.
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Akira
1988, in 22 top lists Check -
8 new
Aliens
1986, in 24 top lists Check -
44 new
Attack the Block
2011, in 2 top lists Check -
96 new
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014, in 3 top lists Check -
58 new
District 9
2009, in 10 top lists Check -
37 new
Escape from New York
1981, in 5 top lists Check -
32 new
Forbidden Planet
1956, in 9 top lists Check -
82 new
Galaxy Quest
1999, in 3 top lists Check -
30 new
Gwoemul
2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check -
42 new
Inception
2010, in 21 top lists Check -
36 new
The Iron Giant
1999, in 13 top lists Check -
88 new
Kôkaku Kidôtai
1995 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell, in 12 top lists Check -
81 new
Looper
2012, in 2 top lists Check -
39 new
Mad Max 2
1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check -
23 new
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015, in 23 top lists Check -
12 new
The Matrix
1999, in 30 top lists Check -
75 new
Minority Report
2002, in 8 top lists Check -
28 new
Predator
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
33 new
RoboCop
1987, in 15 top lists Check -
97 new
Rollerball
1975, in 4 top lists Check -
63 new
Snowpiercer
2013, in 2 top lists Check -
84 new
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982, in 6 top lists Check -
3 new
Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
20 new
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980, in 25 top lists Check -
73 new
Starship Troopers
1997, in 9 top lists Check -
18 new
The Terminator
1984, in 24 top lists Check -
11 new
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991, in 27 top lists Check -
50 new
They Live
1988, in 7 top lists Check -
43 new
Total Recall
1990, in 8 top lists Check -
24 new
Videodrome
1983, in 18 top lists Check -
89 new
The War of the Worlds
1953, in 6 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 24, 2020 by Chilton; source