Total Sci-Fi's The 100 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies

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This list is the result of heated debate/scuffles between the frazzled writers of Total Sci-Fi. In addition to settling on the titles themselves, they also had to set the limits of what counts as a 'sci-fi film': they decided that superhero movies were out as that's a distinct genre all of its own, but comedies like Sleeper and Galaxy Quest possess enough genuine science fiction concepts to warrant inclusion, leading to this list of the 100 best Sci-Fi movies of all-time.

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  1. 63 -

    Logan's Run

    1976, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 97 -

    Stargate

    1994, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 94 -

    Flash Gordon

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  4. 42 -

    The Abyss

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 22 -

    Tron

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 19 -

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 89 -

    Dune

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 81 -

    Barbarella

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 34 -

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  10. 70 -

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  11. 8 -

    Planet of the Apes

    1968, in 16 top lists Check
  12. 20 -

    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 14 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 85 -

    Independence Day

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 12 -

    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 3 -

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  17. 88 -

    Serenity

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 93 -

    Star Trek

    2009, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 15 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  20. 28 -

    The Fifth Element

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  21. 25 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  22. 35 -

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  23. 13 -

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  24. 36 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  25. 91 -

    Explorers

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  26. 80 -

    Fantastic Voyage

    1966 — a.k.a. Microscopia, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 95 -

    Galaxy Quest

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
  28. 67 -

    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

    1991, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 37 -

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 13, 2009; source