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. 89 -

    Dune

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 17 -

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  3. 46 -

    Delicatessen

    1991, in 15 top lists Check
  4. 92 -

    THX 1138

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 94 -

    Flash Gordon

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 77 -

    A Scanner Darkly

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 70 -

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 23 -

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  9. 18 -

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  10. 96 -

    Cocoon

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 64 -

    Kôkaku Kidôtai

    1995 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell, in 12 top lists Check
  12. 74 -

    Moon

    2009, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 34 -

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 52 -

    Escape from New York

    1981, in 5 top lists Check
  15. 76 -

    Starship Troopers

    1997, in 9 top lists Check
  16. 95 -

    Galaxy Quest

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
  17. 97 -

    Stargate

    1994, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 42 -

    The Abyss

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 84 -

    Event Horizon

    1997, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 49 -

    The Omega Man

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 98 -

    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
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    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  23. 59 -

    GATTACA

    1997 — a.k.a. Gattaca, in 5 top lists Check
  24. 22 -

    Tron

    1982, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 24 -

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  26. 75 -

    Dark City

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 20 -

    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  28. 28 -

    The Fifth Element

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 11 -

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  30. 57 -

    Minority Report

    2002, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 85 -

    Independence Day

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  32. 12 -

    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
  33. 31 -

    The Fly

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 9 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  35. 8 -

    Planet of the Apes

    1968, in 16 top lists Check
  36. 66 -

    Children of Men

    2006, in 13 top lists Check
  37. 4 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  38. 83 -

    Twelve Monkeys

    1995 — a.k.a. 12 Monkeys, in 14 top lists Check
  39. 71 -

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  41. 25 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  42. 36 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  43. 45 -

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  44. 37 -

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
  45. 27 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  46. 93 -

    Star Trek

    2009, in 4 top lists Check
  47. 7 -

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 35 -

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  49. 15 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  50. 32 -

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
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