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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. 2 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 27 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  3. 1 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 5 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 9 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 31 top lists Check
  6. 4 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  7. 21 -

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  8. 45 -

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  9. 10 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 28 top lists Check
  10. 32 -

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  11. 36 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  12. 15 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  13. 7 -

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  14. 17 -

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  15. 11 -

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  16. 25 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  17. 18 -

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  18. 50 -

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  19. 71 -

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  20. 23 -

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  21. 56 -

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  22. 29 -

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  23. 62 -

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  24. 8 -

    Planet of the Apes

    1968, in 16 top lists Check
  25. 46 -

    Delicatessen

    1991, in 15 top lists Check
  26. 24 -

    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
  27. 83 -

    Twelve Monkeys

    1995 — a.k.a. 12 Monkeys, in 14 top lists Check
  28. 14 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  29. 58 -

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  30. 66 -

    Children of Men

    2006, in 12 top lists Check
  31. 6 -

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  32. 55 -

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  33. 31 -

    The Fly

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  34. 38 -

    La planète sauvage

    1973 — a.k.a. Fantastic Planet, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 51 -

    Tetsuo

    1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check
  36. 98 -

    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 65 -

    Repo Man

    1984, in 9 top lists Check
  38. 76 -

    Starship Troopers

    1997, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 85 -

    Independence Day

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
  40. 53 -

    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  41. 39 -

    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    1976, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 57 -

    Minority Report

    2002, in 8 top lists Check
  43. 16 -

    Silent Running

    1972, in 8 top lists Check
  44. 40 -

    Things to Come

    1936, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 20 -

    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  46. 47 -

    Dark Star

    1974, in 7 top lists Check
  47. 28 -

    The Fifth Element

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 30 -

    Sleeper

    1973, in 7 top lists Check
  49. 75 -

    Dark City

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 90 -

    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 13, 2009; source