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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. 70 -

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  2. 98 -

    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  3. 47 -

    Dark Star

    1974, in 7 top lists Check
  4. 66 -

    Children of Men

    2006, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 64 -

    Kôkaku Kidôtai

    1995 — a.k.a. Ghost in the Shell, in 12 top lists Check
  6. 31 -

    The Fly

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  7. 75 -

    Dark City

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  8. 33 -

    Westworld

    1973, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 46 -

    Delicatessen

    1991, in 15 top lists Check
  10. 15 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  11. 23 -

    The Thing

    1982, in 20 top lists Check
  12. 94 -

    Flash Gordon

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  13. 2 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  14. 27 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 10 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  16. 51 -

    Tetsuo

    1989 — a.k.a. Tetsuo, the Iron Man, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 20 -

    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 89 -

    Dune

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 76 -

    Starship Troopers

    1997, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 4 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  21. 86 -

    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 17 -

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  23. 21 -

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  24. 57 -

    Minority Report

    2002, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 50 -

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  26. 13 -

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  27. 35 -

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  28. 6 -

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  29. 28 -

    The Fifth Element

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  30. 60 -

    The Fountain

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  31. 5 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  32. 3 -

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  33. 32 -

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  34. 1 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  35. 11 -

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  36. 9 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  37. 45 -

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  38. 95 -

    Galaxy Quest

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
  39. 77 -

    A Scanner Darkly

    2006, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 93 -

    Star Trek

    2009, in 4 top lists Check
  41. 62 -

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  42. 29 -

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  43. 36 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  44. 65 -

    Repo Man

    1984, in 9 top lists Check
  45. 37 -

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
  46. 83 -

    Twelve Monkeys

    1995 — a.k.a. 12 Monkeys, in 14 top lists Check
  47. 7 -

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  48. 88 -

    Serenity

    2005, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 25 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  50. 74 -

    Moon

    2009, in 5 top lists Check
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