The Top 25 Science Fiction Movies

1. Blade Runner (1982)

2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
3. The Matrix (1999)
4. Alien (1979)
5. The Terminator (1984)
6. Contact (1997)
7. The Thing (1982)
8. Sleeper (1973)
9. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
10. Star Wars (1977)
11. Frankenstein (1931)
12. Gattaca (1997)
13. The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
14. Metropolis (1926)
15. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
16. Aliens (1986)
17. Forbidden Planet (1956)
18. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
19. The Empire Strikes Back (1981)
20. Brazil (1985)
21. The Fly (1986)
22. The Abyss (1989)
23. 12 Monkeys (1995)
24. Serenity (2005)
25. Donnie Darko (2001)
* The entire Lord of the Rings Trilogy would have made the top 5 movies here, but technically they are
not science fiction.
* Also, Apollo 13, the best movie about space flight ever, would have made the top 10, but it's not
science fiction because it's not fiction at all, it's a true story.

Some Science Fiction Movies Through the Years

This list is not meant to be comprehensive. Although some "B" movies and other lesser movies are
included here, there are undoubtedly hundreds, if not thousands, of pieces of crap that are not.
Recommended movies are in boldface.
Pre 1950s
Le Voyage Dans La Lune (1902)
Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The (1920)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
Nosferatu (1922)
Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Metropolis (1926)
Frau im Mond (Woman in the Moon) (1929)
Mysterious Island (1929)
Just Imagine (1930)
Frankenstein (1931)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)
Doctor X (1932)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
King Kong (1933)
Invisible Man, The (1933)
Mystery of the Wax Museum, The (1933)
Black Cat, The (1934)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Phantom Empire, The (1935)
Flash Gordon: Rocketship (1936)
Things to Come (1936)
Undersea Kingdom (1936)
Flash Gordon: Mars Attacks the World (1938)
Buck Rogers Conquers the Universe (1939)
Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
One Million B.C. (1940)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Wolfman, The (1941) Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1942)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)

1950s
Destination Moon (1950)
Rocketship X-M (1950)

Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)

Man from Planet X, The (1951)
Thing from Another World, The (1951)
When Worlds Collide (1951)

Abbott and Costello go to Mars (1953)

Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, The (1953)
Cat Women of the Moon (1953)
Donovan's Brain (1953)
Invaders from Mars (1953)
It: The Terror from Outer Space (1953)
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Magnetic Monster (1953)
War of the Worlds, The (1953)

20,000 Leagues under the Sea (1954)

Creature from the Black Lagoon, The (1954)
Gojira (1954)
Them! (1954)
Tobor the Great (1954)

It Came From Beneath The Sea (1955)

Tarantula (1955)
This Island Earth (1955)

Day the World Ended, The (1956)

Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
It Conquered the World (1956)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1956)
Mole People, The (1956)
Plan 9 from Outer Space (1956)
Quartermass Experiment, The (1956)

20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

Beginning of the End (1957)
Brain from Planet Arous, The (1957)
Incredible Shrinking Man, The (1957)
Invisible Boy, The (1957)

Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958)

Blob, The (1958)
Crawling Eye, The (1958)
Fiend Without a Face (1958)
Fly, The (1958)
Frankenstein's Daughter (1958)
From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)
It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
Wild Women of Wongo (1958)

4D Man (1959)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
On the Beach (1959)
Return of the Fly (1959)
Teenagers from Outer Space (1959)

1960s
Angry Red Planet, The (1960)
Time Machine, The (1960)
Village of the Damned (1960)

Mysterious Island (1961)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

Brain that Wouldn't Die, The (1963)

Day of the Triffids, The (1963)
These Are the Damned (The Damned) (1963)
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)

Dr. Strangelove (1964)

Failsafe (1964)
First Men in the Moon (1964)
From the Earth to the Moon (1964)
Last Man on Earth, The (1964)
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
Time Travelers, The (1964)
Alphaville (1965)
Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965)
Tenth Victim, The (1965)

Dr. Who and the Daleks (1966)

Fantastic Voyage (1966)
One Million Years B.C. (1966)
Seconds (1966)

Farenheit 451 (1967)

Journey to the Center of Time (1967)
Quatermass and the Pit (5 Million Years to Earth) (1967)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Barbarella (1968)
Charly (1968)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Illustrated Man, The (1969)

1970s
Andromeda Strain, The (1970)
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Omega Man, The (1971)
THX1138 (1971)

Silent Running (1972)

Slaughterhouse Five (1972)
Solaris (1972)

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1973)

Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks (1973)
Sleeper (1973)
Soylent Green (1973)
Westworld (1973)

Dark Star (1974)

Terminal Man, The (1974)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Zardoz (1974)

A Boy and His Dog (1975)

Death Race 2000 (1975)
Land that Time Forgot, The (1975)
Rollerball (1975)
Shivers (1975)
Stepford Wives, The (1975)

Food of the Gods, The (1976)

Futureworld (1976)
King Kong (1976)
Logan's Run (1976)
Man Who Fell to Earth, The (1976)
Brood, The (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Demon Seed (1977)
Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
People that Time Forgot (1977)
Rabid (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Wizards (1977)

Boys from Brazil, The (1978)

Capricorn One (1978)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Lord of the Rings (1978)
Parts: The Clonus Horror (1978)
Superman (1978)

Alien (1979)
Battlestar Galactica (1979)
Buck Rogers in the 15th Century (1979)
Mad Max (1979)
Stalker (1979)
Star Trek The Motion Picture (1979)
Time After Time (1979)

1980s
Altered States (1980)
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1980)
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
Final Countdown (1980)
Flash Gordon (1980)
Hanger 18 (1980)
Lathe of Heaven, The (1980)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn (1980)

Empire Strikes Back, The (1981)

Escape from New York (1981)
Outland (1981)
Road Warrior (1981)
Somewhere in Time (1981)
Time Bandits (1981)

Black Hole (1982)

Blade Runner (1982)
Thing, The (1982)
Tron (1982)
Swamp Thing (1982)

Brainstorm (1983)
Day After, The (1983)
E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1983)
Farenheit 451 (1983)
Right Stuff, The (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Scanners (1983)
Space Raiders (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
WarGames (1983)
Xtro (1983)

1984 (1984)
2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The (1984)
Brother from another Planet, The (1984)
C.H.U.D (Cannibalistic Human Underground Dwellers) (1984)
Creature (1984)
Defcon 4 (1984)
Dune (1984)
Iceman (1984)
Last Starfighter, The (1984)
Philadelphia Experiment, The (1984)
Repo Man (1984)
Runaway (1984)
Starman (1984)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Terminator, The (1984)

Back to the Future (1985)

Brazil (1985)
Chopping Mall (1985)
Cocoon (1985)
Creature (1985)
D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
Enemy Mine (1985)
Explorers (1985)
Flight of the Navigator (1985)
Lifeforce (1985)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Manhattan Project, The (1985)
My Science Project (1985)
Quiet Earth, The (1985)
Real Genius (1985)
Trancers (1985)
Weird Science (1985)

Aliens (1986)
Class of Nukem High (1986)
Deepspace (1986)
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Fly, The (1986)
From Beyond (1986)
Invaders from Mars (1986)
Lifeforce (1986)
Predator (1986)
Star Trek IV The Voyage Home (1986)
Toxic Avenger, The (1986)

Batteries Not Included (1987)

Cherry 2000 (1987)
Hellraiser (1987)
Hidden, The (1987)
Innerspace (1987)
Robocop (1987)
Running Man, The (1987)
Spaceballs (1987)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

Akira (1988)
Blob, The (1988)
Cocoon, The Return (1988)
Earth Girls are Easy (1988)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1988)
They Live (1988)

Abyss, The (1989)

Alien Nation (1989)
Back to the Future II (1989)
Communion (1989)
Deepstar Six (1989)
Honey, I Shrank the Kids (1989)
Fly 2, The (1989)
Leviathan (1989)
Millennium (1989)
Star Trek V The Last Frontier (1989)
Total Recall (1989)
Toxic Avenger Part 2 (1989)
Toxic Avenger part 3 The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989)

1990s
Back to the Future III (1990)
Darkman (1990)
Flatliners (1990)
Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
Mindwarp (1990)
Predator 2 (1990)
Robocop 2 (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
Tremors (1990)

Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country (1991)

Terminator 2 Judgement Day (1991)

Honey, I Blew up the Kid (1992)

Freejack (1992)
Brainscan (1992)
Lawnmower Man (1992)

Demolition Man (1993)

Ghost in the Machine, The (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Robocop 3 (1993)

Body Snatchers (1994)

Hardware (1994)
Jekyll and Hyde (1994)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
No Escape (1994)
Stargate (1994)
Star Trek Generations (1994)
TekWar (1994)
Timecop (1994)
Tommyknockers (1994)

12 Monkeys (1995)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Hackers (1995)
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Judge Dredd (1995)
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1995)
Species (1995)
Tank Girl (1995)
Outbreak (1995)
Strange Days (1995)
Virtuousity (1995)
Waterworld (1995)

Arrival, The (1996)

Independence Day (1996)
Lawnmower Man 2 Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
Mars Attacks (1996)
Screamers (1996)

Alien Resurrection (1997)

Contact (1997)
Cube, The (1997)
Event Horizon (1997)
Fifth Element, The (1997)
Gattaca (1997)
Godzilla (1997)
Honey, We Shrank Ourselves (1997)
Lost World, Jurassic Park, The (1997)
Men In Black (1997)
Mimic (1997)
Postman, The (1997)
Rocketman (1997)
Sixth Man, The (1997)
Space Truckers (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)

Armageddon (1998)
Blade (1998)
Dark City (1998)
Deep Impact (1998)
Deep Rising (1998)
Faculty, The (1998)
Lost in Space (1998)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
My Favorite Martian (1998)
Soldier (1998)
Species 2 Offspring (1998)
Sphere (1998)
Star Trek IX (1998)
Superman (1998)
Truman Show, The (1998)
Virus (1998)
X-Files: Fight the Future (1998)
X-Men (1998)
X: The Man With The X-Ray Eyes (1998)

AI Artificial Intelligence (1999)

Being John Malkovich (1999)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Astronaut's Wife (1999)
eXistenZ (1999)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999)
Matrix, The (1999)
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
Thirteenth Floor, The (1999)
Wing Commander (1999)

2000s
Battlefield Earth (2000)
Dune (2000)
Frequency (2000)
Godzilla (2000)
Hollow Man (2000)
Impostor (2000)
Mission to Mars (2000)
Nightfall (2000)
Pitch Black (2000)
Red Planet (2000)
Sixth Day, The (2000)
Space Cowboys (2000)
Supernova (2000)
Titan AE (2000)
What Planet are You From? (2000)

American Astronaut, The (2001)

Donnie Darko (2001)
Evolution (2001)
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
K-Pax (2001)
Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)*
Raptor (2001)
Replicant (2001)

28 Days Later (2002)

Blade 2 (2002)
Clockstoppers (2002)
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
Equilibrium (2002)
Impostor (2002)
Jurassic Park III (2002)
Last Man, The (2002)
Lathe of Heaven, The (2002)
Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (2002)*
Men in Black II (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Rollerball (2002)
Signs (2002)
Solaris (2002)
Spider Man (2002)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Star Wars Episode II: The Clone Wars (2002)
Teknolust (2002) Time Machine, The (2002)

28 Days Later (2003)

Children of Dune (2003)
Core, The (2003)
Daredevil (2003)
Dreamcatcher (2003)
Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (2003)*
Hulk, The (2003)
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Matrix Reloaded, The (2003)
Matrix Revolutions, The (2003)
Paycheck (2003)
Timeline (2003)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
X2 X-Men United (2003)

Alien Vs. Predator (2004)

A Sound of Thunder (2004)
Blade Trinity (2004)
Butterfly Effect (2004)
Catwoman (2004)
Chronicles of Riddic, The (2004)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Day after Tomorrow, The (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Fantastic Four (2004)
Hellboy (2004)
I, Robot (2004)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
Starship Troopers 2 (2004)
Spider-Man II (2004)

Batman Begins (2005)

Doom (2005)
Fantastic Four (2005)
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Island, The (2005)
King Kong (2005)
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Serenity (2005)
War of the Worlds (2005)
Zathrua (2005)

Black Hole (2006)

Deja Vu (2006)
Fountain, The (2006)
Idiocracy (2006)
Scanner Darkly, A (2006)
Slither (2006)
Superman Returns (2006)
Ultraviolet (2006)
V for Vendetta (2006)
Wild Blue Yonder (2006)
X-Men 3: The Last Stand (2006)

28 Weeks Later (2007)

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
Children of Men (2007)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Grindhouse (2007)
I Am Legend (2007)
Invasion, The (2007)
Man from Earth, The (2007)
Mist, The (2007)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Sunshine (2007)
TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (2007)
Transformers (2007)

City of Ember (2008)

Cloverfield (2008)
Chrysalis (2008)
Day the Earth Stood Still, The (2008)
Day the Earth Stopped, The (2008)
Deathrace (2008)
Doomsday (2008)
Franklyn (2008)
Hancock (2008)
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army (2008)
Iron Man (2008)
Incredible Hulk, The (2008)
Jumper (2008)
Meet Dave (2008)
Outlander (2008)
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
Stargate: Continuum (2008)
Starship Dave (2008)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
WALL-E (2008)
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

Autumn (2009)
District 9 (2009)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
Knowing (2009)
Land of the Lost (2009)
Monsters vs Aliens (2009)
Moon (2009)
Mutant Chronicles (2009)
Push (2009)
Race to Witch Mountain (2009)
Sleep Dealer (2009)
Star Trek XI (2009)
Terminator: Salvation (2009)
Time Traveler's Wife, The (2009)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Watchmen (2009)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Under Development, In Production, Projected Release Dates, Unknown Release Dates

Astro Boy (2009)
2012 (2009)
Avatar (2009)
Citizen Game (2009)
Ender's Game (2009)
Halo (2009)
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Pandorum (2009)
Surrogates (2009)
Road, The (2009)

Dune (2010)
Farenheit 451 (2010)
Forbidden Planet (2010)
Green Hornet (2010)
Illustrated Man, The (2010)
Jurassic Park IV: The Extinction (2010)

Captain America (2011)

Cat's Cradle (2011)

Dr. Strange (2012)

Demolished Man, The

Last Man, The
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