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Top 10 Sci-Fi Films

posted 5 years ago by Adam60z (3754)
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Sci-Fi is always loosely defined, but anyway here are my top 10 that have some kind of sci-fi theme:
1. 2001: Space Odyssey (1965-8)
2. Logan's Run (1976)
3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
4. Star War IV: A New Hope (1977)
5. The Thing (1982)
6. 12 Monkeys (1995)
7 Total Recall (1991)
8. Planet of the Apes (1968)
9. Westworld (1973)
q0. Forbidden Planet (1956)

As you see I like the originals, not the remakes.
Honorable mentions: All 1960s Gamera/Godzilla films. The Time Machine (1960)

[–] NoodlesMacIntosh (74) 5 years ago

Interstellar
Aliens
Contact
Dawn of the planet of the apes
Edge of Tomorrow
Terminator 2
Children of Men
Jurassic Park
Minority Report
The Matrix

[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 3 years ago

1. Blade Runner (1982)
2. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
3. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
4. Predator (1987)
5. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
6. Alien (1979)
7. Aliens (1986)
8. The Matrix (1999)
9. The Thing (1982)
10. Planet of the Apes (1968)

[–] 102000 (6164) 3 years ago

All great movies - I would like to add Stargate, (1994), as one of my favorites.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Stargate is a guilty pleasure of mine. It’s certainly not perfect, but I always watch it if it turns up on tv. Never saw the series but the film is good harmless fun.

[–] 102000 (6164) 3 years ago

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[–] Quasimodo (16388) 3 years ago

Forbidden Planet (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The Time Machine (1960)
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
Blade Runner (1982)
The Terminator (1984)
Aliens (1986)
The X-Files Movie (1998)
Star Wars The Force Awakens (2015)

[–] AndyKing1967 (35121) 3 years ago

Star Wars 1977
Planet Of The Apes 1968
Starship Troopers 1997
Back To The Future 1985
Independence Day 1996
Time Machine 1960
12 Monkeys 1995
Children Of Men 2006
Close Encounters 1977
Blade Runner 1982

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

Alien (1979)
The Matrix (1999)
Under The Skin (2013)
District 9 (2009)
The Fly (1986)
Ex Machina (2014)
The Infinite Man (2014)
Moon (2009)
Gattaca (1997)
The Planet of the Apes trilogy (2011-2017)

The last entry might seem like a cheat but I can’t choose between them and the trilogy deserves mention for breathing new life into an old franchise like no other reboot and defying all expectations in the process.

[–] jriley555 (7248) 3 years ago

in no order

2001
invasion of the body snatchers (orig.)
the day the earth stood still
thru a scanner darkly
moon
planet of the apes (orig)
blade runner
the last man on earth
the time machine (orig)
the fly (80s)