Top 100 SF Movies
In my internet ramblings, I happened across RottenTomatoes.com's list of top 100 SF movies.
It's kind of an odd list, it seems. It includes quite a few movies that are mock SF or leaning toward horror and away from straight SF, and it rates some really classic SF films lower than I would expect, but it's an interesting list nonetheless. I thought I'd see how much of their list I've read.
1. E.T. (1982)
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
3. Metropolis (1926)
4. Alien (1979)
5. Minority Report (2002)
6. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
7. Children of Men (2006)
8. The Host (2007)
9. Star Wars (1977)
10. Aliens (1986)
11. The Road Warrior (1981)
12. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
13. Galaxy Quest (1999)
14. Brazil (1985)
15. The Terminator (1984) [I've seen part of this one, but not the whole thing.]
16. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
17. Solaris (1972)
18. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
19. Frankenstein (1931)
20. Mad Max (1979)
21. Repo Man (1984)
22. Back to the Future (1985)
23. Sleeper (1973)
24. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
25. Gojira (1954)
26. Young Frankenstein (1974)
27. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
28. Men in Black (1997)
29. Ghostbusters (1984)
30. Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
31. The Invisible Man (1933)
32. The Matrix (1999)
33. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
34. Forbidden Planet (1956)
35. Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
36. Blade Runner (1982)
37. Them! (1954)
38. Time Bandits (1982)
39. The Fly (1986)
40. THX 1138 (1971)
41. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
42. 2046 (2005)
43. Re-Animator (1985)
44. 12 Monkeys (1995)
45. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
46. Delicatessen (1991)
47. Donnie Darko (2001)
48. Serenity (2005) [Will watch soon, hopefully.]
49. District B13 (2006)
50. Things to Come (1936)
51. Star Wars Episode Three: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
52. Save the Green Planet! (2005)
53. They Live (1988)
54. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
55. Fantastic Voyage (1966)
56. Westworld (1973)
57. Planet of the Apes (1968)
58. The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
59. Altered States (1980)
60. Robocop (1987)
61. Open Your Eyes (1997) [I didn't see this, but I did see Vanilla Sky]
62. Jurassic Park (1993)
63. The Thing (1951)
64. Pi (1997)
65. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
66. Escape from New York (1981)
67. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
68. The Abyss (1989)
69. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
70. Time After Time (1979)
71. Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
72. Seconds (1966)
73. Alphaville (1965)
74. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
75. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
76. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
77. Videodrome (1983)
78. Gattaca (1997)
79. Total Recall (1990)
80. The War of the Worlds (1953)
81. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
82. Dark City (1998)
83. Signs (2002)
84. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
85. Innerspace (1987)
86. Starman (1984)
87. Return of the Jedi (1983)
88. Flash Gordon (1980)
89. War of the Worlds (2005)
90. Death Race 2000 (1975)
91. A. I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
92. It Came From Outer Space (1953)
93. Dreamscape (1983)
94. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
95. Dark Star (1974)
96. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
97. The Thing (1982)
98. Primer (2004)
99. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
100. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
The ones in bold are the ones I've seen. I'm curious how many of these others have seen. Also, are the ones I haven't seen worth watching? Some of them I feel an almost moral obligation to watch (e.g., 2001, Blade Runner, Alien, and Brazil), but others I'm less sure about.
It's kind of an odd list, it seems. It includes quite a few movies that are mock SF or leaning toward horror and away from straight SF, and it rates some really classic SF films lower than I would expect, but it's an interesting list nonetheless. I thought I'd see how much of their list I've read.
1. E.T. (1982)
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
3. Metropolis (1926)
4. Alien (1979)
5. Minority Report (2002)
6. The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
7. Children of Men (2006)
8. The Host (2007)
9. Star Wars (1977)
10. Aliens (1986)
11. The Road Warrior (1981)
12. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
13. Galaxy Quest (1999)
14. Brazil (1985)
15. The Terminator (1984) [I've seen part of this one, but not the whole thing.]
16. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
17. Solaris (1972)
18. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
19. Frankenstein (1931)
20. Mad Max (1979)
21. Repo Man (1984)
22. Back to the Future (1985)
23. Sleeper (1973)
24. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
25. Gojira (1954)
26. Young Frankenstein (1974)
27. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
28. Men in Black (1997)
29. Ghostbusters (1984)
30. Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
31. The Invisible Man (1933)
32. The Matrix (1999)
33. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
34. Forbidden Planet (1956)
35. Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
36. Blade Runner (1982)
37. Them! (1954)
38. Time Bandits (1982)
39. The Fly (1986)
40. THX 1138 (1971)
41. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
42. 2046 (2005)
43. Re-Animator (1985)
44. 12 Monkeys (1995)
45. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
46. Delicatessen (1991)
47. Donnie Darko (2001)
48. Serenity (2005) [Will watch soon, hopefully.]
49. District B13 (2006)
50. Things to Come (1936)
51. Star Wars Episode Three: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
52. Save the Green Planet! (2005)
53. They Live (1988)
54. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
55. Fantastic Voyage (1966)
56. Westworld (1973)
57. Planet of the Apes (1968)
58. The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
59. Altered States (1980)
60. Robocop (1987)
61. Open Your Eyes (1997) [I didn't see this, but I did see Vanilla Sky]
62. Jurassic Park (1993)
63. The Thing (1951)
64. Pi (1997)
65. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
66. Escape from New York (1981)
67. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
68. The Abyss (1989)
69. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
70. Time After Time (1979)
71. Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
72. Seconds (1966)
73. Alphaville (1965)
74. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
75. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
76. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
77. Videodrome (1983)
78. Gattaca (1997)
79. Total Recall (1990)
80. The War of the Worlds (1953)
81. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
82. Dark City (1998)
83. Signs (2002)
84. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
85. Innerspace (1987)
86. Starman (1984)
87. Return of the Jedi (1983)
88. Flash Gordon (1980)
89. War of the Worlds (2005)
90. Death Race 2000 (1975)
91. A. I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
92. It Came From Outer Space (1953)
93. Dreamscape (1983)
94. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
95. Dark Star (1974)
96. A Boy and His Dog (1975)
97. The Thing (1982)
98. Primer (2004)
99. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
100. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
The ones in bold are the ones I've seen. I'm curious how many of these others have seen. Also, are the ones I haven't seen worth watching? Some of them I feel an almost moral obligation to watch (e.g., 2001, Blade Runner, Alien, and Brazil), but others I'm less sure about.