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Earlier today I found a website which tries to list "Best 100" sci-fi films, books and TV shows. Since the lists are based on polls its only natural that there are some titles here that I wouldn't put on the list and a few that I consider missing.
Regardless I think they've done a decent job and given me a few flicks to look out for. Pasted below is their top 100 science fiction movies with release date & director. If the title is in italics I have seen it. If it is in italics and bold, then I will enjoy seeing it again.
Rank Title Director Year Min.
1 Blade Runner Ridley Scott 1982 118
2 Star Wars Trilogy IV-VI (1977-83) George Lucas, et al 1977 125*
3 The Matrix L & A Wachowski 1999 136
4 Alien Ridley Scott 1979 117
5 2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick 1968 139
6 Aliens James Cameron 1986 137
7 The Terminator James Cameron 1984 108
8 Terminator 2 - Judgement Day James Cameron 1991 135
9 The Fifth Element Luc Besson 1997 127
10 The Day the Earth Stood Still Robert Wise 1951 92
11 Twelve Monkeys Terry Gilliam 1995 131
12 Forbidden Planet Fred M Wilcox 1956 98
13 A Clockwork Orange Stanley Kubrick 1971 137
14 Planet of the Apes Franklin J Schaffner 1968 112
15 Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis 1985 116
16 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg 1977 135
17 Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan Nicholas Meyer 1982 113
18 Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg 1993 127
19 Brazil Terry Gilliam 1985 142
20 Gattaca Andrew Niccol 1997 106
21 Star Wars I-III (1999-2005) George Lucas 1999 133*
22 Dark City Alex Proyas 1998 100
23 Dune David Lynch 1984 137
24 E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial Steven Spielberg 1982 115
25 Predator John McTiernan 1987 106
26 Dr Strangelove Stanley Kubrick 1964 94
27 The Thing John Carpenter 1982 108
28 Independence Day Roland Emmerich 1996 110
29 Total Recall Paul Verhoeven 1990 109
30 Stargate Roland Emmerich 1994 122
31 Contact Robert Zemeckis 1996 150
32 The Abyss James Cameron 1989 145
33 Minority Report Steven Spielberg 2002 145
34 Metropolis Fritz Lang 1926 120
35 Donnie Darko Richard Kelly 2001 122
36 Serenity Joss Whedon 2005 119
37 The War of the Worlds Byron Haskin 1953 85
38 Starship Troopers Paul Verhoeven 1997 129
39 V for Vendetta James McTeigue 2005 132
40 The Time Machine George Pal 1960 103
41 Mad Max George Miller 1979 93
42 Logan's Run Michael Anderson 1976 118
43 Star Trek: First Contact Jonathan Frakes 1996 110
44 The Andromeda Strain Robert Wise 1970 127
45 Invasion of the Body Snatchers Don Siegel 1956 80
46 X-Men Bryan Singer 2000 104
47 Men in Black Barry Sonnenfeld 1997 98
48 Galaxy Quest Dean Parisot 1999 104
49 The Road Warrior (vt Mad Max 2) George Miller 1981 96
50 Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home Leonard Nimoy 1986 119
51 Pitch Black David Twohy 2000 107
52 Akira Katsuhiro Otomo 1987 124
53 Solaris Andrei Tarkovsky 1972 165
54 Soylent Green Richard Fleischer 1973 100
55 RoboCop Paul Verhoeven 1987 102
56 Tron Steven Lisberger 1982 96
57 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Michel Gondry 2004 108
58 A.I.- Artificial Intelligence Steven Spielberg 2001 145
59 Silent Running Douglas Turnbull 1971 89
60 The Thing (From Another World) Christian Nyby 1951 89
61 I, Robot Alex Proyas 2004 115
62 THX-1138 George Lucas 1970 88
63 Children of Men Alfonso Cuaron 2006 109
64 Spider-Man Sam Raimi 2002 121
65 Fahrenheit 451 Francois Truffaut 1966 111
66 Star Trek VI - Undiscovered Country Nicholas Meyer 1991 101
67 Superman Richard Donner 1978 143
68 The Incredibles Brad Bird 2004 115
69 Escape From New York John Carpenter 1981 99
70 Equilibrium Kurt Wimmer 2002 106
71 Them! Gordon Douglas 1954 94
72 The Omega Man Boris Sagal 1971 98
73 War of the Worlds Steven Spielberg 2005 116
74 Westworld Michael Crichton 1973 88
75 The Fly David Cronenberg 1986 100
76 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Richard Fleischer 1954 127
77 Night Of the Living Dead George A Romero 1968 96
78 Armageddon Michael Bay 1998 144
79 The Truman Show Peter Weir 1998 104
80 Frankenstein James Whale 1931 71
81 Starman John Carpenter 1984 115
82 The X-Files Rob Bowman 1998 117
83 Invasion of the Body Snatchers Philip Kaufman 1978 115
84 Young Frankenstein Mel Brooks 1974 106
85 The Incredible Shrinking Man Jack Arnold 1957 81
86 When Worlds Collide Rudolph Mate 1951 83
87 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Jim Sharman 1975 95
88 This Island Earth Joseph Newman 1955 86
89 Godzilla - King of the Monsters Terry Morse 1954 80
90 Stalker Andrei Tarkovsky 1979 161
91 Rollerball Norman Jewison 1975 122
92 Dark Star John Carpenter 1974 83
93 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Garth Jennings 2005 109
94 Pi Darren Aronofsky 1998 85
95 Quatermass & the Pit Roy Ward Baker 1967 98
96 Spaceballs Mel Brooks 1987 96
97 Batman Tim Burton 1989 126
98 Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai W D Richter 1984 103
99 Zardoz John Boorman 1974 105
100 The Man Who Fell to Earth Nicolas Roeg 1976 140
Source:
http://home.austarnet.com.au/petersykes/topscifi/lists_film.html
Regardless I think they've done a decent job and given me a few flicks to look out for. Pasted below is their top 100 science fiction movies with release date & director. If the title is in italics I have seen it. If it is in italics and bold, then I will enjoy seeing it again.
Rank Title Director Year Min.
1 Blade Runner Ridley Scott 1982 118
2 Star Wars Trilogy IV-VI (1977-83) George Lucas, et al 1977 125*
3 The Matrix L & A Wachowski 1999 136
4 Alien Ridley Scott 1979 117
5 2001: A Space Odyssey Stanley Kubrick 1968 139
6 Aliens James Cameron 1986 137
7 The Terminator James Cameron 1984 108
8 Terminator 2 - Judgement Day James Cameron 1991 135
9 The Fifth Element Luc Besson 1997 127
10 The Day the Earth Stood Still Robert Wise 1951 92
11 Twelve Monkeys Terry Gilliam 1995 131
12 Forbidden Planet Fred M Wilcox 1956 98
13 A Clockwork Orange Stanley Kubrick 1971 137
14 Planet of the Apes Franklin J Schaffner 1968 112
15 Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis 1985 116
16 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg 1977 135
17 Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan Nicholas Meyer 1982 113
18 Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg 1993 127
19 Brazil Terry Gilliam 1985 142
20 Gattaca Andrew Niccol 1997 106
21 Star Wars I-III (1999-2005) George Lucas 1999 133*
22 Dark City Alex Proyas 1998 100
23 Dune David Lynch 1984 137
24 E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial Steven Spielberg 1982 115
25 Predator John McTiernan 1987 106
26 Dr Strangelove Stanley Kubrick 1964 94
27 The Thing John Carpenter 1982 108
28 Independence Day Roland Emmerich 1996 110
29 Total Recall Paul Verhoeven 1990 109
30 Stargate Roland Emmerich 1994 122
31 Contact Robert Zemeckis 1996 150
32 The Abyss James Cameron 1989 145
33 Minority Report Steven Spielberg 2002 145
34 Metropolis Fritz Lang 1926 120
35 Donnie Darko Richard Kelly 2001 122
36 Serenity Joss Whedon 2005 119
37 The War of the Worlds Byron Haskin 1953 85
38 Starship Troopers Paul Verhoeven 1997 129
39 V for Vendetta James McTeigue 2005 132
40 The Time Machine George Pal 1960 103
41 Mad Max George Miller 1979 93
42 Logan's Run Michael Anderson 1976 118
43 Star Trek: First Contact Jonathan Frakes 1996 110
44 The Andromeda Strain Robert Wise 1970 127
45 Invasion of the Body Snatchers Don Siegel 1956 80
46 X-Men Bryan Singer 2000 104
47 Men in Black Barry Sonnenfeld 1997 98
48 Galaxy Quest Dean Parisot 1999 104
49 The Road Warrior (vt Mad Max 2) George Miller 1981 96
50 Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home Leonard Nimoy 1986 119
51 Pitch Black David Twohy 2000 107
52 Akira Katsuhiro Otomo 1987 124
53 Solaris Andrei Tarkovsky 1972 165
54 Soylent Green Richard Fleischer 1973 100
55 RoboCop Paul Verhoeven 1987 102
56 Tron Steven Lisberger 1982 96
57 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Michel Gondry 2004 108
58 A.I.- Artificial Intelligence Steven Spielberg 2001 145
59 Silent Running Douglas Turnbull 1971 89
60 The Thing (From Another World) Christian Nyby 1951 89
61 I, Robot Alex Proyas 2004 115
62 THX-1138 George Lucas 1970 88
63 Children of Men Alfonso Cuaron 2006 109
64 Spider-Man Sam Raimi 2002 121
65 Fahrenheit 451 Francois Truffaut 1966 111
66 Star Trek VI - Undiscovered Country Nicholas Meyer 1991 101
67 Superman Richard Donner 1978 143
68 The Incredibles Brad Bird 2004 115
69 Escape From New York John Carpenter 1981 99
70 Equilibrium Kurt Wimmer 2002 106
71 Them! Gordon Douglas 1954 94
72 The Omega Man Boris Sagal 1971 98
73 War of the Worlds Steven Spielberg 2005 116
74 Westworld Michael Crichton 1973 88
75 The Fly David Cronenberg 1986 100
76 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Richard Fleischer 1954 127
77 Night Of the Living Dead George A Romero 1968 96
78 Armageddon Michael Bay 1998 144
79 The Truman Show Peter Weir 1998 104
80 Frankenstein James Whale 1931 71
81 Starman John Carpenter 1984 115
82 The X-Files Rob Bowman 1998 117
83 Invasion of the Body Snatchers Philip Kaufman 1978 115
84 Young Frankenstein Mel Brooks 1974 106
85 The Incredible Shrinking Man Jack Arnold 1957 81
86 When Worlds Collide Rudolph Mate 1951 83
87 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Jim Sharman 1975 95
88 This Island Earth Joseph Newman 1955 86
89 Godzilla - King of the Monsters Terry Morse 1954 80
90 Stalker Andrei Tarkovsky 1979 161
91 Rollerball Norman Jewison 1975 122
92 Dark Star John Carpenter 1974 83
93 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Garth Jennings 2005 109
94 Pi Darren Aronofsky 1998 85
95 Quatermass & the Pit Roy Ward Baker 1967 98
96 Spaceballs Mel Brooks 1987 96
97 Batman Tim Burton 1989 126
98 Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai W D Richter 1984 103
99 Zardoz John Boorman 1974 105
100 The Man Who Fell to Earth Nicolas Roeg 1976 140
Source:
http://home.austarnet.com.au/petersykes/topscifi/lists_film.html