My top 100 Sci-fi movies.

[CyrusGrissom]

1. Blade Runner.
2. Star Wars.
3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
4. Akira.
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey.
6. Aliens.
7. Forbidden Planet.
8. The Thing (1982).
9. The Terminator.
10. The Fifth Element.
11. Ghost in The Shell.
12. Alien.
13. Empire Strikes Back.
14. Star Trek II: Wraith of Khan.
15. Planet of the Apes (1968).
16. A Clockwork Orange.
17. Metropolis (1927).
18. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky.
19. Return of the Jedi.
20. Heavy Metal.
21. Total Recall.
22. Predator.
23. Superman.
24. X2.
25. E.T.
26. Close Encounters of The Third Kind.
27. Spaceballs.
28. Galaxy Quest.
29. The Matrix.
30. Robocop.
31. Serenity.
32. Battle Royale.
33. Transformers (2007).
34. Starship Troopers.
35. Jurassic Park.
36. V For Vendetta.
37. Them!
38. A.I. Artifical Intelligence.
39. Dark City.
40. The Running Man.
41. Transformers The Movie (1986).
42. 12 Monkeys.
43. Star Trek: First Contact.
44. Back to the Future.
45. Videodrome.
46. Outland.
47. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).
48. The Deadly Spawn (a.k.a. Return of the Aliens).
49. X-Men.
50. The Road Warrior.
51. Flash Gordon.
52. X-Files: Fight the Future.
53. Superman 2.
54. The Abyss.
55. Slither.
56. The Day The Earth Stood Still.
57. Minority Report.
58. The Blob (1988).
59. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
60. Mad Max.
61. Stargate.
62. Independence Day.
63. Men in Black.
64. Star Trek IV The Voyage Home.
65. Appleseed (2004).
66. Starchaser: Legend of Orin.
67. Metropolis (2001 anime).
68. Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
69. Lifeforce.
70. Star Trek VII: The Undiscovered Country.
71. The Time Machine (1960).
72. Night of the Creeps.
73. Ghost in The Shell 2: Innocence.
74. Rock and Rule.
75. Re-Animator.
76. From Beyond.
77. Pitch Black.
78. Star Trek: Generations.
79. The Iron Giant.
80. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
81. Critters.
82. Critters 2: The Main Course.
83. Superman Returns.
84. Metropolis (2001 anime).
85. Fist of the North Star (1986 anime version).
86. Scanners.
87. The Fly (1986).
88. Back to the Future III.
89. War of the Worlds (2005).
90. Nausicca: Valley of the Winds.
91. Back to the Future II.
92. Event Horizon.
93. They Live.
94. Escape from New York.
95. The Omega Man.
96. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
97. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978).
98. Night of the Comet.
99. Cowboy Bebop The Movie.
100. Tron.

 

[JackBauer]

Somebody's got a lot of time on their hands.

Also, that list in its entirety is unreadable until you put one movie per line and/or remove Phantom Menace from it. I'm sure there are many others that shouldn't be there, like Generations or Superman Returns (not sci-fi), but that one just caught my eye.

 

[CyrusGrissom]

Well i thought "Superman Returns" was better then parts 3 and 4 and "Phantom Menace" did grew on me but got better after repeated viewings.

 

[JackBauer]

Well i thought "Superman Returns" was better then parts 3 and 4 and "Phantom Menace" did grew on me but got better after repeated viewings.

Superman Returns is okay, but what I mean is it just isn't sci-fi. Fantasy, drama, romance, maybe. Not sci-fi.

I do agree TPM got better after the dust settled, and I actually prefer it over Attack of the Clones (and I know I'm in the minority on this one), but it just doesn't have a place on any "best" lists.

 

[BloodyWolverine]

I am gonna do 40 cause that is plenty enough and some comic book movies can be sci fi in my book.

1 Star Wars Return Of The Jedi.

2 Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back.

3 Star Trek 2 The Wrath Of Kahn.

4 Spiderman 2.

5 ET.

6 Star Wars A New Hope.

7 Pitch Black.

8 Star Trek the Voyage Home.

9 X-Men 2.

10 Star Wars Revenge Of The Sith.

11 Back To The Future.

12 Terminator 2 Judgement day.

13 Predator.

14 Star Wars The Phantom Menace.

15 Minority Report.

16 Transformers.

17 Superman the Motion Picture.

18 The Fifth Element.

19 Spiderman.

20 The Chronicals Of Riddick.

21 Aliens.

22 2001 A Space Oddesy.

23 Planet Of The Apes- Heston.

24 Terminator.

25 X-Men.

26 Independence Day.

27 Star Trek Generations.

28 Galaxy Quest.

29 War Of The Worlds - Spielberg

30 Superman 2.

31 Men In Black.

32 Mars Attacks.

33 The Matrix.

34 Spaceballs.

35Krull.

36 Star Trek First Contact.

37 Terminator 3 Rise Of The Machines.

38 Transformers The Movie.

39 X-Men 3.

40 The Last Star Fighter.

41 I Robot.

42 Flight Of The Navigator.

43 Close Encounters.

44 Serenity.

45 Spiderman 3.

46 Dune.

47 Star Trek 5

48 Godzilla v/s Mothra.

49 Matrix Reloaded.

50 The Fantastic Four

 

[CyrusGrissom]

Not bad.

 

[블라스]

I don't think I even know 100 sci-fi movies.

 

[bullets]

1. Blade Runner.
2. Star Wars.
3. Star Trek II: The Wraith of Khan.
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey.
5. Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
6. The Empire Strikes Back.
7. Aliens.
8. Serenity.
9. The Terminator.
10. Akira.
11. The Thing (1982).
12. Ghost in The Shell.
13. The Fifth Element.
14. X2.
15. Superman.
16. Return of the Jedi.
17. E.T.
19. Predator.
20. Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
21. X-Men.
22. Alien.
23. A Clockwork Orange.
24. Planet of the Apes (1968).
25. Forbidden Planet.
26. Spaceballs.
27. Galaxy Quest.
28. Total Recall.
29. War of the Worlds (1953).
30. Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
.31. V For Vendetta.
32. The Time Machine (1960).
33. Superman 2.
34. Star Trek: First Contact.
35. Re-Animator.
36. Tron.
37. Battle Royale.
38. Metropolis (1927).
39. The Road Warriors.
40. Transformers (2007).
41. Starship Troopers.
42. The Abyss.
43. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
.44. Dark City.
45. The Running Man.
46. A.I. Artificial Intelligence.
47. Heavy Metal.
48. Them!
49. X-files: Fight the Future
.50. Mad Max.
51. From Beyond.
52. Rock and Rule.
53. Jurassic Park.
54. Starchaser: Legend of Orin.
55. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
56. Escape from New York.
57. The Deadly Spawn (a.k.a. Return of the Aliens).
58. They Live.
59. 12 Monkeys.
60. Night of the Creeps.
61. Appleseed (2004)
.62. Pitch Black.
63. Slither.
64. The Omega Man.
65. Back to the Future.
66. Transformers The Movie (1986).
67. War of the Worlds (2005).
68. The Matrix.
69. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
.70. Cowboy Bebop The Movie
.71. Star Trek VII: The Undiscovered Country.
72. Logan's Run.
73. Back to the Future III.
74. Nausicca: Valley of the Wind.
75. The Blob (1988)
.76. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).
77. Ghost in The Shell 2: Innocence.
78. Videodrome.
79. Fist of the North Star (1986 anime).
80. Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
81. Slither.
82. Back to the Future II.
83. Outland
.84. Minority Report.
85. Metropolis (2001 anime).
86. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
.87. The Fly (1986).
88. Stargate.
89. Independence Day.
90. Men in Black.
91. The Day The Earth Stood Still.
92. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978).
93. Critters.
94. Critters 2 The main Course.
95. Superman Returns.
96. The Iron Giant.
97. Event Horizon.
98. Lifeforce.
99. Flash Gordon.
100. Star Trek Generations.

I fixed the list so i could read it. also some of those films kind of suck to be top 100. also comic book movies count as sci-fi.

 

[bullets]

p.s. there is no number 18 on your list.

 

[CyrusGrissom]

Well i fixed the problem.

 

[bunk]

Wrath of Khan, not Wraith. Some of them I'm not sure I would consider Sci-Fi but it's cool that you made the list. I would never be able to do that. It would just end up being constantly altered and take forever.

 

[SuperFerret]

Superman Returns is okay, but what I mean is it just isn't sci-fi. Fantasy, drama, romance, maybe. Not sci-fi.

I do agree TPM got better after the dust settled, and I actually prefer it over Attack of the Clones (and I know I'm in the minority on this one), but it just doesn't have a place on any "best" lists.

Actually, Sci Fi is usually defined as stories that could be real given the appropriate level of scientific knowledge, such as alien life, genetic mutations, spaceships, cloned dinosaurs, etc. Fantasy is defined as stories that are impossible and fantastic due to the existence of magic or a similar force.

That being said, Comic book superheroes are sci fi, and Star Wars is fantasy.

 

[bunk]

Didn't they sort of scientifically explain "The Force" in Episode One? Other than that, I'm not sure what's magical about it.

 

[SuperFerret]

Didn't they sort of scientifically explain "The Force" in Episode One? Other than that, I'm not sure what's magical about it.

Damn midichlorians... Part of why the prequels sucked (aside from the lack of a Han Solo), so I guess the Original Trilogy is fantasy, while the prequels are sci fi.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I've been wanting to do something like this for a while, but I will say the best Sci-Fi movie ever (while not my favorite Sci-Fi movie) is 2001: A Space Odyssey. My personal favorite is probably Return of the Jedi, but I have to admit the genius of Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke.

 

[CyrusGrissom]

Yes they are great inspirations. "Re-Animator" is defintely Sci-fi horror and so are. "From Beyond", "Lifeforce", "Night of the Creeps", "Deadly Spawn", "Blob", "Aliens/Alien", "Scanners", "Fly", "Videodrome", "Killer Klowns", "Critters 1 & 2", and "Night of the Comet"

 

[A.J.Rimmer(BSC)]

Back to the Future at 65?

Come on.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

The delicate line where Horror is called Sci-Fi is silly.
Just because the corpses in Re-Animator are brought back by a "mad scientist with a glowing potion", doesn't mean that it's fiction based on speculation about science.
No one's there for science. It's a gory, gross-out movie where they're chased by a scary cat and people get their hearts ripped up and their heads chopped off and a zombie goes down on a naked girl.
It's a Horror movie.

And just because the "monsters" explanation is that it came from another planet, doesn't change the fact that in no way does "Slither", (an extreme gross-out movie) belong with 2001: A Space Odyssey, or Stargate.

You have to look at the movie as a whole, and it's motivations, and tone.
It would be silly if I took "Dracula", added in a 2 minute part at the beginning where it turns out vampirism is cause by a falling meteor...and then called "Dracula", "Science Fiction".
It would still be a Horror movie, 'cause we're there for Horror...unless you really believe that all it takes to get into the Sci-Fi camp could be that little 2 minute part of a 2 hour movie.

And Superman Returns is Sci-Fi if any of those others are.
He's an alien, he goes to space to find his homeworld, and Luthor uses alien SCIENCE to create his ugly, black island.

 

[Odin's Lapdog]

at least let's have sci fi movies set in space of heavily orientated around technology...

no point throwing randoms in the list just to make numbers because those are the things that first come to people's attention and your thread gets derailed...

 

[Darkfly]

Well at least it has Serenity on it (would of dismissed it otherwise) nice to see some more unsual ones on the list, but what's with Cownboy Bebop & Tron being at the bottom & Episode 1 being a few higher up.

 

[CyrusGrissom]

You a fan of "Sernenity"?

 

[Laderlappen]

Its alright. Back to the Future is a bit low though.

 

[Space Moose]

To the original poster.
No Metropolis or Bill and Ted?

By the way, you put the anime Metropolise in twice.

 

[Darkfly]

You a fan of "Sernenity"?

& Firefly

I am indeed a fan of Serenity, preferred term is Browncoat, great list btw.

 

[CyrusGrissom]

To the original poster.
No Metropolis or Bill and Ted?

By the way, you put the anime Metropolise in twice.

Nope, look again! i have both versions of Metropolis there. I kind of like "Back to the Future" more then "Bill and Ted".