100 Greatest Science Fiction Films

Science fiction (Sci-fi) is a genre of film that focuses scientific and often times futuristic concepts. Many of these films contain scientific phenomenons such as time/space travel or aliens. While the content seen in science fiction is frequently unearthly, it does not include elements of fantasy (wizardry, spirituality etc). Also, THIS LIST DOES NOT INCLUDE COMEDY/SATRICAL SCI-FI FILMS. These films are ranked according to their direction, story/script, cinematography, acting, music, editing, creativity, and originality, along with its general success and impact/influence in the film industry. While the film’s general success is important, this list emphasizes the success and importance in the specified film genre more strongly.

C* : Critics votes, V* : Viewers votes. The release dates for each movie may depend upon country. Only registred users are allowed to vote. Every 5 votes caste, makes the entity go up one in the list.

C*	V*	Title	Genre	Director (d) / Writer (w)	Cast	Year
1	1	2001: A Space Odyssey	Mystery Science Fiction Thriller	Stanley Kubrick (d) Stanley Kubrick (w) Arthur C. Clarke (w)	Keir Dullea Douglas Rain Gary Lockwood	1968
72	72	2046	Drama Fantasy Foreign Romance Science Fiction	Wong Kar-Wai (d) Wong Kar-Wai (w)	Tony Leung Chiu Wa.. Maggie Cheung Li Gong	2004
90	90	A Boy and His Dog	Comedy Drama Science Fiction	L.Q. Jones (d)	Don Johnson Susanne Benton Jason Robards	1975
9	9	A Clockwork Orange	Crime Science Fiction Foreign	Stanley Kubrick (d) Stanley Kubrick (w)	Malcolm McDowell Patrick Magee Adrienne Corri	1971
80	80	A Scanner Darkly	Animation Drama Science Fiction Thriller	Richard Linklater (d) Richard Linklater (w)	Keanu Reeves Robert Downey Jr Winona Ryder	2006
85	85	A.I. Artificial Intelligence	Drama Horror Science Fiction	Steven Spielberg (d) Ian Watson (w) Steven Spielberg (w)	Haley Joel Osment Frances O'Connor Sam Robards	2001
25	25	Akira	Animation Science Fiction Action	Katsuhiro Ôtomo (d) Katsuhiro Ôtomo (w) Izô Hashimoto (w)	Mitsuo Iwata Nozomu Sasaki Mami Koyama	1988
12	12	Alien	Action Horror Science Fiction	Ridley Scott (d) Dan O'Bannon (w)	Sigourney Weaver Tom Skerritt Veronica Cartwrigh..	1979
26	26	Aliens	Horror Action Thriller Science Fiction	James Cameron (d) James Cameron (w)	Sigourney Weaver Carrie Henn Michael Biehn	1986
48	48	Alphaville	Drama Science Fiction Mystery Foreign	Jean-Luc Godard (d) Jean-Luc Godard (w)	Eddie Constantine Anna Karina Akim Tamiroff	1965
23	23	Avatar	Action Adventure Science Fiction Romance	James Cameron (d)	Sam Worthington Zoe Saldana Sigourney Weaver	2009
95	95	Barbarella	Adventure Fantasy Action Comedy Science Fiction Foreign	Roger Vadim (d) Roger Vadim (w)	Jane Fonda John Phillip Law Anita Pallenberg	1968
6	6	Blade Runner	Action Drama Film Noir Science Fiction	Ridley Scott (d)	Harrison Ford Rutger Hauer Sean Young	1982
16	16	Brazil	Comedy Foreign Science Fiction	Terry Gilliam (d) Terry Gilliam (w) Tom Stoppard (w) Charles McKeown (w)	Jonathan Pryce Robert De Niro Katherine Helmond	1985
17	17	Bride of Frankenstein	Drama Fantasy Horror Science Fiction	James Whale (d)	Boris Karloff Colin Clive Valerie Hobson	1935
37	37	Children of Men	Adventure Drama Action Thriller Science Fiction Foreign	Alfonso Cuarón (d)	Clive Owen Juan Gabriel Yacuz.. Mishal Husain	2006
8	8	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Science Fiction Drama	Steven Spielberg (d) Steven Spielberg (w)	Richard Dreyfuss François Truffaut.. Teri Garr	1977
75	75	Cloverfield	Action Adventure Horror Mystery Science Fiction Thriller	Matt Reeves (d) Drew Goddard (w)	Lizzy Caplan Jessica Lucas Odette Yustman	2008
35	35	District 9	Drama Thriller Science Fiction Foreign	Neill Blomkamp (d) Terri Tatchell (w) Neill Blomkamp (w)	William Allen Youn.. Robert Hobbs Sharlto Copley	2009
70	70	Donnie Darko	Fantasy Drama Thriller Science Fiction	Richard Kelly (d) Richard Kelly (w)	Jake Gyllenhaal Patrick Swayze Drew Barrymore	2001
3	3	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Drama Family Science Fiction	Steven Spielberg (d) Melissa Mathison (w)	Henry Thomas Peter Coyote Drew Barrymore	1982
54	54	Escape from New York	Action Science Fiction Thriller	John Carpenter (d) Nick Castle (w) John Carpenter (w)	Kurt Russell Lee Van Cleef Ernest Borgnine	1981
73	73	Fahrenheit 451	Drama Science Fiction Foreign	François Truffaut.. (d) François Truffaut.. (w) Jean-Louis Richard.. (w)	Oskar Werner Julie Christie Cyril Cusack	1966
40	40	Fantastic Voyage	Adventure Science Fiction	Richard Fleischer (d) David Duncan (w)	Stephen Boyd Raquel Welch Edmond O'Brien	1966
60	60	Forbidden Planet	Science Fiction	Fred M. Wilcox (d) Cyril Hume (w)	Walter Pidgeon Anne Francis Leslie Nielsen	1956
5	5	Frankenstein	Horror	James Whale (d) Peggy Webling (w) Francis Edward Far.. (w) Garrett Fort (w) Robert Florey (w) John Russell (w)	Colin Clive Mae Clarke John Boles	1931
77	77	Gattaca	Mystery Science Fiction Thriller	Andrew Niccol (d) Andrew Niccol (w)	Ethan Hawke Jude Law Gore Vidal	1997
28	28	Ghost in the Shell	Animation Science Fiction	Mamoru Oshii (d) Kazunori Itô (w)	Atsuko Tanaka Iemasa Kayumi Kôichi Yamadera	1995
24	24	Godzilla	Horror Science Fiction Foreign	Ishirô Honda (d) Takeo Murata (w)	Takashi Shimura Momoko Kôchi Akira Takarada	1954
29	29	Inception	Action Adventure Science Fiction Thriller	Christopher Nolan (d) Christopher Nolan (w)	Leonardo DiCaprio Joseph Gordon-Levi.. Ellen Page	2010
81	81	Independence Day	Action Adventure Science Fiction	Roland Emmerich (d) Dean Devlin (w) Roland Emmerich (w)	Will Smith Bill Pullman Jeff Goldblum	1996
88	88	Invaders from Mars	Horror Science Fiction Thriller	William Cameron Me.. (d)	Helena Carter Arthur Franz Jimmy Hunt	1953
18	18	Invasion of the Body Snatchers	Horror Science Fiction Thriller	Don Siegel (d) Daniel Mainwaring (w) Richard Collins (w)	Kevin McCarthy Dana Wynter Larry Gates	1956
47	47	Iron Man	Adventure Fantasy Action Thriller Science Fiction	Jon Favreau (d) Art Marcum (w) Matt Holloway (w)	Robert Downey Jr Gwyneth Paltrow Jeff Bridges	2008
87	87	It Came From Outer Space	Science Fiction	Jack Arnold (d) Harry Essex (w)	Richard Carlson Barbara Rush Charles Drake	1953
14	14	Jurassic Park	Action Adventure Drama Science Fiction Thriller	Steven Spielberg (d)	Sam Neill Laura Dern Jeff Goldblum	1993
41	41	La Jetée	Foreign Romance Science Fiction	Chris Marker (d) Chris Marker (w)	Jean Négroni Hélène Chatelain.. Davos Hanich	1962
92	92	Logan's Run	Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Science Fiction	Michael Anderson (d) David Zelag Goodma.. (w)	Michael York Richard Jordan Jenny Agutter	1976
66	66	Lost Horizon	Adventure Fantasy Drama Action Science Fiction Romance	Frank Capra (d) Sidney Buchman (w) Robert Riskin (w)	Ronald Colman Jane Wyatt Edward Everett Hor..	1937
31	31	Mad Max	Action Adventure Foreign Science Fiction	George Miller (d) James McCausland (w) George Miller (w)	Mel Gibson Joanne Samuel Hugh Keays-Byrne	1979
21	21	Mad Max 2	Action Adventure Foreign Science Fiction	George Miller (d) Terry Hayes (w) George Miller (w) Brian Hannant (w)	Mel Gibson Bruce Spence Michael Preston	1981
86	86	Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome	Action Adventure Drama Foreign Science Fiction	George Miller (d) George Ogilvie (d) Terry Hayes (w) George Miller (w)	Mel Gibson Tina Turner Bruce Spence	1985
44	44	Marooned	Drama Science Fiction Thriller	John Sturges (d)	Gregory Peck Richard Crenna David Janssen	1969
4	4	Metropolis	Drama Foreign Science Fiction	Fritz Lang (d)	Fritz Alberti Gustav Fröhlich Brigitte Helm	1927
38	38	Minority Report	Action Drama Science Fiction Thriller	Steven Spielberg (d) Scott Frank (w) Jon Cohen (w)	Tom Cruise Max von Sydow Steve Harris	2002
52	52	Moon	Drama Foreign Mystery Science Fiction Thriller	Duncan Jones (d) Nathan Parker (w)	Sam Rockwell Kevin Spacey Dominique McElligo..	2009
45	45	On the Beach	Drama Action Romance	Stanley Kramer (d) John Paxton (w)	Gregory Peck Ava Gardner Fred Astaire	1959
10	10	Planet of the Apes	Science Fiction Fantasy	Franklin J. Schaff.. (d)	Charlton Heston Roddy McDowall Kim Hunter	1968
71	71	Predator	Action Adventure Science Fiction Thriller	John McTiernan (d)	Arnold Schwarzeneg.. Carl Weathers Elpidia Carrillo	1987
78	78	Primer	Drama Indie Science Fiction Thriller	Shane Carruth (d)	Shane Carruth David Sullivan Casey Gooden	2004
83	83	Robinson Crusoe on Mars	Drama Romance Science Fiction	Byron Haskin (d) John C. Higgins (w) Ib Melchior (w)	Paul Mantee Victor Lundin Adam West	1964
30	30	RoboCop	Action Thriller Science Fiction	Paul Verhoeven (d) Edward Neumeier (w) Michael Miner (w)	Peter Weller Nancy Allen Ronny Cox	1987
51	51	Seconds	Science Fiction Suspense Thriller	John Frankenheimer.. (d) Lewis John Carlino.. (w)	Rock Hudson Salome Jens John Randolph	1966
69	69	Serenity	Action Adventure Science Fiction	Joss Whedon (d)	Nathan Fillion Gina Torres Alan Tudyk	2005
97	97	Silent Running	Science Fiction	Douglas Trumbull (d) Deric Washburn (w) Michael Cimino (w) Steven Bochco (w)	Bruce Dern Cliff Potts Ron Rifkin	1972
91	91	Soylent Green	Drama Science Fiction Thriller	Richard Fleischer (d) Stanley R. Greenbe.. (w)	Charlton Heston Edward G. Robinson.. Leigh Taylor-Young..	1973
99	99	Spider-Man	Action Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction	Sam Raimi (d) David Koepp (w)	Tobey Maguire Willem Dafoe Kirsten Dunst	2002
63	63	Spider-Man 2	Action Adventure Drama Science Fiction Fantasy Crime	Sam Raimi (d) Alvin Sargent (w)	Tobey Maguire Alfred Molina Rosemary Harris	2004
49	49	Stalker	Drama Foreign Horror Science Fiction Thriller	Andrei Tarkovsky (d) Arkadi Strugatsky (w) Boris Strugatsky (w)	Aleksandr Kaidanov.. Alisa Frejndlikh Anatoli Solonitsyn..	1979
65	65	Star Trek	Action Adventure Science Fiction	J.J. Abrams (d) Roberto Orci (w) Alex Kurtzman (w)	Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Eric Bana	2009
79	79	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home	Action Adventure Family Science Fiction	Leonard Nimoy (d) Steve Meerson (w) Peter Krikes (w) Harve Bennett (w) Nicholas Meyer (w)	William Shatner Leonard Nimoy DeForest Kelley	1986
59	59	Star Trek: First Contact	Science Fiction	Jonathan Frakes (d) Brannon Braga (w) Ronald D. Moore (w)	James Cromwell Alfre Woodard Alice Krige	1996
2	2	Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back	Action Family Fantasy Science Fiction Adventure	Irvin Kershner (d) Leigh Brackett (w) Lawrence Kasdan (w)	Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher	1980
27	89	Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi	Action Family Fantasy Science Fiction Adventure	Richard Marquand (d) Lawrence Kasdan (w) George Lucas (w)	Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher	1983
89	89	Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi	Action Family Fantasy Science Fiction Adventure	Richard Marquand (d) Lawrence Kasdan (w) George Lucas (w)	Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher	1983
76	76	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	Fantasy Science Fiction Action Family Adventure	George Lucas (d) George Lucas (w)	Hayden Christensen.. Ewan McGregor Natalie Portman	2005
7	7	Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope	Action Family Fantasy Science Fiction Adventure	George Lucas (d)	Mark Hamill Carrie Fisher Harrison Ford	1977
93	93	Starman	Action Adventure Drama Romance Science Fiction	John Carpenter (d)	Jeff Bridges Karen Allen Charles Martin Smi..	1984
94	94	Starship Troopers	Action Adventure Drama Science Fiction Thriller	Paul Verhoeven (d) Edward Neumeier (w)	Casper Van Dien Dina Meyer Denise Richards	1997
22	22	Superman	Science Fiction Fantasy	Richard Donner (d)	Marlon Brando Gene Hackman Christopher Reeve	1978
84	84	Superman II	Action Adventure Family Fantasy Science Fiction	Richard Lester (d) Leslie Newman (w) Joe Shuster (w) Mario Puzo (w) David Newman (w) Jerry Siegel (w)	Christopher Reeve Margot Kidder Gene Hackman	1980
15	15	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Action Science Fiction Thriller	James Cameron (d) James Cameron (w) William Wisher Jr... (w)	Arnold Schwarzeneg.. Linda Hamilton Edward Furlong	1991
56	56	The Abyss	Disaster Science Fiction Thriller	James Cameron (d) James Cameron (w)	Ed Harris Mary Elizabeth Mas.. Michael Biehn	1989
13	13	The Day the Earth Stood Still	Drama Science Fiction	Robert Wise (d) Edmund H. North (w)	Michael Rennie Patricia Neal Hugh Marlowe	1951
64	64	The Fifth Element	Action Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction	Luc Besson (d) Robert Mark Kamen (w)	Bruce Willis Milla Jovovich Gary Oldman	1997
42	42	The Fly	Horror Science Fiction Drama	David Cronenberg (d) Charles Edward Pog.. (w) David Cronenberg (w)	Jeff Goldblum Geena Davis John Getz	1986
55	55	The Host	Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Foreign Horror Indie Science Fiction	Joon-ho Bong (d) Chul-hyun Baek (w) Joon-ho Bong (w)	Kang-ho Song Hie-bong Byeon Hae-il Park	2006
34	34	The Invisible Man	Horror Science Fiction	James Whale (d) R.C. Sherriff (w) Preston Sturges (w) Philip Wylie (w)	Claude Rains Gloria Stuart William Harrigan	1933
98	98	The Last Starfighter	Action Adventure Family Science Fiction	Nick Castle (d) (w)	Lance Guest Dan O'Herlihy Catherine Mary Ste..	1984
46	46	The Man From Planet X	Horror Science Fiction	Edgar G. Ulmer (d)	Margaret Field William Schallert	1951
67	67	The Man Who Fell To Earth	Drama Foreign Science Fiction	Nicolas Roeg (d) Paul Mayersberg (w)	David Bowie Rip Torn Candy Clark	1976
20	20	The Matrix	Action Adventure Science Fiction Thriller	Lana Wachowski (d) Andy Wachowski (d) Lana Wachowski (w) Andy Wachowski (w)	Keanu Reeves Carrie-Anne Moss Hugo Weaving	1999
11	11	The Terminator	Action Adventure Science Fiction Thriller	James Cameron (d) James Cameron (w) Gale Anne Hurd (w)	Arnold Schwarzeneg.. Michael Biehn Linda Hamilton	1984
58	58	The Thing	Horror Science Fiction Thriller	John Carpenter (d) Bill Lancaster (w)	Kurt Russell Wilford Brimley T.K. Carter	1982
82	82	The Thing from Another World	Horror Science Fiction	Christian Nyby (d) Howard Hawks (d) Charles Lederer (w) Ben Hecht (w) Howard Hawks (w)	Margaret Sheridan Robert Cornthwaite.. Douglas Spencer	1951
96	96	The Time Machine	Science Fiction Action Drama	George Pal (d) David Duncan (w)	Rod Taylor Alan Young Yvette Mimieux	1960
39	39	The Wrath of Khan	Action Adventure Family Science Fiction	Nicholas Meyer (d) Jack B. Sowards (w) Nicholas Meyer (w)	William Shatner Leonard Nimoy DeForest Kelley	1982
33	33	Them	Horror Science Fiction	Gordon Douglas (d) Ted Sherdeman (w)	James Arness Edmund Gwenn Joan Weldon	1954
36	36	Things to Come	Drama Science Fiction Foreign	William Cameron Me.. (d)	Raymond Massey Edward Chapman Ralph Richardson	1936
53	53	THX 1138	Drama Science Fiction Thriller	George Lucas (d) George Lucas (w) Walter Murch (w)	Robert Duvall Donald Pleasence Don Pedro Colley	1971
57	57	Time Bandits	Family Fantasy Foreign Science Fiction Adventure Comedy Mystery Thriller	Terry Gilliam (d)	John Cleese Sean Connery Shelley Duvall	1981
62	62	Total Recall	Action Adventure Science Fiction Thriller	Paul Verhoeven (d) Dan O'Bannon (w) Gary Goldman (w) Ronald Shusett (w)	Arnold Schwarzeneg.. Sharon Stone Rachel Ticotin	1990
74	74	TRON	Family Science Fiction Thriller	Steven Lisberger (d) Steven Lisberger (w)	Jeff Bridges Bruce Boxleitner David Warner	1982
50	50	Twelve Monkeys	Science Fiction Thriller	Terry Gilliam (d) David Webb Peoples.. (w) Janet Peoples (w)	Bruce Willis Brad Pitt Madeleine Stowe	1995
61	61	Videodrome	Drama Horror Indie Science Fiction Thriller	David Cronenberg (d) David Cronenberg (w)	James Woods Sonja Smits Deborah Harry	1983
100	100	War of the Worlds	Science Fiction Thriller Action Adventure	Steven Spielberg (d)	Tom Cruise Dakota Fanning Miranda Otto	2005
32	32	War of the Worlds	Horror Science Fiction Thriller	Byron Haskin (d) Barré Lyndon (w)	Gene Barry Ann Robinson Les Tremayne	1953
43	43	Westworld	Action Adventure Drama Horror Science Fiction Thriller Western	Michael Crichton (d) Michael Crichton (w)	Yul Brynner Richard Benjamin James Brolin	1973
68	68	X-Men	Adventure Fantasy Action Thriller Science Fiction	Bryan Singer (d)	Hugh Jackman Patrick Stewart Ian McKellen	2000
19	19	Соля́рис	Drama Foreign Indie Science Fiction	Andrei Tarkovsky (d) Andrei Tarkovsky (w)	Natalya Bondarchuk.. Jüri Järvet Anatoli Solonitsyn..	1972

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