All time favourite science-fiction films

A Listmania! list by Eric Ian Steele (Manchester, England)
 
Blade Runner - The Final Cut (5-Disc Ultimate Collectors' Edition) (Cardboard Edition) [1982] [DVD]
1.  Blade Runner - The Final Cut (5-Disc Ultimate Collectors' Edition) (Cardboard Edition) [1982] [DVD] DVD ~ Harrison Ford
The list author says:
  "Visually stunning in its depiction of an utterly believable future world, no other sci-fi film ranks as highly for sheer poetry. Features an ensemble cast of brillliant actors and a superb soundtrack."
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Star Wars - The Original Trilogy [DVD]
2.  Star Wars - The Original Trilogy [DVD] DVD ~ Harrison Ford
The list author says:
  "Forget the prequels. The first film made sci-fi popular today. With the next two films George Lucas created a mythic legacy. 'Nuff said!"
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The Terminator (Two Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1984]
3.  The Terminator (Two Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [1984] DVD ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger
The list author says:
  "While "future noir" may have been created in Blade Runner, Jim Cameron gave us a violent sci-fi fairytale that would help shape the eighties and beyond."
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Two Disc Ultimate Edition) [DVD] [1991]
4.  Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Two Disc Ultimate Edition) [DVD] [1991] DVD ~ Arnold Schwarzenegger
The list author says:
  "Cameron deserves another entry for this bigger, badder, bolder sequel. Arnie becomes totally iconic, while motorcycle cops will never seem quite the same again."
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4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (218 customer reviews) | 20 customer discussions

Alien Quadrilogy (9 Disc Complete Box Set) [DVD] [1979]
5.  Alien Quadrilogy (9 Disc Complete Box Set) [DVD] [1979] DVD ~ Sigourney Weaver
The list author says:
  "Scott and Cameron share credits for making you scream in space. The first film has been copied by nearly everything. The second is a bravura piece of action filmmaking."
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Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition) [DVD]
6.  Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ Richard Dreyfuss
The list author says:
  "Steven Spielberg touched a raw nerve of seventies' hysteria. Richard Dreyfuss is completely believable as the hapless suburban hero whose exploits with aliens put the X Files to shame."
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Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan - Directors Edition (Two Disc Set) [DVD]
7.  Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan - Directors Edition (Two Disc Set) [DVD] DVD ~ Star Trek II - the Wrath of Khan
The list author says:
  "After the flop of the first picture, the Star Trek franchise proved it could still boldly go, just as it had on TV years before the first "modern" sci-fi picture. Pulp, yes. Camp, yes. Brilliant, yes."
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Trancers [1985] [DVD]
8.  Trancers [1985] [DVD] DVD ~ Tim Thomerson
The list author says:
  "In the far future everyone will look like they just walked off the set of Dallas and will be called names like Jack Deth. A fun, low-budget classic somewhere between BladeRunner and Shaun of the Dead"
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The Time Machine [DVD] [1960]
9.  The Time Machine [DVD] [1960] DVD ~ Rod Taylor
The list author says:
  "Got an Oscar for special effects when it came out. Shot in gorious technicolour, the story is genuinely affecting, although the Morlocks are a bit cheesy by today's standards."
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Ghost In The Shell [DVD] [1995]
10.  Ghost In The Shell [DVD] [1995] DVD ~ Atsuko Tanaka
The list author says:
  "Totally underestimated Japanese anime that prefigures virtually every virtual reality/robot movie since it came out. Stylish as they come."
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Akira (Limited Edition) [DVD]
11.  Akira (Limited Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ Akira
The list author says:
  "Beautiful Japanese anime that contains more detail than any other animated film I've ever seen. Bold, very futuristic, masively influential."
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Battle Royale [DVD] [2001]
12.  Battle Royale [DVD] [2001] DVD ~ Tatsuya Fujiwara
The list author says:
  "Subversive Japnese cult film follows a group of schoolchildren forced to kill or be killed on a deserted island. There can be only one survivor. Hysterical and moving."
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A Clockwork Orange (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD]
13.  A Clockwork Orange (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] DVD ~ Malcolm McDowell
The list author says:
  "Kubrick's banned film. Need I say more? Okay, so it's got flaws. But it's genius also and full of bleakly comic dark humour."
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THX 1138 [DVD] [1971]
14.  THX 1138 [DVD] [1971] DVD ~ Robert Duvall
The list author says:
  "Before Star Wars, there was THX1138. Simple, bleak yet somehow believable, a slice of pure seventies sci-fi at its best."
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Westworld [DVD] [1973]
15.  Westworld [DVD] [1973] 
The list author says:
  "Michael Crichton plays with theme parks yet again. This time a murderous wild west experience to forget. Gruondbreaking depiction of robots gone wild."
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Soylent Green [DVD]
16.  Soylent Green [DVD] DVD ~ Charlton Heston
The list author says:
  "Overpopulation, overexploitation of the world's natural resources and a totalitarian government spell disaster for us and Charlton Heston in this intelligent shocker."
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Logan's Run [DVD]
17.  Logan's Run [DVD] DVD ~ Michael York
The list author says:
  "Groovy sixties sci-fi rebellion in a sterile city of tomorrow where people reaching thirty have one choice, die or "run"."
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Silent Running [DVD]
18.  Silent Running [DVD] DVD ~ Bruce Dern
The list author says:
  "Bruce Dern and three lovable robots try to save the last vestige of Earth's forests on his greenhouse-in-space. But the accountants don't agree. Moving eco-saga."
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Forbidden Planet - 50th Anniversary 2 Disc Special Edition [1956] [DVD] [1957]
19.  Forbidden Planet - 50th Anniversary 2 Disc Special Edition [1956] [DVD] [1957] DVD ~ Forbidden Planet
The list author says:
  "Leslie Nielson in space! This sci-fi classic holds up remarkably well and created themes that would dominate the genre for decades  to come."
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The Day the Earth Stood Still [DVD] [1951]
20.  The Day the Earth Stood Still [DVD] [1951] 
The list author says:
  "Dignified alien Klaatu appeals to our better natures and asks us to stop killing ourselves in wars. Ahead of it's time, philosophical melodrama with a giant robot!"
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