My best Sci-fi movies of all time
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1.
2001: A Space Odyssey
(1968)
Mankind finds a mysterious, obviously artificial, artifact buried on the moon and, with the intelligent computer HAL, sets off on a quest. (141 mins.)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
2.
Alien
(1979)
A mining ship, investigating a suspected SOS, lands on a distant planet. The crew discovers some strange creatures and investigates. (117 mins.)
Director: Ridley Scott
3.
The Matrix
(1999)
A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers. (136 mins.)
Director: The Wachowski Brothers, The Wachowski Brothers
4.
Aliens
(1986)
The planet from Alien has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough? (137 mins.)
Director: James Cameron
5.
Inception
(2010)
In a world where technology exists to enter the human mind through dream invasion, a highly skilled thief is given a final chance at redemption which involves executing his toughest job to date: Inception. (148 mins.)
Director: Christopher Nolan
6.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
(1977)
A spirited farm boy, Luke Skywalker, joins rebel forces to save the Princess from the evil Darth Vader, and the galaxy from the Empire's planet-destroying Death Star. (121 mins.)
Director: George Lucas
7.
WALL·E
(2008)
In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. (98 mins.)
Director: Andrew Stanton
8.
Avatar
(2009)
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. (162 mins.)
Director: James Cameron
9.
Planet of the Apes
(1968)
An astronaut crew crash lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved. (112 mins.)
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
10.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(1991)
The cyborg who once tried to kill Sarah Connor must now protect her teenage son, John Connor, from an even more powerful and advanced Terminator. (137 mins.)
Director: James Cameron
11.
Twelve Monkeys
(1995)
In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet. (129 mins.)
Director: Terry Gilliam
12.
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
As Luke trains with Master Yoda to become a Jedi, his friends evade the Imperial fleet under the command of Darth Vader who is obsessed with turning Skywalker to the Dark Side. (124 mins.)
Director: Irvin Kershner
13.
District 9
(2009)
An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology. (112 mins.)
Director: Neill Blomkamp
14.
Blade Runner
(1982)
Deckard, a blade runner, has to track down and terminate 4 replicants who hijacked a ship in space and have returned to earth seeking their maker. (117 mins.)
Director: Ridley Scott
15.
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
(1982)
A meek and alienated little boy finds a stranded extraterrestrial. He has to find the courage to defy the authorities to help the alien return to its home planet. (115 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
16.
A Clockwork Orange
(1971)
In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem... but not all goes to plan. (136 mins.)
Director: Stanley Kubrick
17.
The Fifth Element
(1997)
In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr Zorg at bay. (126 mins.)
Director: Luc Besson
18.
Back to the Future
(1985)
In 1985, Doc Brown invents time travel; in 1955, Marty McFly accidentally prevents his parents from meeting, putting his own existence at stake. (116 mins.)
Director: Robert Zemeckis
19.
Galaxy Quest
(1999)
The alumni cast of a cult space TV show have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. (102 mins.)
Director: Dean Parisot
20.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(1977)
After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Director: Steven Spielberg
21.
The Terminator
(1984)
A human-looking, apparently unstoppable cyborg is sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor; Kyle Reese is sent to stop it. (107 mins.)
Director: James Cameron
22.
Predator
(1987)
A team of commandos, on a mission in a Central American jungle, find themselves hunted by an extra-terrestrial warrior. (107 mins.)
Director: John McTiernan
23.
Star Trek
(2009)
The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful, time-traveling Romulan creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time. (127 mins.)
Director: J.J. Abrams
24.
Mad Max
(1979)
In a dystopic future Australia, a vicious biker gang murder a cop's family and make his fight with them personal. (88 mins.)
Director: George Miller
25.
Back to the Future Part II
(1989)
After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985... without interfering with his first trip. (108 mins.)
Director: Robert Zemeckis
26.
Jurassic Park
(1993)
During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok. (127 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
27.
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
(2001)
A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother. (146 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
28.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
(2004)
A couple undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories when their relationship turns sour, but it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with. (108 mins.)
Director: Michel Gondry
29.
V for Vendetta
(2005)
A shadowy freedom fighter known only as "V" uses terrorist tactics to fight against his totalitarian society. Upon rescuing a girl from the secret police, he also finds his best chance at having an ally. (132 mins.)
Director: James McTeigue
30.
I Am Legend
(2007)
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure. (101 mins.)
Director: Francis Lawrence
31.
Alien³
(1992)
Ripley continues to be stalked by a savage alien, after her escape pod crashes on a prison planet. (114 mins.)
Director: David Fincher
32.
The Butterfly Effect
(2004)
A young man blocks out harmful memories of significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life. (113 mins.)
Director: Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber
33.
Sunshine
(2007)
A team of astronauts are sent to re-ignite the dying sun 50 years into the future. (107 mins.)
Director: Danny Boyle
34.
Mars Attacks!
(1996)
The Earth is invaded by Martians with irresistible weapons and a cruel sense of humor. (106 mins.)
Director: Tim Burton
35.
The Truman Show
(1998)
An insurance salesman/adjuster discovers his entire life is actually a TV show. (103 mins.)
Director: Peter Weir
36.
Donnie Darko
(2001)
A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident. (113 mins.)
Director: Richard Kelly
37.
The Thing
(1982)
Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills. (109 mins.)
Director: John Carpenter
38.
The Matrix Reloaded
(2003)
Neo and the rebel leaders estimate that they have 72 hours until 250,000 probes discover Zion and destroy it and its inhabitants. During this, Neo must decide how he can save Trinity from a dark fate in his dreams. (138 mins.)
Director: The Wachowski Brothers, The Wachowski Brothers
39.
Total Recall
(1990)
When a man goes for virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real, or does he? (113 mins.)
Director: Paul Verhoeven
40.
I, Robot
(2004)
In the year 2035 a techno-phobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity. (115 mins.)
Director: Alex Proyas
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