BFI's 100 Science Fiction Films

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"Since its explosion in the 1950s, science fiction has become one of the most popular film genres, with numerous dedicated fan conventions, academic conferences, websites, magazines, journals, book clubs, memorabilia and collectibles. Once relegated to B budget status, today's science fiction films are often blockbuster productions, featuring major stars.

Despite its high profile, science fiction is notoriously difficult to define. In his introduction to 100 Science Fiction Films, Barry Keith Grant explains the genre's complexities, while also providing an overview of its history, suggesting that the cinema is an ideal medium for conveying the 'sense of wonder' that critics have argued is central to the genre. From Georges Melies's Le Voyage dans la lune (1902), to the blockbusters of the 1970s that dramatically changed Hollywood, to the major releases of the past few years, the films featured in this book represent a range of periods, countries and types (including alien invasion, space travel, time travel, apocalypse, monsters and anime), and cover the key directors and writers.

100 Science Fiction Films provides a lively and illuminating guide to the genre from the beginning of film history to the present, taking the reader on a comprehensive tour through the rich and varied alternate universe of sci-fi cinema."

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  1. 93 new

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  2. 1 new

    Aelita

    1924 — a.k.a. Aelita, the Queen of Mars, in 4 top lists Check
  3. 55 new

    Paris qui dort

    1925 — a.k.a. At 3:25, in 4 top lists Check
  4. 53 new

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 33 new

    Frau im Mond

    1929 — a.k.a. Woman in the Moon, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 46 new

    Just Imagine

    1930, in 1 top list Check
  7. 32 new

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  8. 43 new

    Island of Lost Souls

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 42 new

    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 88 new

    The Tunnel

    1935 — a.k.a. Transatlantic Tunnel, in 1 top list Check
  11. 29 new

    Flash Gordon

    1936, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 82 new

    Things to Come

    1936, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 21 new

    Destination Moon

    1950, in 1 top list Check
  14. 20 new

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  15. 80 new

    The Thing from Another World

    1951, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 98 new

    When Worlds Collide

    1951, in 1 top list Check
  17. 7 new

    The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  18. 40 new

    Invaders from Mars

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 96 new

    The War of the Worlds

    1953, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 89 new

    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    1954, in 1 top list Check
  21. 36 new

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  22. 78 new

    Them!

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 31 new

    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 41 new

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  25. 39 new

    The Incredible Shrinking Man

    1957, in 10 top lists Check
  26. 56 new

    Plan 9 from Outer Space

    1957, in 6 top lists Check
  27. 65 new

    Der schweigende Stern

    1960 — a.k.a. First Spaceship on Venus, in 1 top list Check
  28. 84 new

    The Time Machine

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  29. 92 new

    Village of the Damned

    1960, in 5 top lists Check
  30. 17 new

    The Damned

    1962 — a.k.a. These Are the Damned, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 44 new

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  32. 99 new

    X

    1963 — a.k.a. X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, in 5 top lists Check
  33. 3 new

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  34. 26 new

    Fahrenheit 451

    1966, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 27 new

    Fantastic Voyage

    1966 — a.k.a. Microscopia, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 62 new

    Seconds

    1966, in 10 top lists Check
  37. 95 new

    The War Game

    1966, in 12 top lists Check
  38. 58 new

    Quatermass and the Pit

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 90 new

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  40. 57 new

    Planet of the Apes

    1968, in 16 top lists Check
  41. 16 new

    Colossus: The Forbin Project

    1970 — a.k.a. The Day the World Changed Hands, in 1 top list Check
  42. 14 new

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  43. 83 new

    THX 1138

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
  44. 64 new

    Silent Running

    1972, in 8 top lists Check
  45. 66 new

    Slaughterhouse-Five

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  46. 69 new

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  47. 68 new

    Sleeper

    1973, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 70 new

    Soylent Green

    1973, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 97 new

    Westworld

    1973, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 19 new

    Dark Star

    1974, in 7 top lists Check
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