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. 1 new

    Aelita

    1924 — a.k.a. Aelita, the Queen of Mars, in 4 top lists Check
  2. 4 new

    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  3. 5 new

    Avatar

    2009, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 9 new

    Born in Flames

    1983, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 17 new

    The Damned

    1962 — a.k.a. These Are the Damned, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 46 new

    Just Imagine

    1930, in 1 top list Check
  7. 66 new

    Slaughterhouse-Five

    1972, in 1 top list Check
  8. 72 new

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  9. 84 new

    The Time Machine

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  10. 93 new

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  11. 100 new

    Zardoz

    1974, in 5 top lists Check
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