Starburst's The Top 100 Sci-Fi Films of All Time (and Space)
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Written by STARBURST 31/12/2020
To mark our milestone 100th issue as a team earlier in 2020, we made the decision to undertake our most ambitious poll yet, and set about sorting through thousands of titles in order to bring you the definitive countdown of the best science fiction film has to offer! Ever wondered which decade produced the most hits? (It’s the ‘80s.) Curious as to what the greatest Star Trek movie is? (Khan, of course.) Or what filmmaker was instrumental in defining the genre? [Okay, enough with the spoilers! – Ed] Then you’re in for a treat! Take a trip with us, as STARBURST returns to its roots for the ultimate tribute to sci-fi cinema…
THE TOP 100 SCI-FI FILMS OF ALL TIME (AND SPACE) was voted for by STARBURST’s entire team, and as such the results are final, making resistance futile. That said, should you really want to argue your case for the inclusion of WATERWORLD or whatever you think we’ve unfairly omitted, head over to our social channels!
You can buy the films in this list by heading over to the STARBURST Amazon Storefront!
WORDS: ED FORTUNE | PAUL MOUNT | KIERON MOORE | ROBIN PIERCE | LAURA POTIER | JAMES HANTON JD GILLAM | VANESSA BERBEN | JOHN TOWNSEND | RICH CROSS | SCOTT VARNHAM | CHRISTIAN JONES JONATHAN ANDERSON | ALAN BOON | ANDREW DEX | ALEC FAZIER | KRIS HEYS | ANDREW POLLARD | NICK BLACKSHAW | JORDAN ROYCE | ANDREW MARSHALL | RACHEL KNIGHTLEY | STEPHEN PIERCE
This article was originally published in issue 473, September 2020.
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Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
2 new
Aliens
1986, in 24 top lists Check -
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Alien
1979, in 30 top lists Check -
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Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
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The Thing
1982, in 20 top lists Check -
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991, in 27 top lists Check -
7 new
Back to the Future
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
8 new
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968, in 45 top lists Check -
9 new
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977, in 23 top lists Check -
10 new
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980, in 25 top lists Check -
11 new
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951, in 12 top lists Check -
12 new
The Matrix
1999, in 30 top lists Check -
13 new
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015, in 23 top lists Check -
14 new
Arrival
2016, in 11 top lists Check -
15 new
RoboCop
1987, in 15 top lists Check -
16 new
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982, in 31 top lists Check -
17 new
Planet of the Apes
1968, in 16 top lists Check -
18 new
The Terminator
1984, in 24 top lists Check -
19 new
Jurassic Park
1993, in 23 top lists Check -
20 new
Forbidden Planet
1956, in 9 top lists Check -
21 new
Total Recall
1990, in 8 top lists Check -
22 new
Rogue One
2016 — a.k.a. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, in 2 top lists Check -
23 new
Akira
1988, in 22 top lists Check -
24 new
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982, in 6 top lists Check -
25 new
Under the Skin
2013, in 10 top lists Check -
26 new
Silent Running
1972, in 8 top lists Check -
27 new
Inception
2010, in 21 top lists Check -
28 new
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005, in 6 top lists Check -
29 new
Interstellar
2014, in 13 top lists Check -
30 new
District 9
2009, in 10 top lists Check -
31 new
Flash Gordon
1980, in 5 top lists Check -
32 new
Flight of the Navigator
1986, in 0 top lists Check -
33 new
Moon
2009, in 5 top lists Check -
34 new
Blade Runner 2049
2017, in 9 top lists Check -
35 new
Metropolis
1927, in 36 top lists Check -
36 new
The Fifth Element
1997, in 7 top lists Check -
37 new
Ex Machina
2014, in 5 top lists Check -
38 new
Avatar
2009, in 14 top lists Check -
39 new
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
2017, in 3 top lists Check -
40 new
WALL·E
2008, in 26 top lists Check -
41 new
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991, in 2 top lists Check -
42 new
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956, in 19 top lists Check -
43 new
The Thing from Another World
1951, in 7 top lists Check -
44 new
The Martian
2015, in 6 top lists Check -
45 new
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983, in 18 top lists Check -
46 new
The War of the Worlds
1953, in 6 top lists Check -
47 new
Avengers: Endgame
2019, in 8 top lists Check -
48 new
Twelve Monkeys
1995 — a.k.a. 12 Monkeys, in 14 top lists Check -
49 new
This Island Earth
1955, in 1 top list Check -
50 new
Logan's Run
1976, in 4 top lists Check
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