TCM Must-See Sci-fi: 50 Movies That Are Out of This World

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Spanning nine decades and branded by the most trusted authority on film, Must-See Sci-Fi showcases 50 of the most shocking, weird, wonderful, and mind-bending movies ever made.

From A Trip to the Moon (1902) to Arrival (2016), science fiction cinema has produced a body of classics with a broader range of styles, stories, and subject matter than perhaps any other film genre. They are movies that embed themselves in the depths of the mind, coloring our view of day-to-day reality and probably fueling a few dreams (and nightmares) along the way.

In Must-See Sci-Fi, fifty unforgettable films are profiled, including beloved favorites like The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) and Fantastic Voyage (1966), groundbreaking shockers like Planet of the Apes (1968) and Alien (1979), and lesser-known landmarks like Things to Come (1936) and Solaris (1972).

Illustrated by astounding color and black-and-white images, the book presents the best of this mind-bending genre, detailing through insightful commentary and behind-the-scenes stories why each film remains essential viewing. A perfect gift for any film buff or sci-fi fanatic!

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    Le voyage dans la lune

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

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
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    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
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    Island of Lost Souls

    1932, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
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    Things to Come

    1936, in 8 top lists Check
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    The Thing from Another World

    1951, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
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    It Came from Outer Space

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
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    The War of the Worlds

    1953, in 6 top lists Check
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    Them!

    1954, in 3 top lists Check
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    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
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    20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    1954, in 1 top list Check
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    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
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    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
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    The Incredible Shrinking Man

    1957, in 10 top lists Check
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    The Fly

    1958, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Blob

    1958, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Time Machine

    1960, in 1 top list Check
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    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
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    The Damned

    1962 — a.k.a. These Are the Damned, in 2 top lists Check
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    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
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    Fantastic Voyage

    1966 — a.k.a. Microscopia, in 2 top lists Check
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    Planet of the Apes

    1968, in 16 top lists Check
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    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
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    Barbarella

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
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    THX 1138

    1971, in 5 top lists Check
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    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
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    Silent Running

    1972, in 8 top lists Check
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    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 24 top lists Check
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    Sleeper

    1973, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    1976, in 8 top lists Check
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    Logan's Run

    1976, in 4 top lists Check
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    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
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    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
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    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
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    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 29 top lists Check
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    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
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    The Brother from Another Planet

    1984, in 1 top list Check
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    The Terminator

    1984, in 23 top lists Check
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    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
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    Brazil

    1985, in 22 top lists Check
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    RoboCop

    1987, in 15 top lists Check
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    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
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    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
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    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    2001, in 11 top lists Check
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    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
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    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
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    District 9

    2009, in 10 top lists Check
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    Arrival

    2016, in 11 top lists Check
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Last updated on Jun 11, 2020 by John Milton;