Total Sci-Fi's The 100 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies

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This list is the result of heated debate/scuffles between the frazzled writers of Total Sci-Fi. In addition to settling on the titles themselves, they also had to set the limits of what counts as a 'sci-fi film': they decided that superhero movies were out as that's a distinct genre all of its own, but comedies like Sleeper and Galaxy Quest possess enough genuine science fiction concepts to warrant inclusion, leading to this list of the 100 best Sci-Fi movies of all-time.

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  1. 5 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 6 -

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 10 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  4. 11 -

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  5. 16 -

    Silent Running

    1972, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 19 -

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
  7. 27 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  8. 29 -

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  9. 38 -

    La planète sauvage

    1973 — a.k.a. Fantastic Planet, in 10 top lists Check
  10. 39 -

    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    1976, in 8 top lists Check
  11. 42 -

    The Abyss

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 45 -

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  13. 50 -

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  14. 53 -

    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  15. 58 -

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 59 -

    GATTACA

    1997 — a.k.a. Gattaca, in 5 top lists Check
  17. 60 -

    The Fountain

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 66 -

    Children of Men

    2006, in 12 top lists Check
  19. 69 -

    A Boy and His Dog

    1975, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 71 -

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  21. 74 -

    Moon

    2009, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 78 -

    The Quiet Earth

    1985, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 82 -

    Fahrenheit 451

    1966, in 4 top lists Check
  24. 86 -

    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  25. 90 -

    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 13, 2009; source