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. 45 -

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  2. 71 -

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 27 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 66 -

    Children of Men

    2006, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 74 -

    Moon

    2009, in 5 top lists Check
  6. 11 -

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 59 -

    GATTACA

    1997 — a.k.a. Gattaca, in 5 top lists Check
  8. 5 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  9. 60 -

    The Fountain

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  10. 6 -

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 90 -

    Primer

    2004, in 6 top lists Check
  12. 19 -

    Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    1982, in 6 top lists Check
  13. 42 -

    The Abyss

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 50 -

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  15. 10 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  16. 29 -

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  17. 53 -

    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 82 -

    Fahrenheit 451

    1966, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 58 -

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  20. 39 -

    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    1976, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 38 -

    La planète sauvage

    1973 — a.k.a. Fantastic Planet, in 10 top lists Check
  22. 86 -

    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 16 -

    Silent Running

    1972, in 8 top lists Check
  24. 78 -

    The Quiet Earth

    1985, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 69 -

    A Boy and His Dog

    1975, in 3 top lists Check
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Last updated on Sep 13, 2009; source