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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. 98 -

    Predator

    1987, in 9 top lists Check
  2. 62 -

    Videodrome

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  3. 31 -

    The Fly

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  4. 1 -

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  5. 7 -

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  6. 21 -

    The Matrix

    1999, in 30 top lists Check
  7. 45 -

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  8. 73 -

    Cube

    1997, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 15 -

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  10. 35 -

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  11. 13 -

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  12. 36 -

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  13. 4 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  14. 93 -

    Star Trek

    2009, in 4 top lists Check
  15. 9 -

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  16. 25 -

    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
  17. 71 -

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  18. 3 -

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  19. 37 -

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
  20. 41 -

    20 Million Miles to Earth

    1957 — a.k.a. The Beast from Space, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 2 -

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  22. 42 -

    The Abyss

    1989, in 3 top lists Check
  23. 18 -

    Akira

    1988, in 22 top lists Check
  24. 58 -

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  25. 86 -

    Altered States

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  26. 48 -

    The Andromeda Strain

    1971, in 3 top lists Check
  27. 81 -

    Barbarella

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 69 -

    A Boy and His Dog

    1975, in 3 top lists Check
  29. 17 -

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  30. 66 -

    Children of Men

    2006, in 13 top lists Check
  31. 27 -

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  32. 11 -

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  33. 96 -

    Cocoon

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 75 -

    Dark City

    1998, in 6 top lists Check
  35. 47 -

    Dark Star

    1974, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 6 -

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  37. 46 -

    Delicatessen

    1991, in 15 top lists Check
  38. 89 -

    Dune

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 52 -

    Escape from New York

    1981, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 84 -

    Event Horizon

    1997, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 91 -

    Explorers

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  42. 82 -

    Fahrenheit 451

    1966, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 80 -

    Fantastic Voyage

    1966 — a.k.a. Microscopia, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 28 -

    The Fifth Element

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  45. 94 -

    Flash Gordon

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  46. 12 -

    Forbidden Planet

    1956, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 60 -

    The Fountain

    2006, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 95 -

    Galaxy Quest

    1999, in 3 top lists Check
  49. 59 -

    GATTACA

    1997 — a.k.a. Gattaca, in 5 top lists Check
  50. 55 -

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
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