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50 Sci-Fi Movies You Have to Watch

People keep asking me about my influences, and I've written a lot about the books that have inspired me over the years, but genre films have also given me so much inspiration. Here are 50 movies that have helped shaped my imagination.
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
2
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
3
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
4
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
5
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
6
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
7
Interstellar (2014)
Interstellar (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
8
Oblivion (2013)
Oblivion (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
9
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
10
Dune (2021)
Dune (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
11
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
12
Prey (2022)
Prey (2022)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
13
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
14
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
15
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
16
Silent Running (1972)
Silent Running (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
17
The Martian (2015)
The Martian (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
18
The Fifth Element (1997)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
19
Independence Day (1996)
Independence Day (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
20
Annihilation (2018)
Annihilation (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
21
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
22
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
23
Arrival (2016)
Arrival (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
24
Minority Report (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
25
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
26
Event Horizon (1997)
Event Horizon (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   29%
27
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
28
Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
29
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
30
Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
31
Gravity (2013)
Gravity (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
32
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
33
Pacific Rim (2013)
Pacific Rim (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
34
District 9 (2009)
District 9 (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
35
Elysium (2013)
Elysium (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
36
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
37
The Abyss (1989)
The Abyss (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
38
Source Code (2011)
Source Code (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
39
Predator (1987)
Predator (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
40
I, Robot (2004)
I, Robot (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   58%
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