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Empire Classics Presents the Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Ever

This list zeroes in on 55 films that have come to define science-fiction: from dystopian classics like Blade Runner and The Matrix; to outer space epics like Star Wars and 2001: A Space Odyssey; to science-gone-mad fantasies like Jurassic Park and Inception.
1-14 Dystopias
15-20 Travelling through Time
21-30 Outer Space Epics
31-42 Alien Contact
43-47 Fantastic Worlds
48-55 Science out of Control
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Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
2
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
3
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
4
Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
5
Brazil (1985)
Brazil (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
6
Escape From New York (1981)
Escape From New York (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
7
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
8
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
9
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
10
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
11
The Omega Man (1971)
The Omega Man (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
12
Robocop (1987)
Robocop (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
13
The Truman Show (1998)
The Truman Show (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
14
Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
15
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
16
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
17
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
18
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
19
Looper (2012)
Looper (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
20
Sleeper (1973)
Sleeper (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
21
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
22
This Island Earth (1955)
This Island Earth (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
23
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
24
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
25
Silent Running (1972)
Silent Running (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
26
Flash Gordon (1980)
Flash Gordon (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
27
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
28
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
29
Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
30
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
31
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
32
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
33
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
34
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
35
Village of the Damned (1960)
Village of the Damned (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
36
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
37
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
38
Arrival (2016)
Arrival (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
39
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
40
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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