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Phobos Entertainment's 50 Science Fiction Films You Just Have to See

If you're trying to understand the good, bad and ugly of science fiction films, you might want to start with Phobos' "List of SF Films You Have To See." No matter what its pedigree–or its quality–each film below is loaded with ideas, images or themes that have helped elevate cinematic SF to the heights it enjoys today. Picked by Keith Olexa.
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Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
2
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
3
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
4
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
5
The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
6
The Thing From Another World (1951)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
7
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
8
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
9
The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
10
Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
11
The Time Machine (1960)
The Time Machine (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
12
The War of the Worlds (1953)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
13
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
14
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
15
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
16
This Island Earth (1955)
This Island Earth (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
17
Them! (1954)
Them! (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
18
Five Million Years to Earth (1968)
Five Million Years to Earth (1968)
19
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
20
Terminator (1984)
Terminator (1984)
21
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
22
Altered States (1980)
Altered States (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
23
Things to Come (1936)
Things to Come (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
24
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
25
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
26
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
27
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
28
The Day After (1983)
The Day After (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
29
Barbarella (1968)
Barbarella (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
30
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
31
Sleeper (1973)
Sleeper (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
32
Zardoz (1974)
Zardoz (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   47%
33
Logan's Run (1976)
Logan's Run (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
34
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
35
Tron (1982)
Tron (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
36
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
37
Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
38
Total Recall (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
39
Independence Day (1996)
Independence Day (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
40
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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