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TCM's Must-See Sci-Fi: 50 Classic Films

Film historian Sloan DeForest joined forces with Turner Classic Movies to create this list of 50 essential Science Fiction films that everyone should see, and then published it in a lavishly illustrated book. I have a few very minor quibbles, but on the whole think it's an excellent selection. In the case of motion picture franchises, it appears that DeForest intends that his selection, usually the first in a series, to stand for the entire series.
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A Trip to the Moon (1902)
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
1
100%8.2
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
2
97%8.3
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
3
100%7.8
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
Island of Lost Souls (1932)
4
88%7.4
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man (1933)
5
94%7.7
Things to Come (1936)
Things to Come (1936)
6
90%6.6
The Thing From Another World (1951)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
7
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
8
95%7.8
It Came From Outer Space (1953)
It Came From Outer Space (1953)
9
79%6.5
War of the Worlds (1953)
War of the Worlds (1953)
10
Them
Them
11
Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla (1954)
12
93%7.6
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
13
89%7.2
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
14
96%7.6
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
15
98%7.7
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
16
82%7.6
The Fly (1958)
The Fly (1958)
17
95%7.1
The Blob (1958)
The Blob (1958)
18
68%6.4
The Time Machine (1960)
The Time Machine (1960)
19
76%7.6
La Jetée (1962)
La Jetée (1962)
20
93%8.2
The Damned (1963)
The Damned (1963)
21
86%6.6
Alphaville (1965)
Alphaville (1965)
22
91%7.0
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
23
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
24
86%8.0
2001: A Space Odessy (1968)
2001: A Space Odessy (1968)
25
Barbarella (1968)
Barbarella (1968)
26
74%5.9
THX 1138 (1971)
THX 1138 (1971)
27
86%6.7
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
28
Silent Running (1972)
Silent Running (1972)
29
71%6.7
Solaris (1972)
Solaris (1972)
30
92%8.0
Sleeper (1973)
Sleeper (1973)
31
100%7.2
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
32
81%6.7
Logan's Run (1976)
Logan's Run (1976)
33
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
34
92%8.6
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
35
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
36
98%8.4
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
37
99%7.8
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
38
89%8.1
The Brother From Another Planet (1984)
The Brother From Another Planet (1984)
39
89%6.8
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
40
100%8.0
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