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From dystopian nightmares to space adventures, science fiction has given us some truly mind-blowing cinematic experiences! Join us as we count down the most visually dazzling, thematically engaging, and purely entertaining sci-fi films ever made. Our list spans decades of innovation, from silent classics to modern masterpieces.
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00:08Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the movies that represent the science fiction genre at
00:14its most visually dazzling, thematically engaging, or purely fun.
00:18I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle.
00:24Number 30, Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
00:27There can't be a conspiracy.
00:29Matthew, I'm telling you something's going on here.
00:32On top of being a horrifically good piece of sci-fi, Invasion of the Body Snatchers is also one of
00:37cinema's all-time great remakes.
00:39Updating the original film's Cold War subtext for the paranoid atmosphere of post-Vietnam America, that metamorphosis makes the story
00:46about a parasitic alien race feel rather timeless.
00:48With a group of survivors warding off their impending assimilation into a crowd of soulless duplicates, its portrayal of conformity
00:55and distrustful institutions is arguably more affecting today than it was in 1978.
01:00That's why marriages are going to hell.
01:02The whole family unit is shot to hell.
01:04David, you're not listening to what you're saying.
01:06Matthew, please stay out of this.
01:07Not to mention, the decade's more permissive filmmaking values adds weight to Invasion's violent practical effects and its unforgettable ending.
01:14While the material inspired a few more adaptations thereafter, director Philip Kaufman's iteration encompasses the best that sci-fi can
01:21accomplish.
01:29Number 29, Snowpiercer.
01:32Bong Joon-ho is a master at blending science fiction with social satire to ingenious effect.
01:37Just look at the political and environmental underpinnings of the host if you need further proof.
01:46But if there's a movie of his that best exemplifies that harmony, it might be Snowpiercer.
01:52When humanity botches the fight against climate change, an apocalyptic ice age forces survivors to shelter aboard a train that
01:58never stops.
01:59Earth? What was it like?
02:03I don't remember.
02:04With the front controlled by the wealthy and the poor confined to the tail, Snowpiercer follows Chris Evans' Curtis as
02:10he leads a rebellion one car at a time.
02:12Each step forward brings new visual flourishes and twists to the story,
02:16making the movie's treatment of classism and population control both entertaining and spine-chilling.
02:21The engine is sacred, and Wilford is divine.
02:26Wilford is merciful!
02:29Number 28, A Clockwork Orange.
02:31Generating about as much controversy as a movie can,
02:34the uncomfortable nature of A Clockwork Orange is precisely why it holds up.
02:39Stanley Kubrick's dystopian vision of Britain follows the exploits of a psychopathic teen named Alex and his merry band of
02:45droogs.
02:48Can you spare some cutter, me brothers?
02:55Leaving a trail of violent mayhem wherever he goes,
02:58Alex is soon arrested and made a test subject for a treatment that could cure him of his behavior.
03:03Stop it! Stop it! Please! I beg you!
03:06It's a sin!
03:08It's a sin!
03:09It's here that A Clockwork Orange dials its sci-fi legacy up a notch,
03:13as the movie boldly asks questions about free will and governmental morality in disturbing fashion.
03:19Thanks to Malcolm McDowell's committed performance and Kubrick's careful direction,
03:23it wisely leaves us to ruminate on those questions rather than provide easy answers.
03:28The music coming up from the floor was our old friend Ludwig van and the dreaded Ninth Symphony.
03:37Number 27, RoboCop.
03:39Just a minute.
03:41This is a restricted area.
03:45Another ultra-violent dystopian flick,
03:48this one is heavier on action and far less subtle in its messaging.
03:51RoboCop envisions the city of Detroit under the thumb of a corporation
03:55that controls the media and bankrolls the police force.
03:58When a wounded officer is rebuilt into a law-enforcing cyborg,
04:02he institutes a ruthlessly graphic brand of justice.
04:05Come quietly or there will be trouble.
04:10Ah, f*** you!
04:13While RoboCop embraces all the violence befitting its R rating,
04:17it also wisely inhibits the action from becoming too senseless.
04:20In fact, much like how the Omni Corporation conceals its true values from the public,
04:26director Paul Verhoeven cleverly disguises the movie's criticism of greed and consumerism
04:30within its action-packed exterior.
04:31It's certainly a winning formula,
04:33as he would eventually cut propaganda and militarism down to size in Starship Troopers.
04:38I'm doing my part.
04:39I'm doing my part.
04:40I'm doing my part.
04:42I'm doing my part, too.
04:44Number 26, Ex Machina.
04:46A frequently asked question in sci-fi is what it means to be human.
04:50It's an ambitious idea that can be covered on both a grand and intimate level,
04:54though Ex Machina firmly resides on the smaller end of the spectrum.
04:58Hi.
05:00I'm Caleb.
05:04Hello, Caleb.
05:07Do you have a name?
05:10Yes.
05:12Ava.
05:14Donal Gleeson plays a programmer invited to stay at the home of his reclusive boss,
05:18played by Oscar Isaac.
05:19Little does he know that he's actually there to be a guinea pig for a newly built android named Ava.
05:24Do you think I might be switched off?
05:26Because I don't function as far as I'm supposed to.
05:28Ava, I don't know the answer to your question.
05:31Alicia Vikander gives the robot life with quiet steeliness,
05:35containing her self-awareness long enough to lure the two men into a false sense of power.
05:39Caleb.
05:41You have to help me.
05:43I'm going to.
05:44It's an intelligent meditation, not just on the potential dangers of artificial intelligence,
05:48but modern gender dynamics as well.
05:51Number 25.
05:52Brazil.
05:53Produced under the working title of 1984 and a half,
05:56that humorous title perfectly encapsulates both the laughs and startling truths
06:00that director Terry Gilliam aims for in Brazil.
06:03Will you do something about these terrorists?
06:06It's my lunch hour.
06:08It's hard to describe this dystopian odyssey without giving too much away,
06:12or getting lost in the mechanics of its textured plot,
06:14which is a testament to the movie's understated ambition.
06:17You probably think I'm bonkers, right?
06:21Mad.
06:21Raving.
06:22While protagonist Sam Lowry goes on a madcap quest to draw a line between his dreams and reality,
06:27his retro-futuristic world aims its satirical punches at just about every issue under the sun.
06:32Brazil is the kind of movie that invites endless re-watches simply so that we can understand it better,
06:37and its commentary on totalitarianism isn't likely to lose its luster anytime soon.
06:42How many terrorists have you met, Sam?
06:44Actual terrorists.
06:49Actual terrorists?
06:50Yeah.
06:53Number 24.
06:55District 9.
06:56See, everybody's gathering now.
06:57Don't shoot, man.
06:58You're going to turn it into a war zone.
06:59What is that?
06:59Is it tear gas?
07:00Is that tear gas?
07:02No, it's get food.
07:03Science fiction is nothing if not a tool for storytellers to address real-world issues,
07:07no matter how unsettling or taboo.
07:09While this purpose has been exercised for decades,
07:12few movies achieve it with brazen originality like District 9.
07:16Taking cues from the found-footed genre,
07:18the Oscar-nominated movie shows us an alternate version of South Africa,
07:22where an alien population has been relocated to an impoverished camp.
07:25The parallels to the apartheid era are as clear as day,
07:28but District 9 somehow captures an odd sense of fun
07:32when a bureaucrat assigned to evict the aliens gets caught up in their struggle.
07:35Are you saying that you can turn this brown hand into a human hand?
07:40I mean, you can make me human again.
07:41I don't know.
07:42It's the nasty look.
07:43Nevertheless, thanks to its grubby aesthetic and unflinching body horror,
07:47there's still a grounded severity to the movie's discussion of discrimination and gentrification.
07:52Number 23, The Thing
07:54You see, what we're talking about here is an organism that imitates other life forms,
07:58and it imitates them perfectly.
08:00A master of high-concept sci-fi,
08:03it's hard to believe that some of John Carpenter's movies were unappreciated at first glance.
08:07The genre seems incomplete without the likes of Escape from New York and They Live,
08:11but the absence of The Thing would definitely cast the biggest shadow.
08:15You gotta be f***ing kidding.
08:23In what may be his best collaboration with Kurt Russell,
08:26this blood-curdling classic follows a group of researchers
08:29left at the mercy of an alien that can assume any of their appearances.
08:33Like the novella it's based on, Who Goes There?,
08:36The Thing leaves us to wonder if anyone can be trusted.
08:39It's a taut portrayal of paranoia,
08:41made all the more intense by the groundbreaking practical effects
08:44that give the titular beast its horrifying appearance.
08:47It's cool, McReady, it's cool, man. Come on.
08:49Yeah, yeah, man. Just relax.
08:52Number 22, Arrival
08:53Tonight, the first photograph of the aliens goes viral.
08:57Denis Villeneuve is another filmmaker with an incredible sci-fi resume.
09:01With his adaptation of Dune conveying highbrow ideas in an approachable package,
09:05Villeneuve solidified those abilities with 2016's Arrival,
09:09which adds fresh dimensions to first contact stories
09:11through its time-twisting tale and a haunting performance from Amy Adams.
09:15The actress plays Louise Banks,
09:17a grieving linguist recruited to communicate with aliens that have landed on Earth.
09:21You learn it when you really learn it.
09:24You begin to perceive time the way that they do.
09:26What she ultimately learns from them is as eye-opening as it is heartbreaking,
09:30and it's a testament to Arrival's power that its trippy yet heavy ideas
09:34never stop us from identifying with the characters first and foremost.
09:37It's a tremendously effective look at the nature of memory and fate
09:41that remains undeniably human despite the extraterrestrial presence.
09:45You saw what they wrote.
09:46Using a word they don't fully understand.
09:47Just a quick warning.
09:49Enough.
09:50Number 21, Close Encounters of the Third Kind
09:53We are not alone.
09:54That affirmative statement lays the groundwork
09:57for Steven Spielberg's first foray into the world of alien encounters.
10:00You know, for 15 years,
10:01I've been looking for these damn silly lights in the night sky.
10:05I've never found any.
10:07But rather than a terrifying tale about invasion,
10:09Close Encounters is instead a seminal film about the joys of communication
10:13and the wonder that drives the human spirit.
10:15It also works as a compelling mystery and family drama,
10:18as Roy Neary's encounter with a UFO leaves him obsessed with something
10:22neither his family nor he can fully comprehend.
10:25I saw something last night that I can't explain.
10:31Between its terrific performances,
10:33cleverly employed special effects,
10:35and John Williams' iconic five-note motif,
10:38it is certainly one of Spielberg's best.
10:40And hey, we implore you to think of another sci-fi movie
10:43that manages to make mashed potatoes a critical part of the story.
10:46Well, I guess you've noticed
10:49something that's a little strange with Dad.
10:53Number 20, Star Trek II, The Wrath of Khan
10:56Star Trek is one of the biggest names in sci-fi.
10:59The franchise's most celebrated film is unquestionably its second.
11:04Con, you still remember, Admiral?
11:08I cannot help but be touched.
11:11I, of course, remember you.
11:13During The Wrath of Khan,
11:15Kirk's titular nemesis enacts a plan of revenge
11:17against the heroes on the Enterprise after being stranded for years.
11:20What follows is a Shakespearean struggle of rivals
11:24with plenty of lives on the line.
11:26I shall leave you as you left me.
11:29As you left her.
11:31My room for all eternity
11:33in the center of a dead planet.
11:38Buried alive.
11:40All the drama of this space opera is kept grounded
11:43thanks to the personal and emotional stakes
11:45for both the heroes and the villains.
11:47Outside of the memorable and deep dialogue,
11:49the movie also delivers on the space action scenes.
11:52We have a feeling Spock would approve
11:54of this franchise film being singled out
11:56as a spectacular sci-fi flick.
11:58In any case, were I to invoke logic,
12:01logic clearly dictates
12:02that the needs of the many
12:04outweigh the needs of the few.
12:06Number 19, Avatar.
12:07While critics have pointed out
12:09that Avatar shares some plot similarities
12:11with other films,
12:12the James Cameron epic was still revolutionary.
12:21This early 2000s movie
12:23rocked the entertainment industry
12:25by taking visual effects
12:27to an entirely new level.
12:29Between innovative uses of 3D and CGI
12:31that will likely hold up for decades,
12:34the experience of exploring the world of Pandora
12:36is still incredible.
12:38She talks about a network of energy
12:41that flows through all living things.
12:45She says,
12:46all energy is only borrowed
12:48and one day you have to give it back.
12:51These stunning visuals
12:52helped make Jake Sully's quest
12:54to understand an alien species
12:56as humanity encroaches on their world
12:58feel like a fresh and original approach.
13:01And based on Avatar's record-breaking
13:03box office receipts,
13:04there are a lot of people
13:06who love that world.
13:07I see you.
13:11I see you.
13:13Number 18, Solaris.
13:14While Solaris might not be
13:16as well-known to modern audiences
13:18as other interstellar flicks,
13:20those that have watched it
13:21can verify that it's
13:22one of the greatest space films
13:24out there.
13:24It follows a psychologist
13:26sent to evaluate the crew
13:27of a space station
13:28after they begin reporting
13:30bizarre experiences.
13:41All of the time the film spends
13:43on introspection
13:44and the examination
13:45of its character's psyches
13:46make it far
13:47from a straightforward narrative.
13:49At the same time,
13:50the deep themes
13:51are exactly what make
13:52the movie stand out.
14:02Those who enjoy
14:04contemplating the human mind
14:05and the nature of reality
14:07while in space
14:08will find Solaris
14:09endlessly fascinating.
14:10Number 17,
14:12The Day the Earth Stood Still.
14:14First contact with aliens
14:16in movies
14:16usually sees things
14:18go poorly for humanity.
14:19But The Day the Earth Stood Still
14:22took a different tack.
14:23We have come to visit you
14:24in peace
14:25and with goodwill.
14:27Klaatu and his robot Gort
14:29have come to Earth
14:29in peace
14:30and for peace.
14:32Their designs
14:32and motivations
14:33influenced tons
14:34of sci-fi movies
14:35that came after.
14:36And by watching
14:37their experiences on Earth
14:39and interactions
14:40with humanity,
14:41viewers get an opportunity
14:42to see themselves
14:43through alien eyes.
14:44Carpenter,
14:44I suppose you're just
14:45as scared as the rest of us.
14:47In a different way, perhaps.
14:48I am fearful
14:50when I see people
14:50substituting fear
14:51for reason.
14:52Although the film
14:53was made in the 50s,
14:54its messaging
14:55on the drawbacks
14:56of war and mistrust
14:57are still surprisingly
14:58relevant today.
15:00The Day the Earth
15:01Stood Still
15:01will likely remain poignant
15:03until humanity
15:04can put aside
15:05its self-destructive tendencies.
15:07Number 16,
15:08Her.
15:09You think I'm weird?
15:11Kind of.
15:12Why?
15:14Well, you seem
15:15like a person
15:16but you're just
15:16a voice in a computer.
15:17I can understand
15:19how the limited perspective
15:20of an unartificial mind
15:21would perceive it that way.
15:22You'll get used to it.
15:23Her invites us
15:24to a not-too-distant future
15:26where virtual assistants
15:27become self-aware.
15:29The film follows Theodore,
15:30a man who struggles
15:31with romantic connection,
15:33getting into a relationship
15:34with his AI assistant,
15:35Samantha.
15:36Watching the two
15:37form a tight bond
15:38despite never being able
15:39to physically connect
15:40is incredible.
15:41I thought this song
15:42could be
15:44like
15:45a photograph.
15:46While Joaquin Phoenix
15:48delivers a great
15:49and vulnerable performance,
15:50Scarlett Johansson
15:51deserves a lot of credit
15:52for her layered
15:53voice-only role
15:54as Samantha.
15:55They co-star
15:56in a film
15:57that isn't just
15:58a look at
15:58what relationships
15:59between humans
16:00and AI
16:00could look like,
16:01but also
16:02an examination
16:03of modern relationships
16:04in general.
16:05It makes viewers
16:06think about
16:06the drawbacks
16:07and triumphs
16:08of using technology
16:09to find love.
16:23Post-apocalyptic
16:25action movies
16:25are a dime a dozen,
16:27but
16:27Mad Max Fury Road
16:28leaves most of them
16:30in the dust.
16:30I am awaited!
16:32I am awaited
16:33in Valhalla!
16:36In a hellish future,
16:37a man named Max
16:39unintentionally
16:40becomes a part
16:40of a quest
16:41to free
16:41imprisoned women
16:42from a warlord.
16:43The normally
16:44independent man
16:45must learn
16:46how to work
16:46with the dynamic
16:47and powerful Furiosa
16:49if he and his allies
16:50want to have
16:50any shot at freedom.
16:52What's your name?
16:54What do I call you?
16:57Does it matter?
17:00Fine.
17:02When I yell fool,
17:03you drive out of here
17:04as fast as you can.
17:05The cinematography
17:06and effects
17:07are jaw-dropping.
17:08And when it does
17:09slow down,
17:10Fury Road features
17:11profoundly poignant
17:12character moments.
17:13It's a rare film
17:14that can balance
17:15tragic emotional scenes
17:16and high-octane violence.
17:18The way
17:19Mad Max Fury Road
17:20blends all those elements
17:22should be witnessed
17:23by all.
17:40While there have been
17:41many brilliant
17:42Planet of the Apes
17:43films over the years,
17:44the original
17:45remains a beloved
17:46classic for good reason.
17:47Take your stinking
17:49paws off me,
17:50you damn dirty ape!
17:52When astronauts
17:52find themselves
17:53in a world ruled
17:54by intelligent apes,
17:55they must struggle
17:56to survive
17:57in a world
17:58where humans
17:58are marginalized.
17:59This setup
18:00allows the movie
18:01to dive deep
18:02into themes
18:02about prejudice
18:03and misuse
18:04of authority.
18:05The movie
18:05was also
18:06widely celebrated
18:07for the phenomenal
18:08makeup work
18:08done on the ape actors.
18:10Despite being
18:11covered in prosthetics,
18:12their performances
18:13are just as powerful
18:14and emotive
18:15as leading man
18:16Charlton Heston's is.
18:17Shut up,
18:18you freak!
18:19Julia Hughes.
18:20I say shut up!
18:22It's a manhouse!
18:26A manhouse!
18:27Planet of the Apes
18:28is such a standout
18:29sci-fi movie
18:30that we would have
18:31been maniacs
18:32if we ignored it.
18:33You maniacs!
18:36You blew it up!
18:38Oh, damn you!
18:42God damn you
18:44all to hell!
18:46Number 13,
18:47Eternal Sunshine
18:48of the Spotless Mind.
18:49If you could forget
18:51someone,
18:51would you?
18:52Eternal Sunshine
18:53of the Spotless Mind
18:54answers that question
18:55with a heartbreaking
18:56narrative.
18:57This is it, Joel.
18:58It's gonna be gone soon.
19:03I know.
19:05What do we do?
19:10Enjoy it.
19:11In the movie,
19:12Joel and Clementine
19:13both pay to have
19:14the memories
19:15of their relationship
19:16removed after their breakup.
19:18As their shared past
19:19is erased,
19:20we see snippets
19:21of different parts
19:21of their relationship
19:22replayed out of order.
19:23Do you ever shop
19:24at Barnes & Noble?
19:25Sure.
19:26That's it!
19:28Yeah.
19:28I've seen you, man.
19:30Book slave there
19:31for like
19:33five years now.
19:34Oh.
19:35Jesus.
19:36I thought I would
19:36remember you.
19:37Five years?
19:38It might be the hair.
19:39The film features
19:40incredible practical effects
19:41to convey the way
19:42memory works.
19:43And although it may deal
19:45with how people
19:45can fall out of love,
19:47Eternal Sunshine
19:47is incredibly romantic.
19:50Melancholy,
19:50yet ultimately optimistic,
19:52the film uses
19:53its sci-fi concepts
19:54to show that love
19:55does not always end
19:56when it's forgotten.
19:57It would be different
20:00if we could just
20:01give it another go around.
20:07Remember me.
20:09Try your best.
20:11If only we could erase
20:12our memories
20:13of Eternal Sunshine
20:14and watch it
20:14with fresh eyes.
20:16Number 12.
20:17Back to the Future.
20:18My calculations
20:19are correct.
20:21When this baby
20:22hits 88 miles per hour,
20:24you're gonna see
20:25some serious shit.
20:26You don't need
20:27to travel to
20:2888 miles per hour
20:29to reach one of
20:29the best time travel
20:30movies in the
20:31entire genre.
20:33After the teenage
20:34Marty McFly
20:35inadvertently uses
20:36Doc Brown's
20:36DeLorean time machine
20:37to travel to the
20:381950s,
20:39the kid accidentally
20:40changes the past
20:41and threatens
20:41his own existence.
20:43The temporal traveler
20:44ultimately must play
20:45matchmaker for his parents
20:47so he isn't erased
20:48from the timeline.
20:49Tell her Destiny
20:51brought you together.
20:52Tell her that she is
20:52the most beautiful girl
20:54you have ever seen
20:54in the world.
20:55Girls like that stuff.
20:57What are you doing?
20:59I'm writing this down.
21:00This is good stuff.
21:01While Marty and Doc
21:02scramble to prevent
21:03a bad future,
21:04they throw out
21:05tons of quotable lines
21:06about everything
21:07from determination
21:08to destiny.
21:09Both characters
21:10also have fantastic
21:11comedic timing
21:12that can turn even
21:13the most mundane moments
21:14into laugh out loud
21:15hilarious scenes.
21:17Who's president
21:18of the United States
21:19in 1985?
21:20Ronald Reagan.
21:22Ronald Reagan?
21:23The actor?
21:24Ha!
21:26Then who's vice president?
21:27Jerry Lewis?
21:28Even if it's not
21:29100% scientifically accurate,
21:31this time travel adventure
21:33is definitely fun.
21:35Number 11.
21:36Inception.
21:37Although people put ideas
21:38in each other's heads
21:39all the time,
21:40Inception takes that concept
21:42to its most literal extreme.
21:44See, only I know the balance
21:46and the weight
21:46of this particular loaded die.
21:48That way when you look
21:49at your totem,
21:50you know beyond a doubt
21:51that you're not
21:52in someone else's dream.
21:53The film follows
21:54a motley crew
21:55of dream specialists
21:56who must race
21:57to plant an idea
21:58in the mind
21:58of a sleeping executive
21:59before he wakes up.
22:01Every time they dive
22:02into a deeper layer
22:03of their target's subconscious,
22:05they face new challenges
22:06and awe-inspiring set pieces.
22:08While director Christopher Nolan
22:10uses CGI
22:11to make all the dreams
22:12we see a reality,
22:13he also blows us away
22:15by incorporating
22:16stunning practical effects
22:17and camera tricks.
22:18And none of the visuals
22:20distract from the intricate plot
22:22and questions
22:23about how we define reality.
22:25This mind-bending adventure
22:27ends with a scene
22:28that's beloved
22:29and hotly debated.
22:37Steven Spielberg
22:38has made so many
22:39exceptional sci-fi movies
22:40that it's practically
22:41a fool's errand
22:42to choose the best.
22:43Minority Report
22:44and Jurassic Park
22:45both make very strong cases,
22:47but we're going
22:48with the childhood classic
22:49E.T. the Extraterrestrial.
22:58The story of a young boy
23:00meeting an alien
23:01and trying to get
23:01the otherworldly visitor home
23:03is a timeless tale
23:04of friendship.
23:05E.T. is as funny
23:06as it is heartwarming
23:08and as nerve-wracking
23:09as it is wondrous.
23:10Thanks to this alien,
23:12we craved his beloved
23:13Reese's Pieces snack
23:14and wanted our own bikes
23:15to fly across the sky.
23:17The film shows why
23:18first contact
23:19with alien life
23:20could be best
23:21if a child did it.
23:22Sometimes kids
23:23demonstrate the best
23:25of humanity.
23:26Number 9.
23:27Forbidden Planet
23:28Welcome to Altair 4,
23:30gentlemen.
23:31I am to transport you
23:33to the residence.
23:34When a spaceship crew
23:35visits the world
23:36of Altair 4,
23:37they discover
23:38a scientist and daughter
23:39are the only survivors
23:40of an expedition.
23:41The new arrivals
23:43soon figure out why
23:44when a mysterious assailant
23:45starts messing with their mission
23:47and equipment.
23:47Even the blast
23:48of things invisible!
23:57While the plot
23:58seems like it will
23:59fully focus on
24:00an unseen antagonist,
24:01the movie also serves
24:03as a cautionary tale.
24:04The choice of whether
24:05or not to harness
24:06advanced alien technology
24:07drew parallels
24:08to discussions
24:09about nuclear weapons.
24:10After a million years
24:12of shining sanity,
24:16they could hardly
24:17have understood
24:18what power
24:18was destroying them.
24:20Outside of
24:20Forbidden Planet's
24:21great social commentary,
24:23its aesthetic,
24:23sets,
24:24and costumes
24:25greatly influenced
24:26everything from
24:26Star Trek to Star Wars.
24:28The way the movie
24:29executed its
24:30out-of-this-world premise
24:31made a huge impact
24:32on the sci-fi landscape.
24:34Number 8.
24:35Children of Men
24:36What would happen
24:38if humanity
24:38became infertile?
24:39Why do you think
24:40we can't make babies anymore?
24:42And he looks up at them
24:44and he joins on
24:45this great big wing
24:46and he says,
24:48I haven't the faintest idea,
24:49he said,
24:50but this stalk
24:51is quite tasty,
24:52isn't it?
24:54Children of Men
24:55paints a bleak future
24:56where a man named Theo
24:57struggles to live
24:58in a world
24:58where there are
24:59no more babies
25:00being born.
25:01However,
25:02he gets a shot of hope
25:03when he's pulled
25:03into a mission
25:04to protect a pregnant woman.
25:06Name my baby Froli.
25:08It's the first baby
25:09in 18 years.
25:11You can't call it
25:12Froli.
25:13As they flee
25:14from place to place,
25:15their extremely perilous
25:16journey comments heavily
25:18on refugee crises
25:19and the nature
25:20of human conflict.
25:21Children of Men
25:22also depicts
25:23these events
25:23with stunning cinematography
25:24and jaw-dropping
25:25long shots.
25:27What?
25:31Save us!
25:32Save us!
25:33We're all the way!
25:34We're all the way!
25:35We're all the way!
25:35We're all the way!
25:38The beautiful filmmaking
25:39helps viewers
25:40keep a sense of optimism
25:41in a world
25:42that is on the brink
25:43of giving up
25:44all hope.
25:45Number 7.
25:46Aliens.
25:48Look,
25:49we love the original Alien 2.
25:51It's fantastic sci-fi horror.
25:53But the sequel
25:54somehow managed
25:55to improve
25:55upon an already
25:56amazing concept.
26:03After surviving
26:05an encounter
26:05with dangerous xenomorphs,
26:07Ellen Ripley
26:07is asked to help
26:08a group of marines
26:09who are pursuing
26:10more aliens.
26:11What follows
26:12is a tense
26:13and action-packed adventure
26:14that sees
26:15a reluctant heroine
26:16jump back
26:17into a fight
26:17she thought was over.
26:21This sequel
26:22brought back
26:22its predecessor's
26:23aesthetic
26:23and grim atmosphere
26:24while including
26:25more action,
26:26expanding the world
26:28and introducing
26:29memorable characters.
26:30Ripley's climactic
26:31battle against
26:32the xenomorph queen
26:33is also epic
26:34and unforgettable.
26:35Come on!
26:36Come on!
26:42As of 2022,
26:44no Alien prequel
26:46or follow-up
26:46has topped
26:47this legendary sequel.
26:49Number 6.
26:50Blade Runner.
26:51Dripping with
26:52a neon-lit atmosphere
26:53and sporting
26:54one of the most
26:55imaginative
26:56futuristic worlds,
26:57Blade Runner
26:57is so incredible
26:59that following up
27:00on it
27:00seemed impossible.
27:01While its sequel
27:02did exceed expectations,
27:04it still couldn't
27:05top the classic.
27:06I need the old
27:07Blade Runner.
27:08I need your magic.
27:11It was quit
27:12when I come in here,
27:13Brian.
27:15I'm twice as quit now.
27:16In the grungy
27:17future of Blade Runner,
27:19Rick Deckard
27:19hunts down
27:20human replicants
27:21in a futuristic
27:21Los Angeles.
27:22The gruff protagonist
27:24eventually starts
27:25to question
27:25whether he's
27:26on the right side
27:27of this conflict.
27:28What if I go north?
27:33Disappear.
27:39Would you come after me?
27:40Throughout the movie,
27:41the real and artificial beings
27:43examine what it means
27:44to be human.
27:45The amazing production design
27:47and haunting score
27:48also help transport us
27:50to this dark world.
27:51All does.
27:52moments
27:53will be lost
27:55in time
28:00like
28:02tears
28:05in rain.
28:07While viewers
28:07may disagree
28:09on which of
28:10Blade Runner's
28:10endings is best,
28:11they can all agree
28:12that this movie
28:13is a sci-fi great.
28:15Number 5.
28:16Star Wars Episode 5
28:18The Empire Strikes Back
28:19Three years after
28:21A New Hope
28:21completely changed
28:23the game
28:23for blockbuster movies,
28:25its sequel
28:25showed everyone
28:26how to follow up
28:27on an amazing story.
28:28Sir,
28:29the possibility
28:29of successfully
28:30navigating an asteroid field
28:32is approximately
28:323,720 to 1.
28:34Never tell me the odds.
28:35After the heroes
28:36scored a big win
28:37against the Empire
28:38in the first film,
28:39they're all backed
28:40into a corner
28:40by their enemies.
28:41But the protagonists
28:43refused to let
28:44the overwhelming odds,
28:45betrayal and questions
28:47about their identity
28:48stop them.
28:48Alright,
28:49I'll give it a try.
28:50No!
28:51Try not!
28:52Do!
28:53Or do not!
28:55There is no try.
28:57The Empire Strikes Back
28:58greatly expanded
28:59upon an already
29:00huge universe
29:01in exciting ways.
29:02It also features
29:03some of the most
29:04iconic dialogue
29:05in not just sci-fi
29:06but in all of cinema.
29:09And the film's
29:10major twist
29:11is arguably
29:11one of the best
29:12turns in movie history.
29:14Only you killed it.
29:15No!
29:17I am your father.
29:22The Empire Strikes Back
29:24is easily
29:25one of the best
29:26space operas
29:27the galaxy
29:27has ever seen.
29:29Number 4.
29:30Metropolis.
29:31An expressionist
29:32silent film
29:33from the 20s,
29:34Metropolis is an
29:35operatic tale
29:36of two lovers
29:36from high and low society
29:38in a futuristic
29:39mechanized world.
29:40The straightforward
29:41premise of Metropolis
29:42is accompanied
29:43by imagery
29:43and commentary
29:44that made it legendary.
29:46Echoes of its
29:47gothic and art deco
29:48set design
29:48can be found
29:49in tons of
29:50sci-fi movies
29:51and other
29:51genre films
29:52of the last century.
30:00Metropolis
30:01marks one of the
30:01first depictions
30:02of a humanoid robot
30:03on screen.
30:04Additionally,
30:05the film also
30:06taps into the fears
30:07of an overly
30:08industrialized world.
30:09Its themes
30:10about the struggle
30:11between classes
30:12have remained
30:12tragically relevant
30:14for nearly a century.
30:16A lot of the aspects
30:17people love
30:17about the sci-fi genre
30:18can be traced back
30:19to this 1920s film.
30:21Number 3.
30:22The Matrix.
30:23This film took
30:24the world by storm
30:26and had us all saying
30:27whoa.
30:28Influenced by everything
30:30from cyberpunk
30:30to anime,
30:31The Matrix
30:32is a perfect blend
30:33of high concepts
30:34and high action.
30:35In this adventure,
30:37hacker Neo learns
30:38the whole world
30:39is a simulation
30:40created by machines.
30:41After awakening
30:42to the cold truth,
30:43he learns how
30:44to take advantage
30:45of everything
30:45The Matrix has to offer.
30:46How?
30:48He is the one.
30:54The wild narrative
30:55makes for a gripping
30:57and endlessly
30:57fascinating film.
30:59Viewers were also
31:00hooked on the
31:00incredible action
31:01and the hugely
31:02influential bullet time
31:03effects.
31:04The Matrix
31:05also programs
31:06thought-provoking
31:07philosophical concepts
31:08into its memorable story.
31:09This isn't real.
31:10What is real?
31:12How do you define real?
31:15If you're talking
31:16about what you can feel,
31:17what you can smell,
31:18what you can taste
31:19and see,
31:20then real is simply
31:21electrical signals
31:22interpreted by your brain.
31:24While you might
31:25question reality
31:26by the end,
31:27you won't doubt
31:27that you saw
31:28an incredibly cool
31:29and important
31:30sci-fi movie.
31:31Number 2.
31:33Terminator 2.
31:34Judgment Day.
31:35The first Terminator
31:36got the franchise
31:37off to a fantastic start,
31:38but T2 is the clear
31:41peak of the franchise.
31:42Get down.
31:44In the second outing,
31:46an artificial Terminator
31:47aims to protect
31:48humanity's savior
31:49from a more advanced
31:50killer robot.
31:51Both the action
31:52and special effects
31:53have managed to hold up
31:54for over 30 years
31:56and counting.
31:57Underneath the spectacle,
31:58the actors give
31:59great performances
32:00that hit every emotional beat.
32:02You think you're
32:03safe and alive?
32:04You're already dead.
32:06Everybody,
32:07him you,
32:08you're dead already.
32:09This whole place,
32:10everything you see
32:11is gone!
32:11As they struggle
32:12to prevent
32:13a dark future,
32:14they're forced to question
32:15if just a handful
32:16of people can change
32:17the fate of the planet.
32:19When you add
32:19all these elements up,
32:21Terminator 2.
32:22Judgment Day
32:22is a sci-fi film
32:24whose brilliance
32:24and epic action
32:25will always bring
32:27a tear to our eye.
32:28I know now
32:28why you cry,
32:32but it's something
32:33I can never do.
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32:50Number 1.
32:512001,
32:52A Space Odyssey.
33:032001,
33:04A Space Odyssey
33:05chronicles humanity's
33:06interactions
33:06with strange monoliths
33:08from our earliest origins
33:10to our first steps
33:11into outer space.
33:12Additionally,
33:13it features
33:14an ill-fated mission
33:15ruined by a rogue AI.
33:17Open the pod bay doors,
33:18Hal.
33:20I'm sorry, Dave.
33:22I'm afraid
33:23I can't do that.
33:24Stanley Kubrick's film
33:25was widely celebrated
33:26for its accurate depiction
33:27of how space travel works
33:29and groundbreaking effects.
33:31Even modern audiences
33:32may wonder
33:33how half the shots
33:33were achieved.
33:34But what truly makes
33:362001 a masterpiece
33:37is how its ambiguous ending
33:39allows each
33:39and every audience member
33:41to take something
33:42different from the story.
33:43While it may be
33:44subtitled
33:45A Space Odyssey,
33:45The movie is
33:47a veritable space symphony
33:48of spectacular music
33:50and ideas
33:50about the wonders
33:51and dangers
33:52of what reaching
33:53for the stars
33:54could bring.
34:03What's the greatest
34:04science fiction movie
34:05you've ever seen?
34:06Go where you've never
34:07gone before
34:08and let us know
34:08in the comments.
34:09The movie is
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