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[Kagey K]

2001
Alien
Aliens
Blade Runner
Blade Runner 2049
Gattaca
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Akira
Terminator
Terminator 2
The Matrix
The Abyss
Minority Report
Inception
Interstellar
Robocop
Total Recall
Starship Troopers
Strange Days
Edge of Tomorrow
The Thing
12 Monkeys
They Live
Ex Machina
Annihilation

Goddamn that’s a good list. If anyone was interested in getting into Sci-Fi that’s as good as place as any to start.

I would say that it’s lacking The Fifth Element, and The Running Man though.

 

[synchronicity]

Really hard to distill things down to 5 movies since you have to omit so many great ones, but I suppose if pressed, I'd say this:

Contact
The Matrix
2001
The Fly (1986)
The Fountain (While I don't consider it pure science fiction, it's too good to omit from my top 5)

 

[Lanrutcon]

1. Terminator 2,
2. A.i by Steven Spielberg,
3. I robot,
4. Cyborg, Jean Claude Van damme!
5. Babylon A.D.

Reported.

 

[strange headache]

 

[kurisu_1974]

My favorite sci fi movies are 2001, Stalker and Solyaris.

Late 60s / early 70s was amazing for real sci fi tho. Until Star Wars came along.

 

[KorbinDallas]

Babylon A.D.

You can of course have your opinion. But you're also wrong. Just adding to the pile-on.

 

[plushyp]

I won't bother listing my picks since most have been mentioned, so I'll give my one mention to a film that I'm somewhat shocked hasn't been mentioned yet, Dark City. Insanely underrated, I feel. Love it.

On page 1. Ahem.

How about Primer (2004) ? Although I'd say it was more a film about friendship with science fiction elements. I think I'll give it a rewatch again.

Some others that haven't been mentioned: The Signal (2014) , Dark City (1998), Time Lapse (2014)

 

[Fret Runner]

On page 1. Ahem.

 

[Clear]

Are you serious?

Film is first and foremost a visual medium and Blade Runner is beautiful. Not only that, but it's still beautiful today. Imagine how mind-blowing it was in 1982.

NO CGI.

That's all miniatures and in-camera effects. Trumbull is a fucking genius.

 

[Corrik]

Yes?

You must have a Nolan boner if that's in your top 5 Sci Fi movies of all time.

 

[Radical Dreamer]

Interstellar ( I love it), Inception, Blade Runner 2049, Space Odyssey 2001, Edge of Tomorrow

 

[Hinedorf]

I consider AI the single worst movie ever created.

 

[MisterHero]

Hey what version of Blade Runner should I watch? Is there a big difference like entirely different soundtracks?

 

[DetectiveBananas]

1. Terminator 2,
2. A.i by Steven Spielberg,
3. I robot,
4. Cyborg, Jean Claude Van damme!
5. Babylon A.D.

 

[Potato Chip PRO]

No love for the Fifth Element? Anyone? Love that movie