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by Dano71 • Created 6 years ago • Modified 1 day ago
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  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    1. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    19802h 4mPG82Metascore
    8.7 (1.5M)
    After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins training with Jedi Master Yoda, while Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.
    DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
  • Logan Marshall-Green in Upgrade (2018)

    2. Upgrade

    20181h 40mR67Metascore
    7.5 (226K)
    Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when the world of Grey, a self-labeled technophobe, is turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant.
    DirectorLeigh WhannellStarsLogan Marshall-GreenMelanie VallejoSteve Danielsen
  • Alicia Vikander in Ex Machina (2014)

    3. Ex Machina

    20141h 48mR78Metascore
    7.7 (622K)
    A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.
    DirectorAlex GarlandStarsAlicia VikanderDomhnall GleesonOscar Isaac
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)

    4. The Terminator

    19841h 47mR84Metascore
    8.1 (973K)
    A cyborg assassin from the future attempts to find and kill a young woman who is destined to give birth to a warrior that will lead a resistance to save humankind from extinction.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonMichael Biehn
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Pantellas in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

    5. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    19912h 17mR75Metascore
    8.6 (1.2M)
    A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son John from an even more advanced and powerful cyborg.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerLinda HamiltonEdward Furlong
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kristanna Loken in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

    6. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

    20031h 49mR66Metascore
    6.3 (430K)
    John Connor must face a female Terminator with power over all the machines. But a new Terminator unit, a T-850, is sent back through time to help guide him through the coming battle.
    DirectorJonathan MostowStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerNick StahlKristanna Loken
  • Terminator Salvation (2009)

    7. Terminator Salvation

    20091h 55mPG-1349Metascore
    6.5 (387K)
    As the machines prepare for a final attack, John Connor and a mysterious stranger delve into the heart of Skynet and uncover a terrible secret involving the annihilation of mankind.
    DirectorMcGStarsChristian BaleSam WorthingtonAnton Yelchin
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, and Emilia Clarke in Terminator Genisys (2015)

    8. Terminator Genisys

    20152h 6mPG-1338Metascore
    6.3 (302K)
    When John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline.
    DirectorAlan TaylorStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerJason ClarkeEmilia Clarke
  • Will Smith in I, Robot (2004)

    9. I, Robot

    20041h 55mPG-1359Metascore
    7.1 (601K)
    In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.
    DirectorAlex ProyasStarsWill SmithBridget MoynahanBruce Greenwood
  • Tom Selleck and Cynthia Rhodes in Runaway (1984)

    10. Runaway

    19841h 40mPG-1350Metascore
    5.9 (15K)
    In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target.
    DirectorMichael CrichtonStarsTom SelleckCynthia RhodesGene Simmons
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall (1990)

    11. Total Recall

    19901h 53mR60Metascore
    7.5 (372K)
    When a man goes in to have virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars implanted in his mind, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he?
    DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerSharon StoneMichael Ironside
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)

    12. Predator

    19871h 47mR47Metascore
    7.8 (482K)
    A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerCarl WeathersKevin Peter Hall
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)

    13. Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    1997–2003145 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (169K)
    A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
    CreatorJoss WhedonStarsSarah Michelle GellarNicholas BrendonAlyson Hannigan
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)

    14. Inception

    20102h 28mPG-1374Metascore
    8.8 (2.7M)
    A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot Page
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)

    15. The Matrix

    19992h 16mR73Metascore
    8.7 (2.2M)
    When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
    DirectorsLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne Moss
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    16. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

    19772h 1mPG90Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
  • Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)

    17. Interstellar

    20142h 49mPG-1374Metascore
    8.7 (2.4M)
    When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsMatthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayJessica Chastain
  • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    18. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    19832h 11mPG58Metascore
    8.3 (1.2M)
    After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempts to destroy the second Death Star while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.
    DirectorRichard MarquandStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
  • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

    19. Guardians of the Galaxy

    20142h 1mPG-1376Metascore
    8.0 (1.3M)
    A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.
    DirectorJames GunnStarsChris PrattVin DieselBradley Cooper
  • Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)

    20. Back to the Future

    19851h 56mPG87Metascore
    8.5 (1.4M)
    Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea Thompson
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Frank Oz, Kenny Baker, Hayden Christensen, Temuera Morrison, Bodie Taylor, and Richard Stride in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

    21. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

    20022h 22mPG54Metascore
    6.6 (798K)
    Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsHayden ChristensenNatalie PortmanEwan McGregor
  • Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Anthony Daniels, Liam Neeson, Jake Lloyd, Kenny Baker, Ahmed Best, Keira Knightley, Ray Park, and Peter Serafinowicz in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

    22. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    19992h 16mPG51Metascore
    6.5 (901K)
    Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long-dormant Sith resurface to claim their former glory.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsEwan McGregorLiam NeesonNatalie Portman
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Kenny Baker, Michael Giacchino, Peter Mayhew, Nigel Godrich, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Lupita Nyong'o, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, and Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)

    23. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

    20152h 18mPG-1380Metascore
    7.7 (1M)
    As a new threat to the galaxy rises, Rey, a desert scavenger, and Finn, an ex-stormtrooper, must join Han Solo and Chewbacca to search for the one hope of restoring peace.
    DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsDaisy RidleyJohn BoyegaOscar Isaac
  • Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future Part II (1989)

    24. Back to the Future Part II

    19891h 48mPG57Metascore
    7.8 (603K)
    After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea Thompson
  • Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Mary Steenburgen in Back to the Future Part III (1990)

    25. Back to the Future Part III

    19901h 58mPG55Metascore
    7.5 (505K)
    Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly learns about the death of Doc Brown in 1885 and must travel back in time to save him. With no fuel readily available for the DeLorean, the two must figure how to escape the Old West before Emmett is murdered.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydMary Steenburgen

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