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Favorite Sci-Fi Movies

by PhoeniX-111 • Created 5 years ago • Modified 5 years ago
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  • Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)

    1. The Fifth Element

    19972h 6mPG-1352Metascore
    7.6 (530K)
    In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.
    DirectorLuc BessonStarsBruce WillisMilla JovovichGary Oldman
  • Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh in eXistenZ (1999)

    2. eXistenZ

    19991h 37mR70Metascore
    6.8 (111K)
    A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.
    DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsJude LawJennifer Jason LeighIan Holm
  • The Thing (1982)

    3. The Thing

    19821h 49mR57Metascore
    8.2 (504K)
    A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellWilford BrimleyKeith David
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall (1990)

    4. Total Recall

    19901h 53mR60Metascore
    7.5 (371K)
    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
  • Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, and Madeleine Stowe in 12 Monkeys (1995)

    5. 12 Monkeys

    19952h 9mR75Metascore
    8.0 (667K)
    In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.
    DirectorTerry GilliamStarsBruce WillisMadeleine StoweBrad Pitt
  • Jeff Imada and Roddy Piper in They Live (1988)

    6. They Live

    19881h 34mR55Metascore
    7.2 (156K)
    They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsRoddy PiperKeith DavidMeg Foster
  • Pitch Black (2000)

    7. Pitch Black

    20001h 49mR49Metascore
    7.0 (260K)
    A transport ship crashes and leaves its crew stranded on a desert planet inhabited by bloodthirsty creatures that come out during an eclipse.
    DirectorDavid TwohyStarsRadha MitchellCole HauserVin Diesel
  • Karl Urban in Dredd (2012)

    8. Dredd

    20121h 35mR60Metascore
    7.1 (307K)
    In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO.
    DirectorPete TravisStarsKarl UrbanOlivia ThirlbyLena Headey
  • Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, and Juliette Lewis in Strange Days (1995)

    9. Strange Days

    19952h 25mR66Metascore
    7.2 (82K)
    A black-marketeer tries to save a woman in 1999 Los Angeles.
    DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsRalph FiennesAngela BassettJuliette Lewis
  • Gattaca (1997)

    10. Gattaca

    19971h 46mPG-1364Metascore
    7.7 (338K)
    Vincent, an "In-Valid," assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect.
    DirectorAndrew NiccolStarsEthan HawkeUma ThurmanJude Law
  • Rufus Sewell in Dark City (1998)

    11. Dark City

    19981h 40mR66Metascore
    7.6 (221K)
    A man struggles with memories of his past, which include a wife he cannot remember and a nightmarish world no one else ever seems to wake up from.
    DirectorAlex ProyasStarsRufus SewellKiefer SutherlandJennifer Connelly
  • The Chronicles of Riddick: Into Pitch Black (2000)

    12. The Chronicles of Riddick: Into Pitch Black

    20001hTV-14TV Movie
    6.2 (3.5K)
    After the events of Pitch Black, a contractor is hired to locate Riddick, dead or alive. He reviews available information on him and the events of Pitch Black. Terrified, he hires a female cyberpunk merc to do the job for him.
    DirectorM. David MelvinStarsVin DieselBrian GantLisa Saum
  • Alien (1979)

    13. Alien

    19791h 57mR89Metascore
    8.5 (1M)
    After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn Hurt
  • Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

    14. Aliens

    19862h 17mR84Metascore
    8.4 (815K)
    Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie Henn
  • Alien³ (1992)

    15. Alien³

    19921h 54mR59Metascore
    6.4 (343K)
    Returning from LV-426, Ellen Ripley crash-lands on the maximum-security prison Fiorina 161, where she discovers that she has unwittingly brought along an unwelcome visitor.
    DirectorDavid FincherStarsSigourney WeaverCharles S. DuttonCharles Dance
  • Event Horizon (1997)

    16. Event Horizon

    19971h 36mR35Metascore
    6.6 (207K)
    A rescue crew is tasked with investigating the mysterious reappearance of a spaceship that had been lost for seven years.
    DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsLaurence FishburneSam NeillKathleen Quinlan
  • Cube (1997)

    17. Cube

    19971h 30mR61Metascore
    7.1 (257K)
    A group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Each one of them is gifted with a special skill and they must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps.
    DirectorVincenzo NataliStarsNicole de BoerMaurice Dean WintDavid Hewlett
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    18. 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
  • 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)

    19. 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
  • 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)

    20. 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
  • Wilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller, Siân Phillips, and Carel Struycken in Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)

    21. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

    19851h 34mTV-GTV Movie
    5.4 (11K)
    Marauders raid the Ewok village and steal a power supply they believe to be magical. Wicket helps Cindel escape the evil witch Charal, and they befriend a hermit who may help them save the village.
    DirectorsJim WheatKen WheatStarsWilford BrimleyWarwick DavisAubree Miller
  • Warwick Davis, Fionnula Flanagan, Guy Boyd, Aubree Miller, and Eric Walker in The Ewok Adventure (1984)

    22. The Ewok Adventure

    19841h 36mTV-GTV Movie
    5.3 (13K)
    Wicket the Ewok and his friends agree to help two shipwrecked human children, Mace and Cindel, on a quest to find their parents.
    DirectorJohn KortyStarsEric WalkerWarwick DavisFionnula Flanagan
  • Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Pantoliano, and Carrie-Anne Moss in The Matrix (1999)

    23. 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
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)

    24. 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
  • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

    25. 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

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