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1970S SCI-FI

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  • Alien (1979)

    1. 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
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

    2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    19772h 18mPG90Metascore
    7.6 (226K)
    An Indiana electric lineman finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRichard DreyfussFrançois TruffautTeri Garr
  • Solaris (1972)

    3. Solaris

    19722h 47mPG93Metascore
    7.9 (102K)
    A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.
    DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsNatalya BondarchukDonatas BanionisJüri Järvet
  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    4. A Clockwork Orange

    19712h 16mR77Metascore
    8.2 (915K)
    Alex DeLarge and his droogs barbarize a decaying near-future.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsMalcolm McDowellPatrick MageeMichael Bates
  • Charlton Heston and Lincoln Kilpatrick in The Omega Man (1971)

    5. The Omega Man

    19711h 38mPG56Metascore
    6.4 (35K)
    Dr Robert Neville has developed an experimental vaccine which makes him the only immune survivor of a biological catastrophe. A gang of homicidal mutants blame science for their condition and attempt to kill him.
    DirectorBoris SagalStarsCharlton HestonAnthony ZerbeRosalind Cash
  • Nikolay Grinko, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, and Anatoliy Solonitsyn in Stalker (1979)

    6. Stalker

    19792h 42mNot Rated85Metascore
    8.0 (152K)
    A guide leads two men through an area known as the Zone to find a room that grants wishes.
    DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsAlisa FreyndlikhAleksandr KaydanovskiyAnatoliy Solonitsyn
  • Mel Gibson in Mad Max (1979)

    7. Mad Max

    19791h 28mR73Metascore
    6.8 (239K)
    In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonJoanne SamuelHugh Keays-Byrne
  • Donald Sutherland and Veronica Cartwright in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

    8. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    19781h 55mPG75Metascore
    7.4 (77K)
    When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, replicating the city's residents one body at a time.
    DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsDonald SutherlandBrooke AdamsJeff Goldblum
  • Westworld (1973)

    9. Westworld

    19731h 28mPG77Metascore
    6.9 (65K)
    A robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park.
    DirectorMichael CrichtonStarsYul BrynnerRichard BenjaminJames Brolin
  • Soylent Green (1973)

    10. Soylent Green

    19731h 37mPG66Metascore
    7.0 (73K)
    A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsCharlton HestonEdward G. RobinsonLeigh Taylor-Young
  • James Olson and Robert Soto in The Andromeda Strain (1971)

    11. The Andromeda Strain

    19712h 11mG60Metascore
    7.2 (43K)
    Top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what killed the citizens of a small town and how the deadly contagion can be stopped.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsJames OlsonArthur HillDavid Wayne
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    12. 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
  • Rollerball (1975)

    13. Rollerball

    19752h 5mR56Metascore
    6.5 (31K)
    In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsJames CaanJohn HousemanMaud Adams
  • Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Richard Jordan in Logan's Run (1976)

    14. Logan's Run

    19761h 59mPG53Metascore
    6.8 (64K)
    A police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
    DirectorMichael AndersonStarsMichael YorkJenny AgutterRichard Jordan
  • THX 1138 (1971)

    15. THX 1138

    19711h 26mGP75Metascore
    6.6 (56K)
    In the 25th century, a time when people have designations instead of names, a man, THX 1138, and a woman, LUH 3417, rebel against their rigidly controlled society.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsRobert DuvallDonald PleasenceDon Pedro Colley
  • The Brood (1979)

    16. The Brood

    19791h 32mR63Metascore
    6.8 (37K)
    A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
    DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsOliver ReedSamantha EggarArt Hindle
  • Angus Scrimm in Phantasm (1979)

    17. Phantasm

    19791h 29mR72Metascore
    6.6 (43K)
    Newly orphaned teenager Mike Pearson, his older brother Jody, and their friends face off against a mysterious grave robber known as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons in their southern California town.
    DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsA. Michael BaldwinBill ThornburyReggie Bannister
  • David Bowie in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

    18. The Man Who Fell to Earth

    19762h 19mR81Metascore
    6.6 (30K)
    An alien must pose as a human to save his dying planet, but a woman and greed of other men create complications.
    DirectorNicolas RoegStarsDavid BowieRip TornCandy Clark
  • Time After Time (1979)

    19. Time After Time

    19791h 52mPG69Metascore
    7.0 (22K)
    H.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to the 20th Century when the serial murderer uses the future writer's time machine to escape his time period.
    DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsMalcolm McDowellMary SteenburgenDavid Warner
  • The Stepford Wives (1975)

    20. The Stepford Wives

    19751h 55mPG54Metascore
    6.9 (21K)
    Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.
    DirectorBryan ForbesStarsKatharine RossPaula PrentissPeter Masterson
  • Bruce Dern in Silent Running (1972)

    21. Silent Running

    19721h 29mG67Metascore
    6.6 (33K)
    In a future where all flora are extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's plant samples, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.
    DirectorDouglas TrumbullStarsBruce DernCliff PottsRon Rifkin
  • The Boys from Brazil (1978)

    22. The Boys from Brazil

    19782h 5mR40Metascore
    7.0 (32K)
    A Nazi hunter in Paraguay discovers a sinister and bizarre plot to rekindle the Third Reich.
    DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsGregory PeckLaurence OlivierJames Mason
  • Don Johnson, Tim McIntire, and Tiger in A Boy and His Dog (1975)

    23. A Boy and His Dog

    19751h 31mR68Metascore
    6.4 (20K)
    In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a boy who can communicate with his dog telepathically is targeted by a mysterious committee.
    DirectorL.Q. JonesStarsDon JohnsonJason RobardsSusanne Benton
  • Phase IV (1974)

    24. Phase IV

    19741h 24mPG49Metascore
    6.4 (10K)
    Suddenly, desert ants form a group intelligence and wage war on the humans. It's up to a couple of scientists and a girl to stop them
    DirectorSaul BassStarsNigel DavenportMichael MurphyLynne Frederick
  • Woody Allen and Diane Keaton in Sleeper (1973)

    25. Sleeper

    19731h 29mPG77Metascore
    7.1 (46K)
    A nerdish store owner is revived out of cryostasis into a future world to fight an oppressive government.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonJohn Beck

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