50 Must-See Science Fiction Movies (how many have you seen?)

List Challenges ^

[EveningStar]

There are so many amazing science fiction movies that it's hard to include all the greats in a list of 50. It may not be the same 50 you'd pick, but I hope you enjoy this list of must-sees.

How many have you seen? Click items to mark as completed.

[null and void]

What creature could shake off multiple hits with weapons that can do this to steel and concrete?

Ghost Shark?

[BenLurkin]

I’m not sophisticated enough of a person to appreciate the artistry in it.

[Overwatcher]

Unbelievable! Not one mention of “Plan Nine From Outer Space,” starring Bela Lugosi and Vampira and Thor, and of course narrative by the Great Cristwell, with supporting help from Bela Lugosi’s dentist who filled in for him when he died during the movie’s filming.

[Kartographer]

Yeah but didn’t those darn kids beat that thing?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_C2HJvtRDY

[GeronL]

I could have made this 10x better

[RegulatorCountry]

The author doesn’t seem to have delved into the genre in any depth. Almost exclusively mainstream, predictable fare. There are cult classics galore missing, let alone various offbeat indy efforts verging upon artsy. “Enemy Mine.”. “Barbarossa” belongs if “Brazil” does. Comicbook superhero franchise movies don’t qualify, imho.

[verga]

I agree with you about the Forbin Project, and in fact I thought about it a few minutes after I posted before. I only saw that one for the first time a few months ago. It was definately a movie that set a theme that would return again often in “skynet,” or “War Games.”<>/I>

Forbidden planet was actually, depending on your point of view, a remake or an homage to Shakespeare's "The Tempest".

[null and void]

Not that one.

[logitech]

It’s a crummy commercial!

[albie]

16. I don’t like sci fi.

[null and void]

Oooooookay!

Will you be watching Stonados tomorrow?

[DManA]

I made it a point to read what my kids read. City of Ember was a good book. The movie, eh.

[Jack Hydrazine]

They didn’t have “My Science Project” with Dennis Hopper!

Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msUrUTdPluw

Full movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZUNXthkSvo

[Beowulf9]

Can you believe I am always hearing a noise and thinking of either the sound of the Id walking or the music of the Krell.

What gorgeous grapics Forbidden Planet had.

So, what? They didn’t put up Queen of Outer Space?

[2CAVTrooper]

29 of them

If they listed a few others such as War of the Worlds (both of them), the other two terminator movies, and the other Matrix movies to name a few I’d have a better score.

[BenLurkin]

See post 213

[Jack Hydrazine]

“Solar Babies” wasn’t listed.

[Beowulf9]

Btw I saw 34 of these and not all or by any means all of those were what I considered great.

I would put all of the James Whale Frankenstein’s in there.

[GeronL]

That is probably a good thing

[null and void]

War of the Worlds (both of them)

Do you mean both of the George Pal, Steven Speilberg, Pendragon, and Asylum versions?