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Started putting this list together after the horror countdown, as this is another favorite genre of mine. I have the list of 100 set, I just need to watch one more movie over the weekend and tweak the rankings. In terms of reactions, I think this countdown will have less "That's not Sci-fi!" and more "Why the hell did you rank that so high/low?" One thing I noticed when looking up other rankings, is that this genre seems to have the movies ranked all over the place from list to list, more so than any other genre I've seen. So this should be fun.
I should be ready to start the actual countdown around Monday.
Restrictions and Assumptions
1. I thought it would be easy setting a cutoff line for what movies belong in this genre and what movies do not. It's actually not easy. In fact, it's harder than the horror countdown was in this regard. Fantasy in particular. When looking at other countdown lists, it's amazing what people qualify as fantasy. I will do my best to be consistent, but a lot of times it will come down to whether the movie "feels" like fantasy to me. Movies that straddle more than one genre will most likely count, but I think I want to be more strict than the horror countdown. I did verify that every movie on my list is tagged on IMDB as either Sci-Fi or Fantasy or both.
2. I will NOT be including superhero/comic book movies, this includes the MCU, DC movies, early Marvel stuff. I love these movies and they definitely count as sci-fi, but there are enough of these films for its own countdown and they would push many other great films off the list.
3. I'm also not including Disney animated films for the same reason. There's a ton of great ones and they would monopolize the list. However there is one exception to this, kind of…
4. Certain other franchises or series will be condensed down to one entry. This depends on the series' themselves as some other series will be broken out by sequels. I will explain reasoning when posting each series.
THE LIST
101. Snowpiercer
100. Weird Science
99. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
98. The Beastmaster
97. Avatar
96. Labyrinth
95. Unbreakable
94. Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
93. Conan the Barbarian
92. The Andromeda Strain
91. Brazil
90. Big
89. District 9
88. Dark City
87. Primer
86. Return to Oz
85. Gattaca
84. Soylent Green
83. Star Trek: The Motion Picture
82. Everything Everywhere All At Once
81. Timecrimes
80. Star Trek: First Contact
79. Excalibur
78. Ex Machina
77. La Jetee
76. The Matrix Revolutions
75. The Matrix Reloaded
74. They Live
73. Robocop
72. Willow
71. Mad Max: fury Road
70. The War of the Worlds
69. The Dark Crystal
68. Alien 3 - Assembly Cut
67. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
66. Armageddon
65. Looper
64. Signs
63. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
62. Moon
61. The Iron Giant
60. Starship Troopers
59. Rogue One
58. WALL-E
57. Fire in the Sky
56. War of the Worlds (2005)
55. Princess Mononoke
54. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
53. Dune: Part 1
52. The Fifth Element
51. Minority Report
50. Edge of Tomorrow
49. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
48. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
47. Stargate
46. Edward Scissorhands
45. What Dreams May Come
44. The Fly
43. Solaris
42. The Seventh Seal
41. Independence Day
40. Jurassic Park
39. Dune Part Two
38. Pan's Labyrinth
37. 12 Monkeys
36. The Princess Bride
35. Gravity
34. Total Recall
33. Predator
32. Spirited Away
31. The Thing
30. Planet of the Apes
29. Harry Potter Franchise
28. Blade Runner 2049
27. Inception
26. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
25. Back to the Future
24. The Terminator
23. Annihilation
22. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
21. T2: Judgement Day
20. The Wizard of Oz
19. Blade Runner
18. V for Vendetta
17. The Martian
16. Big Fish
15. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
14. The Neverending Story
13. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
12. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
11. Children of Men
10. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
9. Arrival
8. The Abyss
7. Alien
6. The Matrix
5. Aliens
4. Contact
3. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
2. 2001 - A Space Odyssey
1. Interstellar
I should be ready to start the actual countdown around Monday.
Restrictions and Assumptions
1. I thought it would be easy setting a cutoff line for what movies belong in this genre and what movies do not. It's actually not easy. In fact, it's harder than the horror countdown was in this regard. Fantasy in particular. When looking at other countdown lists, it's amazing what people qualify as fantasy. I will do my best to be consistent, but a lot of times it will come down to whether the movie "feels" like fantasy to me. Movies that straddle more than one genre will most likely count, but I think I want to be more strict than the horror countdown. I did verify that every movie on my list is tagged on IMDB as either Sci-Fi or Fantasy or both.
2. I will NOT be including superhero/comic book movies, this includes the MCU, DC movies, early Marvel stuff. I love these movies and they definitely count as sci-fi, but there are enough of these films for its own countdown and they would push many other great films off the list.
3. I'm also not including Disney animated films for the same reason. There's a ton of great ones and they would monopolize the list. However there is one exception to this, kind of…
4. Certain other franchises or series will be condensed down to one entry. This depends on the series' themselves as some other series will be broken out by sequels. I will explain reasoning when posting each series.
THE LIST
101. Snowpiercer
100. Weird Science
99. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
98. The Beastmaster
97. Avatar
96. Labyrinth
95. Unbreakable
94. Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
93. Conan the Barbarian
92. The Andromeda Strain
91. Brazil
90. Big
89. District 9
88. Dark City
87. Primer
86. Return to Oz
85. Gattaca
84. Soylent Green
83. Star Trek: The Motion Picture
82. Everything Everywhere All At Once
81. Timecrimes
80. Star Trek: First Contact
79. Excalibur
78. Ex Machina
77. La Jetee
76. The Matrix Revolutions
75. The Matrix Reloaded
74. They Live
73. Robocop
72. Willow
71. Mad Max: fury Road
70. The War of the Worlds
69. The Dark Crystal
68. Alien 3 - Assembly Cut
67. Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
66. Armageddon
65. Looper
64. Signs
63. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
62. Moon
61. The Iron Giant
60. Starship Troopers
59. Rogue One
58. WALL-E
57. Fire in the Sky
56. War of the Worlds (2005)
55. Princess Mononoke
54. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
53. Dune: Part 1
52. The Fifth Element
51. Minority Report
50. Edge of Tomorrow
49. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
48. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
47. Stargate
46. Edward Scissorhands
45. What Dreams May Come
44. The Fly
43. Solaris
42. The Seventh Seal
41. Independence Day
40. Jurassic Park
39. Dune Part Two
38. Pan's Labyrinth
37. 12 Monkeys
36. The Princess Bride
35. Gravity
34. Total Recall
33. Predator
32. Spirited Away
31. The Thing
30. Planet of the Apes
29. Harry Potter Franchise
28. Blade Runner 2049
27. Inception
26. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
25. Back to the Future
24. The Terminator
23. Annihilation
22. Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan
21. T2: Judgement Day
20. The Wizard of Oz
19. Blade Runner
18. V for Vendetta
17. The Martian
16. Big Fish
15. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
14. The Neverending Story
13. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
12. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
11. Children of Men
10. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
9. Arrival
8. The Abyss
7. Alien
6. The Matrix
5. Aliens
4. Contact
3. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
2. 2001 - A Space Odyssey
1. Interstellar
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