The 101 Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Movies of All Time: 1. Interstellar (2 Viewers)

[Scoresman]

85. Return to Oz​

1985 - 1h 53 - PG
Director: Walter Murch
Metascore: 42

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Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.

A vastly underrated fantasy film, this is a personal favorite from the 80s. This movie is labeled as a children's movie, but is absolutely terrifying. The movie starts with Dorothy going to the mental hospital for shock therapy. Great start for all the kiddos out there! Then there's the Wheelers, the hall of severed heads, this is not the Oz from 1931. It is, however, much more true to the source material. Oz is meant to be a dark place, and it's reflected here in this incredibly imaginative movie.

Trivia: The first film to use the Walt Disney Pictures logo with the rainbow going over the blue castle.

Murch was local... One of my best friends grew up with and was tight with him and his kids.

I think he's an award winning editor- had no idea he'd directed.

This was his first... and only movie he ever directed. I do wonder if there's a story behind that.

What an interesting talent, one that until now I was not really aware of. His Wikipedia page implies that less than favorable box office/reviews may have soured him on future directing jobs.

I wonder if it had to with how disturbing the film is, despite being marketed towards young kids. Parents these days would be up in arms over something like this.

 

[El Floppo]

85. Return to Oz​

1985 - 1h 53 - PG
Director: Walter Murch
Metascore: 42

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Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.

A vastly underrated fantasy film, this is a personal favorite from the 80s. This movie is labeled as a children's movie, but is absolutely terrifying. The movie starts with Dorothy going to the mental hospital for shock therapy. Great start for all the kiddos out there! Then there's the Wheelers, the hall of severed heads, this is not the Oz from 1931. It is, however, much more true to the source material. Oz is meant to be a dark place, and it's reflected here in this incredibly imaginative movie.

Trivia: The first film to use the Walt Disney Pictures logo with the rainbow going over the blue castle.

Murch was local... One of my best friends grew up with and was tight with him and his kids.

I think he's an award winning editor- had no idea he'd directed.

This was his first... and only movie he ever directed. I do wonder if there's a story behind that.

What an interesting talent, one that until now I was not really aware of. His Wikipedia page implies that less than favorable box office/reviews may have soured him on future directing jobs.

I wonder if it had to with how disturbing the film is, despite being marketed towards young kids. Parents these days would be up in arms over something like this.

Now I really want to show this to my kids

 

[The Gator]

88. District 9​

2009 - 1h 52 - R
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Metascore: 81

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In a future Earth in which aliens are isolated in a remote ghetto, a government agent finds himself banished there.

Superb CGI, well implemented social commentary and brilliantly realized aliens, its no wonder this was nominated for Best Picture. In 2009. I might have this too low in hindsight.

Trivia: The language used by the aliens (clicking sounds) was created by rubbing a pumpkin.

loooove this. Was blown away the first time I saw it. This and Primer are too low imo

 

[Ilov80s]

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

100. Snowpiercer
99. Weird Science
98. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
97. The Beastmaster
96. Avatar
95. Labyrinth
94. Unbreakable
93. Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
92. Conan the Barbarian
91. The Andromeda Strain
90. Brazil
89. Big
88. District 9
87. Dark City
86. Primer
85. Return to Oz

I am not an expert on this genre at all and have never really thought about how to order them but Brazil and Avatar seem wildly low at first glance.

 

[Ilov80s]

I mean, there has to be a limit. A movie like Army of Darkness I think you could arguably fit in comedy, horror and fantasy genres. Or if we went with the Big movies it's listed as Comedy, Drama and fantasy. I feel like 3 is alot and 2 is that happy medium. Genre and subgenre.

To me Big is a fantasy-comedy much more than a drama.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

Primer is great because you get lost in the story - just like the main characters do. It is figure out-able but the confusion adds to the experience of the movie.

Also, the characters behave more or less exactly as you would expect engineers to behave in this situation. There's no going back to kill baby Hitler or checking out the dinosaurs. It's exploiting the stock market and trying for immortality. Just perfect writing.

It just occurred to me that this is a movie about engineers, for engineers.

 

[TheBaylorKid]

Looking forward to seeing if and where these land:
The 5th Element
Back To The Future
2001 A Space Odyssey
Jurassic Park
Starship Troopers
E.T.

 

[northern exposure]

87. Dark City​

1998 - 1h 40 - R
Director: Alex Proyas
Metascore: 66

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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.

Gorgeous movie. If you've never seen this, make sure to watch the director's cut. The original spoils the mystery with a monologue at the beginning, and this is much better with the mystery left intact.

Trivia: New Line Cinema forced Alex Proyas to include the opening narration by Kiefer Sutherland, which gives away several plot reveals. Alex Proyas objected to it, saying it was unnecessary, and he subsequently removed the narration from his director's cut.

One of my favorite films. The only weak spot was the opening narration. So it's nice to see the Director' cut eliminates it. I'll have to watch it.
Rufus Sewell is great and so is the lovely Jennifer Connelly.

 

[The Gator]

Re-watching one of my favorite out-of-nowhere sci-fi gems from 2017

Better be on the list

 

[Scoresman]

Re-watching one of my favorite out-of-nowhere sci-fi gems from 2017

Better be on the list

I have one movie from 2017…

 

[Rustoleum]

Are we doing the fantasy films in reverse order? Conan and Beastmaster are pretty genre defining for me and much as I liked stuff like Ladyhawke or Willow, or whatever is to come, this is way too early for them, imo. I know it was stated this list skews more towards sci-fi, but still.

Pocahontas in Space is about where it should be though.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

I mean, there has to be a limit. A movie like Army of Darkness I think you could arguably fit in comedy, horror and fantasy genres. Or if we went with the Big movies it's listed as Comedy, Drama and fantasy. I feel like 3 is alot and 2 is that happy medium. Genre and subgenre.

To me Big is a fantasy-comedy much more than a drama.

It's growing on me. I think for myself and others we think of fantasy as LOTR or maybe Harry Potter and the idea that Big is a fantasy since he wishes to be a big boy and an animatronic
wizard grants his wish is just new to me but I could see it but I still think it's mostly a comedy. What I dislike about it though is that if we are going with body swap then something like freaky friday would also be a "fantasy". It's Scoresman's list and he can add whatever movies he likes but just as an outside observer I think going down the genre rabbit hole isn't a great look but he said that he's not going to get cute with his logic so it's a moot point.

It's been a while since I've seen Big but I'm not sure what's so drama about it unless we are going with a more classical definition and claiming that going from a big boy back to a little boy and breaking up with that woman is a bit of a tragic fall. Otherwise, I'm stumped. Not sure why IMDB lists it as one.

 

[Todem]

So we need to watch:

Primer
Dark City (directors cut)
Return to Oz

I do agree that Conan and Beastmaster were too early.

I do like Avatar. The world is really awesome. The story though has been done and done a lot better. But the influence to pop culture is undeniable and yes the ride at Animal Kingdom is seriously the best theme park ride I have ever experienced.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

So we need to watch:

Primer
Dark City (directors cut)
Return to Oz

I do agree that Conan and Beastmaster were too early.

I do like Avatar. The world is really awesome. The story though has been done and done a lot better. But the influence to pop culture is undeniable and yes the ride at Animal Kingdom is seriously the best theme park ride I have ever experienced.

I'd argue it's cultural impact is nearly zero.

 

[Todem]

So we need to watch:

Primer
Dark City (directors cut)
Return to Oz

I do agree that Conan and Beastmaster were too early.

I do like Avatar. The world is really awesome. The story though has been done and done a lot better. But the influence to pop culture is undeniable and yes the ride at Animal Kingdom is seriously the best theme park ride I have ever experienced.

I'd argue it's cultural impact is nearly zero.

The world Cameron created is quite popular. So I don’t know about its cultural impact…..but there is an entire section of a theme park dedicated to this world.

I like the world……as far as the actual story? I said it had been done. It’s Dances With Wolves in space.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

So we need to watch:

Primer
Dark City (directors cut)
Return to Oz

I do agree that Conan and Beastmaster were too early.

I do like Avatar. The world is really awesome. The story though has been done and done a lot better. But the influence to pop culture is undeniable and yes the ride at Animal Kingdom is seriously the best theme park ride I have ever experienced.

I'd argue it's cultural impact is nearly zero.

The world Cameron created is quite popular. So I don’t know about its cultural impact…..but there is an entire section of a theme park dedicated to this world.

I like the world……as far as the actual story? I said it had been done. It’s Dances With Wolves in space.

Compare and contrast with Jurassic Park, which also gets the theme park treatment.

How many scenes from Jurassic Park can you instantly recall? How many lines of dialog? How many characters? How often do you see memes featuring stills from this movie?

Avatar just doesn't even seem to exist, by way of contrast.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

If the topic of Jurassic Park comes up and I use the expression "clever girl," you instantly know exactly what 30-second scene I'm referring to. "See, nobody cares!" instantly brings back one particular throw-away scene. "Life finds a way" if practically a cliche inspired by this film.

What did Avatar give us?

 

[Todem]

So we need to watch:

Primer
Dark City (directors cut)
Return to Oz

I do agree that Conan and Beastmaster were too early.

I do like Avatar. The world is really awesome. The story though has been done and done a lot better. But the influence to pop culture is undeniable and yes the ride at Animal Kingdom is seriously the best theme park ride I have ever experienced.

I'd argue it's cultural impact is nearly zero.

The world Cameron created is quite popular. So I don’t know about its cultural impact…..but there is an entire section of a theme park dedicated to this world.

I like the world……as far as the actual story? I said it had been done. It’s Dances With Wolves in space.

Compare and contrast with Jurassic Park, which also gets the theme park treatment.

How many scenes from Jurassic Park can you instantly recall? How many lines of dialog? How many characters? How often do you see memes featuring stills from this movie?

Avatar just doesn't even seem to exist, by way of contrast.

I agree but people talk about Avatar like it’s trash.

It’s not trash. Overrated? Yeah I can agree with that.

They have a legion of fanatics.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

If the topic of Jurassic Park comes up and I use the expression "clever girl," you instantly know exactly what 30-second scene I'm referring to. "See, nobody cares!" instantly brings back one particular throw-away scene. "Life finds a way" if practically a cliche inspired by this film.

What did Avatar give us?

Dotson! We've got Dotson here!

We say that all the time.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

So we need to watch:

Primer
Dark City (directors cut)
Return to Oz

I do agree that Conan and Beastmaster were too early.

I do like Avatar. The world is really awesome. The story though has been done and done a lot better. But the influence to pop culture is undeniable and yes the ride at Animal Kingdom is seriously the best theme park ride I have ever experienced.

I'd argue it's cultural impact is nearly zero.

The world Cameron created is quite popular. So I don’t know about its cultural impact…..but there is an entire section of a theme park dedicated to this world.

I like the world……as far as the actual story? I said it had been done. It’s Dances With Wolves in space.

Compare and contrast with Jurassic Park, which also gets the theme park treatment.

How many scenes from Jurassic Park can you instantly recall? How many lines of dialog? How many characters? How often do you see memes featuring stills from this movie?

Avatar just doesn't even seem to exist, by way of contrast.

I agree but people talk about Avatar like it’s trash.

It’s not trash. Overrated? Yeah I can agree with that.

They have a legion of fanatics.

More like a cadre than legion.

 

[Todem]

If the topic of Jurassic Park comes up and I use the expression "clever girl," you instantly know exactly what 30-second scene I'm referring to. "See, nobody cares!" instantly brings back one particular throw-away scene. "Life finds a way" if practically a cliche inspired by this film.

What did Avatar give us?

I am not going to argue it is some work of art….and even in the same class of Jurassic Park.

I don’t hold it nearly in the same class and impact of those films.

Again though……they have a large legion of fans for that world. And it’s people a lot younger than us.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

So we need to watch:

Primer
Dark City (directors cut)
Return to Oz

I do agree that Conan and Beastmaster were too early.

I do like Avatar. The world is really awesome. The story though has been done and done a lot better. But the influence to pop culture is undeniable and yes the ride at Animal Kingdom is seriously the best theme park ride I have ever experienced.

I'd argue it's cultural impact is nearly zero.

The world Cameron created is quite popular. So I don’t know about its cultural impact…..but there is an entire section of a theme park dedicated to this world.

I like the world……as far as the actual story? I said it had been done. It’s Dances With Wolves in space.

Compare and contrast with Jurassic Park, which also gets the theme park treatment.

How many scenes from Jurassic Park can you instantly recall? How many lines of dialog? How many characters? How often do you see memes featuring stills from this movie?

Avatar just doesn't even seem to exist, by way of contrast.

I agree but people talk about Avatar like it’s trash.

It’s not trash. Overrated? Yeah I can agree with that.

They have a legion of fanatics.

It’s basically just Fern Gully in space

 

[Scoresman]

84. Gattaca​

1997 - 1h 46 - PG-13
Director: Andrew Niccol
Metascore: 64

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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.

I think this movie has one of the best glimpses of a possible realistic future. Love the concept, the story doesn’t quite execute as well as I'd hope, however.

Trivia: When Gattaca was first released, as part of a marketing campaign there were adverts for people to call and have their children genetically engineered. Thousands of people called, wanting to have their offspring genetically engineered.

 

[Scoresman]

83. Soylent Green​

1973 - 1h 37 - PG
Director: Richard Fleischer
Metascore: 66

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A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.

Known for it's famous line and twist, this is also a pretty good detective/mystery.

Trivia: During shooting, Edward G. Robinson was almost totally deaf. He could hear people only if they spoke directly into his ear. His dialogue scenes with other people had to be shot several times before he got the rhythm of the dialogue and was able to respond to people as if he could hear them. He could not hear director Richard Fleischer yell "cut" when a scene went wrong, so Robinson would often continue acting out the scene, unaware that shooting had stopped.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

92. Conan the Barbarian​

1982 - 2h 9 - R
Director: John Milius
Metascore: 43

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A powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.

Of all the sword and scorcery movies of the early 80s featuring shirtless men, this one is probably the best. This one also feels the most epic to me.

Trivia: Oliver Stone asked Ridley Scott, fresh off Alien (1979), to direct. He declined.

This was one of the earlier fantasy movies for me. The 2nd was disappointing or cheesy vs the way this one is shot and put together
James Earl Jones has a terrific performance to play opposite of Arnold in the good vs evil

This movie would inspire a lot of other films in this genre, I'm sure we will see a lot more of them.
Definitely belongs on this list, some might have it a bit higher but just to be in the Top 100 is good enough.

Looking forward to more on this list, great thread idea.
Cheers!

 

[Scoresman]

82. Star Trek: The Motion Picture​

1979 - 2h 23 - G
Director: Robert Wise
Metascore: 50

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When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it.

This movie ranks higher as a pure sci-fi film as opposed to a Star Trek film. This movie gets a lot of flak, mainly for it's pacing and character writing and some of it is justified. The ending has some problems too, but I still like the concept of it. The filmmakers were clearly inspired by 2001 and wanted to make another epic. Also, the effects and score were pretty cool. I'll admit to a little nostalgia in place here, as this was my first exposure to Star Trek as a kid.

Trivia: DeForest Kelley had reservations with the movie script, feeling that the characters and relationships from the series were not in place. Along with William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy, Kelley lobbied for greater characterization, but their opinions were largely ignored.

 

[Brunell4MVP]

Already 6 movies on the list that I haven't seen, and none of the subscription services have them for free. Which means Brazil, Primer, Dark City, District 9, Soylent Green, and Unbreakable will remain unwatched. Kinda would like to see District 9 based on description.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

82. Star Trek: The Motion Picture​

1979 - 2h 23 - G
Director: Robert Wise
Metascore: 50

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When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it.

This movie ranks higher as a pure sci-fi film as opposed to a Star Trek film. This movie gets a lot of flak, mainly for it's pacing and character writing and some of it is justified. The ending has some problems too, but I still like the concept of it. The filmmakers were clearly inspired by 2001 and wanted to make another epic. Also, the effects and score were pretty cool. I'll admit to a little nostalgia in place here, as this was my first exposure to Star Trek as a kid.

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The most accurate review of this movie is when it's called "The Motionless Picture". It's just SO dull. And the story is really a rehash of the original series episode called The Changeling where Kirk defeats Nomad which had merged with another probe and developed a twisted directive to sterilize all life it deemed imperfect.

They were going to make a new TV series but scrapped that plan to make this movie instead.

 

[The Gator]

Already 6 movies on the list that I haven't seen, and none of the subscription services have them for free. Which means Brazil, Primer, Dark City, District 9, Soylent Green, and Unbreakable will remain unwatched. Kinda would like to see District 9 based on description.

Primer is about $3 on Prime to rent

 

[bryhamm]

 

[Ministry of Pain]

97. The Beastmaster​

1982 - 1h 58 - PG
Director: Don Coscarelli
Metascore: 18

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A sword-and-sorcery fantasy about a young man's search for revenge. Armed with supernatural powers, the handsome hero and his animal allies wage war against marauding forces.

This was 6 year old Scoresman's favorite movie for a few months. It's campy and cheesy, and just so perfectly weird.

Trivia: According to director Don Coscarelli, the original camera negative for this film is lost. Contrary to standard practices, it was stored in a private house which was sold, and it is not known what happened to the cans which housed the negative. Coscarelli has asked the public for help.

This was like a Heavy Metal video from MTV came to life
I was 8-9 yrs old when this was released, several 1st time events
The burning moat around the castle
This movie had it all in the early 80s

 

[Brunell4MVP]

Already 6 movies on the list that I haven't seen, and none of the subscription services have them for free. Which means Brazil, Primer, Dark City, District 9, Soylent Green, and Unbreakable will remain unwatched. Kinda would like to see District 9 based on description.

Primer is about $3 on Prime to rent

I'm a man of principals. I pay for Prime already. Not giving them another $3. There's no shortage of companies trying to take our money when we already paid them.

 

[Scoresman]

81. Everything Everywhere All at Once​

2022 - 2h 19 - R
Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Metascore: 81

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A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.

A touching if corny story, great visuals and action make this one of the more fun movies to come out recently. Wouldn’t be surprised if my ranking of this increases as time goes on.

Trivia: To keep plot details under wraps before the trailer was released, the IMDb synopsis read, "It's about a 55-year-old Chinese woman trying to finish her taxes."

 

[Scoresman]

Already 6 movies on the list that I haven't seen, and none of the subscription services have them for free. Which means Brazil, Primer, Dark City, District 9, Soylent Green, and Unbreakable will remain unwatched. Kinda would like to see District 9 based on description.

Primer is about $3 on Prime to rent

I'm a man of principals. I pay for Prime already. Not giving them another $3. There's no shortage of companies trying to take our money when we already paid them.

You should look into Stremio + Torrentio. I feel exactly the same as you, but also don't have to sacrifice watching what I'd like.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

81. Everything Everywhere All at Once​

2022 - 2h 19 - R
Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Metascore: 81

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A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.

A touching if corny story, great visuals and action make this one of the more fun movies to come out recently. Wouldn’t be surprised if my ranking of this increases as time goes on.

Trivia: To keep plot details under wraps before the trailer was released, the IMDb synopsis read, "It's about a 55-year-old Chinese woman trying to finish her taxes."

I loved this movie.

 

[IvanKaramazov]

81. Everything Everywhere All at Once​

2022 - 2h 19 - R
Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Metascore: 81

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A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.

A touching if corny story, great visuals and action make this one of the more fun movies to come out recently. Wouldn’t be surprised if my ranking of this increases as time goes on.

Trivia: To keep plot details under wraps before the trailer was released, the IMDb synopsis read, "It's about a 55-year-old Chinese woman trying to finish her taxes."

I loved this movie.

I passionately hated this one, but it's the sort of movie that is going to divide people. I'm glad they make movies like this, even if this one wasn't my cup of tea.

 

[Scoresman]

80. Timecrimes​

2007 - 1h 32 - R
Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Metascore: 68

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A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.

Another low budget time travel movie done really, really well. This one puts together a decent plot to go with it. Fun Spanish film.

Trivia: Tom Cruise was at one point attached to do an American remake of the film.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

81. Everything Everywhere All at Once​

2022 - 2h 19 - R
Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Metascore: 81

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A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.

A touching if corny story, great visuals and action make this one of the more fun movies to come out recently. Wouldn’t be surprised if my ranking of this increases as time goes on.

Trivia: To keep plot details under wraps before the trailer was released, the IMDb synopsis read, "It's about a 55-year-old Chinese woman trying to finish her taxes."

I loved this movie.

I passionately hated this one, but it's the sort of movie that is going to divide people. I'm glad they make movies like this, even if this one wasn't my cup of tea.

A plague eating away our youth is the nihilistic attitude that nothing matters.

The daughter/villain (the ironically named Joy) embodies this - and given the state of her family she's not necessarily wrong.

But the reconciliation that occurs with her mother - after she (the mother) herself gets a grip - saves everything, everywhere, all at once. I love that message.

Even if JLC didn't really deserve an Oscar and she used her platform to preach.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I watched Timecrimes and this is what I wrote about it:

Timecrimes - 6/10

It's well written and it all makes sense but the finish line isn't worth the race.

 

[Scoresman]

I watched Timecrimes and this is what I wrote about it:

Timecrimes - 6/10

It's well written and it all makes sense but the finish line isn't worth the race.

The bolded is a really good "nice to have" in a time travel movie.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

81. Everything Everywhere All at Once​

2022 - 2h 19 - R
Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Metascore: 81

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A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.

A touching if corny story, great visuals and action make this one of the more fun movies to come out recently. Wouldn’t be surprised if my ranking of this increases as time goes on.

Trivia: To keep plot details under wraps before the trailer was released, the IMDb synopsis read, "It's about a 55-year-old Chinese woman trying to finish her taxes."

I loved this movie.

I passionately hated this one, but it's the sort of movie that is going to divide people. I'm glad they make movies like this, even if this one wasn't my cup of tea.

It’s way overrated

 

[Scoresman]

79. Star Trek: First Contact​

1996 - 1h 51 - PG-13
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Metascore: 70

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The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.

This is the only TNG movie I really go back to rewatch. It's really underrated and is like TNG on steroids despite it's plot problems. The Borg cube battle scene is excellent, some scenes play out like action-horror sequences which I loved seeing in a Trek film, and Picard's acting is even better than on the show. It also has one of the best lines in a Trek movie. "So you're all astronauts on a sort of.. Star Trek?"

Trivia: James Cromwell became the first actor in Star Trek history to actually utter the phrase "star trek"

 

[Scoresman]

78. Excalibur​

1981 - 2h 20 - PG
Director: John Boorman
Metascore: 56

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Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.

I feel like this movie captured the lore of King Arthur perfectly, with a great cast of , at the time, up and coming actors, and great music and art direction.

Trivia: Liam Neeson and Dame Helen Mirren met on the set of this movie and lived together for the next four years.

 

[El Floppo]

84. Gattaca​

1997 - 1h 46 - PG-13
Director: Andrew Niccol
Metascore: 64

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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.

I think this movie has one of the best glimpses of a possible realistic future. Love the concept, the story doesn’t quite execute as well as I'd hope, however.

Trivia: When Gattaca was first released, as part of a marketing campaign there were adverts for people to call and have their children genetically engineered. Thousands of people called, wanting to have their offspring genetically engineered.

I love this movie. What's always stood out to me is the art direction... Even implausibly sending astronauts into space in perfectly tailired business suits- it all just looked amazing. From Frank Lloyd wright's Marin Civic Center as home base, to all the brutalist architecture, citroens and other cars, and Uma of course.

Saw in my news feed recently that it's the one movie... NASA maybe? (I don't recall the agency) Calls the most accurate portrayal of the future (have to assume, bespoke business suits aside).

 

[El Floppo]

78. Excalibur​

1981 - 2h 20 - PG
Director: John Boorman
Metascore: 56

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Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.

I feel like this movie captured the lore of King Arthur perfectly, with a great cast of , at the time, up and coming actors, and great music and art direction.

Trivia: Liam Neeson and Dame Helen Mirren met on the set of this movie and lived together for the next four years.

I remember thinking this was silly and overwrought when I saw it as a kid. Can't imagine I'm going to feel better about it as an adult. But nice use of ... Was it Carmina Burana? In the score.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

79. Star Trek: First Contact​

1996 - 1h 51 - PG-13
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Metascore: 70

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The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.

This is the only TNG movie I really go back to rewatch. It's really underrated and is like TNG on steroids despite it's plot problems. The Borg cube battle scene is excellent, some scenes play out like action-horror sequences which I loved seeing in a Trek film, and Picard's acting is even better than on the show. It also has one of the best lines in a Trek movie. "So you're all astronauts on a sort of.. Star Trek?"

Trivia: James Cromwell became the first actor in Star Trek history to actually utter the phrase "star trek"

Having a Borg "queen" so radically changed the mythos that I really didn't like it much.
And ..time travel AGAIN!?

 

[El Floppo]

81. Everything Everywhere All at Once​

2022 - 2h 19 - R
Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
Metascore: 81

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A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.

A touching if corny story, great visuals and action make this one of the more fun movies to come out recently. Wouldn’t be surprised if my ranking of this increases as time goes on.

Trivia: To keep plot details under wraps before the trailer was released, the IMDb synopsis read, "It's about a 55-year-old Chinese woman trying to finish her taxes."

I loved this movie.

I passionately hated this one, but it's the sort of movie that is going to divide people. I'm glad they make movies like this, even if this one wasn't my cup of tea.

The hate runs strong in you.

 

[Scoresman]

79. Star Trek: First Contact​

1996 - 1h 51 - PG-13
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Metascore: 70

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The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.

This is the only TNG movie I really go back to rewatch. It's really underrated and is like TNG on steroids despite it's plot problems. The Borg cube battle scene is excellent, some scenes play out like action-horror sequences which I loved seeing in a Trek film, and Picard's acting is even better than on the show. It also has one of the best lines in a Trek movie. "So you're all astronauts on a sort of.. Star Trek?"

Trivia: James Cromwell became the first actor in Star Trek history to actually utter the phrase "star trek"

Having a Borg "queen" so radically changed the mythos that I really didn't like it much.
And ..time travel AGAIN!?

They ended up deciding to use a "queen" after they couldn't get a Borg talking supercomputer to feel right. I'm not too keen on the idea of a queen although I do think Alice Krige plays it really well.

Time travel is the plot problem I talk about. There are probably many other time periods the Borg could have chosen to better achieve their goals, but then you have the problem of there being no movie or a less interesting movie.

 

[Scoresman]

84. Gattaca​

1997 - 1h 46 - PG-13
Director: Andrew Niccol
Metascore: 64

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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.

I think this movie has one of the best glimpses of a possible realistic future. Love the concept, the story doesn’t quite execute as well as I'd hope, however.

Trivia: When Gattaca was first released, as part of a marketing campaign there were adverts for people to call and have their children genetically engineered. Thousands of people called, wanting to have their offspring genetically engineered.

I love this movie. What's always stood out to me is the art direction... Even implausibly sending astronauts into space in perfectly tailired business suits- it all just looked amazing. From Frank Lloyd wright's Marin Civic Center as home base, to all the brutalist architecture, citroens and other cars, and Uma of course.

Saw in my news feed recently that it's the one movie... NASA maybe? (I don't recall the agency) Calls the most accurate portrayal of the future (have to assume, bespoke business suits aside).

I saw that too and almost used it as the trivia blurb, but then I wondered how dated the comment might be. Does NASA still think this?

 

[FarFromHome]

84. Gattaca​

1997 - 1h 46 - PG-13
Director: Andrew Niccol
Metascore: 64

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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.

I think this movie has one of the best glimpses of a possible realistic future. Love the concept, the story doesn’t quite execute as well as I'd hope, however.

Trivia: When Gattaca was first released, as part of a marketing campaign there were adverts for people to call and have their children genetically engineered. Thousands of people called, wanting to have their offspring genetically engineered.

I love this movie. What's always stood out to me is the art direction... Even implausibly sending astronauts into space in perfectly tailired business suits- it all just looked amazing. From Frank Lloyd wright's Marin Civic Center as home base, to all the brutalist architecture, citroens and other cars, and Uma of course.

Saw in my news feed recently that it's the one movie... NASA maybe? (I don't recall the agency) Calls the most accurate portrayal of the future (have to assume, bespoke business suits aside).

I saw that too and almost used it as the trivia blurb, but then I wondered how dated the comment might be. Does NASA still think this?

I read they transitioned to Taylor Kitschs performance in John Carter as the most accurate portrayal of the future. Hopefully this movie made your list.