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50 Most Influential Sci-Fi Movies

A list of the fifty movies that seem to have had the biggest influence on the science fiction genre, whether in terms of style, storytelling, technical advancements, setting trends, or anything else.
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1
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
A Trip to the Moon (1902)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
2
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
3
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
4
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
5
Things to Come (1936)
Things to Come (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
6
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
7
The Thing From Another World (1951)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
8
The War of the Worlds (1953)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
9
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
10
Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
11
Them! (1954)
Them! (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
12
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
13
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
14
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
15
The Blob (1958)
The Blob (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
16
The Time Machine (1960)
The Time Machine (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
17
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
18
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
19
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
20
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
21
Soylent Green (1973)
Soylent Green (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
22
Westworld (1973)
Westworld (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
23
The Stepford Wives (1975)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
24
Logan's Run (1976)
Logan's Run (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
25
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
26
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
27
Alien (1979)
Alien (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
28
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
29
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
30
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
31
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
32
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
33
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
34
Tron (1982)
Tron (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
35
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
36
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
37
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
38
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
39
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
40
The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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