Here’s a list of my top 25 sci-fi movies. One thing to note is that I don’t include films that I intend to group into another genre’s top list (such as Ghostbusters which would go in Comedy or The Road Warrior which would go in Action). I did include some films that could have gone into another genre (Like Aliens in Action), but they felt comfortable on this list. I also decided to do some of the franchises with one entry (such as Star Trek, Star Wars, Terminator, etc). I know this is something of a cheat, and balances things a tad bit unfairly to some of the individual films of that series. For the record, Empire Strikes Back would be #1 on this list by itself, with Star Trek II close behind it (as well as Aliens). Not to mention the fact that certain entries of some of the franchises wouldn’t be anywhere near this list (such as Star Trek V, Alien Resurrection or Star Wars: Episode 1).

1. Tron (1982)
2. Blade Runner (1982)
3. Star Trek (Series – 1979, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002)
4. Dark City (1998)
5. Serenity (2005)
6. Star Wars (Series – 1977, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2002, 2005)
7. The Abyss (1989)
8. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
9. Alien (Series – 1979, 1986, 1992, 1997)
10. Contact (1997)
11. Terminator (Series – 1984, 1991, 2003)
12. 2001 (Series – 1968, 1984)
13. Equilibrium (2002)
14. Back To The Future (Series – 1985, 1989, 1990)
15. Soldier (1998)
16. Galaxy Quest (1999)
17. Chronicles Of Riddick (Series – 2000, 2004)
18. Gattaca (1997)
19. 12 Monkeys (1995)
20. Sky Captian & The World Of Tomorrow (2004)
21. Mission To Mars (2000)
22. The X-Files: Fight The Future (1998)
23. Independence Day (1996)
24. The Island (2005)
25. Sphere (1998)