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1. Inception (2010)
directed by Christopher Nolan
featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Marion Cotillard, Pete Postlethwaite, Michael CaineVisionary filmmaker Christopher Nolan (Memento, The Dark Knight) writes and directs this psychological sci-fi action film about a thief who possesses ... More
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2. The Island (2005)
directed by Michael Bay
featuring Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Clarke DuncanBlockbuster action director Michael Bay delivers a striking look at a strange world of the future in this sci-fi action drama. Midway through the ... More
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3. Equilibrium (2002)
directed by Kurt Wimmer
featuring Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Taye Diggs, Angus MacFadyen, Sean BeanA man who dares to feel finds his life in danger in this cautionary science fiction drama. In the future, after a Third World War has decimated much ... More
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4. Replicant (2001)
directed by Ringo Lam
featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Rooker, Catherine Dent, Ian RobisonThis $17 million direct-to-video production by Hong Kong director Ringo Lam is the story of a fire-obsessed serial killer (Jean-Claude Van Damme) and ... More
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5. Ghost Machine (2009)
directed by Chris Hartwill
A group of tech-savvy thrill seekers get a deadly surprise when they steal a highly advanced combat simulator and test their skills inside a derelict ... More
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6. Wasteland (2011)
directed by Kantz
featuring Garret Sato, Derrel Maury, Janelle Velasquez, Ira Katz, Erin LaurenceA father wanders the barren, post-apocalyptic wasteland in search of his kidnapped son, encountering savages, cannibals, and mutants along the way ... More
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7. Outerworld (1987)
directed by Philip J. Cook
featuring Tracy Davis, Hans Bachmann, Michael Mack, Ron Ikejiri, Rick FoucheauxPhilip J. Cook's science-fiction film Outerworld stars Tracy Davis as a professional killer who has been created through genetic engineering. She ... More
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8. Andromedia (2004)
directed by Takashi Miike
Japan's renegade horror filmmaker Takashi Miike reveals a more subtle (but no less adventurous) side to his cinematic personality in this offbeat ... More
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9. Tempting Fate (1998)
directed by Peter Werner
featuring Tate Donovan, Ming-Na Wen, Grace Phillips, Matt Craven, Abraham BenrubiSeduced by the pastoral existence of a vacation, a doctor decides to remain and savor the slow pace of life in another dimension. Unfortunately, he ... More
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10. The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
directed by Stewart Raffill
featuring Michael Paré, Nancy Allen, Eric Christmas, Bobby Di Cicco, Kene HollidayThis science fiction thriller was inspired by a mythical real-life event, the WWII era disappearance of an entire naval vessel during a radar ... More
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11. Gamer (2009)
directed by Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine
featuring Gerard Butler, Amber Valletta, Michael C. Hall, Kyra Sedgwick, Logan Lerman, Alison LohmanList of all editionsReality and video games merge in this high-concept sci-fi action thriller from Crank creators Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. In the not too distant ... More
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12. The Matrix (1999)
directed by Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
featuring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, Joe PantolianoList of all editionsWhat if virtual reality wasn't just for fun, but was being used to imprison you? That's the dilemma that faces mild-mannered computer jockey Thomas ... More
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13. Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
directed by Ted Post
featuring James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans, Linda Harrison, Paul Richards, Charlton HestonList of all editionsSometime after the events of the first Planet of the Apes, the climax of which is repeated frame for frame at the beginning of this sequel, another ... More
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14. Avatar (2009)
directed by James Cameron
featuring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David MooreList of all editionsA paraplegic ex-marine finds a new life on the distant planet of Pandora, only to find himself battling humankind alongside the planet's indigenous ... More
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15. V for Vendetta (2006)
directed by James McTeigue
featuring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John HurtList of all editionsBased on the graphic novel by Alan Moore, V for Vendetta takes place in an alternate vision of Britain in which a corrupt and abusive totalitarian ... More
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16. I, Robot (2004)
directed by Alex Proyas
featuring Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Tudyk, Bruce GreenwoodList of all editionsDirector Alex Proyas (Dark City, The Crow) helmed this sci-fi thriller inspired by the stories in Isaac Asimov's nine-story anthology of the same ... More
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17. The Terminator (1984)
directed by James Cameron
featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance HenriksenList of all editionsEndlessly imitated, The Terminator made the reputation of cowriter/director James Cameron -- who would go on to make 1997's titanic Titanic -- and ... More
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18. John Carter (2012)
directed by Andrew Stanton
featuring Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden ChurchList of all editionsEdgar Rice Burroughs' classic tale of interplanetary adventure arrives on the big screen in this sweeping sci-fi spectacle marking the live-action ... More
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19. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
directed by Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
featuring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett SmithList of all editionsAfter creating an international sensation with the visually dazzling and intellectually challenging sci-fi blockbuster The Matrix, the Wachowski ... More
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20. Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
featuring Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Colin Salmon, Michelle Rodriguez, Kevin DurandList of all editionsAwakening in a top-secret Umbrella facility as the T-virus threatens to wipe out the last remnants of humanity, Alice (Milla Jovovich) must battle ... More
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21. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
directed by Bryan Spicer
featuring Karen Ashley, Johnny Yong Bosch, Steve Cardenas, Jason David Frank, Amy Jo JohnsonList of all editionsThe popular children's television show comes to the screen in this sci-fi adventure about a group of teenage superheroes battling an evil leader bent ... More
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22. The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
directed by Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
featuring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving, Jada Pinkett SmithList of all editionsShot back-to-back with The Matrix Reloaded, the third and final installment of Andy Wachowski and Larry Wachowski's sci-fi action saga picks up where ... More
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23. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
directed by Rupert Wyatt
featuring James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Andy Serkis, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, Karin Konoval, Terry Notary, Richard Ridings, Chris Gordon, Devyn Dalton, Jay CaputoList of all editionsThe Escapist director Rupert Wyatt takes the helm for this Planet of the Apes prequel centering on genetically engineered chimp Caesar (Andy Serkis), ... More
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24. Robocop (1987)
directed by Paul Verhoeven
featuring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, Dan O'HerlihyList of all editionsPaul Verhoeven's American breakthrough film, Robocop, is an exceedingly violent blend of black comedy, science fiction, and crime thriller. Set in ... More
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25. Demolition Man (1993)
directed by Marco Brambilla
featuring Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne, Benjamin BrattList of all editionsThe plot of this action film begins in 1996, with Los Angeles in a violence-crazed conflagration. One of the LAPD's most notorious cops, John Spartan ... More







