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1. Star Wars (1977)
directed by George Lucas
featuring Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter CushingGeorge Lucas' mythological popcorn movie is a two-hour roller-coaster ride that has passed into movie legend. The story, for the tiny number of ... More
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2. Serenity (2005)
directed by Joss Whedon
featuring Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Summer Glau, Sean MaherA band of renegades on the run in outer space get in more hot water than they anticipated in this sci-fi action-adventure adapted from the television ... More
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3. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
directed by George Lucas
featuring Ewan McGregor, Liam Neeson, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Pernilla AugustIn 1977, George Lucas released Star Wars, the ultimate sci-fi popcorn flick-turned-pop-culture myth machine. It quickly became the biggest money ... More
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4. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
directed by George Lucas
featuring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. JacksonThe second prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy takes place ten years after the events depicted in Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace. ... More
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5. Stargate (1994)
directed by Roland Emmerich
featuring Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors, Alexis CruzThis lucrative, elephantine-budgeted sci-fi opus paved the way for director Roland Emmerich's mega-hit Independence Day (1996). The story commences ... More
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6. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
directed by Stanley Kubrick
featuring Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter, Douglas RainA mind-bending sci-fi symphony, Stanley Kubrick's landmark 1968 epic pushed the limits of narrative and special effects toward a meditation on ... More
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7. Mission to Mars (2000)
directed by Brian De Palma
featuring Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'ConnellBrian De Palma directed this science-fiction suspense story. When the United States sends its first manned mission to Mars, hopes are high for new ... More
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8. Dune (1984)
directed by David Lynch
featuring Francesca Annis, Leo Cimino, Brad Dourif, José Ferrer, Linda Hunt, Kyle MacLachlan, Jürgen ProchnowDavid Lynch wades through dark waters in his adaptation of Frank Herbert's cult science fiction novel. In condensing Herbert's rambling and complex ... More
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9. Forbidden Planet (1956)
directed by Fred Wilcox
featuring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack KellyMGM's first big-budget science fiction film, Forbidden Planet, combined state-of-the-art special effects with a storyline based on Shakespeare's The ... More
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10. Star Trek: Season 01 (1966)
As everyone on earth (to say nothing of everyone in the United Federation of Planets) must know by now, the debut episode of Star Trek's first season ... More
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11. Star Trek [TV Series] (1966)
List of all editionsAlthough it undoubtedly goes without saying at this late date, the original Star Trek is the most popular and influential science fiction series ever ... More
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12. Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 01 (1987)
List of all editionsScrapping the original series' limited "five-year mission" for a more ambitious ongoing one, Star Trek: The Next Generation aims high from its first ... More
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13. The Last Starfighter (1984)
directed by Nick Castle, Jr.
featuring Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy, Catherine Stewart, Barbara BossonList of all editionsTrailer-park teenager Lance Guest regularly escapes from his humdrum existence by playing the video game Starfighter . His expertise at this ... More
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14. Muppets from Space (1999)
directed by Tim Hill
featuring Ken Kaufman, Kirk Thatcher, Mark Nutter, Thomas Wolfe, Dave Goelz, Jeffrey Tambor, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson, Brian Henson, Ray Liotta, David Arquette, Andie MacDowellList of all editionsAt long last, the secret of just what the Great Gonzo happens to be is revealed! As Gonzo and his friend Rizzo hit the road in search of their roots, ... More
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15. Treasure Planet (2002)
directed by John Musker, Ron Clements
featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian Murray, David Hyde Pierce, Emma ThompsonList of all editionsRobert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of adventure Treasure Island gets a science fiction update in this animated feature from Walt Disney Pictures. ... More
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16. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
directed by George Lucas
featuring Ian McDiarmid, Jimmy Smits, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregorList of all editionsGeorge Lucas draws the Star Wars film series to a close with this dark sci-fi adventure which sets the stage for the events of the first film and ... More
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17. Battlestar Galactica: Season 01 (2004)
List of all editionsDavid Eick and Ronald D. Moore's dark reinvention of the cult sci-fi series picks up where the 2003 miniseries left off. An old battleship named ... More
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18. Barbarella (1968)
directed by Roger Vadim
featuring Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg, Milo O'Shea, David Hemmings, Joan Greenwood, Maria Theresa Orsini, Catherine Chevallier, Marie Therese ChevallierList of all editionsA voluptuous outer space agent travels to another galaxy in search of a missing inventor in this science fiction send-up. Barbarella (Jane Fonda), an ... More
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20. Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004)
directed by Brian Henson
featuring Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Gigi Edgley, Wayne Pygram, Jonathan Hardy, Paul GoddardList of all editionsThe cult-favorite science fiction series Farscape comes to a close with this miniseries. The bloodthirsty Scarran Empire unexpectedly declares war ... More
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23. Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 02 (1988)
List of all editionsThe second season of Star Trek: The Next Generation brings changes in both cast and appearance. Denise Crosby's Tasha Yar had been killed in the ... More
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24. Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
directed by Byron Haskin
featuring Paul Mantee, Vic Lundin, Adam WestList of all editionsSpun from Daniel DeFoe's tale of the titular character, this sci-fi story involves a spaceship commander, Chris Draper (Paul Mantee) in a similar ... More
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25. Star Trek: Season 03 (1968)
List of all editionsThe third and final season of Star Trek is frequently written off as the series' nadir, if only because creator Gene Roddenberry had relinquished a ... More







