The American Film Institute, AFI, has named the "Top Ten Science Fiction Films of All Time.' Stanley Kubrick's '2001 A Space Odyssey' tops the movie list.
The American Film Institute has recently released their list of the "Top 100 Films of All Time." The top 100 are divided into 10 categories of 10 movies each. The 'Top Ten Science Fiction Films of All Time" is topped by '2001 A Space Odyssey." The top ten science fiction movies of all time, in order, are: 2001 a Space Odyssey, Star Wars - Episode IV - A New Hope, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Clockwork Orange, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Blade Runner, Alien, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Back to the Future.
The American Film Institute defines 'science fiction' as a genre that marries technological premise with imaginative speculation.
The oldest movie on the top ten list is 'The Day the Earth Stood Still,' made in 1951. The most recent movie on the list is Terminator 2, made in 1991. Directors Stanley Kubrick and Ridley Scott each made the top ten list twice. Kubrick's 'Clockwork Orange' and '2001 A Space Odysse' ranked high on the list. Ridley Scott's 'Blade Runner' and 'Alien.' were also on the the top ten list.
2001 A Space Odyssey. 2001 is a story of evolution told with a montage of visual impression, music and careful attention to subliminal detail. Cast: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter, Leonard. Director: Stanley Kubrick. 1968
Star Wars - Episode IV - A New Hope The adventures of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Obi -Wan Kenobi, Hans Solo and a used robot with lots of special effects. Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, James Earl Jones. Director: George Lucas. 1977
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial. A young boy befriends an extra-terrestrial who is accidentally left behind on earth and who must get home. Cast:: Dee Wallace Stone, Henry Thomas, Robert McNaughton, Drew Barrymore, K.C. Martel. Director: Steven Spielberg. Director: 1982
Clockwork Orange. Futuristic film set in Britain. Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke, John Clive Director: Stanley Kubrick. 1971
The Day the Earth Stood Still. A space alien lands in Washington and warns people that they must live in peace. Cast: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray. Director:: Robert Wise. 1951
Blade Runner . An ex cop comes out of retirement to track down and eliminate a team of humanoid androids that have escaped from an outer space mining colony and taken refuge on earth. Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M.Emmet Walsh. Director: Ridley Scott. 1982
Alien. A crew on a commercial space ship are awakened from their cryo sleep capsules. Cast Tom Skeritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt. Director: Ridley Scott. 1979
Terminator 2 Judgment Day. Sequel in which a cyborg must protect the son of a woman he attempted to kill. Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong, Earl Boen. Director: James Cameron. 1991.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers. A man in a mental institution attempts to convince doctors of the dangers of the body snatchers. Cast:Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, Ing Donovan, Carolyn Jones. Director Don Siegel. 1956
Back to the Future. A teenager travels back in time to save his parents marriage. Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, Claudia Wells. Director: Robert Zemeckis. 1985.
Resources: American Film Institute and IMDb.
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