Science fiction movies are synonymous with escapism because they allow the viewers to experience a whole-new fictional and unreal world that is totally different from everyday reality. These movies are a rather weak type of commercial cinema with no aspirations to be taken very seriously. Nevertheless the genre has been a very popular one in all of motion pictures over the years.
Today’s article on our Science Blog ranks the best science fiction movies in the history of cinema on the basis of their cultural impact, longevity, critical recognition and cinematic influence.
1- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2- A Clockwork Orange (1971)
3- Blade Runner (1982)
4- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
5- Star Wars (1977)
6- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
7- Alien (1979)
8- Back to the Future (1985)
9- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
10- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
11- The Thing (1982)
12- Avatar (2009)
13- Planet of the Apes (1968)
14- The War of the Worlds (1953)
15- The Matrix (1999)
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