My Top Favorite Sci-fi

by ptrcmcclain | created - 30 Aug 2016 | updated - 07 Oct 2017 | Public

Theses are the top best Suspense Sci-fi movies with amazing movie poster an all time classic. Wrote a description why I enjoy watching these sci-fi movies the most. I enjoy watching these sci-fi movies because they the most memorable movie with amazing memorable characters. These are the main sci-fi you can watch over again and becoming invest in the characters, costume designing, future setting and storytelling.

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1. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

90 Metascore

Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.

Director: George Lucas | Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness

Votes: 1,450,113 | Gross: $322.74M

Amazing characters, best villain Star Wars is a simple scifi adventure about a young warrior exploring deserted desert and meet other on his quest journey.

2. Superman (1978)

PG | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

82 Metascore

An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando

Votes: 187,582 | Gross: $134.22M

Superman is a classic it's has an amazing story about an infant child Kal-El/Clark Kent from planet Krypton crash to earth Smallville,Kansas. This movie has some great old fashion sci-fi. I like how this movie gives more details of what and where he's from. My favorite scene is when Clark Kent travels to where the crystal being built where Jor-El his father appears to give him information about where he comes from and what he is that scene just gets me every time.This classic should be in the top 250 a great dc movie.

3. Alien (1979)

R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

89 Metascore

The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform after investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright

Votes: 951,300 | Gross: $78.90M

What so original about Alien is we have our very first female action hero.Sigourney Weaver does a great job; Her character "Ripley" is the most toughest and brave character every portray. This the only sci-fi movie that does exploring very well which is hard to come by. I guess it's much easier on a space ship. This was a great intriguing sci-fi mix with horror movie. I also like to thank Alien for having an huge impact on women action heroes because there wouldn't be no Kill Bill, Underworld, Resident Evil, Hunger Games, and Divergent leading women in action trilogy.

4. Superman II (1980)

PG | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

83 Metascore

Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth.

Director: Richard Lester | Stars: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty

Votes: 114,659 | Gross: $108.19M

5. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)

R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

77 Metascore

In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a horde of bandits.

Director: George Miller | Stars: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps

Votes: 193,782 | Gross: $12.47M

This movie has some great action. What so great about Mad Max is how comfortable he is on this road rage journey. It's like this his home and his sanctuary like a road police saving and protecting others. I am really not a Mel Gibson fan but he is a good actor he has a lot heart and on screen charisma with different action movie this and the Lethal Weapon series.

6. Blade Runner (1982)

R | 117 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

84 Metascore

A blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos

Votes: 823,357 | Gross: $32.87M

After rewatching this sci-fi movie again I have to say this amazing.I love how modern this world is. This movie have a rusty sci-fi setting I love the downer underworld dark feel of this movie it's like "Dark City" but way more rusty. Blade runner is a beautiful world I would wanna live in.

7. The Last Starfighter (1984)

PG | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

67 Metascore

High schooler Alex Rogan conquers the Starfighter video game, only to find out it was just a test, and is transported to another planet. He has been recruited to join a team of the best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.

Director: Nick Castle | Stars: Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Kay E. Kuter, Dan Mason

Votes: 46,040 | Gross: $28.73M

Very imaginary movie like you living in a dream. Alex is a gamer and is about to encounter some unexpected things in his small town when a game becomes a reality.

8. Cocoon (1985)

PG-13 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

65 Metascore

When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy

Votes: 68,848 | Gross: $76.11M

9. 12 Monkeys (1995)

R | 129 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

75 Metascore

In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.

Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Joseph Melito

Votes: 646,857 | Gross: $57.14M

This is one of the best post apocalypse sci-fi movie. When Bruce Willis characters goes back in time above the surface after being underground for many years because the virus swipe out the people. So now he is sent above the surface before time runs out to see what or who caused it to save humanity kind.

10. Men in Black (1997)

PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

72 Metascore

James, an NYC cop, is hired by Agent K of a secret government agency that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. Together, they must recover an item that has been stolen by an intergalactic villain.

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino, Vincent D'Onofrio

Votes: 613,135 | Gross: $250.69M

All I have say is Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones make a great duo their chemistry just fits well. Will Smith character Kay is this silly sarcastic guy always trying to get his partner agent Jay to laugh but I like Tommy character because he's simple and honest. Jay character is very calm and relax and I'm just the same a quiet person. That's what make Men in a Black special to me it's a entertaining mix with light comedy and Sci-fi.

11. The Fifth Element (1997)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

52 Metascore

In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.

Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm

Votes: 506,480 | Gross: $63.54M

I love the future setting of this movie,The Fifth Element did a great job with flying vehicles in the future. I remember the first time I saw The Fifth Element I was like how? How did they get the cars to fly like that. I also thought it was cool and different to do a car chase scene in the air instead of the ground very original. I also think The Fifth Element is ahead of its time because this sci-fi age well.

12. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

PG-13 | 146 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

65 Metascore

A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Sam Robards

Votes: 323,104 | Gross: $78.62M

I am into a lot of films base on robots and this is one of them. I love the whole setting and plot about a boy robots trying to find a place were he belongs. This reminds me a lot like Pinocchio which what I love about it.

13. Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

PG | 95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

52 Metascore

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

Directors: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Jim Varney, Corey Burton, Claudia Christian

Votes: 134,133 | Gross: $84.05M

Underrated sci-fi animation film mixture of fantasy and adventure when Milo and his crew goes on a quest and imaginary fantasy village world.

14. I, Robot (2004)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

59 Metascore

In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.

Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, Alan Tudyk

Votes: 575,618 | Gross: $144.80M

Another movie about robots that I love so much. Will Smith did a great job. I love the connection with his character and the robot that was being framed for committing a crime. It's just shows that there could be friendly robots that would risk it all to protect the ones they love. I also think I, Robot is one of the most underrated sci-fi movies I feel so many overlook this movie but I love the story of the evolution robot and human beings.

15. Turbo Kid (2015)

Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

60 Metascore

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland in 1997, a comic book fan adopts the persona of his favourite hero to save his enthusiastic friend and fight a tyrannical overlord.

Directors: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell | Stars: Munro Chambers, Laurence Leboeuf, Michael Ironside, Edwin Wright

Votes: 29,709 | Gross: $0.05M

This movie have great memorable characters Apple, The Kid and Skeletron. This suspense sci-fi is dark and mysterious comedy mix with sci-fi:like weird in a good way like Edward Scissorhands, Corpses Bride base on The Kid and Apple's friendship human and non human. I love the costume designing for each of the characters. I was mostly impress with Skeletron costume designing the "Iron skull mask" and the "Object on his hand" razor blades very original and creative. I also love the junkyard trash artwork setting a lot of creative art in this movie; including the Gore killing very interesting slices with blood. I also like that there's no vehicles only bmx bike riding in a post apocalypse wasteland.i even like the villain "Skeletron" he has a lot of humor towards him, the face expression he make is silly like a cartoon evil villain.



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