Thanks to everyone who contributed their votes, opinions, and feedback to this project. I hope you will find that the final list was worth your while. If you're willing to do it all again, then stop by and vote for our newest list, the Top 10 Fantasy Worlds. Without further ado, here they are, the Top 10 SF Films:
1. Bladerunner directed by Ridley Scott
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey directed by Stanley Kubrick
3. Alien directed by Ridley Scott
4. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope directed by George Lucas
5. Forbidden Planet directed by Fred M. Wilcox
6. The Matrix directed by Andy & Larry Wachowski
7. The Day the Earth Stood Still directed by Robert Wise
8. Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang.
9. Serenity directed by Joss Whedon.
10. Silent Running directed by Douglas Trumbull.
If you're interested to see further results (films ranked 11-45), as well as reader commentary on this Top 10, please feel free to check out the full article.
So, what do you think of the list? Do you find it an accurate representation? What films would you add? Which would you take away? What got unfairly ignored? Which films were ranked too high? Do you find this list predictable? Does it contain any surprises?
1. Bladerunner directed by Ridley Scott
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey directed by Stanley Kubrick
3. Alien directed by Ridley Scott
4. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope directed by George Lucas
5. Forbidden Planet directed by Fred M. Wilcox
6. The Matrix directed by Andy & Larry Wachowski
7. The Day the Earth Stood Still directed by Robert Wise
8. Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang.
9. Serenity directed by Joss Whedon.
10. Silent Running directed by Douglas Trumbull.
If you're interested to see further results (films ranked 11-45), as well as reader commentary on this Top 10, please feel free to check out the full article.
So, what do you think of the list? Do you find it an accurate representation? What films would you add? Which would you take away? What got unfairly ignored? Which films were ranked too high? Do you find this list predictable? Does it contain any surprises?