extraterrestrial life alien world ESP
robots and time travel these movies have
it all welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten science fiction movies of
all time this is the final installment
of a series of videos spanning the
decades of sci-fi flicks from the 1950s
to the 2000s for this list we took the
top four entries on each of the previous
decade lists and pitted them against
each other to come up with our new
ranking some of the entries here may
rank higher or lower than they did on
their respective decade lists because
there are entirely different criteria to
consider when making an all-time list a
movie may have stood out when compared
to only other sci-fi movies of its
decade but when considered within the
entire history of the sci-fi genre they
did not have as much impact
number 10 the war of the world
super-science menacing all mankind and
every creature on earth come the wall of
the world 15 years after Orson Welles
all too convincing radio broadcast HG
Wells the War of the Worlds was adapted
to the screen through the skillful
direction of Byron Haskin the Martians
in this version are among the most
distinctive of the time do you think
they come from are oozing with a
colorful flair the film not only looks
great but sounds fantastic too summing
up the majesty of 50s sci-fi with a
single laser zap this is arguably the
definitive picture about aliens
attacking man further popularizing the
formula and archetypes we’ve all come to
know and ripoff number 9 Planet of the
Apes
a topless Charlton Heston lands on a
planet where apes reign supreme
just saying that synopsis will make
anyone feel silly
take your stinking paws off me you damn
dirty ape as silly as the premise might
sound though Planet of the Apes never
settled for being another b-movie some
Apes it seems are more equal than others
Michael Wilson of Lawrence of Arabia and
Rod Serling of The Twilight Zone
saw potential for a thought-provoking
story about slavery ignorance and
government suggests that we can’t learn
anything about the simian natives of a
study of man is sheer nonsense director
Franklin J Schaffner flawlessly brought
their vision to life through
revolutionary visuals most notably
taking home an honorary Oscar for makeup
that the ape evolved from a lower order
of primate possibly man oh and then
there’s that ending which we won’t dare
spoil finally really did it number eight
children of men whatever happens
whatever they say closed in 2027 all
women have become infertile throughout
his life Diego Ricardo was a tragic
reminder of the 18 years of infertility
that humanity has endured humankind’s
only hope lies with one young girl and
her miracle baby she was normal
of all the films that have presented
visions of the future children of men
might be the most grounded in
plausibility this future isn’t overrun
with flying cars aliens and robots
rather it feels like our own world
diminished by years of terrorism bigotry
and disease director Alfonso Cuaron puts
us right in the middle of the chaos
making us believe that this piece of
science fiction could become a reality
number seven the matrix mixing together
elements of everything from The Twilight
Zone
to The Terminator The Matrix took
audiences by storm with its ingenious
ideas never send a human to do a
machines job philosophies have you ever
had a dream do that she was so sure was
real and style iconic for bringing
bullet time special effects to the
mainstream it’s hard to think of another
film from this decade that’s had a
greater impact on how action movies are
shot and choreographed
seriously
way too many copycats have ripped off
and satirized this flick since its
release now well you can’t fault a movie
for being so awesome that it inspires
countless wannabes unfortunately no one
can be told what the matrix is
number six The Day the Earth Stood Still
dot moringa most space invader movies
from this period put an emphasis on the
destructive nature of aliens in this
Robert wises classic however aliens
aren’t humanity’s inevitable doom but a
voice of reason we have come to visit
you in peace the black and white movie
makes intelligent commentary on
mankind’s greatest flaws that have led
to war and Prejudice I am fearful when I
see people substituting fear for reason
in doing so The Day the Earth Stood
Still proved that science fiction could
be more than just a can’t be good time
at the movies agrees there is grave
danger the question remains what can we
do to protect ourselves the genre could
also be used as a vessel to tell
meaningful stories about Society your
choice is simple join us and live in
peace or pursue your present course and
face obliteration number 5 Jurassic Park
has there ever been a creature feature
that kicked more ass than Jurassic Park
being one of the first if not the first
major motion picture to utilize
photorealistic CG creatures you’d expect
it to look cheesy by today’s standards
surprisingly though the CGI and
animatronic dinosaurs hold up remarkably
even blowing most modern effects away
convincing visuals along with
unforgettable scares and likable
characters made this a blockbuster for
the ages it’s no surprise Jurassic Park
trampled its way to the top of the box
office charts and is still Steven
Spielberg’s biggest film to date number
four aliens hey Vasquez have you ever
been mistaken for a man
no have you the S at the end of its
title is the first indication to how
much grandeur aliens is compared to
alien goddamnit that’s not all we’re
Ridley Scott’s original was a confined
monster movie
James Cameron’s follow-up is an all-out
war between an army of aliens and an
unlikely band of heroes I Ripley don’t
worry me and my squad of ultimate
badasses will protect you the MVP of the
bunch remains sigourney weaver’s Ellen
Ripley cinemas definitive action heroine
what a kick-ass and in a strange way
liberating film can I dream let’s just
pretend the other sequels never happened
and Ripley went out on a high note
get away from her you bitch number three
Terminator 2 Judgment Day now here’s a
contender not only for the best science
fiction film of all time but also the
single greatest action film and sequel
that most improved upon the original
come with me if you want to live and
that’s saying a lot considering how
strong the original Terminator was
terminator but everything’s taken to
unthinkable new levels here hasta la
vista baby
the revolutionary visuals heartfelt
performances heart-pounding pacing
faultless character interactions they
all amount to the perfect summer
entertainment I need your clothes your
boots and your motorcycle most
impressive of all Terminator 2 is one of
the few movies that will have you
cheering one second then have you
getting all choked up the next
I know now why you cry
but it’s something I can never do number
two
2001 a Space Odyssey directed by Stanley
Kubrick this masterpiece took a huge
step forward for science fiction
filmmaking which is appropriate since
the story is about evolution
2001 takes us on an astounding leap
through time from primitive mankind
discovering their first tool to future
mankind developing their most advanced
tool I’m sorry Dave I’m afraid I can’t
do that like all great sci-fi films a
Space Odyssey offers so many fascinating
ideas that a brief review like this just
can’t do it justice I’m sorry Dave I
don’t have enough information all that
can be said in a nutshell is that it’s
the closest any films come to depicting
sheer visual poetry before we take off
to our top sci-fi movie of all time
here are some honorable mentions suppose
you tell us what these contraptions
really for I’ve already told you doctor
the larger model can be used to carry a
passenger on a journey through time not
to a space mind you but through time
missionary
what do you want
I just want to know that it’s it’s
really happening
number one Star Wars Episode five the
Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars became the highest-grossing
movie of its time and won six Oscars the
force is strong how do you top something
that’s earned more Universal success
than any other film in existence I won’t
fail you
I’m not afraid you make the Empire
Strikes Back
that’s how often considered the
trilogy’s best entry Empire Strikes Back
gets it just right by delving deeper
into Lucas’s boundless universe pairing
different characters together changing
the entire game in the film’s final act
and not wrapping things up with the
happiest ending in short it’s the
textbook example of how to do a sequel
and how to get people salivating for the
next installment join me and together we
can rule the galaxy as father and son do
you agree with our list what’s your
favorite sci-fi movie for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
robots and time travel these movies have
it all welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top ten science fiction movies of
all time this is the final installment
of a series of videos spanning the
decades of sci-fi flicks from the 1950s
to the 2000s for this list we took the
top four entries on each of the previous
decade lists and pitted them against
each other to come up with our new
ranking some of the entries here may
rank higher or lower than they did on
their respective decade lists because
there are entirely different criteria to
consider when making an all-time list a
movie may have stood out when compared
to only other sci-fi movies of its
decade but when considered within the
entire history of the sci-fi genre they
did not have as much impact
number 10 the war of the world
super-science menacing all mankind and
every creature on earth come the wall of
the world 15 years after Orson Welles
all too convincing radio broadcast HG
Wells the War of the Worlds was adapted
to the screen through the skillful
direction of Byron Haskin the Martians
in this version are among the most
distinctive of the time do you think
they come from are oozing with a
colorful flair the film not only looks
great but sounds fantastic too summing
up the majesty of 50s sci-fi with a
single laser zap this is arguably the
definitive picture about aliens
attacking man further popularizing the
formula and archetypes we’ve all come to
know and ripoff number 9 Planet of the
Apes
a topless Charlton Heston lands on a
planet where apes reign supreme
just saying that synopsis will make
anyone feel silly
take your stinking paws off me you damn
dirty ape as silly as the premise might
sound though Planet of the Apes never
settled for being another b-movie some
Apes it seems are more equal than others
Michael Wilson of Lawrence of Arabia and
Rod Serling of The Twilight Zone
saw potential for a thought-provoking
story about slavery ignorance and
government suggests that we can’t learn
anything about the simian natives of a
study of man is sheer nonsense director
Franklin J Schaffner flawlessly brought
their vision to life through
revolutionary visuals most notably
taking home an honorary Oscar for makeup
that the ape evolved from a lower order
of primate possibly man oh and then
there’s that ending which we won’t dare
spoil finally really did it number eight
children of men whatever happens
whatever they say closed in 2027 all
women have become infertile throughout
his life Diego Ricardo was a tragic
reminder of the 18 years of infertility
that humanity has endured humankind’s
only hope lies with one young girl and
her miracle baby she was normal
of all the films that have presented
visions of the future children of men
might be the most grounded in
plausibility this future isn’t overrun
with flying cars aliens and robots
rather it feels like our own world
diminished by years of terrorism bigotry
and disease director Alfonso Cuaron puts
us right in the middle of the chaos
making us believe that this piece of
science fiction could become a reality
number seven the matrix mixing together
elements of everything from The Twilight
Zone
to The Terminator The Matrix took
audiences by storm with its ingenious
ideas never send a human to do a
machines job philosophies have you ever
had a dream do that she was so sure was
real and style iconic for bringing
bullet time special effects to the
mainstream it’s hard to think of another
film from this decade that’s had a
greater impact on how action movies are
shot and choreographed
seriously
way too many copycats have ripped off
and satirized this flick since its
release now well you can’t fault a movie
for being so awesome that it inspires
countless wannabes unfortunately no one
can be told what the matrix is
number six The Day the Earth Stood Still
dot moringa most space invader movies
from this period put an emphasis on the
destructive nature of aliens in this
Robert wises classic however aliens
aren’t humanity’s inevitable doom but a
voice of reason we have come to visit
you in peace the black and white movie
makes intelligent commentary on
mankind’s greatest flaws that have led
to war and Prejudice I am fearful when I
see people substituting fear for reason
in doing so The Day the Earth Stood
Still proved that science fiction could
be more than just a can’t be good time
at the movies agrees there is grave
danger the question remains what can we
do to protect ourselves the genre could
also be used as a vessel to tell
meaningful stories about Society your
choice is simple join us and live in
peace or pursue your present course and
face obliteration number 5 Jurassic Park
has there ever been a creature feature
that kicked more ass than Jurassic Park
being one of the first if not the first
major motion picture to utilize
photorealistic CG creatures you’d expect
it to look cheesy by today’s standards
surprisingly though the CGI and
animatronic dinosaurs hold up remarkably
even blowing most modern effects away
convincing visuals along with
unforgettable scares and likable
characters made this a blockbuster for
the ages it’s no surprise Jurassic Park
trampled its way to the top of the box
office charts and is still Steven
Spielberg’s biggest film to date number
four aliens hey Vasquez have you ever
been mistaken for a man
no have you the S at the end of its
title is the first indication to how
much grandeur aliens is compared to
alien goddamnit that’s not all we’re
Ridley Scott’s original was a confined
monster movie
James Cameron’s follow-up is an all-out
war between an army of aliens and an
unlikely band of heroes I Ripley don’t
worry me and my squad of ultimate
badasses will protect you the MVP of the
bunch remains sigourney weaver’s Ellen
Ripley cinemas definitive action heroine
what a kick-ass and in a strange way
liberating film can I dream let’s just
pretend the other sequels never happened
and Ripley went out on a high note
get away from her you bitch number three
Terminator 2 Judgment Day now here’s a
contender not only for the best science
fiction film of all time but also the
single greatest action film and sequel
that most improved upon the original
come with me if you want to live and
that’s saying a lot considering how
strong the original Terminator was
terminator but everything’s taken to
unthinkable new levels here hasta la
vista baby
the revolutionary visuals heartfelt
performances heart-pounding pacing
faultless character interactions they
all amount to the perfect summer
entertainment I need your clothes your
boots and your motorcycle most
impressive of all Terminator 2 is one of
the few movies that will have you
cheering one second then have you
getting all choked up the next
I know now why you cry
but it’s something I can never do number
two
2001 a Space Odyssey directed by Stanley
Kubrick this masterpiece took a huge
step forward for science fiction
filmmaking which is appropriate since
the story is about evolution
2001 takes us on an astounding leap
through time from primitive mankind
discovering their first tool to future
mankind developing their most advanced
tool I’m sorry Dave I’m afraid I can’t
do that like all great sci-fi films a
Space Odyssey offers so many fascinating
ideas that a brief review like this just
can’t do it justice I’m sorry Dave I
don’t have enough information all that
can be said in a nutshell is that it’s
the closest any films come to depicting
sheer visual poetry before we take off
to our top sci-fi movie of all time
here are some honorable mentions suppose
you tell us what these contraptions
really for I’ve already told you doctor
the larger model can be used to carry a
passenger on a journey through time not
to a space mind you but through time
missionary
what do you want
I just want to know that it’s it’s
really happening
number one Star Wars Episode five the
Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars became the highest-grossing
movie of its time and won six Oscars the
force is strong how do you top something
that’s earned more Universal success
than any other film in existence I won’t
fail you
I’m not afraid you make the Empire
Strikes Back
that’s how often considered the
trilogy’s best entry Empire Strikes Back
gets it just right by delving deeper
into Lucas’s boundless universe pairing
different characters together changing
the entire game in the film’s final act
and not wrapping things up with the
happiest ending in short it’s the
textbook example of how to do a sequel
and how to get people salivating for the
next installment join me and together we
can rule the galaxy as father and son do
you agree with our list what’s your
favorite sci-fi movie for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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