BFI's 100 Science Fiction Films
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"Since its explosion in the 1950s, science fiction has become one of the most popular film genres, with numerous dedicated fan conventions, academic conferences, websites, magazines, journals, book clubs, memorabilia and collectibles. Once relegated to B budget status, today's science fiction films are often blockbuster productions, featuring major stars.
Despite its high profile, science fiction is notoriously difficult to define. In his introduction to 100 Science Fiction Films, Barry Keith Grant explains the genre's complexities, while also providing an overview of its history, suggesting that the cinema is an ideal medium for conveying the 'sense of wonder' that critics have argued is central to the genre. From Georges Melies's Le Voyage dans la lune (1902), to the blockbusters of the 1970s that dramatically changed Hollywood, to the major releases of the past few years, the films featured in this book represent a range of periods, countries and types (including alien invasion, space travel, time travel, apocalypse, monsters and anime), and cover the key directors and writers.
100 Science Fiction Films provides a lively and illuminating guide to the genre from the beginning of film history to the present, taking the reader on a comprehensive tour through the rich and varied alternate universe of sci-fi cinema."
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Aelita
1924 — a.k.a. Aelita, the Queen of Mars, in 4 top lists Check -
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Avatar
2009, in 13 top lists Check -
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Back to the Future
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953, in 3 top lists Check -
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Destination Moon
1950, in 1 top list Check -
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Dune
1984, in 4 top lists Check -
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Enemy Mine
1985, in 1 top list Check -
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Fantastic Voyage
1966 — a.k.a. Microscopia, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Fifth Element
1997, in 7 top lists Check -
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Flash Gordon
1936, in 2 top lists Check -
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Forbidden Planet
1956, in 9 top lists Check -
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Galaxy Quest
1999, in 3 top lists Check -
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Island of Lost Souls
1932, in 5 top lists Check -
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Jurassic Park
1993, in 23 top lists Check -
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Mad Max
1979, in 13 top lists Check -
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Planet of the Apes
1968, in 16 top lists Check -
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The Road
2009, in 1 top list Check -
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979, in 2 top lists Check -
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Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
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The Time Machine
1960, in 1 top list Check -
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Total Recall
1990, in 8 top lists Check -
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Tron
1982, in 5 top lists Check -
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954, in 1 top list Check -
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Le voyage dans la lune
1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check -
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WALL·E
2008, in 26 top lists Check
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