Astronauts, aliens, time travel – you name it and there’s always a dazzling range of science fiction movies about it. In order to understand where these science fiction movies came from, we need to get back to the dawn of the cinema age. To start with, a movie named Metropolis released in the year 1927, used several groundbreaking visuals in order to create a perfect reference point for all urban future dystopias. Here in this article, we are going to list the top 10 classic science fiction movies of all time. Read on to know more, and don’t forget to add these movies to your next watchlist.
- Metropolis: Metropolis was released way back in 1927 and is a German sci-fi drama movie directed by Fritz Lang. The entire movie was written by Thea von Harbou in special collaboration with Lang and was taken from Harbou’s novel having the same name. Also, the movie stars actors like Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, and Gustav Frohlich. This silent movie is regarded to be a pioneer of science fiction movies being one of the best features in movies of that genre. Currently, this movie is regarded to be one of the most influential and greatest films ever made. Also in the year 2001, the film got inscribed on UNESCO’s memory of the world register and was the first movie thus distinguished.
- Star Trek: The movie Star Trek was released in the year 2009 and is an American sci-fi action movie that was directed by J.J Abrams. Moreover, it was the 11th film in the Star Trek franchise and it even received a complete reboot featuring the main characters of the Star Trek tv series portrayed by a completely new cast. The movie was a box office success grossing approximately $385.7 million worldwide against its $150 million production cost. It was even nominated for different awards including four Academy Awards during the 82nd Academy Awards show. Also, the movie was followed by different sequels especially that of Star Trek into darkness and Star Trek beyond in 2013 and 2016 respectively.
- Aliens: The movie aliens, was released in the year 1986 and is a sci-fi action movie directed and written by James Cameron. Also, it is the sequel of a 1979 release sci-fi horror film called alien. The entire plot of the movie is set in the distant future and the film stars actors such as Ellen Ripley, Sigourney Weaver. Currently, this movie is considered to be one of the greatest films made in the 80s and one of the best science fiction movies ever made.
- Annihilation: The movie Annihilation, got released in the year 2018 and is a sci-fi horror movie directed and written by Alex Garland. The movie is based on a 2014 novel of the same name by Jeff Vandermeer. Annihilation is known to cast actors like Gina Rodriguez, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Oscar Isaac, and Tuva Novotny. The plot of the movie follows a group of different explorers who enters the shimmer which is a mysterious quarantine zone of mutating animals and plants caused by an alien presence. The movie received special praise for its acting, visuals, direction, and its thought-provoking story. In accordance with Empire magazine, the film is known to address grief, depression, and the human propensity towards self-destruction.
- Back To The Future: this movie got released in the year 1985 and is an American sci-fi movie directed by Robert Zemeckis. The film is known to cast actors such as Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Michael J.Fox, Thomas F.Wilson, and Leah Thompson. The plot of the movie was set in the year 1985 and the story follows Foxx, a teenager who was accidentally sent back to the year 1955 in a time-traveling machine built by his scientist cum friend Dr. Emmett Brown. In the year 2007 United States Library of Congress selected this movie for preservation into the national registry of films.
- Children Of Men: This movie got released in the year 2006 and is a sci-fi action thriller movie directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuaron. The entire plot of the movie takes place in the year 2027 were tears of human infertility have left the entire society on the brink of getting collapsed. This movie got several critical acclaims and was even recognized for its achievement in cinematography, screenwriting, and innovative action sequences taken in a single shot.
- The Creation Of The Humanoids: This movie, was released in the year 1962 and is an American sci-fi movie directed by Weasley Barry. The movie is known to cast actors like Erica Elliott, Dawn Dolittle, Don Megowan, and Dudley Manlove. The original plot of the movie was set in a post-nuclear war society where silver-eyed, blue-skinned humanlike robots have become a very common sight while the surviving human population starts suffering from a low birthrate and has become completely dependent on their assistance. The movie also shows how a fanatical group tried to prevent these robots from becoming too human-like, thereby fearing that these robots would overtake mankind.
- A Clockwork Orange: This movie got released in the year 1971 and is a dystopian sci-fi crime movie produced, adapted, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The entire movie is based on a 1962 novel having the same name. Furthermore, this movie employs several violent and disturbing images based on juvenile delinquency, psychiatry, youth gangs, and other political, social, and economic subjects in the near future of Great Britain.
- The Matrix: This movie was released in the year 1999 and is a sci-fi action movie directed and written by the Wachowskis. Also, this movie is the first installment of the matrix film series and is known to cast actors like Laurence Fishburne, Keanu Reeves, Carrie Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano. The plot of the movie tells us the story of a dystopian future where humanity gets unknowingly trapped inside a Matrix or simulated reality. All these intelligent machineries are created to distract humans while using their bodies as a key energy source. Also, this movie is a perfect example especially that of the cyberpunk subgenre of sci-fi.
- Alphaville: The movie Alphaville is a 1965 release, French new wave sci-fi movie directed by Jean Luc Godard. The movie had no futuristic sets or special props used but was shot in different real locations of Paris. Though the movie was set in the distant future, however, its characters referred to several 12th-century events. Also, the movie is known to win several accolades including the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival in the year 1965.
