Here we have a list with lor best of science fiction in the history of cinema, the 30 best films of this genre.
As always, we are before a somewhat subjective list, so we invite everyone to send their proposals through the comments.
30. 'Predator' by John McTiernan
Original title: 'Predator'
Year: 1987
Although the saga was losing reaching the incomprehensible crossover with 'Alien', at the end of the 80s the franchise began with this interesting proposal that is worth highlighting in this list of the best of science fiction.
'Predator' tells how a group of mercenaries who have been hired by the CIA must enter the Central American jungle to save some pilots captured by a guerrilla. The problems come on the return when the mission seems to be a success, as something strange begins to haunt them, which turns out to be an alien hunter who guards the skulls of his victims as a trophy.
29. 'The Host' by Bong Joon-ho
Original title: 'The Host'
Year: 2006
From South Korea we received a good science fiction proposal It's been almost a decade like 'The Host'. We are waiting for its second installment to arrive next year.
The story begins when the Seoulites see that a monstrous mutant creature hangs from a bridge over the Han River. The beast devours everyone that crosses its path, and as the army fails time after time in its attempt to kill the monster, the owner of a small kiosk does his best to find the creature, which has kidnapped his daughter.
28. 'Gattaca' by Andrew Niccol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZppWok6SX88
Original title: 'Gattaca'
Year: 1997
Not only does science fiction live on mutant and / or alien creatures, it also does dystopian futureThat is why we must highlight Andrew Niccol's film 'Gattaca', one of the referents of the subgenre of worlds that seem better than they really are.
'Gattaca' is set in a world where most children are conceived with genetic selection techniques. Vincent is one of the last men who were conceived naturally and it seems that he has little to live since a heart failure predicts little more than thirty years of life. His health problems classify him as an invalid so he can only carry out unpleasant jobs, but a man gives him the possibility of carrying out his dream, traveling into space. To do this, he must impersonate Jerome, an athlete who was paralyzed in an accident.
27. 'Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior' by George Miller
Original title: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
Year: 1981
Another dystopian future, although in this case much wilder, such as that of the 'Mad Max' franchise, deserved to appear on this list. We highlight the second installment of the saga, perhaps the best, although we could highlight any of the four.
In a world where fuel appears to be the most precious commodity after a nuclear holocaust, Mad Max tries to help a group of survivors who are attacked by violent warriors they want to get hold of a tank of gas.
26. 'Ex Machina' by Alex Garland
Original title: 'Ex Machina'
Year: 2015
Another of the strong themes of science fiction is robotics And this same year we have had a great film on the subject such as 'Ex Machina'.
The film tells the story of Caleb, a young employee of a programming company who is selected by his billionaire boss to carry out a test. You will have to spend a weekend with the latest creation of this, a robot woman who is pure artificial intelligence.
25. 'District 9' by Neill Blomkamp
Original title: 'District 9'
Year: 2009
The aliens have come to Earth on many occasions through the movies, but rarely have they done it in the same way as in 'District 9', where the alien creatures are tuned in refugee camps.
Following the legacy of the first spacecraft in the South African capital of Johannesburg, aliens have been locked up in refugee camps out of fear of humans being hostile. Now it's time to keep track, but everything is complicated through the least unexpected man.
24. 'TRON' by Steven Lisberger
Original title: 'TRON'
Year: 1982
'TRON' is about a XNUMXs cult film that as its second installment in 2010 demonstrated, it could only work at the time it was conceived.
The film tells the story of a computer hacker who is divided into molecules to be inserted into a computer to try to defeat an evil program that is wreaking havoc.
23. 'Forget about me!' by Michel Gondry
Original title: 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'
Year: 2004
We cannot forget, worth the redundancy, of 'Forget about me!' in this list of the best movies in the history of science fiction. A modern classic that surprised us very positively just over a decade ago.
After a stormy relationship, Clementine has decided to erase all the memories she has of Joel from her mind. Upon learning what happened, Joel decides to go through the same process, but when it is in full process, rediscovers his love for Celestine and tries to reverse it.
22. 'Wall-E' by Andrew Stanton
Original title: 'Wall-E'
Year: 2008
The Pixar tape is probably the second best animated sci-fi movie. A sweet story with a post-apocalyptic undertone.
Set on a devastated and lifeless planet Earth in the year 2800, 'Wall-E' tells the story of the little robot that gives the film its name, which has been cleaning the planet of trash alone for hundreds of years. One fine day he meets an explorer robot named EVE, which leads him to discover a new mission in his life beyond cleaning and collecting small useless objects.
21. 'Robocop' by Paul Verhoeven
Original title: 'Robocop'
Year: 1987
Once again we are facing a film that worked very well at the time, in the late 80s, and not today when we have lived its remake. And it is that 'Robocop' is of the most eighties and Paul Verhoeven did it very well, whatever Frank Miller himself says, who did not like the adaptation of his comic very much.
Set in the not too distant future, 'Robocop' tells the story of Detroit police officer Alex J. Murphy, who is killed in the line of duty. With the intention of ending crime, the authorities approve the creation of a deadly machine half robot, half man and to make the first specimen they used the body of Agent Murphy. Despite being dead, the machine preserves the policeman's memories.
20. 'Origin' by Christopher Nolan
Original title: 'Inception'
Year: 2010
After a turn of the millennium in which 'The Matrix' marked a before and after in science fiction, a decade later 'Origin' came to us, film in which Christopher Nolan gave another twist to the idea that we could be living a lie at any moment.
The film follows in the footsteps of Dom Cobb, an expert in owning the secrets of someone else's subconscious, during sleep, which has led him to be a highly valued asset in the world of espionage, but has also condemned him to not being able to lead a normal life and having to live as a fugitive. To end this type of life his only chance to do the opposite of what he is used to, which means one last mission in which he does not have to get information, but instead has to insert an idea.
19. 'Children of Men' by Alfonso Cuarón
Original title: 'Children of Men'
Year: 2006
A few years before winning the Oscar for best direction for 'Gravity', a film that, on the other hand, it must be said that it is not properly a science fiction film, Alfonso Cuarón brought us a film worth highlighting in this list.
'Children of Men' is set in a not too distant future, specifically in 2027, when the human being is on the verge of extinction, since men have lost the ability to procreate and women have become sterile, all with no apparent explanation.
18. 'Star Trek II. Khan's wrath
Original title: 'Star Trek II. The Wrath of Khan '
Year: 1982
What a mess it would be if a 'Star Trek' film did not appear on this list and this saga is a benchmark in science fiction. Thanks to JJ Abrams the franchise resurfaced in recent years, but perhaps the best film of this one is' Star Trek II. Khan's wrath.
One more adventure for Captain Kirk and the crew of the ship Enterprise who dare to go where no man ever did.
17. 'Encounters in the Third Phase' by Steven Spielberg
Original title: 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Year: 1977
Before Steven Spielberg became what he is today, probably the most famous director in the world, the director had to work hard to become known and Maybe 'Encounters in the Third Phase' is the film that will launch him to stardom.
The film tells the story of Roy Neary, a man who obsessed with having seen UFOs in the sky, distances himself from his wife and finds support in Jillian Guiler, a woman who also witnessed the phenomenon the same night, all this while a group of scientists study the same apparitions.
16. 'Her' by Spike Jonze
Original title: 'Her'
Year: 2013
Two years ago we got a great movie about artificial intelligence and the effects it would have on human beings from the hand of Spike Jonze, 'Her'.
Set in a near future in which a lot has evolved in terms of artificial intelligence, 'Her' tells the story of Theodore, a lonely writer who just got divorced and who thinks he has found his soul mate in an amazing artificial intelligence with a feminine voice that is designed to please the user.
15. 'Twelve Monkeys' by Terry Gilliam
Original title: '12 Monkeys'
Year: 1995
Terry Gilliam brought us two decades ago an amazing film inspired by Chis Marker's short film 'La jetée' and that it is a reference of this complex subject.
In 2035, the few survivors left on Earth after an epidemic caused by a killer virus live in underground communities. Prisoners who volunteer are sent to the past with the hope of being able to get a death from the virus and thus find a cure, James Cole is chosen to go back in time and there he meets a psychiatrist and a mental patient who puts him on the trail of the "Army of the Twelve Monkeys", which seems to have something to do with said virus.
14. 'Matrix' by Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski
Original title: 'The Matrix'
Year: 1999
Although as a saga it is not worth much, due to its two sequels, the truth is that 'Matrix' was a before and after in science fiction, and not only because of its great visual effects and its sound, but because of what it told us.
The film tells the story of Thomas Anderson, a brilliant programmer for a software company, who, outside of work, becomes a renowned hacker named Neo. One day he receives a visitor who promises to discover him where he really lives and uncover the great lie that is the world he knows.
13. 'Planet of the Apes' by Franklin J. Schaffner
Original title: 'The Planet of the Apes'
Year: 1968
In addition to being the most spoiled movie in cinema history With the permission of 'The Sixth Sense', 'Planet of the Apes' is one of the films that no fan of science fiction should miss.
The film tells the story of George Taylor, an astronaut who ends up commissioning his ship on a planet that is ruled by apes with an overdeveloped mind they have human beings as slaves.
12. 'Brazil' by Terry Gilliam
Original title: 'Brazil'
Year: 1985
Again we highlight a film by Terry Gilliam, which in recent decades has been very focused on fantasy and science fiction cinema, 'Brazil' is probably his masterpiece, not only of this genre, but of all his filmography.
Due to a most inopportune computer error, Harry Buttle, a family man, is mistaken for the guerrilla Harry Tuttle, arrested and later assassinated. Sam Lowry is in charge of returning a check to the family of the victim of said error, which allows him to meet Jill Layton, the woman of his dreams. All this in a dystopian world where machines reign.
11. 'Solaris' by Andrei Tarkovsky
Original title: 'Solaris'
Year: 1972
We are already beginning to talk about major words with 'Solaris', one of the most outstanding works of the filmography of a master of cinema like the Soviet Andrei Tarkovsky.
Adaptation of the science fiction classic by Polish Stanislaw Lem, 'Solaris' tells the story of a scientist who is sent to a planet covered in water to investigate the death of a doctor.
10. 'Back to the Future' by Robert Zemeckis
Original title: 'Back to the Future'
Year: 1985
Perhaps the most famous film about time travel is 'Back to the future', a film that shows that science fiction and comedy are two genres that are far from incompatible.
Marty McFly after a fortuitous mistake, ends up traveling to the past, specifically 30 years ago, with the time machine that his friend Doc Brown has built, a scientist that many take for crazy. There disrupt the space-time line and must make his parents fall in love or else he will not exist.
9. 'Moon' by Duncan Jones
Original title: 'Moon'
Year: 2009
Already among the best in the history of science fiction we have to highlight this Duncan Jones' little gem called 'Moon' and that has cloning as its main theme.
An astronaut is isolated in a mining excavation of the Moon, on a mission that will last three years. When these three years and therefore his contract are about to end, he discovers a terrible secret.
8. Steven Spielberg's 'Jurassic Park'
Original title: 'Jurassic Park'
Year: 1993
Once we have to highlight in this list a film by the master Spielberg, and the fact is that the director has not only made great dramatic films, but also interesting science fiction works.
John Hammond, an eccentric billionaire has managed to make his dream come true, clone dinosaurs, and not only that but it has built a great theme park on a remote island with all these dinosaurs, but before opening it to the public he wants to show it to a group of experts so that they can check the viability of this crazy project.
7. 'Akira' by Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Original title: 'Akira'
Year: 1988
The anime could not be missing either in this list of the most select sci-fi, and that is that Akira 'is undoubtedly the most outstanding animated film of this genre. Quite a cult film.
Set in the futuristic city of Neo-Tokyo, in 2019, which was built on the ruins that the Third World War left Japan, 'Akira' tells the story of Tetsuo who after a fight is captured by a group of scientists who claim that he is the possessor of "absolute energy", which they need to launch the ultimate weapon.
6. 'Terminator 2: The Last Judgment' by James Cameron
Original title: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Year: 1991
Another great saga that must be highlighted is that of 'Terminator', a great film that started the franchise, but even more so its second installment, it hurts that after this film it was gradually falling with unnecessary sequels.
Years after a time traveler saved her from a T-800 android who wanted to kill her for being the future mother of a revolutionary who would seek to save humanity from machines, Sarah Connor is admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Now an android just like the one who wanted to kill her has come from the future to save her from another much more evolved one, a T-1000.
5. 'Star Wars. Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 'by Irvin Kershner
Original title: 'Star Wars. Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back '
Year: 1980
We cannot forget much less about the most famous saga in film history, 'Star Wars'. The three films that started the George Lucas franchise deserve to be on the list, but if you have to stay with one, the best is the second, or rather episode five.
Accompanied by R2D2, Luke Skywalker goes in search of the last Jedi, Yoda, to teach him the secrets of the Force., after an attack by the imperial troops on the camouflaged bases of the rebel alliance. Han Solo, Princess Leia, Chewbacca and C3PO, meanwhile dodge the attacks of the Imperial forces and seek refuge from Lando Calrissian, former owner of the Millennium Falcon.
4. 'Alien, the eighth passenger' by Ridley Scott
Original title: 'Alien'
Year: 1979
And one last saga we have to mention in this list, that of 'Alien', in this case we are left with the first installment, the one directed by Ridley Scott, another master of the genre.
The Nostromo cargo ship interrupts its return journey to Earth and wakes up its seven crew members, as the central computer known as MADRE has detected a transmission of an unknown life form that comes from a nearby planet and that seems uninhabited. So they decide to approach that planet to investigate.
3. 'Metropolis' by Fritz Lang
Original title: 'Metropolis'
Year: 1927
Science fiction has existed since cinema was created, but maybe the first really remarkable film, leaving aside 'Journey to the Moon' by George Méliès, is the German production 'Metropolis' by the great Fritz Lang.
It is the year 2000, the future, and the megalopolis of Metropolis lives divided into two classes, the rich and the poor. the former live surrounded by luxury and have power, and the latter live in dramatic conditions despite being the manpower that the others need. The son of the almighty who controls the city falls in love with Maria, a humble girl revered by the working class, prompting him to warn his father that the poor could rebel.
2. 'Blade Runner' by Ridley Scott
Original title: 'Blade Runner'
Year: 1982
And again we talk about another Ridley Scott film, 'Blade Runner' is undoubtedly one of the best science fiction films. Soon we will have a second installment, of which we do not know what to expect, it will hardly be up to the task.
Rick Deckard is a Blade Runner, a policeman from a special police squad whose mission is to 'withdraw' some replicants, genetically engineered robots that were created to work as slaves in colonies outside of Earth, who have escaped to find their creator and ask very important questions.
1. '2001: A Space Odyssey'
Original title: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Year: 1968
If there is a total reference in the world of science fiction, this is undoubtedly '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Stanley Kubrick has made masterpieces in all genres and science fiction is no exception. Cult film that at the time was never understood and that to this day, almost half a century later, still has readings to be deciphered.
The film begins with some primates who pass to a higher intelligence stage with the arrival of a monolith on Earth to, after the largest ellipsis season in the history of cinema, tell us the story of some interested scientists with another monolith that has been found on the moon and subsequently focus on the story of a group of astronauts traveling in a spacecraft that is controlled by HAL 9000, an artificial intelligence.