In 2002, 115 members of the international association of the leading Internet-based cinema journalists were polled to produce the top 100 Sci-Fi Films of the Past 100 Years list. A terrific list on the whole but it’s interesting to see films like Highlander, the disappointing Until the End of the World and The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension and yet no place for David Lynch’s Dune which despite its obvious flaws is still a visually interesting piece.
100 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
99 Slaughterhouse Five (1973)
98 Escape from New York (1981)
97 Time After Time (1979)
96 Andromeda Strain, The (1971)
95 Highlander (1986)
94 Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975)
93 Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The (1984)
92 Men In Black (1997)
91 Fantastic Planet (Planète sauvage, La) (1973)
90 Until the End of the World (1991)
89 Village of the Damned (1960)
88 Starman (1984)
87 Seconds (1966)
86 THX 1138 (1970)
85 Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
84 Open Your Eyes (Abre los Ojos) (1997)
83 Total Recall (1990)
82 Silent Running (1971)
81 On the Beach (1959)
80 Invaders from Mars (1953)
79 eXistenZ (1999)
78 Time Bandits (1981)
77 Akira (1988)
76 Dawn of the Dead (1978)
75 Dead Zone, The (1983)
74 Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
73 Fantastic Voyage (1966)
72 Cell, The (2000)
71 Mad Max (1979)
70 Sleeper (1973)
69 Things to Come (1936)
68 They Live (1988)
67 Edward Scissorhands (1990)
66 Quatermass and the Pit (a.k.a. Five Million Years To Earth) (1967)
65 Strange Days (1995)
64 Superman: The Movie (1978)
63 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
62 Starship Troopers (1997)
61 Man Who Fell to Earth, The (1976)
60 Them! (1954)
59 Tron (1982)
58 Thing From Another World, The (1951)
57 Fifth Element, The (1997)
56 Stalker (1979)
55 Ghostbusters (1984)
54 Trip to the Moon, A (Le Voyage dans la Lune) (1902)
53 Altered States (1980)
52 Gattaca (1997)
51 Invisible Man, The (1933)
50 City of Lost Children, The (Cité des enfants perdus, La) (1995)
49 Independence Day (1996)
48 War of The Worlds, The (1953)
47 Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
46 Time Machine, The (1960)
45 Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
44 Fly, The (1986)
43 Pi (1998)
42 Videodrome (1983)
41 Truman Show, The (1998)
40 Incredible Shrinking Man, The (1957)
39 Frankenstein (1931)
38 Iron Giant, The (1999)
37 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
36 Donnie Darko (2001)
35 Dr. Strangelove (1964)
34 Alphaville (1965)
33 Abyss, The (1989)
32 Forbidden Planet (1956)
31 Robocop (1987)
30 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
29 Jurassic Park (1993)
28 Thing, The (1982)
27 Road Warrior, The (1981)
26 Solaris (1972)
25 A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001)
24 La Jetee (1962)
23 Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
22 King Kong (1933)
21 12 Monkeys (1995)
20 Contact (1997)
19 Dark City (1998)
18 Planet of the Apes (1968)
17 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
16 Terminator, The (1984)
15 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
14 Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951)
13 Back to the Future (1985)
12 Matrix, The (1999)
11 Aliens (1986)
10 Alien (1979)
9 Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
8 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
7 Brazil (1985)
6 Metropolis (1927)
5 E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
4 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
3 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
2 Blade Runner (1982)
1 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)