10, Coherence 9, The Last Man on Earth (1964) 8, Naked Lunch 7, Soylent Green 6, Los Cronocrimenes, Time Crimes 5, Westworld (1973) 4, A Boy and his Dog 3, Brazil 2, Forbidden Planet (1954) 1, Metropolis (1927) Honorable, Europa Report, They Live, Slaughterhouse 5, Upstream Color, Logan's Run
As WatchMojo has VERY informative description (mugs, t-shirts, pens and whatever copy/paste to every single video) they forgot to drop some info about movies... Well here's the list: -Brazil (1985) ***sidenote*** -A Boy and His Dog (1975) ***sidenote*** 10. Coherence (2013) -> 00:29 09. The Last Man on Earth (1964) -> 01:42 -The Omega Man (1971) ***sidenote*** -The Last Man on Earth (2015) ***sidenote*** 08. Naked Lunch (1991) -> 02:50 07. Soylent Green (1973) -> 03:52 06. Timecrimes aka 'Los Cronocrimenes' (2007) -> 04:51 05. Westworld (1973) -> 05:48 04. A Boy and His Dog (1975) -> 06:44 03. Brazil (1985) -> 07:40 02. Forbidden Planet (1956) -> 08:52 -Europa Report (2013) ***honorable mention*** -They Live (1988) ***honorable mention*** -Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) ***honorable mention*** -Upstream Color (2013) ***honorable mention*** -Logan's Run (1976) ***honorable mention*** 01. Metropolis (1927) -> 10:54 -Westworld (1973) ***sidenote*** -Brazil (1985) ***sidenote***
Awesome little flick, I watched that one about a half a year before The Matrix....and thought that the two movies had a bit of a similar twist......kind of.
My dad loved Westworld, Soylent Green, Logan's Run, A Space Odyssee, and The Time Machine. I watched them with him in attempt to connect with him. Ever since I've been a huge Sci-Fi movie fan.
Isaac Carmichael Absolutely, but I would say Solaris is his most Sci Fi-esque movie. Stalker has a much more interesting plot though, but I wouldn't say it's as good as a Sci Fi film as Solaris.
Stalker is definitely the more accessible of the two, and I'm a bit biased in the interpretation of its quality as I consider it one of my all time favorites, but Russian sci-fi as a whole deserves greater recognition.
Coherence is just genius. I am a believer in mulit-verse and/or simulation theories, and this film just blows my mind. So simple. Only filmed in a house and outside.
yet people think that metropolis doesnt apply to today is kind of silly imo. if you understand the movie alot of what is going on then is still going on now...
The plot of "Silent Running" is utter nonsense! Saving Earth's ecologies on giant space platforms... A botanist not realizing that his ecology is dying because plants can't survive in the ultra-dim sunlight at Saturn...
@@kevinmeerschaert9487 I'm sure a lot of people watching this haven't seen most scifi from the 50s and 60s. And might not know newer versions are remakes
BRAZIL is a freakin' masterpiece, sadly destroyed for US audiences by executives' firm belief that US audiences are unable to handle a dark message without a forced, inane good ending (which actually renders the film meaningless and hard to follow). In Europe it's considered a must-watch.
The "Love Conquers All" version was only shown on US TV in a limited release (Universal Studios executive Sidney Shienberg fought furiously with Gilliam over this and wanted it to be the final version, it would have totally been ruined if the studios got their way), but the un-retouched version is the main version for all audiences.
I watched it as a teen summer of 1977 as the second feature of a double feature with Star Wars. It was a drive-in in Cumberland RI and I saw it with my family including my Mom, three brothers, sister, my Mom's friend and her son who was my friend and it cost us $5 for the car load and we brought our own refreshments. You forgot Farrah Fawcett.
0:59 Coherence is actually one of my favourite movies. I don't know what to make about it being hard to understand as I found it a fairly simple Sci-if concept. The natural dialogue they used also made it quite refreshing to watch. I'm not sure how the meteor passing did this, but it caused a separate timeline to appear in theirs. This idea is simplified by saying that every choice you make creates a separate reality. In one reality you choose to move to another country, while in another you stay where you are. Really though it seemed to be governed more by probability than choice.
whenever i hear that movie i always think of, whats the one with the intelligent ants? made in the 70's ,Phase 3 ?? i think, and Demon seed about a evil self aware computer, great in its day.
I was a little disappointed to find neither Dark Star nor Silent Running on this list. Surely the latter deserves a mention simply for being one of the earliest films ever to try to increase our ecological awareness.
Oxmustube I'd almost forgotten about that one ! John Boorman [EXCALIBUR] directed that one with the lovely CHARLOTTE RAMPLING plus our lead SEAN CONNERY with a big jockstrap in what is truly cringingly bad but somehow memorable!!
_A Scanner Darkly_. Besides having a sharp, funny script, the painterly visual effect very quickly stops being an artsy affectation and becomes the way you would see all this if you were very, very stoned. Which is the whole point, of course. Surveillance technology, brain-twisting designer drugs, and loss of human individuality - it's classic Phllip K. Dick. (Robert Downy Jr and Woody Harrelson are hilarious as a pair of stoned housemates.) Oh, and nice to see _A Boy and His Dog_ get some needed love.
Another Peter Weller gem is the movie Screamers which has several interlocking themes including the dangers of AI along with mysteries to be solved. Worth a look for any dedicated Sci-Fi fan
Top Ten counting down: Coherence (2013) The Last Man on Earth (1964) Naked Lunch (1991) Soylent Green (1973) Timecrimes (2006) Westworld (1973) A Boy and His Dog (1975) Brazil (1985) Forbidden Planet (1956) Metropolis (1927) Honorable Mentions: Europa Report (2013) They Live (1988) Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) Upstream Color (2013) Logan's Run (1976) [this one is garbage though, don't bother]
Maybe some people might like to be able to just glance at a list in 30 seconds rather than sit through a video 25 times longer than that. I know I would've! Don't really see the sadness in my having taken a few extra seconds so others wouldn't have to.
I will also recommend the recent movie "Moon" starring Sam Rockwell about an astronaut working alone as a miner on the moon when he suddenly discovers another version of himself doing the same job.
Phil Nolan --- nah, I think it's fair to call that a spoiler, since it's pretty much the crux of the entire film. Just coz the twist is (relatively) near the start, doesn't mean you'd want to know it before you start watching.
Metropolis is amazing. Absolutely my favorite silent film of all time. It's still impressive to this day. Forbidden Planet is also awesome. Truly examples of older filmmaking that show how it should be done.
I highly recommend Dark City. It's a tragedy it was largely overlooked, at least partly due to coming out the same time as The Matrix and dealing ith similar themes or perception of reality and the nature of humanity.
*Naked Lunch* will only make sense to viewers that are familiar with William Burroughs. The story is basically a patchwork of different themes and concepts in his novels. If you've never read Burroughs, you're pretty much out of luck:)
For me there are two all time soundtracks. Ok three if you count Star Trek the Wrath of Khan. But the #1 has to be Star Wars, and that is followed only by The Last Star Fighter in terms of sheer inspirational soundtrack.
One movie that definitely deserves to be on this list in my opinion is the time-travel film "Predestination." Anyone with a legitimate claim to be a science-fiction movie fan has definitely seen "Soylent Green" and "Westworld."
One of the best. With all the junk they've rebooted or remade in Hollywood, I simply can't believe they haven't touched Flash Gordon. That story is just begging for some amazing CGI greatness.
Flash Gordon is an excellent action movie, it's not good Sci-Fi. There is _very little_ about it which makes you stop and think about the future of technology, or the current state and potential misconception of our contemporary society. It's the Star Trek vs. Star Wars argument. Star Wars is awesome, but it's still just space cowboys, where Star Trek is a bit more hit and miss, but when it hits the grey matter, it hits hard and makes you question so much about your own life, and social environment. Event the futuristic technology in Star Wars is mystified to the extent that it may as well be magic. (some of which is corrected if you read the excellent off-cute novels, but still) Why do lasers move slower than light in Star Wars? What is a Lightsabre made out of, and how does it hold it's shape. (an energised crystal, and "the Force energy of it's wielder" if you read the side novels ... but that doesn't explain how non-Force-sensitives manage to use the sabres in the films) Why is there friction in space? etc. etc. etc. The technology in Star Trek is meticulously researched and theoretically possible. Much of it to the extent that unimaginable technology used in the show when it first aired is common place technology _today_, from hand-held wireless voice communicators (mobile phones) to the Tricorder technology which can analyse internal injuries without X-Rays or invasive surgery. (though we still don't have hand-held versions of those, they were unimagined at the time) Even complete fantasy substances which fill over the "we just don't know yet" parts have highly defined properties, such as Dilitium Crystals. There's no such thing, but we know what the fictional premise is. No, Flash Gordon has a place on a list of great films, but it's not _this_ list of great films.
Great soundtrack. But a guilty pleasure. The cast is incredible, from Brian Blessed to Max Von Sydow to Timothy Dalton. Not Oscar material but infinitely entertaining. Great visuals... and that is even before considering Ornella Muti as Ming's daughter...
Rook3v i saw Soylent Green just last week for the first time and i loved it, even though i allready knew the twist. It's a pretty good film, and the ideas are great. Revolutionary dystopian vision for a movie from th 70's
Rook3v What are some other films that explore similar ideas? I'd love to watch some of those ;) I dont thnk Soylent Green is a masterpiece or anything, i just think it's a solid film, and very interesting considering it was made in the 70's ;)
Rook3v All of those movies, except being futuristic depictions of a society (except Dr Strangelove), have nothing in common with Soylent Green. (I do love all) The euthanasia clinic, the ending, the food riot with thousands of people getting shipped away by a garbage disposal truck, people sleeping on staircases, a video game (sounds unimpressive, it was back then), enthusiastically reacting to 'real' food and books, are all poignant scenes that are incredibly inventive for that time. I never thought that the movie was too long or boring or anything, it was fascinating for me to watch what people back then thought how the future was going to look. (I always love movies like that) unnecessary spectacle establishment shots? Like what XD The budget was very low, the sets were primitive and the director showed the least amount of fancy futuristic buildings as possible, since the budget was low. ''emphasizing the moral undertone the movie is trying to convey.'' - i agree a bit with that yeah, in the end they are emphasizing it alot
Silent Running was on my list, Andromeda Strain and Equilibrium didn't come to mind but should definitely have been in there. Demon Seed.... Hmm. Maybe? I don't know Hardware; and Rollerball! That's been on my "must see" list for so long. I shall now try to find a source once more. Thanks for reminding me. ^_^
Hardware aka M.A.R.K. 13 is a must-see. Most ideas are stolen elsewhere, but fused together newly in a coherent story-line. Cast consists of Lemmy from Motörhead (RIP) as a water-taxi-driver, minor role, some guy from Fields of the Nephelim and Iggy Pop as the voice from the Radio and the Soundtrack is classic, featuring Public Image Ltd. (ex-Sex-Pistols Johnny Rotten), Ministry and again Iggy Pop. The movie is (or was) available on Blu-ray for a reasonable price. Highly recommended.
Hardware!! I had totally forgotten all about that one! It's not a masterpiece by far, but quite good in it's own way, nevertheless. Cyberpunk and dark humour.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984). A jarring start, but you clue in. Also an early Jeff Goldblum included at _no extra charge_ !
omg - these are both fantastic, and I was thinking of them while watching the video. Sorely under-watched due to peoples' lack of patience with foreign films.
I agree with Ari Rottenberg. Forbidden Planet is a magnificent film, with production values and ideas way above sci-fi movies of it's time, but wouldn't register with the majority of today's demographic.
It appears to me as though it's far more popular in the UK than the USA (strangely). I'm from the UK and have been living in the US for 17 years. When I've mentioned Forbidden Planet to people here, I generally get blank stares.
0:35 Coherence (2013) 1:42 The Last Man on Earth (1964) 2:36 The Omega Man (1971) 2:50 Naked Lunch (1991) 3:51 Soylent Green (1973) 4:51 Timecrimes [aka Los Cronocrimenes](2007) 5:48 Westworld (1973) 6:44 A Boy and His Dog (1975) 8:52 Forbidden Planet (1956) 10:54 Metropolis (1927) What a shitty number one... surely there are better picks :)
Totally among my top ten movies ever. Been meaning to buy the blu-ray version because they did a great remaster job with deeper blacks and better contrast, but it really doesn't need it.
I'd say, *Predestination* was also a movie, the majority did not saw. Yes, the first 20 min. are boring. Because it is only talk and basically a long retrospect/backsight of the most important character in the movie. But if you manage to go past that very crucial story element. And if you understand how the plot twist came to be. It's nothing short of amazing...
Forbidden Planet is one of the best sci-fi movies ever. Some of the themes and concepts in the movie are mind blowing, even by today's standards. And the special effects still hold up pretty well today.
One not mentioned here, but I think most people have probably never heard of is "Threads". It's a British film "documenting" the events transpiring during a nuclear holocaust and it's after effects on society. Riveting and heartbreaking. Not a film to be missed.
Threads is one of the most gruelling, harrowing films of them all. The way the narrator coldly reads out the stats as we see the devastation caused, is almost too much.
The Day After was idiotic. Obviously made by a bunch of Hollywood liberals. The scene where one of the characters, from rural Kansas, looks with disgust at a rifle(showing that he's anti-gun, in a place where firearms are common), is one example. Another is where the farmer, played by Ralph Waite, apologizes to a band of squatters while one of them sneaks up behind him and blows him away with a shotgun, is another. Pretty damn stupid not to be watching his back when facing potentially dangerous strangers
Metropolis promotional items in short supply. Someone finally found an old movie theatre poster, not pristine but in good shape and THERE ARE NO OTHERS. Sold for $900,000.
Loved Westworld and Soylent Green. The legendary actor, Edward G. Robinson, last movie was Soylent Green. He passed away not long after the movie completed filming. They live should have made the list and not a honorable mention.
+illyounotme i would agree but I think WatchMojo meant it for the new generations and not the older folks because, you see, these films grossed a lot during their eras which says a lot about the films. Apparently, most of us have heard of these titles but have not seen the actual movies. So most probably they were aiming this video for us, the new gen.
Virtually every science fiction film about a future where a decadent ruling class wants to kill off its workers and replace them with machines like say Blade Runner or the television series Caprica is essentially a remake of Metropolis. It was after all the first major science fiction film. A Boy and His Dog was a pretty sick movie I hope never gets remade, Feeding your girlfriend to a talking dog is an ending only a Gay serial killer would enjoy or consider a cool idea.
"The Last Man on Earth" was great. "Forbidden Planet" is a classic. "They Live" is campy but has some good underlying messages. "Slaughterhouse Five" was deep and thoughtful, while "Logan's Run" was fun and a little chilling. "Metropolis" was spectacular, and well ahead of its time.
Been telling people about They Live for years. I love that movie. I love all John C films. Metropolis is a masterpiece pure and simple. Amazing film and we need to separate the damned Hitler reference. Franz was horrified about his interest in the film.
I don't know why I watch WatchMojo stuff any more. You've mixed some classics with some complete throwaways, and of course people younger than 35 will have a hard time knowing them because they grew up without VCR's. Naked Lunch, Logan's Run, Soylent Green, and Brazil all definitely have massive followings in the 40~ crowd.
Seen all but that first one about the comet and the Spanish one on this list. Actually have many of these on VHS and DVD in our collection. But yeah, thinking that Generation-X'ers have more of a chance to have seen these films than millennials. Kind of wish that "S1MONE" had made the list. I thought that that was a pretty cool movie (yet no one I've ever spoken to about it has ever heard of it). ... But then, I also liked "The Lost Skeleton Of Cadavra" and I doubt that all that many folks have seen *that* movie, either. :)
S1MONE: a tec gadget inside a movie doesnt make it a scifi movie. other example, sounds silly, but: "Gravity". Science: Check. Fiction: Check. But also not a Scifi Movie :)
Some good films on that list, but several of them are well-known and widely seen ("Forbidden Planet", "Brazil", "Metropolis")... if you want a good sf movie that 99% of people won't have seen, try "The Quiet Earth". Excellent "last man on earth"-type movie.
I'm so glad to see this appear so high on the list of comments. It saves me the trouble of looking for it. I'm the only person that I know who's seen it - unless they've subsequently gone on to seek it out after I raved about it. Just a great, thoughtful piece of science fiction with a twist at the end. ua-cam.com/video/w9KQrOx5cz8/v-deo.html
Does Naked Lunch really count? Its a directors reconfiguration of a non-scifi novel spliced with the origional authors biography. The bizarre elements arent so much a creative sci fi world as they are just metaphores for William S Burroughs insane drug feuled memories and dreams. It comes right up to the scifi line sure, but by that definition, so would fear and loathing in Las Vegas?
What about that remake/porno about the strong independent black women and useless whiny little bitch boys who never kill anyone??? Boy what an amazing remake (Sarcasm)
Cool list. Surprised Primer wasn't mentioned. I'd add the films Seconds, Gattaca, Never Let Me Go, A Scanner Darkly and Dark Star. Also, I recently watched a film called Mother Night - an adaptation of a Kurt Vonnegut novel. It's not overtly Science ficiton-y but it's well worth checking out if you're into Vonnegut's stuff. :)
Yeah, it's really great. I was just talking about movies the other day with a friend and it randomly came up......haven't seen it in a long while, I actually forgot how enjoyable it is ha. :)
I saw Soylent Green a number of years ago and my favorite part is, if it were made now, the people who created Soylent Green would be the heroes - champions of recycling who solve world hunger.
Hmmm, well I've watched over half of those, and would probably include Android One, Silent Running, The Moon, eXistenZ, Phase IV, and far too few people have actually _seen_ Fahrenheight 451.
I hadn't seen that, I just added to list on Netflix, will watch in next week or so. Thanks Midas Baijense. BTW I've seen "Kin-dza-dza!" it made zero sense, 100 percent lost in translation. "KUUU........"
Stanislaw Lem HATED Tarkovsky. Because the very scene you should watch the movie, the last one, turns the idea of the original book upside down.I personally side with Lem.
Altered States, 1980, William Hurt. WAY underrated. Never makes any list. Never was re-played on any channels even late night. Brilliant movie. Total classic and just doesn't get any respect, not sure why.
Agreed, it's just too offbeat, but the FX was impressive at times ( for it's time), especially when Hurt takes a massive dose of ayuahaska in the isolation tank. Or crone berg films: videodrome, Existenze
Carl Whitwell -- Seconded. I'm always trying to recommend Primer to people. If time travel is ever discovered, I can totally see it happening as depicted in that movie.
+1 for Primer. Also, +1 for "I've seen a bunch of these." Maybe another top-10 video? I trust that the WatchMojo team has enough sci-fi favorites to do 20 of these lists.
@@kevinmeerschaert9487 I have a feeling this video is geared towards millennials. I doubt millennials would even watch a black and white movie. Which is sad because a lot of modern movies rely on special effects to make up for POORLY written stories.
Brazil is my favorite movie of all time. It isn't a bit "hard to follow" - except in the sense that it will be hard to top, and that hasn't happened yet.
The Quiet Earth. A film about everyone on the earth disappearing at the same moment, except a very few who have an incredibly rare thing in common. The ending has quite a twist.
Great list. I'm glad you included 'Europa Report' as it's only sin is that it hasn't been seen enough. What a great emotional flick! I might include 'Equilibrium" as I think it's underrated.
A long time ago our class went to see it--it was like a social studies class or something. I forget. Anyway, before we went every single person in the whole school knew what soylent green was made of. Enjoyed it then. Have seen it a handful of times since. It's still mostly enjoyable. It's "held up," as they say, somewhat or fairly well. A movie that has not held up is "Bless The Beasts And The Children." I saw that five years ago, and I can see why I liked it as a kid, but it's a really bad movie. *****
10, Coherence
9, The Last Man on Earth (1964)
8, Naked Lunch
7, Soylent Green
6, Los Cronocrimenes, Time Crimes
5, Westworld (1973)
4, A Boy and his Dog
3, Brazil
2, Forbidden Planet (1954)
1, Metropolis (1927)
Honorable, Europa Report, They Live, Slaughterhouse 5, Upstream Color, Logan's Run
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Sorry, Soylent Green was great. Two great stars in the same movie. As for the future we should be careful what we wish for.
Silent Running
There have been several versions on last man on earth including The Omega Man.
Q: "What does Soylent Green taste like?"
A: "It varies from person to person."
Best washed down with Soylent Cola.
That was hilarious! See you in Hell!
Hey, that's better than how it was done in Sweeney Todd
Kkkkkk
A: Chinese food
"Starman" with Jeff Bridges, and "Enemy Mine" with Dennis Quaid.
They had to put a mineral mine in the movie so that people would not get confused with the movie title.
'Starman' was brilliant - one of John Carpenter's lesser known gems! 'Enemy Mine' was also very good.
Both solid suggestions!
Both are good
Starman is so good reminds me of et but for adults
Dune has been and still is one of my favorite movies. It was true to the book and accomplished something visually entertaining for the 80's.
I got one. 1981 "Outland" staring Sean Connery. So good I couldn't believe I never seen it before.
It's pretty good, a story about corporate greed.
Fantastic cinematography too!
A sci-fi rendering of "High Noon" IIRC.
It's High Noon in space.
i watched this again
about 3 weeks ago its a great movie :)
As WatchMojo has VERY informative description (mugs, t-shirts, pens and whatever copy/paste
to every single video) they forgot to drop some info about movies... Well here's the list:
-Brazil (1985) ***sidenote***
-A Boy and His Dog (1975) ***sidenote***
10. Coherence (2013) -> 00:29
09. The Last Man on Earth (1964) -> 01:42
-The Omega Man (1971) ***sidenote***
-The Last Man on Earth (2015) ***sidenote***
08. Naked Lunch (1991) -> 02:50
07. Soylent Green (1973) -> 03:52
06. Timecrimes aka 'Los Cronocrimenes' (2007) -> 04:51
05. Westworld (1973) -> 05:48
04. A Boy and His Dog (1975) -> 06:44
03. Brazil (1985) -> 07:40
02. Forbidden Planet (1956) -> 08:52
-Europa Report (2013) ***honorable mention***
-They Live (1988) ***honorable mention***
-Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) ***honorable mention***
-Upstream Color (2013) ***honorable mention***
-Logan's Run (1976) ***honorable mention***
01. Metropolis (1927) -> 10:54
-Westworld (1973) ***sidenote***
-Brazil (1985) ***sidenote***
Thank you Jarno!
Still can’t mention, Westworld without the follow up, Future World.
I can recommend Dark City, starring Rufus Sewell.
Awesome little flick, I watched that one about a half a year before The Matrix....and thought that the two movies had a bit of a similar twist......kind of.
oh yea, and the crow, made by the same director, alex proyas
+DementedCaver both dark city and the matrix used the same scene sets from the same studio
You are not yanking my chain are you? That would seriously make sense though.
Oh yes, I loved the original The Crow...never bothered to watch any of the others.
My dad loved Westworld, Soylent Green, Logan's Run, A Space Odyssee, and The Time Machine. I watched them with him in attempt to connect with him. Ever since I've been a huge Sci-Fi movie fan.
The time machine. Both of them. 👍
Two lesser known films based on Philip K Dick: Imposter, and Paycheck.
The mini-series, "Taken" (2002)(not the film of same name from 2008). Oddly unknown considering it is a Spielberg.
"Dark Star" and "Barbarella".
@@Sigma.Infinity imposter was a brilliant movie cheers id forgotten about that one :)
Brazil is the best '1984' screen adaptation.
Except it isn't.
Why is there no mention of Solaris? It's one of the most iconic Russian films that's criminally overlooked worldwide.
+Mees Really any Sci-Fi by Tarkovsky
Isaac Carmichael Absolutely, but I would say Solaris is his most Sci Fi-esque movie. Stalker has a much more interesting plot though, but I wouldn't say it's as good as a Sci Fi film as Solaris.
Becaus book is better :/
Sonya Sever I disagree. The cinematography on Solaris is far beyond what a book could deliver, but that's just me.
Stalker is definitely the more accessible of the two, and I'm a bit biased in the interpretation of its quality as I consider it one of my all time favorites, but Russian sci-fi as a whole deserves greater recognition.
I drove halfway across Milwaukee,in winter weather,to see *Brazil*. It was well worth it.
Coherence is just genius. I am a believer in mulit-verse and/or simulation theories, and this film just blows my mind. So simple. Only filmed in a house and outside.
Metropolis is beyond any lists. And so is Brazil.
yet people think that metropolis doesnt apply to today is kind of silly imo. if you understand the movie alot of what is going on then is still going on now...
Another vote for Silent Running. That film is pretty much forgotten, but is really well done.
The plot of "Silent Running" is utter nonsense! Saving Earth's ecologies on giant space platforms... A botanist not realizing that his ecology is dying because plants can't survive in the ultra-dim sunlight at Saturn...
Huey, Dewey and Louis...the undeniable pre-cursors to R2D2 and most other Star Wars drones.
Not to mention one of the a main influences for Mystery Science Theater 3000.
great movie!
Most SF is based upon a ridiculous or impossible premise. SF is about the "what if."
Day of the Triffids should be included in everyone’s list. Another surprisingly good film from the 1950s, The Thing From Another World.
The original War of the Worlds and the old remake from the 50s or 60s too
It terror from beyond space...the inspiration for the movie Alien!
@@cgaccount3669 But that doesn't fall under a movie you probably haven't seen.
@@kevinmeerschaert9487 I'm sure a lot of people watching this haven't seen most scifi from the 50s and 60s. And might not know newer versions are remakes
I saw Day of the Triffids after studying the book at school, and the film infuriated me because it missed the whole point of the story
BRAZIL is a freakin' masterpiece, sadly destroyed for US audiences by executives' firm belief that US audiences are unable to handle a dark message without a forced, inane good ending (which actually renders the film meaningless and hard to follow).
In Europe it's considered a must-watch.
I was never aware of a good ending to Brazil. I must've seen the un-retouched version.
The "Love Conquers All" version was only shown on US TV in a limited release (Universal Studios executive Sidney Shienberg fought furiously with Gilliam over this and wanted it to be the final version, it would have totally been ruined if the studios got their way), but the un-retouched version is the main version for all audiences.
How can one not have seen Logan's run, with Michael York and Peter Ustinov???
And Jenny Agutter naked! Always a bonus.
I couldn't agree more!!
I watched it as a teen summer of 1977 as the second feature of a double feature with Star Wars. It was a drive-in in Cumberland RI and I saw it with my family including my Mom, three brothers, sister, my Mom's friend and her son who was my friend and it cost us $5 for the car load and we brought our own refreshments. You forgot Farrah Fawcett.
She was the wife/receptionist of the plastic surgeon, if I recall correctly.
Everybody forgot Farrah Fawcett.
She died the same day as Michael Jackson and barely got a mention.
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Coherence is actually one of my favourite movies. I don't know what to make about it being hard to understand as I found it a fairly simple Sci-if concept. The natural dialogue they used also made it quite refreshing to watch.
I'm not sure how the meteor passing did this, but it caused a separate timeline to appear in theirs. This idea is simplified by saying that every choice you make creates a separate reality. In one reality you choose to move to another country, while in another you stay where you are. Really though it seemed to be governed more by probability than choice.
The Andromeda Strain. Solid sci-fi with actual focus on science.
Let's go back to the rock and see it at 440.
whenever i hear that movie i always think of, whats the one with the intelligent ants? made in the 70's ,Phase 3 ?? i think, and Demon seed about a evil self aware computer, great in its day.
Phase IV?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase_IV
I loved the book, the movie not so much.
The original.
Fantastic Planet, 1973 animated French Science Fiction
I was hoping someone would mention Fantastic Planet. Great story line. I think it may have been an inspiration for Avatar.
That's a weird one.
Great movie. I later randomly discovered it's soundtrack had been sampled by a couple of tracks I liked years before watching the film!
Fantastic Planet and Metropolis have many similarities. Both are awesome in their own rights
Such a great flick! I always enjoy watching that one, along with Light Years (Gandahar).
"The Omega Man", "Brazil", and "Forbidden Planet" are ultra-classics!!!! :)
_Omega Man_ is seriously underrated.
@@jerryrichardson2799 Agreed! 👍🏻
I was a little disappointed to find neither Dark Star nor Silent Running on this list. Surely the latter deserves a mention simply for being one of the earliest films ever to try to increase our ecological awareness.
I didn't find "Moon" and "Primer" and possibly "Predestination"
Liquid Sky and MOON are a couple of great gems worth adding to your collection!!
How about Zardoz?
Oxmustube I'd almost forgotten about that one ! John Boorman [EXCALIBUR] directed that one with the lovely CHARLOTTE RAMPLING plus our lead SEAN CONNERY with a big jockstrap in what is truly cringingly bad but somehow memorable!!
Yes it is terrible but it kept me watching
_A Scanner Darkly_. Besides having a sharp, funny script, the painterly visual effect very quickly stops being an artsy affectation and becomes the way you would see all this if you were very, very stoned. Which is the whole point, of course. Surveillance technology, brain-twisting designer drugs, and loss of human individuality - it's classic Phllip K. Dick. (Robert Downy Jr and Woody Harrelson are hilarious as a pair of stoned housemates.)
Oh, and nice to see _A Boy and His Dog_ get some needed love.
Serai3 so I’m on no drugs... and it makes perfect sense. Dick was ‘crazy’ but everything in that book/ movie happen every day now. Just saying.
Another Peter Weller gem is the movie Screamers which has several interlocking themes including the dangers of AI along with mysteries to be solved. Worth a look for any dedicated Sci-Fi fan
Another P. K. Dick story - But they took the "Evil Corporation" trope instead of playing it by the book.
I saw it late one night years ago, not great, but good and worth watching.
@@jerryrichardson2799 i loved that movie :)
Top Ten counting down:
Coherence (2013)
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Soylent Green (1973)
Timecrimes (2006)
Westworld (1973)
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
Brazil (1985)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Metropolis (1927)
Honorable Mentions:
Europa Report (2013)
They Live (1988)
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Upstream Color (2013)
Logan's Run (1976) [this one is garbage though, don't bother]
Maybe some people might like to be able to just glance at a list in 30 seconds rather than sit through a video 25 times longer than that. I know I would've! Don't really see the sadness in my having taken a few extra seconds so others wouldn't have to.
If they can't be bothered to watch a twelve and a half minute video they have no business watching any of these movies.
Logan's run is far better than westworld
No, no, no, Logan's Run is a great watch!
Saves having to note down the names to actually source them elsewhere
I will also recommend the recent movie "Moon" starring Sam Rockwell about an astronaut working alone as a miner on the moon when he suddenly discovers another version of himself doing the same job.
I was really surprised that Moon wasn't on this top 10. Love that movie!
Spoiler alert shit
Alex4real Kwan4life Not really a spoiler, it happens in the beginning of the movie. Not to mention the movie is 7 years old. Plus it's in the trailer.
Phil Nolan --- nah, I think it's fair to call that a spoiler, since it's pretty much the crux of the entire film.
Just coz the twist is (relatively) near the start, doesn't mean you'd want to know it before you start watching.
drew gardner
Sorry I don't think something in the trailer of the film can be called a spoiler. I left out the spoilers in my comment.
Metropolis is amazing. Absolutely my favorite silent film of all time. It's still impressive to this day. Forbidden Planet is also awesome. Truly examples of older filmmaking that show how it should be done.
I highly recommend Dark City. It's a tragedy it was largely overlooked, at least partly due to coming out the same time as The Matrix and dealing ith similar themes or perception of reality and the nature of humanity.
Jourell1 good movie, I remember watching it when I was younger and it always kind of depressed me.
Dark City was indeed an excellent surprise. Starts off like a typical Film Noir mystery then quickly escalates into something else.
Great twist at the end.
*Naked Lunch* will only make sense to viewers that are familiar with William Burroughs. The story is basically a patchwork of different themes and concepts in his novels. If you've never read Burroughs, you're pretty much out of luck:)
Pretty much out of luck if you have read him, too.
lol
Cherry 2000! 80s sci Fi classic and always the underdog a must watch is The Last Starfighter.
For me there are two all time soundtracks. Ok three if you count Star Trek the Wrath of Khan. But the #1 has to be Star Wars, and that is followed only by The Last Star Fighter in terms of sheer inspirational soundtrack.
I kind of liked Flight of the Navigator, myself.
Cherry 200 is on of the all time greats, for sure!
Cherry 2000: subtitled, sorry folks it's not porn?
@@barryFLASHallen Would that rule it out? I guess that's why Flesh Gordon didn't make the list.
"Andromeda Strain", should be on this list, as well as "The Day the Earth Stood Still", and "Lifeforce".
Roger Ebert is a prat. Brazil is utterly mesmerising - one of the best films ever made. Top 5, easily.
Everybody has some bad days. Roger happened to see Brazil on a bad day
Agreed. Whenever he gave a bad review, I knew I'd almost certainly like it. If he liked it, I knew it was despicable.
One movie that definitely deserves to be on this list in my opinion is the time-travel film "Predestination." Anyone with a legitimate claim to be a science-fiction movie fan has definitely seen "Soylent Green" and "Westworld."
What about Flash Gordon. Ridiculously excellent.
One of the best. With all the junk they've rebooted or remade in Hollywood, I simply can't believe they haven't touched Flash Gordon. That story is just begging for some amazing CGI greatness.
And, what about "Flesh Gordon?"
Flash Gordon is an excellent action movie, it's not good Sci-Fi. There is _very little_ about it which makes you stop and think about the future of technology, or the current state and potential misconception of our contemporary society.
It's the Star Trek vs. Star Wars argument. Star Wars is awesome, but it's still just space cowboys, where Star Trek is a bit more hit and miss, but when it hits the grey matter, it hits hard and makes you question so much about your own life, and social environment. Event the futuristic technology in Star Wars is mystified to the extent that it may as well be magic. (some of which is corrected if you read the excellent off-cute novels, but still) Why do lasers move slower than light in Star Wars? What is a Lightsabre made out of, and how does it hold it's shape. (an energised crystal, and "the Force energy of it's wielder" if you read the side novels ... but that doesn't explain how non-Force-sensitives manage to use the sabres in the films) Why is there friction in space? etc. etc. etc. The technology in Star Trek is meticulously researched and theoretically possible. Much of it to the extent that unimaginable technology used in the show when it first aired is common place technology _today_, from hand-held wireless voice communicators (mobile phones) to the Tricorder technology which can analyse internal injuries without X-Rays or invasive surgery. (though we still don't have hand-held versions of those, they were unimagined at the time) Even complete fantasy substances which fill over the "we just don't know yet" parts have highly defined properties, such as Dilitium Crystals. There's no such thing, but we know what the fictional premise is.
No, Flash Gordon has a place on a list of great films, but it's not _this_ list of great films.
If you are talking about that early 80's movie....it isn't really that awesome. Rocking soundtrack though.....and the way Ming exits is excellent.
Great soundtrack. But a guilty pleasure. The cast is incredible, from Brian Blessed to Max Von Sydow to Timothy Dalton. Not Oscar material but infinitely entertaining. Great visuals... and that is even before considering Ornella Muti as Ming's daughter...
How about the original version of War of the Worlds or The Day the Earth Stood Still?
Love the ORIGINAL The Day the Earth Stood Still. Probably the first 50's sci-fi film with an intelligent, non invasion type alien.
I am guessing most people have seen them,
What about " this island earth " a classic from 1955 one of my favourites
Or "The things to come"?
"Day ....Earth Stood Still" - continues in my top 5 sci-fi movies ever.
'Outland'.. The 'Hidden'.. 1964 'Time Travelers'!.. 'Logans Run'.. 'The Day the Earth Stood Still'.. 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' .. YEA!
Last Starfighter
Dark City should be here.
+Neil Taylor
This!
+Neil Taylor Such a good movie.
Rook3v
i saw Soylent Green just last week for the first time and i loved it, even though i allready knew the twist. It's a pretty good film, and the ideas are great. Revolutionary dystopian vision for a movie from th 70's
Rook3v
What are some other films that explore similar ideas? I'd love to watch some of those ;)
I dont thnk Soylent Green is a masterpiece or anything, i just think it's a solid film, and very interesting considering it was made in the 70's ;)
Rook3v
All of those movies, except being futuristic depictions of a society (except Dr Strangelove), have nothing in common with Soylent Green. (I do love all)
The euthanasia clinic, the ending, the food riot with thousands of people getting shipped away by a garbage disposal truck, people sleeping on staircases, a video game (sounds unimpressive, it was back then), enthusiastically reacting to 'real' food and books, are all poignant scenes that are incredibly inventive for that time. I never thought that the movie was too long or boring or anything, it was fascinating for me to watch what people back then thought how the future was going to look. (I always love movies like that)
unnecessary spectacle establishment shots? Like what XD The budget was very low, the sets were primitive and the director showed the least amount of fancy futuristic buildings as possible, since the budget was low.
''emphasizing the moral undertone the movie is trying to convey.'' - i agree a bit with that yeah, in the end they are emphasizing it alot
I've got one Liquid Sky from 1983. It's a total trip. HIGHLY recommend people watch it lol
Forbidden Planet is one of my favorite sci-fi films - loved it since I was a kid.
Same :)
A rewrite of The Tempest by Shakespeare
Rollerball; Hardware; Demon Seed; Silent Running; Andromeda Strain; Equilibrium.
Silent Running was on my list, Andromeda Strain and Equilibrium didn't come to mind but should definitely have been in there. Demon Seed.... Hmm. Maybe? I don't know Hardware; and Rollerball! That's been on my "must see" list for so long. I shall now try to find a source once more. Thanks for reminding me. ^_^
Aye Rollerball and Andromeda Strain are terrific. Silent Running was too sentimental and cutesy for me. Demon Seed is terrifying.
Hardware aka M.A.R.K. 13 is a must-see. Most ideas are stolen elsewhere, but fused together newly in a coherent story-line. Cast consists of Lemmy from Motörhead (RIP) as a water-taxi-driver, minor role, some guy from Fields of the Nephelim and Iggy Pop as the voice from the Radio and the Soundtrack is classic, featuring Public Image Ltd. (ex-Sex-Pistols Johnny Rotten), Ministry and again Iggy Pop. The movie is (or was) available on Blu-ray for a reasonable price. Highly recommended.
Hardware!! I had totally forgotten all about that one! It's not a masterpiece by far, but quite good in it's own way, nevertheless. Cyberpunk and dark humour.
The first version of Rollerball was reat. The remake sucked
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984). A jarring start, but you clue in. Also an early Jeff Goldblum included at _no extra charge_ !
That is one of the best ever that was not on this list!
Earth Girls are Easy. Geena Davis,Damon Wayans,Jim Carrey, and Jeff Goldbloom. Wacky fun
Hello, DOC SAVAGE ripoff?
@@barryFLASHallen ever read any of the ' Tom Swift ' books ? Pretty fun and imaginative, with great sci fi covers !
Buckaroo Banzai is one of those"either you get it or you don't" movies.
Solaris and Stalker
omg - these are both fantastic, and I was thinking of them while watching the video. Sorely under-watched due to peoples' lack of patience with foreign films.
Which Solaris? Tarkovskiy or Soderbergh?
The movies were good. Stanislaw Lem's book was amazing.
Tarkovsky rules, but most modern viewers don't have the attention span. Fucking hamsters, the lot of 'em.
Everyone seen, who watches Sci-Fi.
hang on, how can people NOT have seen Forbidden Planet? Every sci fi fan and his granny has seen that film.
Exactly a classic with a good cast and classic themes (The Tempest). NOT deserving to be on this list.
I think it's more of a movie that people have heard about than seen.
I agree with Ari Rottenberg. Forbidden Planet is a magnificent film, with production values and ideas way above sci-fi movies of it's time, but wouldn't register with the majority of today's demographic.
It appears to me as though it's far more popular in the UK than the USA (strangely). I'm from the UK and have been living in the US for 17 years. When I've mentioned Forbidden Planet to people here, I generally get blank stares.
Forbidden Planet is my baseline for all Sci Fi, my father showed it to me in the 70s and it made me instantly want more Sci Fi.
0:35 Coherence (2013)
1:42 The Last Man on Earth (1964)
2:36 The Omega Man (1971)
2:50 Naked Lunch (1991)
3:51 Soylent Green (1973)
4:51 Timecrimes [aka Los Cronocrimenes](2007)
5:48 Westworld (1973)
6:44 A Boy and His Dog (1975)
8:52 Forbidden Planet (1956)
10:54 Metropolis (1927) What a shitty number one... surely there are better picks :)
Moon, Timer, The Man From Earth, Silent Running
Loved "The Man from Earth". Zero action, zero special effects, but it kept my attention more than most of today's bloated explosion-fests.
Totally among my top ten movies ever. Been meaning to buy the blu-ray version because they did a great remaster job with deeper blacks and better contrast, but it really doesn't need it.
While I didn't think Silent Running was top-10, it definitely deserves an honorable mention. It seems to suffer obscurity even with sci-fi fans.
Adrian Gell the music has not aged well, it come of as a sappy plot with sapper music. but still worth watching.
What about Dark Star?
Brazil was amazing! I remember seeing this in Westwood when it came out and Gene Wilder was in line with us by himself. Nicest guy.
I'd say, *Predestination* was also a movie, the majority did not saw. Yes, the first 20 min. are boring. Because it is only talk and basically a long retrospect/backsight of the most important character in the movie.
But if you manage to go past that very crucial story element. And if you understand how the plot twist came to be. It's nothing short of amazing...
Predestination is a fantastic movie that I would bet most people haven’t seen and is a SciFi masterpiece, that was so ver underated
Predestination was adapted from the short story "--- All You Zombies ---" written by Robert A, Heinlein.
My favorite Time travel movie!
The only worthy adaptation of any Heinlein story/book.
Forbidden Planet is one of the best sci-fi movies ever. Some of the themes and concepts in the movie are mind blowing, even by today's standards. And the special effects still hold up pretty well today.
Coherence was pretty good.
Primer needs to be in there-however it is about time travel.
Upstream Color was mentioned, by the same director.
Forbidden Planet is SF classic...if u didn't watch this movie, ur not yet SF fan :D
agreed, along with brazil and soylent green
Forbidden Planet - Based on the Tempest by Shakespeare
One not mentioned here, but I think most people have probably never heard of is "Threads". It's a British film "documenting" the events transpiring during a nuclear holocaust and it's after effects on society. Riveting and heartbreaking. Not a film to be missed.
jay pee a real favourite of mine (if favourite is the appropriate word).x
Threads is one of the most gruelling, harrowing films of them all. The way the narrator coldly reads out the stats as we see the devastation caused, is almost too much.
Threads is on UA-cam, or the American version, the day after
The Day After was idiotic. Obviously made by a bunch of Hollywood liberals. The scene where one of the characters, from rural Kansas, looks with disgust at a rifle(showing that he's anti-gun, in a place where firearms are common), is one example. Another is where the farmer, played by Ralph Waite, apologizes to a band of squatters while one of them sneaks up behind him and blows him away with a shotgun, is another. Pretty damn stupid not to be watching his back when facing potentially dangerous strangers
Another film in that genre is "War Games" by Peter Weir
Metropolis is the greatest silent film of all time, one of the greatest sci fi in general. It's a must-see!
there is an anime version too its pretty good
Metropolis promotional items in short supply. Someone finally found an old movie theatre poster, not pristine but in good shape and THERE ARE NO OTHERS. Sold for $900,000.
Loved Westworld and Soylent Green. The legendary actor, Edward G. Robinson, last movie was Soylent Green. He passed away not long after the movie completed filming. They live should have made the list and not a honorable mention.
WatchMojo actually made a good list? What is this madness?!
illyounotme edgy.
+illyounotme i would agree but I think WatchMojo meant it for the new generations and not the older folks because, you see, these films grossed a lot during their eras which says a lot about the films. Apparently, most of us have heard of these titles but have not seen the actual movies. So most probably they were aiming this video for us, the new gen.
Are you telling me that most older generation sci fi fans have seen Los Cronocrimines (Timecrimes) ?
Because I wouldn't believe you.
'well known' isn't the point of this video. Soylent Green being the perfect example.
Virtually every science fiction film about a future where a decadent ruling class wants to kill off its workers and replace them with machines like say Blade Runner or the television series Caprica is essentially a remake of Metropolis. It was after all the first major science fiction film. A Boy and His Dog was a pretty sick movie I hope never gets remade, Feeding your girlfriend to a talking dog is an ending only a Gay serial killer would enjoy or consider a cool idea.
"The Last Man on Earth" was great. "Forbidden Planet" is a classic. "They Live" is campy but has some good underlying messages. "Slaughterhouse Five" was deep and thoughtful, while "Logan's Run" was fun and a little chilling. "Metropolis" was spectacular, and well ahead of its time.
Enemy Mine, They Live, and Night of the Comet
+whutzat All 3 fantastic movies (all 3 I've viewed many, many times).
Enemy Mine was the first movie to pop into my head when I clicked this!
"The Illustrated Man" completely Freaked Me Out as a youngster back in the day...
"Serenity" - Firefly by Josh Weldon
Browncoats for ever...
Greetings fellow Browncoat!
Yeah. Stupid Fox...
You didn't mention "Enemy Mine".
"Your Mickey Mouse is shit!". Great line from the movie.
I believe the line was "Your Mickey Mouse is one big stupid dope".
Try watching the uncensored version.
You know, I kind of wondered last time I saw it if (years ago, now) something had been cut from it.
that was a great movie. very hard sci-fi for a movie.
How about Colossus: The Forbin Project?
DEFINITELY!
Yes, excellent !
You are correct sir
I saw that movie on TV when it first came out. It still holds up well and is quite intellectual.
Apparently, they haven't seen it :)
The thirteenth Floor was esentially the Matrix plot well before then. Also, Cit yof Lost Children and Dark City were awesome movies.
Dark City 👍
I think Silent Running with Bruce Dern deserved an honorable mention
What cinephile hasn't seen Brazil?
I would agree. I think I've seen roughly half of the movies on this list (probably more than less) - including the "honorable mentions".
Lol same either i've seen them or they're on my list, and Brazil is one of my fav films, seen it many times over again
Me too! Lots of good 1s there, Brazil pretty much tops the list!
+Ed “Sir GalaEd” Durham I don't know you, but I want you to see Brazil so much I will mail you my copy. I will. This is important!
anybody who has heard of Terry Gilliam will have seen Brazil.
You missed one of the best called Silent Running
Been telling people about They Live for years. I love that movie. I love all John C films. Metropolis is a masterpiece pure and simple. Amazing film and we need to separate the damned Hitler reference. Franz was horrified about his interest in the film.
They Live (1988)! Put on the glasses disagreement.
Just suggested it a cult classic today.
I don't know why I watch WatchMojo stuff any more. You've mixed some classics with some complete throwaways, and of course people younger than 35 will have a hard time knowing them because they grew up without VCR's. Naked Lunch, Logan's Run, Soylent Green, and Brazil all definitely have massive followings in the 40~ crowd.
I am 57 years old, I've seen all but one of these.
Seen all but that first one about the comet and the Spanish one on this list. Actually have many of these on VHS and DVD in our collection. But yeah, thinking that Generation-X'ers have more of a chance to have seen these films than millennials.
Kind of wish that "S1MONE" had made the list. I thought that that was a pretty cool movie (yet no one I've ever spoken to about it has ever heard of it).
... But then, I also liked "The Lost Skeleton Of Cadavra" and I doubt that all that many folks have seen *that* movie, either. :)
S1MONE: a tec gadget inside a movie doesnt make it a scifi movie.
other example, sounds silly, but: "Gravity". Science: Check. Fiction: Check. But also not a Scifi Movie :)
I'm 26, I've seen all but 2 of these. =P
One of them being Naked Lunch, which it seems I need to watch right away. :)
I've seen half of them... Feeling old now.
Richard Blackmore I've seen all of them as well. Not feeling old, just into great movies.
Some good films on that list, but several of them are well-known and widely seen ("Forbidden Planet", "Brazil", "Metropolis")... if you want a good sf movie that 99% of people won't have seen, try "The Quiet Earth". Excellent "last man on earth"-type movie.
I love The Quiet Earth.
Soylent green, as well is fairly well known
Saw that as a teen in the 80's. It stuck with me for sure.
I'm so glad to see this appear so high on the list of comments. It saves me the trouble of looking for it. I'm the only person that I know who's seen it - unless they've subsequently gone on to seek it out after I raved about it. Just a great, thoughtful piece of science fiction with a twist at the end.
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I'm honestly surprised that Dark City 1998 didn't make the list
I agree.
Does Naked Lunch really count? Its a directors reconfiguration of a non-scifi novel spliced with the origional authors biography. The bizarre elements arent so much a creative sci fi world as they are just metaphores for William S Burroughs insane drug feuled memories and dreams. It comes right up to the scifi line sure, but by that definition, so would fear and loathing in Las Vegas?
ALSO WHERE THE HELL IS FLASH GORDON ON THIS LIST!?!
Not sci fi. No way
Having just watched Naked Lunch from this list, I feel your comment is spot on.
Westworld in one of my all time favorite Sci-Fi movies. A masterpiece IMHO.
The sequel is worth watching as well.
What about that remake/porno about the strong independent black women and useless whiny little bitch boys who never kill anyone???
Boy what an amazing remake
(Sarcasm)
Would anyone even heard of westworld if they hadn't recently made a tv series out of it? The premace is good but the film and series are both dull.
Agreed, and the new TV series took both the original and the sequel and blended the ideas, if you have HBO it's well worth watching.
The original Westwood is an amazing film. Another Michael Crichton classic! Yul brynner... Now that's a villain!
Logan's Run is an amazing film I'm surprised more people haven't seen it
I agree, an absolute classic...
At its time it was like a Blockbuster. I guess it is only on this list, because young people never heard of it
And i still wanna go through the love tunnel😍😉
Brazil Is One Of The Best Sci-Fi Films Of All Time
+Atom Heart Mother Suite
agreed. It's in my top 5 favorite films of all time
+Lt. Col. Frank Slade did you reply to my all time list comment on Cinefix's top 50
I disagree
+crimson bolt no one cares.
+Atom Heart Mother Suite I would say best. None are more relevant today.
Cool list. Surprised Primer wasn't mentioned.
I'd add the films Seconds, Gattaca, Never Let Me Go, A Scanner Darkly and Dark Star.
Also, I recently watched a film called Mother Night - an adaptation of a Kurt Vonnegut novel. It's not overtly Science ficiton-y but it's well worth checking out if you're into Vonnegut's stuff.
:)
Yeah, it's really great. I was just talking about movies the other day with a friend and it randomly came up......haven't seen it in a long while, I actually forgot how enjoyable it is ha.
:)
I add Snowpiercer 2013
I saw Soylent Green a number of years ago and my favorite part is, if it were made now, the people who created Soylent Green would be the heroes - champions of recycling who solve world hunger.
That's why it's so scary. We're getting closer and closer to Soylent Green becoming a reality.
Just saw Brazil, my God what an amazing movie!
Quiet Earth, Moon. Those are both amazing.
One of my favourites, "Quiet Earth" that is...
top best scifi you've probably never seen, chooses ones that are classics / well renown.
Hmmm, well I've watched over half of those, and would probably include Android One, Silent Running, The Moon, eXistenZ, Phase IV, and far too few people have actually _seen_ Fahrenheight 451.
eXistenZ was awesome!
I ADORE FAHRENHEIT 451!!!!!!!! EVERYONE SHOULD SEE IT!
Colossus: The Forbin Project
They Live is one of my favorite movies of all time. Would have been on the top of my list.
*"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I am all out of bubblegum"*
My all time favourite movie
No Solaris from Tarkovsky?
I hadn't seen that, I just added to list on Netflix, will watch in next week or so. Thanks Midas Baijense. BTW I've seen "Kin-dza-dza!" it made zero sense, 100 percent lost in translation. "KUUU........"
Stalker is quite well known now because of the game of the same name (both are derived from Roadside Picnic).
Stanislaw Lem HATED Tarkovsky. Because the very scene you should watch the movie, the last one, turns the idea of the original book upside down.I personally side with Lem.
Midas Baijense Solaris definitely. Roadside Picknic I'm not a big fan of it myself. The movie differs a lot, it borrows the idea but not the settings.
Solaris and Contact are my two favorite books.
Brazil, Logan's Run, and Frorbidden Planet should be among sci-fi classics of all time.
Metropolis is absolutely amazing!
Does ANYONE not know what soylent green is?
Seriously I know! It's Pecans right? XD
screams *IT'S PECANS*
Tell everyone, its pecans.
Oops I forgot to put a *Spoiler Alert* on that last comment. Hopefully the 2 people who haven't seen the movie will still watch it. lol
Soylent Green is people.
CrazyTuco1, Dude, No. You messed up the entire joke.
If you haven't seen soilent green, you still know what it is....
it's people
correct
+Roland Having seen Soylent Green, the tagline is better than the movie.
who the fuck hasn't seen soylent green
+crimson bolt it's sad that people can't talk like normal people these days, and every sentence needs a fuck here and there..
Where's The Fantastic Voyage?
The film is just a popcorn flick, a sheer entertainment. There is nothing much deeper to it.
Only deep thing in it is between Raquel Welch's special effects.
wow another great pic i forgot about and with a very sexy rachael welsh as a bonus
Remember, the list is movies you probably haven't seen.
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. Heeeellllooooo?
"DAMN JOHN WHARFIN, AND THE HORSE HE RODE IN ON!"
"Take her to the PIT!"
"More power to you!"
Blue Blazer for life!
That was such a better movie than I expected. I was prepared for "stupid fun" but it turned out to be.. well.. Stupid and fun, just more fun than bad.
"Moon" is great.
Altered States, 1980, William Hurt. WAY underrated. Never makes any list. Never was re-played on any channels even late night. Brilliant movie. Total classic and just doesn't get any respect, not sure why.
Agreed, it's just too offbeat, but the FX was impressive at times ( for it's time), especially when Hurt takes a massive dose of ayuahaska in the isolation tank. Or crone berg films: videodrome, Existenze
Probably never seen huh? Not likely with that list. Try 'Primer' - not so popular but good sci-fi.
I was surprised to see Upstream Color but not Primer
Carl Whitwell -- Seconded. I'm always trying to recommend Primer to people.
If time travel is ever discovered, I can totally see it happening as depicted in that movie.
was about to say just that
+1 for Primer. Also, +1 for "I've seen a bunch of these." Maybe another top-10 video? I trust that the WatchMojo team has enough sci-fi favorites to do 20 of these lists.
I had to watch this movie more than once. I even had to go to websites to help me understand as much as I could. Amazing flick. Great rewatchability.
The Day The Earth Stood Still 1951 should have been Number 1. Klaatu Barada Nikto.
Klaatu... Barada... Ni*cough*
*looks around*
Alright then.
*takes Necronomicon*
It movies you've probably never seen. Most people have seen The Day The Earth Stood Still.
@@kevinmeerschaert9487 I have a feeling this video is geared towards millennials. I doubt millennials would even watch a black and white movie. Which is sad because a lot of modern movies rely on special effects to make up for POORLY written stories.
Crappy reboot?
Millennial are 30
Brazil is my favorite movie of all time. It isn't a bit "hard to follow" - except in the sense that it will be hard to top, and that hasn't happened yet.
The Quiet Earth. A film about everyone on the earth disappearing at the same moment, except a very few who have an incredibly rare thing in common. The ending has quite a twist.
"The Lost Room" (2006, mini-series)
Soylent Green is worth the watch
The other other other white meat...
Great list. I'm glad you included 'Europa Report' as it's only sin is that it hasn't been seen enough. What a great emotional flick! I might include 'Equilibrium" as I think it's underrated.
soylent green is people!!!
***** hehehe
This is why I came to these comments: I knew somebody had to say it. BTW, saying what soylent green is isn't really spoiling the movie.
A long time ago our class went to see it--it was like a social studies class or something. I forget. Anyway, before we went every single person in the whole school knew what soylent green was made of. Enjoyed it then. Have seen it a handful of times since. It's still mostly enjoyable. It's "held up," as they say, somewhat or fairly well. A movie that has not held up is "Bless The Beasts And The Children." I saw that five years ago, and I can see why I liked it as a kid, but it's a really bad movie.
*****
The Naked Jungle
The War Lord
And oh yeah, Titanic sank.