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- Alien. Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt. 354 votes. This iconic sci-fi horror film combines space exploration with a nightmarish sense of claustrophobia, as a cargo ship crew becomes prey to a malevolent extraterrestrial creature.
- The Thing. Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter. 290 votes. This nerve-wracking tale of paranoia and isolation explores the frightening possibilities of shape-shifting extraterrestrial life forms infiltrating a remote research facility in Antarctica.
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong. 284 votes. This action-packed sci-fi thriller delves into the complexities of artificial intelligence while blending elements of time-travel and relentless suspense.
- Aliens. Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn, Michael Biehn. 306 votes. A heart-racing space thriller that expertly expands upon the universe introduced in its predecessor, this film pits a group of marines against a relentless swarm of alien creatures.
- 30 The Platform
- 29 Cube
- 28 Predestination
- 27 Anon
- 26 Source Code
- 25 Coherence
- 24 Soylent Green
- 23 Minority Report
- 22 Contagion
- 21 12 Monkeys
Written by David Desola and Pedro Rivero, The Platformwas directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, and it sees Iván Massagué portraying a prisoner named Goreng. The prison he resides in, "The Pit," consists of a tower-like structure, from the top of which the eponymous platform delivers food to two prisoners on each level. Left with nothing but sheer lu...
Co-written and directed by Vincenzo Natali in his directorial debut, Cubefeatures an ensemble cast that includes Andrew Miller, David Hewlett, Nicole de Boer, and Maurice Dean Wint. The movie is set in a prison that is made exclusively of rooms resembling cubes. With little knowledge of how they arrived in such a mysterious place, a group of five f...
Written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig, Predestination is based on the short story All You Zombies by Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the story of Agent Doe (Ethan Hawke), a time travel agent tasked with apprehending future criminals. His last mission involves stopping the "Fizzle Bomber," a serial arsonist whose explosive crimes will event...
Written, co-produced, and directed by Andrew Niccol, a sci-fi heavyweight, Anon features a privacy nightmaresituation in which all citizens are required to wear an ocular device that constantly films everything they see. Sal Friedland (Clive Owen) is a police detective who stumbles upon a woman (Amanda Seynfield) with no recording implant. The movi...
Written by Ben Ripley and directed by Duncan Jones, Source Codestars Jake Gyllenhaal in the role of U.S. Army Captain Colter Stevens. The soldier is tasked with finding the terrorist that bombed a train directed to Chicago, and to do so he uses a unique technological device. Specifically, the device allows him to relive the attack as if he were act...
Written and directed by James Ward Byrkit in his directorial debut, Coherenceis a witty and psychologically driven sci-fi thriller. A group of friends, helmed by Em (Emily Foxler), meets in Northern California during the passing of Miller's Comet. However, unbeknownst to them, this night will change their lives forever. The movie additionally featu...
Written by Stanley R. Greenberg and directed by Richard Fleischer, Soylent Greenfeatures Charlton Heston in the role of Robert Thorn, an NYPD detective who is investigating what he suspects to be a murder of a wealthy business executive of Soylent Corporation. Meanwhile, the world has reached dystopian levels due to overpopulation and pollution. Bu...
Co-written by Scott Frank and Jon Cohen, who based the screenplay on the novel The Minority Report by Philip K. Dick, Minority Reportwas directed by Steven Spielberg. The movie stars Tom Cruise in the role of John Anderton, the commanding officer of a police program called Precrime. The program, as controversial as it is, utilizes psychics to catch...
Written by Scott Z. Burns and directed by Steven Soderbergh, Contagion stars an ensemble cast that includes Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, and Kate Winslet. The movie tells the story of a highly infectious virusthat spreads globally and the efforts to counteract and eliminate it. Instead of following a single perspective...
12 Monkeys was written by David Peoples and Janet Peoples, and directed by Terry Gilliam. The movie was inspired by the short movie La Jetéeby Chris Marker. In the distant future, after a virus is released and almost kills the entire human population, a convict named James Cole (Bruce Willis) is sent back in time to understand the virus's emergence...
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Apr 20, 2024 · Directed by James Cameron. Image via 20th Century Studios. While Ridley Scott's Alien is often lauded as one of the greatest horror films ever made, a list of the greatest action movies of all ...
3 days ago · Sci-fi spreads across subgenres, all represented here: the monster movie ( Cloverfield ), space opera ( Serenity ), cyberpunk ( Ghost in the Shell ), and post-apocalyptic ( Mad Max: Fury Road) and more. Or it can fuse onto traditional genres like drama ( Donnie Darko, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ), comedy ( Repo Man, Idiocracy ), and ...
May 31, 2022 · Interstellar is a typical Nolan movie, taking the sci-fi thriller genre to another level. Exploring both fictional and non-fictional intriguing phenomena such as wormholes, black holes, and time relativity, the movie mixes these terms with suspense and an interesting family drama that goes beyond time and space.
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- 'Doctor Who' (1963-) Seasons: 26 (1963-1989), 13 (2005-) Doctor Who is not only the greatest sci-fi thriller of all time, but it's also one of the longest-running TV shows of all time.
- 'The X-Files' (1993-2018) Seasons: 11. The X-Files technically ended a while ago, but came back in 2018 for a quick revival series. This show is about two detectives, Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who become wrapped up in a conspiracy involving alien life.
- 'The Twilight Zone' (1959-1964) Seasons: 5. The Twilight Zone is a series that has been rebooted many times. However, none of these reboots have ever been quite as good as the original 1959 anthology series.
- 'Stranger Things' (2016-) Seasons: 4. Stranger Things is Netflix's foray into the world of sci-fi thrillers. It was met with a huge amount of success, becoming what may very well be Netflix's most successful series to date.
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Jun 15, 2023 · A good sci-fi thriller explores alternative and futuristic twists on reality and ordinary concepts. A great sci-fi thriller, however, has audiences hooked from start to finish while it takes them on a truly intense journey through these imaginative concepts. The very best of these movies leave a lasting impact and inspire discussions.
