Time Out Ranks the 10 Best Sci-Fi Films, From '2001' to 'The Empire Strikes Back'
Time Out has compiled a list of the top 10 science fiction films from a selection of 100. Topping the list is Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968), featuring the voice of Douglas Rain as HAL 9000. Following closely at No. 2 is Ridley Scott's 'Blade Runner' (1982), which stars Harrison Ford and Rutger Hauer. No. 3 is 'Alien' (1979), showcasing Sigourney Weaver. At No. 4, Steven Spielberg's 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' features Richard Dreyfuss. James Cameron's 'Aliens' takes the No. 5 spot, while 'The Terminator' is ranked No. 9. George Lucas's 'Star Wars: A New Hope' (1977) is No. 6, followed by Terry Gilliam's 'Brazil' at No. 7, Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis' (1927) at No. 8, and 'The Empire Strikes Back' (1980) at No. 10.
Key facts
- Time Out ranked the 10 best sci-fi movies of all time from its list of the 100 greatest.
- '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick with Arthur C. Clarke, is No. 1.
- 'Blade Runner' (1982) is No. 2 and 'Alien' (1979) is No. 3, both directed by Ridley Scott.
- 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' by Steven Spielberg is No. 4.
- James Cameron directed two entries: 'Aliens' at No. 5 and 'The Terminator' at No. 9.
- 'Star Wars: A New Hope' (1977) is No. 6 and 'The Empire Strikes Back' is No. 10.
- Terry Gilliam's 'Brazil' is No. 7 and Fritz Lang's 'Metropolis' (1927) is No. 8.
- Missing scenes from 'Metropolis' were discovered in an Argentine archive in 2008.
Entities
Artists
- Stanley Kubrick
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Douglas Rain
- Johann Strauss
- Ridley Scott
- Harrison Ford
- Rutger Hauer
- Sigourney Weaver
- H.R. Giger
- John Hurt
- Ian Holm
- Steven Spielberg
- Richard Dreyfuss
- François Truffaut
- Bob Balaban
- John Williams
- James Cameron
- Michael Biehn
- Bill Paxton
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Linda Hamilton
- George Lucas
- Ben Burtt
- Terry Gilliam
- Jonathan Pryce
- Michael Palin
- Fritz Lang
- Irvin Kershner
- Leigh Brackett
- Lawrence Kasdan
- Mark Hamill
- Carrie Fisher
- H.G. Wells
- Vangelis
Institutions
- Time Out
- NASA
- Universal Pictures
- Monty Python
Locations
- Argentina
- Los Angeles
- Tatooine
Sources
- Quartz —