Fantastic films are popular, especially among young people. However, many people prefer novelties of this genre and forget about old, cult films, which, despite their age, are no less interesting. We made a rating, which included the best science fiction films of all time. Carefully study this list, suddenly you missed something or just want to reconsider.
10. Dune
- Release Date: December 14, 1984
- Budget: $ 40 million
- Director: D. Lynch
- Actors: Yu. Prohnov, C. McLaughlin, B. Durif, K. McMillan, S. Young, Sting, M. Von Syudov
- Duration: 2 hours 25 minutes
Events unfold in 10991 - for the planet Dune, completely covered in desert, a merciless war unfolded. At the center of the event is a warrior who opposed the troops of the emperor, who wished to completely conquer the planet.
Dune has become a classic of the genre, despite the fact that the film failed at the box office, barely collecting 32 million dollars.
9. Star landing
- Release Date: November 4, 1997
- Budget: $ 105 million
- Director: P. Verhoeven
- Actors: C. Van Dean, D. Richards, D. Busey, N. Patrick Harris, S. Giliam, C. Brown, P. Muldoon, R. McKelnahan, M. Ironside, F. Doel
- Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes
Earth is being treacherously attacked by a race of beetles, most megacities have turned to ashes. However, earthlings are not broken, now all of humanity is one big army. There is only one way out - to win, or perish. The film tells the story of a young man who joined the army to end the enemy forever.
8. Terminator 2. Doomsday
- Release Date: July 1, 1991
- Budget: $ 102 million
- Director: P. Verhoven
- Actors: D. Cameron. Actors: A. Schwarzenegger, L. Hamilton, E. Furlong, E. Boen, R. Patrick, C. Guerra, D. Cooksey, D. Morton
- Duration: 2 hours 33 minutes
The continuation of the cult film turned out to be even more loud: an excellent plot, great actors, unsurpassed special effects (for 1991), a brilliant director - what else is needed for success? In the second part, Arnold will have to fight with the liquid crystal cyborg, the meaning of which is the destruction of Connor.
7. The fifth element
- Release Date: May 7, 1997
- Budget: $ 90 million
- Director: L. Besson
- Actors: M. Jovovich, B. Willis, I. Holm, K. Tucker, G. Oldman, L. Perry, B. James, L. Evans, Tricky, D. Neville
- Duration: 2 hours 05 minutes
Once again, Bruce Willis has to save the planet, now from the universal evil that awakens every 5,000 years. Absolute weapons will help him in this, with the role of which Mila Jovovich has perfectly coped. The film has everything - exciting chases on flying cars, skirmishes with representatives of the goblin race, star fights, magnificent scenes of hand-to-hand fights.
6. Space Odyssey 2001
- Release Date: April 2, 1968
- Budget: $ 90 million
- Director: S. Kubrick
- Actors: C. Dully, W. Sylvester, G. Lockwood, D. Rickter, M. Tyseck, R. Beatty, D. Rain, F. Miller, S. Sullivan
- Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes
A mysterious artifact was discovered on the Moon, having studied the influence of which, mankind becomes confident in the existence of an alien mind. To learn more about the artifact, NASA sends an expedition of three astronauts and the HAL supercomputer. However, inexplicable events begin to occur during the flight.
5. The matrix
- Release Date: March 31, 1999
- Budget: $ 63 million
- Director: Wachowski brothers
- Actors: C. Reeves, L. Fishborn, C. Ann-Moss, H. Weaving, D. Pantoliano, M. Doran, G. Foster
- Duration: 2 hours 16 minutes
The first film of the trilogy tells about Thomas Anders, a promising programmer and hacker who reveals the terrible truth: the Matrix rules the world. Now he has to become a leader of resistance, a warrior, constantly risking his life for the liberation of mankind.
4. Avatar
- Release Date: December 10, 2009
- Budget: $ 237 million
- Director: D. Cameron
- Actors: S. Warrington, S. Weaver, Z. Soldana, L. Alonso
- Duration: 2 hours 58 minutes
In addition to a huge number of awards and prizes, Avatar is a box-office film for the entire time of the existence of cinema with the amount of 2.8 billion dollars. The tape tells about the struggle of the people of the planet Navi with human invaders, the protagonist of which is a disabled marine who has switched to the side of Navi.
3. Alien
- Release Date: May 25, 1979
- Budget: $ 2.8 million
- Director: R. Scott
- Actors: S. Weaver, D. Hurt, I. Holm, T. Skerrit, W. Cartwright, G. Stanton, B. Badeggio, H. Horton
- Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes
The Nostromo spacecraft responds to a distress signal and lands on an unknown planet. Here the team finds cocoons from which bloodthirsty creatures hatch. One of these creatures penetrates aboard the departed ship. Now the crew’s task is only one: to survive. The tape became the progenitor of a huge number of films that are released to this day. Also, the film is included in the "golden fund" of cinema.
2. The Dark Knight: Rebirth of the Legend
- Release Date: July 14, 2008
- Budget: $ 185 million
- Director: K. Nolan.
- Actors: C. Bale, T. Hardy, M. Cottiyar, E. Hathaway, G. Oldman, M. Kane, D. Gordon-Levitt, D. Temple, C. Murphy
- Duration: 2 hours 45 minutes
For more than eight years, nothing was heard about Batman - law enforcement officers were looking for him, ranking him among the criminals. Now, Batman has to return, because over Gotham City there is a mortal danger in the face of the ruthless Joker. The film is full of action-packed scenes and keeps in suspense until the last minute.
1. Star Wars. Episode 4: A New Hope
- Release Date: May 25, 1977
- Budget: $ 11 million
- Director: D. Lucas
- Actors: M. Hamil, G. Ford, C. Fisher, P. Cushing, E. Daniels, P. Machugh, D. Praus, D. Jones, C. Baker
- Duration: 2 hours 04 minutes
The galaxy burns in a civil war, so Obi Wan, Luke, and the smuggler Solo have no choice but to find Princess Leia, a charming rebel leader. To survive, they have to destroy the "Death Star" - the emperor’s worst weapon. When shooting “Star Wars”, the most advanced technologies available in the cinema of that time were applied. What are the scenes of battles on “lightsabers”.