Top 10 Hard Sci-Fi Movies
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Date: 2023-12-19
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-kirkwagner461
Since you ask:
I really like your list, except for 2 choices.
I'm a huge fan of -Blade Runner. - But -Blade Runner 2049- left me empty. I also found too much to fault in -Interstellar- to have put it on this list.
Instead I would have included -2010: The Year We Make Contact. - For my final choice I would have been torn between two oldies. -Rollerball- (1974) or -Silent Running. - Rollerball, as it was, for its day, notoriously violent, albeit tame by todays standards, because it is a warning about corporate over reach. And Silent Running, for its warning about endangering the environment.
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Since you ask:
I really like your list, except for 2 choices.
I'm a huge fan of -Blade Runner. - But -Blade Runner 2049- left me empty. I also found too much to fault in -Interstellar- to have put it on this list.
Instead I would have included -2010: The Year We Make Contact. - For my final choice I would have been torn between two oldies. -Rollerball- (1974) or -Silent Running. - Rollerball, as it was, for its day, notoriously violent, albeit tame by todays standards, because it is a warning about corporate over reach. And Silent Running, for its warning about endangering the environment.
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-lynndavis869
Star Wars. Half of these movies wouldn't have been produced if it weren't for the technology and interest discovered by Industrial Light and Magic and George Lucas. As an IT applications and systems developer I attended a conference a couple blocks from the first theater in DC showing Star Wars. Many of the attendees at the conference managed large multi million dollar data centers and were here for three days to listen to great IT leaders including Grace Hopper, yet at the breaks the main discussion was Star Wars and there was a steady line of IT managers going to and from the theater.
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Star Wars. Half of these movies wouldn't have been produced if it weren't for the technology and interest discovered by Industrial Light and Magic and George Lucas. As an IT applications and systems developer I attended a conference a couple blocks from the first theater in DC showing Star Wars. Many of the attendees at the conference managed large multi million dollar data centers and were here for three days to listen to great IT leaders including Grace Hopper, yet at the breaks the main discussion was Star Wars and there was a steady line of IT managers going to and from the theater.
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-RichtorLazlo
One I disagree with on any list like this is -children of men- it is my personal opinion that it is one of the worst movies ever written, great premise, good acting, great ideas, decent plot, no story cohesion, bad character flow and continuity, no delivery on any of the story or plots or sub-plots, and you are doing is watching a bunch of unconnected scenes that are arguably not even the same universe or characters.
Best I can say is that it was at least worth watching at least once.
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One I disagree with on any list like this is -children of men- it is my personal opinion that it is one of the worst movies ever written, great premise, good acting, great ideas, decent plot, no story cohesion, bad character flow and continuity, no delivery on any of the story or plots or sub-plots, and you are doing is watching a bunch of unconnected scenes that are arguably not even the same universe or characters.
Best I can say is that it was at least worth watching at least once.
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-kevinmoore8780
I would suggest that your definition of -hard sci-fi- needs to be clarified. Movies like 2001 and The Martian are clearly hard science fiction as would be movies like the Andromeda Strain. Movies like Interstellar and Arrival are not. Even a movie like Children of Men isn't actually sci-fi. Yes it is in the future and women can't get pregnant but the whole storyline has nothing to do with science fiction. For hard sci-fi, I would have added Anon if you wanted a Clive Owen movie.
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I would suggest that your definition of -hard sci-fi- needs to be clarified. Movies like 2001 and The Martian are clearly hard science fiction as would be movies like the Andromeda Strain. Movies like Interstellar and Arrival are not. Even a movie like Children of Men isn't actually sci-fi. Yes it is in the future and women can't get pregnant but the whole storyline has nothing to do with science fiction. For hard sci-fi, I would have added Anon if you wanted a Clive Owen movie.
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-rayspickler5247
I rarely give a thumbs down. I liked your list, might disagree with some of the spots. I also would have put Contact on the list instead of Her. Interstellar is fabulous, deserving of #2. But any list of top Sci Fi films that doesn't put 2001 in the #1 spot has no credibility. You don't appreciate the directing of Kubrick, the uniqueness of the screenplay, or understand the impact of that film.
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I rarely give a thumbs down. I liked your list, might disagree with some of the spots. I also would have put Contact on the list instead of Her. Interstellar is fabulous, deserving of #2. But any list of top Sci Fi films that doesn't put 2001 in the #1 spot has no credibility. You don't appreciate the directing of Kubrick, the uniqueness of the screenplay, or understand the impact of that film.
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best-movie-reviews
Well, -children of men- is a masterpiece, but not exactly a -hard sci fi- movie.
I agree with the other commenters that -Andromeda strain- should have been in this list. And also -Forbidden Planet -- it's a classic.
And -2001- on the top. The latter is much more than just -hard sci fi- but it has that element. Moreover, it's the definitive science fiction cinematic masterpiece.
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Well, -children of men- is a masterpiece, but not exactly a -hard sci fi- movie.
I agree with the other commenters that -Andromeda strain- should have been in this list. And also -Forbidden Planet -- it's a classic.
And -2001- on the top. The latter is much more than just -hard sci fi- but it has that element. Moreover, it's the definitive science fiction cinematic masterpiece.
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best-movie-reviews
Wow her, the Martian, interstellar over DUNE, FAHRENHEIT 451 andromeda strain, 1984, Logan-s run? Not to mention what you have for honorable mention. I could list 10-15 before any of your top ten. Gattica and ex machina were quite good as were blade runner space odyssey though poorly ranked imo. I question your choices but it is a matter of taste
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Wow her, the Martian, interstellar over DUNE, FAHRENHEIT 451 andromeda strain, 1984, Logan-s run? Not to mention what you have for honorable mention. I could list 10-15 before any of your top ten. Gattica and ex machina were quite good as were blade runner space odyssey though poorly ranked imo. I question your choices but it is a matter of taste
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best-movie-reviews
Amazingly, I've actually seen all 10. And I agree they are all amazing. Only missing movie that comes to mind is AI: Artificial Intelligence. Otherwise an excellent list with one notable exception: Interstellar is the worst of the movies in the list, not the best. Inexplicable choice.
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Amazingly, I've actually seen all 10. And I agree they are all amazing. Only missing movie that comes to mind is AI: Artificial Intelligence. Otherwise an excellent list with one notable exception: Interstellar is the worst of the movies in the list, not the best. Inexplicable choice.
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-danalevesque5376
#1 2001 for being cutting edge and iconic, #2 Martian for its pure technical focus and wonderful dialog, #3 Arrival for being the most innovative story on the list with a wonderful cast, and #4 Contact for tickling my excitement and curiosity about contact with aliens.
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#1 2001 for being cutting edge and iconic, #2 Martian for its pure technical focus and wonderful dialog, #3 Arrival for being the most innovative story on the list with a wonderful cast, and #4 Contact for tickling my excitement and curiosity about contact with aliens.
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best-movie-reviews
If the condition was that those films had to be American production, I might agree with few permutations, but if there wasn't such a condition, number. 2 right after 2001 Space Odyssey (which deserves first place on this list) should have been Solaris by Tarkovsky.
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If the condition was that those films had to be American production, I might agree with few permutations, but if there wasn't such a condition, number. 2 right after 2001 Space Odyssey (which deserves first place on this list) should have been Solaris by Tarkovsky.
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-musicboy2003
I think we need lists of several genres: space opera, space horror, science-fiction, hard science-fiction, etc. Might be interesting. Is Ad Astra hard sci-fi? Looks like it to me. Must hard sci-fi always contain off-world travel, or is Time Machine not hard sci-fi?
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I think we need lists of several genres: space opera, space horror, science-fiction, hard science-fiction, etc. Might be interesting. Is Ad Astra hard sci-fi? Looks like it to me. Must hard sci-fi always contain off-world travel, or is Time Machine not hard sci-fi?
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-chadfife3265
Hahaha blade runner 1-2 is hard sci-fi?
What a joke. so much happens in that movie that has no science behind it. How do the anti-gravs work, how do their laser guns work? Great movies. but so far away from hard sci-fi it makes a mockery of the list
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Hahaha blade runner 1-2 is hard sci-fi?
What a joke. so much happens in that movie that has no science behind it. How do the anti-gravs work, how do their laser guns work? Great movies. but so far away from hard sci-fi it makes a mockery of the list
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best-movie-reviews
Arrival isn't hard SF. I'm not even certain it's SF at all. The entire premise is based on a harebrained concept that isn't even true to begin with. While it was entertaining, I wouldn't put it on a top ten list of hard science fiction.
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Arrival isn't hard SF. I'm not even certain it's SF at all. The entire premise is based on a harebrained concept that isn't even true to begin with. While it was entertaining, I wouldn't put it on a top ten list of hard science fiction.
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-zynzy4u
Ex Macina? A candidate for one of the worst and more fallacious movies ever. That movie had so many things absolutely wrong with a plot so disconnected from any possible reality it is impossible to see how it got on anything but a garbage list.
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Ex Macina? A candidate for one of the worst and more fallacious movies ever. That movie had so many things absolutely wrong with a plot so disconnected from any possible reality it is impossible to see how it got on anything but a garbage list.
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-Nitka022
I was so so excited to find you guys BUT I am already so disappointed! No The Thing. No Alien? No Oblivion - one of my beloved. I know it is hard to pick best 10, so maybe you could do best 15 or even 20? will follow you for now.
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I was so so excited to find you guys BUT I am already so disappointed! No The Thing. No Alien? No Oblivion - one of my beloved. I know it is hard to pick best 10, so maybe you could do best 15 or even 20? will follow you for now.
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-alexmeyjes5533
Rather loose definition of hard sci-fi I think. By your own standards a number of other movies should be considered: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Dune, 2. 000 leagues under the Sea, the Matrix trilogy, I could go on
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Rather loose definition of hard sci-fi I think. By your own standards a number of other movies should be considered: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Dune, 2. 000 leagues under the Sea, the Matrix trilogy, I could go on
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-bamboo59. 52
I liked the list, but for me the Martian was let down by the music choice! When you think how effective the soundtrack was in the original Blade runner, forbidden planet, 2001etc.
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I liked the list, but for me the Martian was let down by the music choice! When you think how effective the soundtrack was in the original Blade runner, forbidden planet, 2001etc.
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-robertdyke4717
Interstellar does not belong on this list. I realize its depiction of a Black Hole has been (rightfully) praised but the storyline is completely ridiculous on every level.
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Interstellar does not belong on this list. I realize its depiction of a Black Hole has been (rightfully) praised but the storyline is completely ridiculous on every level.
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-richardking3206
A pretty decent list, even if no-one apparently agrees with it entirely. Inevitably. We can all suggest omissions, but what-s the point? Any list is personal.
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A pretty decent list, even if no-one apparently agrees with it entirely. Inevitably. We can all suggest omissions, but what-s the point? Any list is personal.
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-StarsTogether
This is exceptional writing. A book that relates well to this subject would be a sound recommendation. -Galaxies United- by Olivia Whitestone
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This is exceptional writing. A book that relates well to this subject would be a sound recommendation. -Galaxies United- by Olivia Whitestone
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-mark4asp
How about these '60s and '70s movies:
- Andromeda strain
- Alien
- Clockwork Orange
- Logan's Run
- Soylent Green
- Dark Star
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How about these '60s and '70s movies:
- Andromeda strain
- Alien
- Clockwork Orange
- Logan's Run
- Soylent Green
- Dark Star
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-colonylaser4860
When works from oversea is not included, especially Japanese anime, these types of list is boring, predictable, albeit safe.
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When works from oversea is not included, especially Japanese anime, these types of list is boring, predictable, albeit safe.
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-Cap683
I think that exceptional science fiction is a film has more to say than is seen on first viewing. Most os these meet the criteria.
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I think that exceptional science fiction is a film has more to say than is seen on first viewing. Most os these meet the criteria.
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-phmiii
I would have added Automata 2014 to at least the honorable mention list. I think it best illustrates how AI will leave humanity.
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I would have added Automata 2014 to at least the honorable mention list. I think it best illustrates how AI will leave humanity.
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-DavidMartin-iw9td
Where is Dune (2021? Her instead of Alien or Aliens? Please. Your list so close to perfection, but it turned to ash.
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Where is Dune (2021? Her instead of Alien or Aliens? Please. Your list so close to perfection, but it turned to ash.
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-kirkdarling4120
Missing Andromeda Strain, which was so realistic it might have actually happened without the world being told of it.
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Missing Andromeda Strain, which was so realistic it might have actually happened without the world being told of it.
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-JSmith310
Ha Ha. Most of the best SciFi movies were not made in the last 10 years. There's this thing called History. Check it out!
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Ha Ha. Most of the best SciFi movies were not made in the last 10 years. There's this thing called History. Check it out!
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-sardaukerlegion
Interstellar was so boring i never buyed the DVD.
Instead you forgot Alien (1979) and Outland (1981.
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Interstellar was so boring i never buyed the DVD.
Instead you forgot Alien (1979) and Outland (1981.
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-DavidSiebert
I would have added The Abyss and the classic When Worlds Collide. Which used the best science of the time.
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I would have added The Abyss and the classic When Worlds Collide. Which used the best science of the time.
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-ericv. 3647
How about -Silent Running- with Bruce Dern? And for comic relief -A Boy and His Dog- staring Don Johnson.
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How about -Silent Running- with Bruce Dern? And for comic relief -A Boy and His Dog- staring Don Johnson.
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