On this list, we’ll tell you, “I wish I had discovered it sooner!” We wanted to suggest the kind of science fiction movies that will make you say. While making the ranking, we brought together the films that we thought were overlooked and that we believed to have a special side. Have a good time watching!
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A post-apocalyptic young man telepaths with his dog: A Boy and His Dog (1975)
Avid science fiction readers must have heard of the American writer Harlan Ellison. Ellison’s book A Boy and His Dog, which made important books in the 60’s and 70’s when the genre started to shine, was adapted for the big screen by LQ Jones in 1975 with the same name. Set in a post-apocalyptic time, the film is about a young man’s struggle to survive with his dog, to whom he is telepathically attached.
Modern HBO series original of the hit story: Westworld (1973)
HBO’s Jonathan Nolan Everyone has heard of Westworld, a science fiction series directed by and his wife, Lisa Joy. So, did you have any idea about the original movie that inspired this production? Michael Crichton, one of the screenwriters of Jurassic Park, is in the director’s chair in this production, which is also a guest of our list from the 70s. Set in a futuristic atmosphere, the film tells the story of guests who come to spend time at an adult-themed amusement park and get into trouble with “breaking down” robots.
A world where nobody wakes up: Dark City / Mysterious City (1998)
A film by Alex Proyas, who is now known for productions such as Gods of Egypt and Mask of the Evil Apparition, enters the list.
Dark City, where the mystery side dominates, is about a man’s past with a wife he can’t remember and a nightmarish world where no one wakes up. The character named John Murdock wakes up one morning in an unfamiliar hotel where he doesn’t know how he got there, and realizes that he is wanted for the murderer of a brutal murder.
Under the Skin (2013):
Starring Scarlett Johansson and Shared by Jeremy McWilliams, Under the Skin is inspired by Michel Faber’s novel published in 2000. In the production where Johansson plays a woman who seduces and hunts men in Scotland, the character’s self-discovery process takes an unexpected turn.
What if your dreams turn into real memories? Total Recall / Recall (1990):
Everyone knows the movie based on Philip K. Dick’s book Blade Runner, but at least The movie Total Recall, adapted from another equally cult story, We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, has lagged behind a bit.
Bringing together names such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone and Michael Ironside, the film tells the story of Douglas Quaid, who gets service from a company called Recall that turns dreams into real memories. Quaid, who wants to get rid of his boring life, finds himself in a completely different alternative.
Donnie Darko / Dark Journey (2001):
Although it is known by the audience, it’s time for a production that is followed passionately by its fans. Jake Gyllenhaal, one of the popular actors of today, also takes part in the lead role of the production, which is perhaps the only film in which Richard Kelly has managed to show himself.
The movie begins when a mentally unstable high school teenager, Donnie, narrowly escapes a strange accident. Manipulated by a man in a big (and silly) bunny suit, Donnie’s chaotic life of love, the end of the world, parallel universes and wormholes is about.
Special tip for Star Wars fans: Screamers (1995)
Now it’s time for another Philip K. Dick adaptation . Based on Dick’s Second Variety story, Screamers takes the audience back to the days of an interplanetary war. In the movie, a commander goes to a devastated land to negotiate a peace deal; It tells the struggle for life that he falls into when he discovers that the robots they designed to kill their enemies have gained “sensitivity”.
Good science fiction doesn’t always come out of Hollywood! Casshern (2004):
Let’s detour to East Asia and continue on our way with a different flavor. Casshern by Japanese director Kazuaki Kiriya met with moviegoers as an adaptation of the 1973 anime of the same name.
The production is about genetically modified mutant humans threatening the future of the world. Humanity’s only hope rests on the shoulders of Casshern, a reincarnated warrior.
Sunshine / Sunshine (2007):
127 Hours, 28 Days Later… and Slumdog Millionaire, we are the guest of the year 2057 in Sunshine, the relatively little-known film of Danny Boyle. In the movie, the effort of a team of astronauts to save the Milky Way Galaxy by interfering with the dying Sun with Nuclear fission is told. The cast includes Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne and Chris Evans.
80’s classics Enemy Mine / My Enemy (1985):
Oscar nominee for Das Boot Wolfgang Petersen’s Enemy Mine is one of the classics of the 80s. Adapted from Barry Longyear’s 1979 award-winning novel Hugo, Nebula and Locus, Enemy Mine is about two enemy pilots from different planets having to fight together. Forced to crash-land on the volcanic planet Fyrine IV, one of the pilots is an Earth soldier and the other is a reptile from planet Dracon.
If you go back in time with a time machine and cross it with yourself… Los cronocrímenes / Time of Crime (2007):
to Spanish cinema Los cronocrímenes is our next film in science fiction, thriller and crime genres. The production by Nacho Vigalondo follows the story of someone who travels to the past through a time machine and encounters himself there. The film attracted attention after returning with awards from many film festivals in Europe.
If there are those who love science fiction together with comedy: The Ice Pirates (1984)
The 80s are undoubtedly for science fiction. They were special years. Directed by Stewart Raffill, the screenwriter of Passenger 57, the production takes place in a water scarce future. In the story focusing on space pirates, pirates stealing ice from a spaceship; Their lives are changed when a princess is sold after she is caught.
Humanity’s war with a creature with strange powers: Scanners (1981)
Canadian director David Cronenberg on The Fly , A History of Violence and Maps to the Stars. However, Cronenberg is also a name who has done very important work in science fiction cinema. Starring Jennifer O’Neill, Stephen Lack and Patrick McGoohan, the production is about a “scanner” with strange powers entering a bloody war against humans.
Movie made for just $7000: Primer / Capsule (2004)
Upstream Color director Shane Carruth’ s first movie, Primer, made half a million dollars worldwide despite costing only $7,000. Written, directed and played by Shane Carruth, this production is about the experiences of two engineers who, by chance, succeeded in inventing a time machine.
Some of the lesser known science fiction films of recent history: Chronicle / Supernatural (2012)
Capone, The Kill Point and Josh Trank’s first feature, Chronicle, who wrote the screenplays for different genres such as Fantastic Four, begins when three high school friends become involved in an incredible underground exploration and gain superpowers. The journey of young people, whose lives are slowly spiraling out of control, to connect with their dark sides is the subject of the film. The cast of the production includes names such as Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell and Michael B. Jordan.
Are there any science fiction movies on the list that caught your attention? You can share your own favorites with us in the comments!
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