Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Top 25 Science Fiction/ Dystopian Movies of All Time




Top 25 Science Fiction Movies of All Time


 1.    Matrix (1999)


A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.

Directed: The Watchowsky Brothers
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Hugo Weaving




 2.  Inception (2010)

 

Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. One last job is offered for him,a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible.
        Directed: Christopher Nolan
        Stars: Leonardo Dicaprio, Josph Gordon Levitt

3.  Avatar (2009)


 

A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
             Directed: James Cameron
             Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana 



  

4.   V for Vendetta (2005)

 

A shadowy freedom fighter known only as "V" uses guerrilla tactics to fight against his terrorist, totalitarian society.
           Director:  James McTeigue
           Stars: Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman 




 

5.  Terminator 2 (1991)

 

A Cyborg, T-101 comes from future to protect Sarah Connor ‘s teenage son, John Connor, from an even more powerful and advanced Terminator, the T-1000.
         Directed : James Cameron
         Stars : Arnold Schwarzenegger




6.   Equilibrium(2002)


 

In a Fascist future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system
        Director: Kurt Wimmer
        Stars: Christian Bale, Sean Bean




 

7.   Blade Runner (1982)

 


A blade runner has to track down and terminate for replicants who hijacked a ship in space and have returned to Earth seeking their maker. 


              Director: Ridley Scott
              Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Young





8.  Children of Men (2006)



 

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.
           Director: Alfonso Cuaron
           Stars: Julianne Moore




9.   A Clockwork Orange  (1971)



 

In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeLarge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem... but not all goes to plan.
              Director: Stanley Kubrick
              Stars: Malcom McDowell


10. Wall-E  (2008)






In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
Directed : Andrew Stanton.
Stars : Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight




11. District 9 (2009)


 
 An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology.
             Director: Neil Blomkamp
             Stars: Sharlto Copley





12. Star Trek (2009)

 

The hero,James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful, time-traveling Romulan creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.
Director: J.J Abrams
Stars: Chris Pine




13. 1984 (1984)

 

George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
Director: Michael Radford
Stars: John Hurt, Richard Burton





14. Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

 

In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.
Director: Francois Truffaut
Stars: Oskar Werner, Julie Christie






15. I Robot (2004)

 

In the year 2035 a techno-phobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity. 
            Director: Alex Proyas
            Stars: Will Smith



  

16. Total Recall (1990)
 


When a man goes for virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real, or does he?
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone





17. 12 Monkeys (1995)

 

In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.
Director: Terry Gilliam
Stars: Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt





18. Gattaca (1997)

 

A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.
Director: Andrew Niccol
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman






19. Minority Report (2002)

 

In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.
          Director: Steven Spielberg
          Stars: Tom Cruise






20. I am Legend (2007)

 

Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure. 
Director: Francis Lawrence
Stars: Will Smith






21. Demolition Man (1993)

 

A cop is brought out of suspended animation in prison to pursue an old ultra-violent enemy who is loose in a nonviolent future society.
Director: Marco Brambilla
Stars:Sylvester Stallone, Weseley Snipes,Sandra   Bullock

22. Hunger Games (2012)


The Hunger Games is a 2012 American science fiction adventure film directed by Gary Ross, based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins.
Director: Gary Ross
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson






23. Donnie Darko (2001)


A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident.
Director: Richard Kelley
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone


24. Aliens (1986)


The planet from alien has been colonized, but contact is lost. A Company enlists  Ellen Ripley to aid a team of tough, rugged space marines on a rescue mission to the now partially terraformed planet to find out if there are aliens or survivors.
Directed : James Cameron
Stars : Sigourney Weaver


25. A.I (2001) 




A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother. 

Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Haley Joel Osment

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