Doug's Top 40 Must See Science-Fiction Films & Franchises

Standards of selection:
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I. Films must not stink
II. No prejudice will be held against aged films and presentism will be avoided in their consideration
III. Films must have a heavy science/futurist component (i.e. Terminator qualifies, I Am Legend does not)
IV. Super hero films will be reserved for another list
V. Films are listed in no particular order

The Top 40 (In no particular order) ------------------------------------------------------ The Day The Earth Stood Still Forbidden Planet Star Wars (franchise comprehensive) Planet Of The Apes (1968) The Matrix (franchise comprehensive) The Wrath of Khan Tron Tron Legacy Ghostbusters Close Encounters Of The Third Kind War Games Star Trek (2009) Contact The Black Hole Flight Of The Navigator The Last Starfighter Terminator (franchise comprehensive) Minority Report Short Circuit Rocketeer 2001: A Space Odyssey 2010 Avatar Colossus: The Forbin Project Back To The Future Trilogy Manhattan Project Logan’s Run Blade Runner The Andromeda Strain THX 1138 iRobot War Of The Worlds (2005) Soylent Green Super 8 WALL-E Iron Giant Paul Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie 9 Inception

Films which almost made the list ---------------------------------------------------- Transformers (2007) Transformers (G1) Robocop Mad Max Total Recall Fifth Element 12 Monkeys V For Vendetta Surrogates Moon Outbreak A.I. 1984 Meet The Robinsons Silent Running I Am Legend Titan A.E. Star Trek TMP Dr. Strangelove (O.H.I.L.T.S.W.A.L.T.B.) E.T. Starman Space Camp Men In Black Abyss Alien, Aliens, etc. Stargate The Time Machine 20,000 Leagues under the sea Flash Gordon War Of The Worlds (1953) District 9 Galaxy Quest Signs The Island

Sci-Fi films that did not qualify ----------------------------------------------------- Mac and Me My Favorite Martian My Stepmother Is An Alien Coneheads Mars Attacks Men in Black 2 A Clockwork Orange Batteries Not Included Cocoon Outlander Solaris Monsters vs. Aliens Bicentennial Man K-Pax Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen Ultraviolet