CRAIG'S TOP 10 GENRE SERIES - SCI-FI

“Science fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic elements such as spacecraft, robots, or other technologies.”

#1. STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI - 1983

Director: George Lucas

Starring: Mark Hammill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford

#2. BACK TO THE FUTURE - 1985

 Director: Robert Zemeckis

Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover

#3. E.T: THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL - 1982

 Director: Steven Spielberg

Starring: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace

#4. INDEPENDENCE DAY - 1996

 Director: Roland Emmerich

Starring: Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman

#5. DISTRICT 9 - 2009

 Director:Neill Blomkamp

Starring: Sharlto Copley

#6. ALIENS - 1986

 Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen

#7. STAR TREK - 2009

Director: J.J Abrams

Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Eric Bana

#8. THE MATRIX - 1999

Director: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Hugo Weaving

#9. INCEPTION - 2010

 Director: Christopher Nolan

Starring: Leonardo Di-Caprio, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page

#10. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - 1968

 Director: Stanley Kubrick

Starring: N/A

One of my favourite lists in this series and a genre that I generally enjoy. Nothing was going to stop Star Wars from winning here with ROTJ being my favourite of the series though I know that picking Revenge of the Sith would created great debate. Back to the Future and E.T weren't far behind, and certainly I believe this is a respected list with plenty of great films in contention. Next list will be Sport.