10 Essential Sci-Fi Movies Everyone Should See At Least Once

Throughout cinema’s long history, one of its most prominent genres has been science fiction.

Also contributing toMatrix’s legacy is its genuinely interesting plot.

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the Extra-Terrestrialfirst released in 1982, it became a worldwide hit, quicklyachieving historic box office success.

One night, Elliott makes an unlikely friend when he discovers an alien that he names E.T.

The chestburster comes out of John Hurt’s chest while the rest of the crew tries to help in ‘Alien’ (1979).

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Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, and Trinity, played by Carrie-Anne Moss, walk intently in ‘The Matrix’.

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WALL-E the robot marvels at space dust in ‘WALL-E’.

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The Terminator, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, puts on his sunglasses in ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’.

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A red-suited astronaut walks down a white, brightly lit hallway aboard the space station in ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

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Elliott, played by Henry Thomas, bikes with E.T. in his bicycle basket in ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’.

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Doc holds a controller next to Marty, both with shocked expressions, in ‘Back to the Future’.

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Roy Neary builds a tower with mashed potatoes in ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’.

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A machine’s face in ‘Metropolis’.

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Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader fight on the Death Star in ‘Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope’

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