Top 10 science-fiction movies or TV shows

04/05/2007 by Entertainment Weekly
This Top is surely endlessly debatable. But, according to a list compiled by the editors of Entertainment Weekly, it's "The Matrix."
1

The Matrix

The MatrixThe Matrix is a science fiction/action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano and Hugo Weaving ***


2

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar GalacticaBattlestar Galactica is a franchise of American science fiction films and television series, the first of which was produced in 1978. ***


3

Blade Runner

Blade RunnerBlade Runner is an influential 1982 cyberpunk, neo-noir film directed by Ridley Scott from a screenplay written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, loosely based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. ***


4

The X-Files

The X-FilesThe X-Files is a Peabody- and Emmy Award-winning science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. The show was one of the American FOX network's first major hits, and its main characters and slogans ***


5

Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan

Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of KhanStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Paramount Pictures, 1982) is the second feature film based on the Star Trek science fiction television series. ***


6

Brazil

BrazilBrazil (first released on February 20, 1985 in France) is a dystopic black comedy feature film directed by Monty Python member Terry Gilliam. It was written by Terry Gilliam, Charles McKeown, and Tom Stoppard. ***


7

The Extra-Terrestrial

The Extra-TerrestrialE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 science fiction film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison and starring Henry Thomas, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace and Peter Coyote. ***


8

Aliens

AliensThe Alien film series is the group of films that take place in the Alien universe. These always include the tetralogy (quadrilogy) of Alien (1979), Aliens (1986), Alien³ (1992) and Alien: Resurrection (1997). ***


9

The Thing

The ThingJohn Carpenter's The Thing is a 1982 science fiction film directed by John Carpenter. Ostensibly a remake of the 1951 Howard Hawks film The Thing from Another World, Carpenter's film is actually more faithful to the novella that serves as both films' source material ***


10

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next GenerationStar Trek: The Next Generation (ST:TNG, TNG) is a science fiction television series, part of the Star Trek universe created by Gene Roddenberry. Set in the 24th century, about 80 years after Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation features a new crew and a new starship Enterprise. ***