The best sci-fi movies of the 1970s
The top 3 according to 165 votes from people: Alien (1979) · Star Wars (1977) · A Clockwork Orange (1971). (Updated Oct 11, 2024.)
The decade that went from Soviet philosophy to Star Wars: the best 1970s science fiction, based on Looper, Space.com and the Ranker fan vote.
Top 10
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1
Alien (1979)
The crew of the Nostromo and the perfect organism.
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2
Star Wars (1977)
A farm boy, a princess and the Death Star.
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3
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Alex and his droogs in Kubrick's near future.
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4
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Spielberg's five-note conversation with the aliens.
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5
Silent Running (1972)
The last forests drift through space in domes.
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6
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Pod people take over San Francisco.
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7
Westworld (1973)
A theme park where the robots break down, by Michael Crichton.
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8
Soylent Green (1973)
An overcrowded 2022 and a terrible secret.
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9
Stalker (1979)
A guide leads two men into the Zone, by Tarkovsky.
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10
Solaris (1972)
A space station orbiting a thinking ocean, from Stanisław Lem.
Candidates
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11
Dark Star (1974)
John Carpenter's debut: a bored crew and a talking bomb.
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12
Superman (1978)
Christopher Reeve makes you believe a man can fly.
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13
Logan's Run (1976)
A city where no one may live past 30.
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14
Mad Max (1979)
A highway cop in a collapsing Australia.
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15
THX 1138 (1971)
George Lucas's sterile underground dystopia.
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Comments (1)
Silent Running doesn't get enough love. Bruce Dern talking to the drones gets me every time.