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Science fiction films
This is a '''list of [[science fiction film]]s''' organized chronologically. These films have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial [[film industry]] and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable
critics.<!-- Note: see Wikipedia:Notability (films) --> (The exception are the films on the [[List of science fiction television films|made-for-TV list]], which are normally not released to a cinema audience.) This includes [[silent film]]–era releases, [[serial film]]s, and feature-length films. All of the films include core elements of [[science fiction]], but can cross into other genres such as [[drama]], [[Mystery film|mystery]], [[Action film|action]], [[Horror fiction|horror]], [[Fantasy film|fantasy]], and [[comedy]].

Among the listed movies are films that have won [[motion picture|motion-picture]] and [[science fiction]] awards as well as films that have been listed among the [[List of films considered the worst|worst movies ever made]], or have won one or more [[Golden Raspberry Awards]]. Critically distinguished films are indicated by footnotes in the listings.

==Lists by decade==
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*[[List of science fiction films before 1920]]
*[[List of science fiction films of the 1920s]]
*[[List of science fiction films of the 1930s]]
*[[List of science fiction films of the 1940s]]
*[[List of science fiction films of the 1950s]]
*[[List of science fiction films of the 1960s]]
*[[List of science fiction films of the 1970s]]
*[[List of science fiction films of the 1980s]]
*[[List of science fiction films of the 1990s]]
*[[List of science fiction films of the 2000s]]
*[[List of science fiction films of the 2010s]]
*[[List of science fiction films of the 2020s]]
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==See also==
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'''Subgenre lists'''
*[[List of science fiction comedy films]]
*[[List of science fiction horror films]]
*[[List of science fiction thriller films]]
*[[List of films featuring extraterrestrials]]
*[[List of films set in the future]]
*[[List of time travel science fiction#Time travel in science fiction films|List of time travel films]]
*[[List of films featuring space stations]]
* [[List of films featuring dinosaurs]]
*[[List_of_space_opera_media#Films|List of space opera films]]
'''Related films'''
*[[Fantasy film]]s
*[[Horror film]]s
*[[Superhero film]]

'''Related lists'''
*[[List of science fiction television films]]
*[[List of Sci Fi Pictures original films]]
*[[List of science fiction anime]]
*[[List of film serials]]
*[[List of fantasy films]]
*[[Lists of horror films]]
*[[List of stories set in a future now in the past]]
*[[List of fictional spacecraft]]
*[[List of fictional space stations]]
*[[Starship (interstellar spacecraft)#Fictional examples]]

'''Film ratings'''
*[[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation]]
*[[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form]]
*[[Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film]]
*[[List of films considered the best]]
*[[List of films considered the worst]]
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==References==
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*{{cite book
 | first=Bill | last=Warren | author-link=Bill Warren (film historian and critic)
 | title=Keep Watching the Skies
 | publisher=McFarland & Company | edition=Reprint
 | year=1997 | isbn=0-7864-0479-5 }}
*{{cite book
 |author1=The Staff  |author2=Friends of Scarecrow Video
  |name-list-style=amp| year=2004 | title=The Scarecrow Movie Guide
 | publisher=Sasquatch Books | location=Seattle
 | isbn=1-57061-415-6 }}
*{{cite book
 |author1=Schwartx, Carol |author2=Banks, Michelle | year=1997 | title=Video Hound's Sci-Fi Experience
 | publisher=Visible Ink Press | location=Detroit, MI
 | isbn=0-7876-0615-4 |display-authors=etal}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
*{{citation | title=Movie Listings by Genre: Sci-Fi | work=Films and TV | url=http://www.filmsandtv.com/genre.php?gs=2000Sci-Fi | access-date=2011-08-19 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122232721/http://www.filmsandtv.com/genre.php?gs=2000Sci-Fi | archive-date=2013-01-22 | url-status=dead }} Note: select a decade.
*{{citation
 | title=Science Fiction | work=Cult Film Site
 | publisher=Scorched Earth Productions
 | url=http://sepnet.com/rcramer/scifi.htm
 | access-date=2011-08-18 }}
*{{citation
 | title=Best Movies
 | url=http://top-best-movies.com/
 | access-date=2011-12-19 }}
*{{citation
 | title=Science Fiction Movies
 | url=https://www.pickthemovie.com/science-fiction-movies
 | access-date=2019-11-18 }}

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