Sci-Fi, Fantasy (and similar movies) suggestions

Posted by Sailor79 on March 23, 2008 at 4:14am in About Movies

I've seen quite a bit of Sci-Fi & Fantasy movies and I feel like I'm not finding any more worth watching. I do include a good bit of horror/thriller films in these categories too I suppose. I did look through a good bit of previous posts and didn't have much luck. Sorry if I missed previous ones on the topic. Anyhow I'm going to list a good bit of the Sci-Fi and Fantasy movies that I've seen and enjoyed (of coarse I don't believe I'd be able to get them all on here and I might be putting too many 8 /). I'm sure lots will be familiar with a good bit of them but maybe there will be some of use to other fans of these genres. If any one has any suggestions for similar movies I'd welcome the input. Also, suggestion on good period pieces, are also welcome. Thanks for your time.

12 Monkeys
The Abyss
Akira
Alien: Collector's Edition
Aliens: Collector's Edition
Alien 3: Collector's Edition
Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Destroyer
The Crow
The Dark Crystal
Donnie Darko
Dragonslayer
Dune
Enemy Mine
Excalibur
The Exorcist
Fallen
Fire in the Sky
Firefly
Frailty
Identity
Interview with the Vampire
Jacob's Ladder
Krull
Ladyhawke
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lost Boys: Special Edition
Mad Max
Pi: Faith in Chaos
Predator: Collector's Edition
The Princess Bride
Princess Mononoke
Ravenous
Record of Lodoss War
Right at Your Door
Serenity
The Shining
Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode V: Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
The X-Files: Fight the Future
28 Days Later
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
The Devil's Advocate
Event Horizon
Fahrenheit 451
Flatliners
Outpost
Paranoia 1.0
Pan's Labyrinth
Rosemary's Baby
Stir of Echoes
Tron
Altered States
Carrie
Dark City
K-Pax
The Last Starfighter
Leviathan
Minority Report
Primer
V for Vendetta

Tags: fantasy, fiction, horror, sci-fi, science, suggestions, thriller

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Permalink Reply by Sailor79 on March 23, 2008 at 4:20am: I would like to mention right after i posed this I found the... Wormhole Xtreme! ... The SCI-FI Forum

It looks promising. Though I still would be pleased to hear any suggestions anyone may have 8); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by photo heathen on March 23, 2008 at 4:39am: A selection of varying quality in the fantasy/sci-fi genres.

Alien Nation
Brazil
Sunshine
The Thing
Time Bandits
Casshern
Silent Running
Logan's Run
Reign of Fire
Strange Days
Total Recall
THX 1138
Children of Men
Spirited Away
Castle in the Sky
City of Lost Children; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Sailor79 on March 23, 2008 at 4:57am: thanks for the list. Casshern especially looks awsome! I have not seen Sunshine or Children of Men yet either. I have seen most of the rest listed. Alien Nation, Logan's Run and THX 1138 are some of my favorites 8)

Thanks for posting! Keep them coming! I'll post some more on here as well in the near future.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by photo heathen on March 23, 2008 at 5:00am: You might also like Appleseed and Appleseed: Ex Machina.

Some others:
Avalon
Born into Flames (Definitely not for everyone)
Steamboy
Natural City
District B13
Night Watch
Day Watch
Brotherhood of the Wolf (Not available from Netflix, but you might be able to find it elsewhere)

I'll try to think up some more.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Whatchawatchin on May 28, 2008 at 10:53pm: Definitely Nightwatch and Daywatch. The books are awesome and they changed the story a bit for the movies, but it still works really well. I'm not sure they are sci-fi, per se. More fantasy, but really worth the watch.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by zbit on May 22, 2008 at 8:14pm: Good replies already so my second tier to offer are these.
Sphere
Soylent Green
Planet of the Apes
2010
The Dark Crystal
Contact
Eternal Sunshine
Close Encounters
Day the Earth Stood Still
Andromeda Strain
Labyrinth
The Fifth Element
The Time Machine (old one)
Omega Man
I Robot
The Truman Show (not really sci fi but weird enough)
The Man Who Fell to Earth
20,000 leagues (kirk Douglas one)
The Fly
The original Godzilla with Raymond Burr
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (one from the 50;s) (war of the worlds same time frame)
Fail Safe (ok not really sci fi but futuristic for its time and awesome)
Kinda campy but..
Dreamscape
Firestarter; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by macroman on May 22, 2008 at 9:46pm: (1) Dr Seuss' 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. Stars Tommy Rettig of the Lassie TV Show fame, and Vincent Price. Apparently, the real Dr. Seuss helped design some of the sets.

(2) Carnival of Souls--the 1962 version.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by macroman on May 26, 2008 at 6:10pm: I thought The Devil's Backbone by Guillermor del Toro, who directed The Orphanage and Pan's Labyrinth, was very good. Ghost story thriller.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by KJ146 on May 28, 2008 at 9:37pm: The Seventh Seal is one of my favorite Ingmar Bergman films and well worth a try by all, imo. Both Underworld films are worth a look to any Sci-Fi fan. If you've been turned off by the Batman movies and not seen Batman Begins yet, thats a very good watch. Equilibrium, The Prestige...Perhaps A Tale of Two Sisters and The Eye 2(don't need to see the first one to follow, not a true sequel).; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Alice on May 28, 2008 at 10:35pm: If you liked Mononoke, you'll surely like Nausicaa. Castle in the Sky is a fun one too.

Also, Stardust is in the vein of Princess Bride.

Oh, and I bet you'd enjoy Gattaca!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Baff on May 28, 2008 at 10:44pm: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Back to the Future
Highlander

And a couple TV shows:
Babylon 5
Farscape; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Aces / Chawk on May 29, 2008 at 12:36am: Good suggestions Baff,

Highlander Seasons 1 & 2 and Babylon 5 Seasons 1 & 2 are available to watch free on-line at

www.HULU.com

Firefly is available there also. Farscape was one of my faves for the first couple of seasons then I lost interest. But that happens to me with a lot of TV shows. I do better watching them all at one time on-line or on DVDs.; ▶ Reply to This