This document lists 139 science fiction movies from 1968 to 2018. Some of the most notable and highest grossing films include the original Star Wars trilogy from 1977 to 1983, the Planet of the Apes franchise from 1968 to 2017, the Terminator films from 1984 to 1991, the Matrix trilogy from 1999 to 2003, Avatar from 2009, and the recent Star Wars sequels and reboots from 2015 to 2018. Many of the films involve themes of space exploration, human-machine relations, dystopian futures, and planet colonization.

161. 1. Planet of the Apes - 1968
2. Marooned - 1969
3. Beneath the
Planet of the Apes - 1970
4. Escape from the
Planet of the Apes - 1971
5. Conquest of the
Planet of the Apes - 1972
6. Battle for the
Planet of the Apes - 1973
7. Soylent Green - 1973
8. Dark Star - 1974
9. Death Race 2000 - 1975
10.Logan's Run - 1976
11.Close Encounters
of the Third Kind - 1977
12.Star Wars - 1977
13.Invasion of the
Body Snatchers - 1978
14.Alien - 1979
15.The Black Hole – 1979
16.Mad Max - 1979
17.Star Trek:
The Motion Picture - 1979
18.Flash Gordon - 1980
19.The Empire Strikes Back - 1980
20.Mad Max 2:
The Road Warrior - 1981
21.Scanners - 1981
22.Blade Runner - 1982
23.E.T. - The Extra
Terrestrial - 1982
24.Star Trek II:
The Wrath of Kahn - 1982
25.Tron - 1982
26.Return of the Jedi - 1983
27.The Adventures of Buckaroo
Banzai Across the 8th
Dimension - 1984
28.Dune – 1984
29.The Last Starfighter - 1984
30.Star Trek III:
The Search for Spock – 1984
31.The Terminator - 1984
32.Back to the Future - 1985
33.Cocoon - 1985
34.Enemy Mine - 1985
35.Explorers - 1985
36.Mad Max
Beyond Thunderdome - 1985
37.Aliens - 1986
38.Critters - 1986
39.Highlander - 1986
40.Little Shop of Horrors - 1986
41.Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home - 1986
42.*Batteries Not Included - 1987
43.Innerspace - 1987
44.Predator - 1987
45.Robocop - 1987
46.The Running Man - 1987
47.Spaceballs - 1987
48.They Live - 1988
49.The Abyss – 1989
50.Back to the Future Part II – 1989
51.Bill and Ted’s
Excellent Adventure - 1989
43.Honey, I Shrunk the Kids - 1989
44.Star Trek V:
The Final Frontier - 1989
45.Back to the Future Part III - 1990
46.Total Recall - 1990
47.Star Trek VI:
The Undiscovered Country - 1991
48.Terminator 2:
Judgement Day - 1991
49.Alien 3 - 1992
50.Freejack - 1992
51.Memoirs of an Invisible Man - 1992
52.Demolition Man - 1993
53.Jurassic Park - 1993
54.Stargate - 1994
55.Star Trek: Generations - 1994
56.Timecop - 1994
57.The City of Lost Children - 1995
58.Johnny Mnemonic - 1995
59.12 Monkeys - 1995
60.Waterworld - 1995
61.The Arrival – 1996
62.Independence Day - 1996

162. 72.Mars Attacks! - 1996
73.Star Trek: First Contact - 1996
74.Alien Resurrection - 1997
75.Cube - 1997
76.Event Horizon - 1997
77.The Fifth Element - 1997
78.Gattaca - 1997
79.Starship Troopers - 1997
80.Armageddon - 1998
81.Dark City - 1998
82.Star Trek: Insurrection - 1998
83.The X-Files - 1998
84.Galaxy Quest - 1999
85.eXistenZ - 1999
86.The Matrix - 1999
87.Star Wars Episode I:
The Phantom Menace - 1999
88.The Thirteenth Floor - 1999
89.Pitch Black - 2000
90.Donnie Darko - 2001
91.Planet of the Apes - 2001
92.Minority Report - 2002
93.Signs - 2002
94.Star Wars Episode II:
Attack of the Clones - 2002
95.Star Trek: Nemesis - 2002
96.The Matrix Reloaded - 2003
97.The Matrix Revolutions - 2003
98.Eternal Sunshine
of the Spotless Mind - 2004
99.Primer - 2004
100.The Hitchhiker’s Guide
to the Galaxy - 2005
101.Serenity - 2005
102.Star Wars Episode III:
Revenge of the Sith - 2005
103.Idiocracy - 2006
104.Transformers - 2007
105.WALL-E - 2008
106.Avatar - 2009
107.District 9 - 2009
108.Moon - 2009
109.Splice - 2009
110.Star Trek - 2009
111.Inception - 2010
112.Tron: Legacy - 2010
113.Rise of the
Planet of the Apes - 2011
114.Super 8 - 2011
115.Looper - 2012
116.Promethius - 2012
117.Ender’s Game - 2013
118.Oblivion - 2013
119.Pacific Rim - 2013
120.Star Trek Into Darkness - 2013
121.Dawn of the
Planet of the Apes - 2014
122.Edge of Tomorrow - 2014
123.Guardians of the Galaxy - 2014
124.Snowpiercer - 2014
125.Ex Machina - 2015
126.Jurassic World - 2015
127.Mad Max: Fury Road - 2015
128.The Martian - 2015
129.Star Wars:
The Force Awakens - 2015
130.Tomorrowland - 2015
131.Star Trek Beyond - 2016
132.Star Wars: Rogue One - 2016
133.Alien: Covenant - 2017
134.Blade Runner 2049 - 2017
135.Ghost in the Shell - 2017
136.Star Wars: The Last Jedi - 2017
137.War for the
Planet of the Apes - 2017
138.Ready Player One - 2018
139.Solo: A Star Wars Story - 2018
Bonus: Used Cars - 1980