Early in 2004 I supervised the assembly of a list of 100 "essential" science fiction and fantasy films over at the Classics Film Board on the IMDb. These are the films in the order they were finally ranked, from "best-liked" on down. The ranking here was done through a preferential ballot system (the kind usually called "Australian balloting"). This produced a more consensus-oriented list than the crime & mystery list I’d supervised a few months earlier (which can be found at www.listsofbests.com/list/59241). Some of the odder choices may be attributed to the Classics Board regulars’ affinity for historic, foreign and/or arty films. ("The Orphic Collection" appears at #35 in lieu of an American stand-alone DVD release for "Orpheus". Also, "The Matrix" and "Superman" were actually tied for #60 in the original ranking. Finally, the 1932 version of "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde" is the one at #69 and "Village of the Damned" is the film at #82.) After I finish a second crime & mystery film list, I hope to create a new one of sf/fantasy films as well!
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2001 - A Space Odyssey (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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King Kong (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Ernest B. Schoedsack
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Beauty and The Beast - Criterion Collection (Restored Edition)
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E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (Widesceen)
by Steven Spielberg
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Criterion Collection: Thief of Bagdad (1940) (2pc)
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The Bride of Frankenstein
by James Whale
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The Wizard of Oz (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Victor Fleming
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Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980 & 2004 versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition)
by Irvin Kershner
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It's A Wonderful Life (Two-Disc Collector's Set) (B/W & Color)
by Frank Capra
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Solaris - Criterion Collection
by Andrei Tarkovsky
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Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Stanley Kubrick
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The Terminator (Lenticular Cover Edition)
by James Cameron
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A Matter of Life and Death (AKA Stairway to Heaven)
by Emeric Pressburger
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Kwaidan - Criterion Collection
by Masaki Kobayashi
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Ugetsu - Criterion Collection
by Kenji Mizoguchi
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A Clockwork Orange (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Stanley Kubrick
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Metropolis (Restored Authorized Edition)
by Fritz Lang
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Kiki's Delivery Service
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
by Don Siegel
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney Special Platinum Edition)
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My Neighbor Totoro
by Hayao Miyazaki
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Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (1958) (Ws Aniv Dub)
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The Seventh Seal - Criterion Collection
by Ingmar Bergman
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Alien (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
by Ridley Scott
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Frankenstein (75th Anniversary Edition) (Universal Legacy Series)
by James Whale
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Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (1977 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition)
by George Lucas
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The Day the Earth Stood Still
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Fantasia (60th Anniversary Special Edition)
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Wings of Desire
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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Special Edition)
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Brazil - The Criterion Collection (3-Disc Boxed Set)
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Blade Runner - The Final Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
by Ridley Scott
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Excalibur
by John Boorman
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Throne of Blood - Criterion Collection
by Akira Kurosawa
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Orphic Trilogy - Criterion Collection
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A Christmas Carol (Ultimate Collector's Edition)
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Aliens (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
by James Cameron
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The Invisible Man
by James Whale
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Invaders from Mars (Special Edition)
by William Cameron Menzies
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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition)
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Celine and Julie Go Boating [Region 2, English Subtitles]
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The Iron Giant (Special Edition)
by Brad Bird
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Mary Poppins (40th Anniversary Edition)
by Robert Stevenson
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The Birds (Collector's Edition)
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The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)
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The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)
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The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)
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The Abyss (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
by James Cameron
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Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983 & 2004 versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition)
by Richard Marquand
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