[Jubei]

Didn't realize the forum had that funky spoiler function!!

 
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There's time travel in it, I believe it counts as borderline Sci-Fi.

 

[Calexico]

1-4
Gattaca
Dark City
District 9
Voices of a Distant Star (I guess this qualifies as sci-fi)
 
Alien/Children of Men as #5

 

[Pm0unt]

1.  The Fifth Element
2.  Empire Strikes Back
3.  Aliens
4.  Gattaca
5.  Wall-E
 
Also, if V for Vendetta counts, then it's all 5 of my favorites.

 

[NapalmK]

I agree with most everyone here.
 
In random order:
Bladerunner
The Matrix
Star Wars (original trilogy)
Gattaca
Ghost in the Shell

 

[kingtz]

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wait, i missed Donnie Darko... that was Sci-fi?

 
Yeah, I would categorize it as Sci-Fi. There's a melange of time travel and possibly parallel universes. Of course, there's the whole "scary" and "creepy" element to it as well, and while its Sci-Fi element might be subtle, it definitely underlies the plot's whole premise.
 
The movie I'm really surprised to see on quite a few people's lists is "Star Wars", which, even though it features "space", "space ships" and "aliens", has nothing to do with science fiction. It's generally regarded as "Fantasy".

 

[virometal]

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Delicatessen

If that is Sci-Fi mark me down; one one of my fave flicks and a visual treat. 
 
Other than that:
 
1. Stalker
2. 2001
3. Colossus; The Forbidden Project
4. Planet of the Apes
5. Omega Man
 
I had to finish with Chuck. He was a bad man. He would get to the bottom of the mystery and get in whomever's pants were in the way.  

 

[AmanGeorge]

Top 5 is hard, but ones that I have loved:
 
Star Trek II, VI (cheers Maxvla), VII, VIII
Star Wars Episode IV-VI
The Matrix
District 9
Inception
Moon
Serenity

 

[Maxvla]

You liked VII over IV and VI? IMO VI is head and shoulders the best TOS/TNG Trek film with II and VIII tied for a somewhat distant 2nd for different reasons.

 

[AmanGeorge]

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You liked VII over IV and VI? IMO VI is head and shoulders the best Trek film with II and VIII tied for a somewhat distant 2nd for different reasons.

VI would be next on my list. It's the best example of Star-Trek-as-allegory that exists, for sure, and I think these 4 movies are by far the ones most worth watching among the Star Trek films. But yeah, I loved Generations... I think it has gone pretty underrated. II and VIII were outstanding movies, but they were both basically action movies - I really enjoyed the much more subdued and reflective tone of Generations. It wasn't about "how is the crew of the Enterprise going to defeat a powerful enemy?" It was "What does it mean to get old? What's important to focus on in life lest it pass you by?" I thought it was much closer in tone to the original vision for Star Trek. I also loved the interplay between Picard and Kirk.

 

[J.Pocalypse]

1.) Dark City
2.) Equilibrium
3.) Aliens
4.) Terminator
5.) Star Trek: The Motion Picture
 
Honorable mentions: Sunshine, The Matrix: Reloaded, Robocop

 

[Bigrock2150]

• The Fifth Element 
• A Clockwork Orange
• Star Wars series
• Matrix
• Let the right one in

 
The first two happen to be my favorite movies of any genre period. 

 

[Maxvla]

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VI would be next on my list. It's the best example of Star-Trek-as-allegory that exists, for sure, and I think these 4 movies are by far the ones most worth watching among the Star Trek films. But yeah, I loved Generations... I think it has gone pretty underrated. II and VIII were outstanding movies, but they were both basically action movies - I really enjoyed the much more subdued and reflective tone of Generations. It wasn't about "how is the crew of the Enterprise going to defeat a powerful enemy?" It was "What does it mean to get old? What's important to focus on in life lest it pass you by?" I thought it was much closer in tone to the original vision for Star Trek. I also loved the interplay between Picard and Kirk.

I just think there was so much more plot in VI and that it was done so well that to me it's ludicrous to think of any other TOS/TNG Trek movie was better. Deception, secret missions, who's your real enemy, honorable officers aiding an enemy they'd rather kill, being captured and put in a notorious prison getting an unfair trial, the crew racing to the rescue illegally crossing borders, fighting an invisible enemy, finding solutions to win against those odds, saving a conference of peace and establishing a universe changing alliance that would last generations.
 
VI is just so good.

 

[AmanGeorge]

Oooh... Fifth Element is a good one as well for sure. Supremely entertaining stuff.
 
EDIT: Sunshine is also outstanding, although I hated the last 10-15 minutes.

 

[AmanGeorge]

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I just think there was so much more plot in VI and that it was done so well that to me it's ludicrous to think of any other TOS/TNG Trek movie was better. Deception, secret missions, who's your real enemy, honorable officers aiding an enemy they'd rather kill, being captured and put in a notorious prison getting an unfair trial, the crew racing to the rescue illegally crossing borders, fighting an invisible enemy, finding solutions to win against those odds, saving a conference of peace and establishing a universe changing alliance that would last generations.
 
VI is just so good.

Fair enough. I'll amend my list to include VI (especially as it's much more accessible to a non-Trek fan than VII). It's hard for me to rank among those 4, though, as they all bring very different things to the table (which, I think, in and of itself says something great about Star Trek!)

 

[Anaxilus]

1-Dune (original extended) - I know it's a love it or hate it movie
2-Bladerunner
3-Alien
4-Sunshine (Bluray is WTFOMG!) 
5-Star Trek: Wrath of Khan w/ TV prequel 
 
Honorable Mention: BSG and Equilibrium