List of science-fiction films of the 1980s

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A list of science fiction films released in the 1980s. These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres. They have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial film industry and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics.

Collectively, the science fiction films from the 1980s have received 14 Academy Awards, 11 Saturn Awards, six Hugo Awards, five BAFTA awards, four BSFA Awards, and one Golden Globe Award. Four of these movies were the highest grossing films of their respective years of release. However, these films also received nine Golden Raspberry Awards.

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1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989
1980
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
Alien Contamination Luigi Cozzi Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau, Marino Masé
Alien Dead Fred Olen Ray Linda Lewis, Mike Bonavia
Altered States Ken Russell William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban
Battle Beyond the Stars Jimmy Murakami Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, George Peppard, John Saxon
The Day Time Ended John Cardos Jim Davis, Christopher Mitchum, Dorothy Malone
Death Watch Bertrand Tavernier Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel
The Empire Strikes Back Irvin Kershner Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, James Earl Jones [nb 1]
The Final Countdown Don Taylor Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross
Flash Gordon Mike Hodges Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Chaim Topol, Max von Sydow
Galaxina William Sachs Dorothy Stratten, Stephen Macht
Golem Piotr Szulkin Henryk Bak, Mariusz Dmochowski, Wieslaw Drzewicz [1]
Hangar 18 James L. Conway Darren McGavin, Robert Vaughn, Gary Collins
Phoenix 2772 Sugiyama Suguru Anime film
The Psychotronic Man Jack M. Sell Peter G. Spelson
Saturn 3 Stanley Donen Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas, Harvey Keitel
Superman II Richard Lester Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder, Terence Stamp
Toward the Terra Hideo Onchi Anime film
Virus Kinji Fukasaku Masao Kusakari, Glenn Ford, Sonny Chiba, Chuck Connors
1981
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
Escape from New York John Carpenter Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Adrienne Barbeau, Isaac Hayes
Galaxy of Terror B. D. Clark Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Ray Walston
Heartbeeps Allan Arkush Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters
Heavy Metal Gerald Potterton Rodger Bumpass, Jackie Burroughs, John Candy, Eugene Levy Animated film
The Incredible Shrinking Woman Joel Schumacher Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, John Glover
Looker Michael Crichton Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey
Mad Max 2 George Miller Mel Gibson
Outland Peter Hyams Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen
Scanners David Cronenberg Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Patrick McGoohan
Visitors from the Galaxy Dušan Vukotić Ljubiša Samardžić, Ivana Andrlová, Cvijeta Mesic [2]
The War of the Worlds: Next Century Piotr Szulkin Roman Wilhelmi
1982
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
1990: The Bronx Warriors Enzo G. Castellari Vic Morrow, Christopher Connelly, Fred Williamson
Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro Joe D'Amato Harrison Muller, Al Cliver, Sabrina Siani [3]
Android Aaron Lipstadt Klaus Kinski, Brie Howard, Norbert Weisser [nb 2]
Arcadia of My Youth Tomoharu Katsumata Anime film
Blade Runner Ridley Scott Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, Daryl Hannah [nb 3]
Burst City Sōgo Ishii
Chronopolis Piotr Kamler Animated film
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Steven Spielberg Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton [nb 4]
Endangered Species Alan Rudolph Robert Urich, JoBeth Williams, Paul Dooley [4]
Forbidden World Allan Holzman Jesse Vint, June Chadwick
Inseminoid Norman J. Warren Judy Geeson, Robin Clarke, Jennifer Ashley
Kamikaze 1989 Wolf Gremm Rainer Werner Fassbinder [5]
The Masters of Time René Laloux French title: Les Maîtres du temps. Animated film.
Megaforce Hal Needham Barry Bostwick, Persis Khambatta, Michael Beck, Henry Silva
The New Barbarians Enzo G. Castellari Fred Williamson, Anna Kanakis, Venantino Venantini [nb 5]
Parasite Charles Band Robert Glaudini, Demi Moore Horror film
Space Adventure Cobra Osamu Dezaki Anime film
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Nicholas Meyer William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Ricardo Montalban [nb 6]
Swamp Thing Wes Craven, Walter von Huene Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise
The Thing John Carpenter Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, Keith David, Donald Moffat, Charles Hallahan, David Clennon [nb 7]
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann William Dear Fred Ward, Belinda Bauer, Peter Coyote, Richard Masur, Ed Lauter, Chris Mulkey, Tracy Walter
Time Walker Tom Kennedy Ben Murphy, Nina Axelrod, Kevin Brophy
Tron Steven Lisberger Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan [nb 8]
Turkey Shoot Brian Trenchard-Smith Steve Railsback, Olivia Hussey, Michael Craig
Warlords of the 21st Century Harley Cokliss Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright [6][nb 9]
Zapped! Robert J. Rosenthal Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Heather Thomas, Robert Mandan
1983
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
2019, After the Fall of New York Sergio Martino Michael Sopkiw, Valentine Monnier, Anna Kanakis
Anna to the Infinite Power Robert Wiemer Martha Byrne, Dina Merrill
The Atlantis Interceptors Ruggero Deodato Ivan Rassimov
Born in Flames Lizzie Borden Jeanne Satterfield, Adele Bertei, Becky Johnston
Brainstorm Douglas Trumbull Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher
BrainWaves Ulli Lommel Keir Dullea, Suzanna Love, Vera Miles, Tony Curtis [7]
The Creature Wasn't Nice Bruce Kimmel Leslie Nielsen, Cindy Williams, Gerrit Graham
Crusher Joe Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Anime film
The Dead Zone David Cronenberg Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Martin Sheen
The Deadly Spawn Douglas McKeown Charles George Hildebrandt, Tom DeFranco, Richard Lee Porter
Endgame Joe D'Amato Al Cliver, Laura Gemser, George Eastman
Escape from the Bronx Enzo G. Castellari Mark Gregory, Henry Silva, Valeria D'Obici
Halloween III: Season of the Witch Tommy Lee Wallace Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy
Le Prix du Danger Yves Boisset Gérard Lanvin, Michel Piccoli
The Last Battle Luc Besson Pierre Jolivet, Jean Bouise, Fritz Wepper
Liquid Sky Slava Tsukerman Anne Carlisle, Paula Sheppard, Susan Doukas
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn Charles Band Jeffrey Byron, Tim Thomerson, Kelly Preston, Richard Moll
Rock & Rule Clive A. Smith Paul Le Mat, Deborah Harry, Don Francks Animated film
Return of the Jedi Richard Marquand Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams [nb 10]
Sayonara Jupiter Koji Hashimoto Tomokazu Miura
Space Raiders Howard R. Cohen Vince Edwards, David Mendenhall, Patsy Pease
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Lamont Johnson Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson, Michael Ironside
Strange Invaders Michael Laughlin Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen, Diana Scarwid
Superman III Richard Lester Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Robert Vaughn, Annette O'Toole
Twilight Zone: The Movie Joe Dante, John Landis, Steven Spielberg, George Miller Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks, John Lithgow, Kathleen Quinlan
Videodrome David Cronenberg James Woods, Sonja Smits, Debbie Harry
Warrior of the Lost World David Worth Robert Ginty, Persis Khambatta, Donald Pleasence, Fred Williamson
Wavelength Mike Gray Robert Carradine, Cherie Currie, Keenan Wynn
Xtro Harry Bromley Davenport Philip Sayer, Bernice Stegers, Danny Brainin
Yor, the Hunter from the Future Antonio Margheriti Reb Brown, Corinne Clery, John Steiner
1984
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
2010 Peter Hyams Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Keir Dullea [nb 11]
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension W. D. Richter Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd
The Brother from Another Planet John Sayles Joe Morton, Darryl Edwards, Steve James
Dreamscape Joseph Ruben Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer
Dune David Lynch Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino, Brad Dourif
Electric Dreams Steve Barron Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Bud Cort
The Element of Crime Lars von Trier Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Me Me Lai
Firestarter Mark L. Lester Drew Barrymore, David Keith, George C. Scott, Martin Sheen, Heather Locklear
Ghostbusters Ivan Reitman Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts
I Guerrieri dell'anno 2072 Lucio Fulci Jared Martin, Fred Williamson, Howard Ross
Iceman Fred Schepisi Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, John Lone
The Ice Pirates Stewart Raffill Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts
Impulse Graham Baker Tim Matheson, Meg Tilly, Hume Cronyn
The Last Starfighter Nick Castle Lance Guest, Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy
Lensman Yoshiaki Kawajiri Anime film
Macross: Do You Remember Love? Shoji Kawamori Anime film
The Noah's Ark Principle Roland Emmerich Richy Müller, Franz Buchrieser
Night of the Comet Thom Eberhardt Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Robert Beltran
Nineteen Eighty-Four Michael Radford John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton
The Philadelphia Experiment Stewart Raffill Michael Paré, Nancy Allen, Eric Christmas
Repo Man Alex Cox Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Olivia Barash
Runaway Michael Crichton Tom Selleck, Cynthia Rhodes, Gene Simmons, Kirstie Alley
The Return of Godzilla Koji Hashimoto (director) Raymond Burr, Ken Tanaka
Sexmission Juliusz Machulski Olgierd Lukaszewicz, Jerzy Stuhr, Hanna Stankówna
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Leonard Nimoy William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Christopher Lloyd
Starman John Carpenter Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith
The Terminator James Cameron Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton [nb 12]
1985
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
The Aurora Encounter Jim McCullough, Sr. Jack Elam, Peter Brown, Carol Bagdasarian [7]
Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson [nb 13]
Brazil Terry Gilliam Jonathan Pryce, Michael Palin, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro [nb 14]
City Limits Aaron Lipstadt Darrell Larson, John Stockwell, Kim Cattrall
Cocoon Ron Howard Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy
D.A.R.Y.L. Simon Wincer Barret Oliver, Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Kathryn Walker
The Dungeonmaster Dave Allen, Charles Band Jeffrey Byron, Leslie Wing, Richard Moll
Enemy Mine Wolfgang Petersen Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett, Jr., Brion James
Explorers Joe Dante Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson
Gwen, or the Book of Sand Jean-François Laguionie Michel Robin, Lorella Di Cicco Animated film
Joey Roland Emmerich Joshua Morrell, Eva Kryll
Lifeforce Tobe Hooper Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome George Ogilvie, George Miller Mel Gibson, Tina Turner
Morons from Outer Space Mike Hodges Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Paul Brown
My Science Project Jonathan Betuel John Stockwell, Fisher Stevens, Raphael Sbarge
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization Piotr Szulkin Jerzy Stuhr, Krystyna Janda
Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight Anime film
The Quiet Earth Geoff Murphy Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge
Real Genius Martha Coolidge Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret
Re-Animator Stuart Gordon Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton
Space Rage Conrad E. Palmisano Richard Farnsworth, Michael Paré, John Laughlin
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin Steven Hahn Joe Colligan, Anthony De Longis, Carmen Argenziano Animated film
Weird Science John Hughes Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly LeBrock, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Bill Paxton
1986
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
Aliens James Cameron Sigourney Weaver, Paul Reiser, Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton [nb 15]
Chopping Mall Jim Wynorski Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, Russell Todd [7]
Critters Stephen Herek Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Green Bush
Dead End Drive-In Brian Trenchard-Smith Ned Manning, Natalie McCurry, Peter Whitford
Deadly Friend Wes Craven Matthew Laborteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett
Dirty Pair: Project Eden Kōichi Mashimo Anime film
Eliminators Peter Manoogian Andrew Prine, Denise Crosby, Patrick Reynolds
Flight of the Navigator Randal Kleiser Joey Cramer, Veronica Cartwright, Cliff DeYoung, Sarah Jessica Parker
The Fly David Cronenberg Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz [nb 16]
Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes Piotr Szulkin
Gröna gubbar från Y.R. Hans Hatwig Carl Billquist, Curt Broberg, Åsa Dahlenborg [8][nb 17]
Howard the Duck Willard Huyck Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins [nb 18]
Invaders from Mars Tobe Hooper Karen Black, Hunter Carson, Timothy Bottoms, Louise Fletcher
Kamikaze Didier Grousset Richard Bohringer, Dominique Lavanant, Michel Galabru [9]
Kin-dza-dza! Georgi Daneliya
Making Mr. Right Susan Seidelman John Malkovich, Ann Magnuson
Maximum Overdrive Stephen King Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington
Night of the Creeps Fred Dekker Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow
Programmed to Kill Allan Holzman Robert Ginty, Sandahl Bergman, Louise Claire Clark, Alex Courtney [10]
Project A-ko Katsuhiko Nishijima Anime film
Short Circuit John Badham Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens
Star Crystal Lance Lindsay C. Juston Campbell, Faye Bolt, John W. Smith
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Leonard Nimoy William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Catherine Hicks
TerrorVision Ted Nicolaou Diane Franklin, Gerrit Graham, Mary Woronov [11]
They Were Eleven Satoshi Dezaki Anime film
The Transformers: The Movie Nelson Shin Leonard Nimoy, Robert Stack, Judd Nelson, Orson Welles, Peter Cullen Animated film
Vendetta dal futuro Sergio Martino Daniel Greene, Janet Agren, John Saxon
The Wraith Mike Marvin Charlie Sheen, Nick Cassavetes, Randy Quaid
Zone Troopers Danny Bilson Tim Thomerson, Tim Van Patten [12]
1987
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
*batteries not included Matthew Robbins Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae
Bad Taste Peter Jackson Peter Jackson, Mike Minett, Pete O'Herne
Cherry 2000 Steve De Jarnatt Melanie Griffith, David Andrews
The Curse David Chaskin, David Keith Wil Wheaton, Claude Akins, Malcom Danare [13]
The Hidden Jack Sholder Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian
Innerspace Joe Dante Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan [nb 19]
The Kindred Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow David Allen Brooks, Rod Steiger, Amanda Pays [14]
The Lucifer Complex Kenneth Hartford, David L. Hewitt Aldo Ray, Merrie Lynn Ross, Robert Vaughn, Keenan Wynn [15][16]
Masters of the Universe Gary Goddard Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster
Mr. India Shekhar Kapur
Nightflyers Robert Collector, Gene Warren Catherine Mary Stewart, John Standing, Michael Praed, Lisa Blount [17]
On the Silver Globe Andrzej Zulawski Andrzej Seweryn, Grazyna Dylag, Jerzy Trela
Predator John McTiernan Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo
Prison Ship Fred Olen Ray Ross Hagen, Sandy Brooke, Susan Stokey, John Carradine [nb 20][18][19]
Project X Jonathan Kaplan Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler
RoboCop Paul Verhoeven Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith [nb 21]
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise Hiroyuki Yamaga Anime film
The Running Man Paul Michael Glaser Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson
Spaceballs Mel Brooks Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga
Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity Ken Dixon Elizabeth Kaitan, Cindy Beal, Brinke Stevens
The Stepford Children Alan J. Levi Barbara Eden, Don Murray, Randall Batinkoff, Tammy Lauren
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Sidney J. Furie Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Sam Wanamaker
Wicked City Yoshiaki Kawajiri Anime film
1988
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
Akira Katsuhiro Ōtomo Anime film
Alien from L.A. Albert Pyun Kathy Ireland, Thom Mathews, Don Michael Paul
Alien Nation Graham Baker James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp [nb 22]
The Blob Chuck Russell Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch
Brain Damage Frank Henenlotter Rick Hearst, Jennifer Lowry, Gordon MacDonald [7]
Critters 2: The Main Course Mick Garris Scott Grimes, Liane Alexandra Curtis, Don Opper
Earth Girls Are Easy Julien Temple Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Julie Brown, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Michael McKean
Killer Klowns from Outer Space Stephen Chiodo Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson
The Lawless Land Jon Hess Nick Corri, Leon Robinson, Xander Berkeley, Amanda Peterson [20][21]
Light Years René Laloux Animated film
Mac and Me Stewart Ratfill Christine Ebersole, Tina Caspary, Jonathan Ward [22][nb 23]
Midnight Movie Massacre Mark Stock, Larry Jacobs Robert Clarke, Anne Robinson, David Staffer, Tom Hutsler [23][24]
Miracle Mile Steve De Jarnatt Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, John Agar
My Stepmother Is an Alien Richard Benjamin Kim Basinger, Dan Aykroyd, Alyson Hannigan, Jon Lovitz
The Nest Terence H. Winkless Robert Lansing, Lisa Langlois
Not of This Earth Jim Wynorski Traci Lords, Arthur Roberts
Pulse Paul Golding Cliff DeYoung, Roxanne Hart, Joey Lawrence
Short Circuit 2 Kenneth Johnson Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb
They Live John Carpenter Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster
Transformations Jay Kamen Rex Smith, Lisa Langlois, Patrick Macnee [25]
Warlords Fred Olen Ray, Sid Haig David Carradine, Dawn Wildsmith, Sid Haig [26]
World Gone Wild Lee H. Katzin Bruce Dern, Michael Paré, Catherine Mary Stewart [27]
1989
Title Director Cast Country Sub-Genre/Notes
Arena Peter Manoogian Claudia Christian, Marc Alaimo
The Abyss James Cameron Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn [nb 24]
Back to the Future Part II Robert Zemeckis Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Stephen Herek Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin
The Blood of Heroes David Webb Peoples Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen, Delroy Lindo [28][29]
Bunker Palace Hôtel Enki Bilal Jean-Louis Trintignant, Carole Bouquet, Benoît Régent [30]
Communion Philippe Mora Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse, Frances Sternhagen
Cyborg Albert Pyun Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter
DeepStar Six Sean S. Cunningham Taurean Blacque, Nancy Everhard
Ghostbusters II Ivan Reitman Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, Peter MacNicol
Godzilla vs. Biollante Kazuki Ōmori Megumi Odaka, Yasuka Sawaguchi
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Joe Johnston Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman
Jetsons: The Movie Joseph Barbera, William Hanna George O'Hanlon, Mel Blanc, Penny Singleton Animated film
Leviathan George Pan Cosmatos Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Amanda Pays, Daniel Stern
Lords of the Deep Mary Ann Fisher Bradford Dillman, Priscilla Barnes, Melody Ryane
Meet the Hollowheads Thomas R. Burman John Glover, Richard Portnow, Juliette Lewis [31][32]
Millennium Michael Anderson Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Daniel J. Travanti, Robert Joy
Moontrap Robert Dyke Walter Koenig, Bruce Campbell, Leigh Lombardi
A Museum Visitor Konstantin Lopushansky Viktor Mikhailov, Vera Mayorova, Vadim Lobanov [33]
Mutant on the Bounty Robert Torrance Kyle T. Heffner, Scott Williamson, John Durbin [34]
Patlabor: The Movie Mamoru Oshii Anime film
The Return of Swamp Thing Jim Wynorski Louis Jourdan, Heather Locklear, Sarah Douglas
Slipstream Steven Lisberger Mark Hamill, Bob Peck, Bill Paxton, Ben Kingsley, F. Murray Abraham
Spontaneous Combustion Tobe Hooper Brad Dourif
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier William Shatner William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan [nb 25]
The Terror Within Thierry Notz George Kennedy, Andrew Stevens, Starr Andreeff
Tetsuo: The Iron Man Shinya Tsukamoto Tomoroh Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Shinya Tsukamoto
Time Troopers L. E. Neiman Albert Fortell, Hannelore Elsner, Renee Felden [35]
Venus Wars Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Anime film

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Winner of Academy Awards for Visual Effects (special achievement award) and Sound, a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. Highest grossing film of the year.
  2. ^ Won a BSFA Award for media presentation.
  3. ^ Won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, a BSFA Award for media presentation, and BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design/Art Direction.
  4. ^ Highest grossing film of the year. Winner of Academy Awards for Visual Effects, Sound Editing, Sound, and Original Music Score, a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  5. ^ Also known as Warriors of the Wasteland.
  6. ^ Winner of Saturn Awards for Best Director and Best Actor.
  7. ^ Remake.
  8. ^ Won a Saturn Award for Best Costumes.
  9. ^ Alternate title: Battletruck.
  10. ^ Winner of an Academy Award for Visual Effects (Special Achievement Award), a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. Highest grossing film of the year.
  11. ^ Won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
  12. ^ Winner of a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  13. ^ Won a Academy Award for Sound Editing, a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. Highest grossing film of the year.
  14. ^ Winner of BAFTA Awards for Best Production Design and Best Special Visual Effects. Won a BSFA Award for media presentation.
  15. ^ Won an Academy Award for Visual Effects and Sound Editing, a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, a BSFA Award for media presentation and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
  16. ^ Winner of an Academy Award for Makeup.
  17. ^ Alternate title: Green Men From Outer Space
  18. ^ Received Razzie Awards for Worst Picture (tie), Worst Screenplay, Worst New Star and Worst Visual Effects.
  19. ^ Won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
  20. ^ Also known as Star Slammer, the Escape.
  21. ^ Winner of an Academy Special Achievement Award for Sound Effects Editing and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  22. ^ Won a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  23. ^ Winner of 1988 Raspberry awards for Worst New Star and Worst Director. Nominated for Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay.
  24. ^ Winner of an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
  25. ^ Received Razzie Awards for Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Director.

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