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SF Signal’s Mind Meld this week asks panelists, “Which films do you think are good examples of Intelligent SciFi?” I am always on the lookout for thoughtful scifi, so this list is helpful. I’m the only one in my house who enjoys scifi, so I usually have to watch it late at night.
Some of the films that make this list include (I put a star beside the films I really like):
Ghost in the Shell
Donnie Darko *
The Wings of Honneamise
Dark City *
Voices of a Distant Star
Blade Runner *
Contact *
The Matrix *
Star Wars Episode IV
2001
Primer *
Gattaca *
Minority Report
A Clockwork Orange
The Abyss
Aliens
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind *
12 Monkeys *
Delicatessen
The City of Lost Children *
Alphaville
Liquid Sky
The Man Who Fell To Earth
The Element of the Crime
Moon
Brazil
Stalker
2046
Some films I might add to the list:
Solaris (Tarkovsky version)
Day Watch
Night Watch
Dune
City of Ember
THX 1138
I'd love to hear your thoughts.