Alien Invasion Films
2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
Annihilation (Alex Garland, 2018)
Arrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Steven Spielberg, 1977)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (Robert Wise, 1951)
District 9 (Neill Blomkamp, 2009)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Don Siegel, 1956)
They Live (John Carpenter, 1988)
Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013)
Environmentalist Films
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001)
Annihilation (Alex Garland, 2018)
Avatar (James Cameron, 2009)
Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg, 2022)
Don’t Look Up (Director Adam McKay, 2021)
Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)
Silent Running (Douglas Trumbull, 1972)
Soylent Green (Richard Fleischer, 1973)
WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)
Postapocalyptic Films
28 Days Later (Danny Boyle, 2002)
Annihilation (Alex Garland, 2018)
Children of Men (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006)
Dr. Strangelove; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
Don’t Look Up (Director Adam McKay, 2021)
Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015)
Planet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1968)
Soylent Green (Richard Fleischer, 1973
WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)
The Wandering Earth (Frant Gwo, 2019)
Posthuman/Artificial or Enhanced Humans
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001)
Avatar (James Cameron, 2009)
Blade Runner (Original 1982 theatrical cut, Ridley Scott, 1982)
Blade Runner 2049 (Denis Villeneuve, 2017)
Ex Machina (Alex Garland, 2014)
Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931 and 1935)
Her (Spike Jonze, 2013)
Infinity Pool (Brandon Cronenberg, 2023)
Planet of the Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1968)
Robocop (Paul Verhoeven, 1987)
The Terminator (James Cameron, 1984)
Us (Jordan Peele, 2019)
WALL-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)
Science Fiction Horror Films
28 Days Later (Danny Boyle, 2002)
Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
Annihilation (Alex Garland, 2018)
The Cabin in the Woods (Drew Goddard, 2012)
Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg, 2022)
Don’t Worry Darling (Olivia Wilde, 2022)
Ex Machina (Alex Garland, 2014)
Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale, 1931 and 1935)
Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017)
Infinity Pool (Brandon Cronenberg, 2023)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Don Siegel, 1956)
Sorry to Bother You (Boots Riley, 2018)
The Terminator (James Cameron, 1984)
They Live (John Carpenter, 1988)
Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013)
Us (Jordan Peele, 2019)
Science Fiction Satire
The Cabin in the Woods (Drew Goddard, 2012)
Dr. Strangelove; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (Stanley Kubrick, 1964)
Don’t Look Up (Director Adam McKay, 2021)
Don’t Worry Darling (Olivia Wilde, 2022)
Get Out (Director Jordan Peele, 2017)
Infinity Pool (Brandon Cronenberg, 2023)
Okja (Bong Joon-ho, 2017)
Robocop (Paul Verhoeven, 1987)
Sorry to Bother You (Boots Riley, 2018)
Soylent Green (Richard Fleischer, 1973)
They Live (John Carpenter, 1988)
Us (Director Jordan Peele, 2019)
Space Exploration Films
2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968)
Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979)
Avatar (James Cameron, 2009)
Europa Report (Sebastián Cordero, 2013)
Forbidden Planet (Fred M. Wilcox, 1956)
Serenity (Joss Whedon, 2005)
Cyberpunk/Virtual Reality
Don’t Worry Darling (Olivia Wilde, 2022)
The Matrix (The Wachowskis, 1999)
The Thirteenth Floor (Josef Rusnak, 1999)