Top 20 Science Fiction Films for Technology


	Top 20 Science Fiction Films for Technology

kkcapricorn

5-21-2009 3:23 PM

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11. Star Trek: First Contact (also see its Wiki), Dir. Jonathan Frakes, 1996.
12. The Matrix Trilogy, Dir. The Wachowski Brothers, 1999-2003.
13. Ghost in the Shell & Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Dir. Mamoru Oshii, 1996/2004. Both based on the manga of Masamune Shirow.
14. Alien, Dir. Ridley Scott, 1979.
15. Fantastic Voyage, Dir. Richard Fleischer, 1966. See the novel by the same name by Isaac Asimov.
16. Tron (also see its wiki), Dir. Steven Lisberger, 1982.
17. Logan's Run, Dir. Michael Anderson, 1976. Based on the novel by William F. Nolan and George C. Johnson.
18. Total Recall, Dir. Paul Verhoeven, 1990. Based on a short story by P.K.D.: We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.
19. Minority Report, Dir. Stephen Spielberg, 2002. Based on a short story by P.K.D.: Minority Report.
20. The Fly, Dir. David Cronenberg, 1986.

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