Classic vs. modern: SF & fantasy movies
Here are the best 20 SF movies from the classics (up to 2000) and the best from the modern period (2001+).
Classic | Modern |
12 Monkeys | The Adjustment Bureau |
2001: A Space Odyssey | Arrival |
Aliens | Batman Begins |
Back to the Future | Cloud Atlas |
Back to the Future Part III | Donnie Darko |
Blade Runner | Edge of Tomorrow |
Brazil | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
The Brother from Another Planet | Ex Machina |
Dark City | Galaxy Quest |
Delicatessen | Inception |
Dr. Strangelove | Interstellar |
Gattaca | Looper |
Jurassic Park | Mad Max: Fury Road |
The Matrix | The Martian |
Planet of the Apes (1968) | The One I Love |
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Predestination |
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Serenity |
Star Trek: First Contact | Star Trek (2009) |
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back | WALL-E |
The Truman Show | War for the Planet of the Apes |
Here are the best 20 fantasy movies from the classics (up to 2000) and the best from the modern period (2001+).
Classic | Modern |
The Addams Family | About Time |
Babe | Avengers: Endgame |
Beetlejuice | Big Fish |
Being John Malkovich | Enchanted |
Chicken Run | Fantastic Mr. Fox |
The City of Lost Children | The Green Mile |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Hero |
Edward Scissorhands | How to Train Your Dragon |
Field of Dreams | The Incredibles |
Groundhog Day | Inside Out |
Harvey | The Lego Movie |
It’s a Wonderful Life | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
Liar Liar | Monsters, Inc. |
Mary Poppins | Pan’s Labyrinth |
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure | Shrek |
Pleasantville | Spider-man 2 |
The Princess Bride | Spirited Away |
The Sixth Sense | Stardust |
Toy Story 2 | Stranger Than Fiction |
Unbreakable | Wonder Woman |
Bonus list! Here are the best 20 SF and fantasy TV shows from the classics (up to 2005) and the best from the modern period (2006+).
Classic | Modern |
Angel | Agents of SHIELD |
Babylon 5 | Counterpart |
Battlestar Galactica | Dark Matter |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Dollhouse |
Crusade | Fringe |
Firefly | The Good Place |
Futurama | Gotham |
God, the Devil and Bob | Love, Death and Robots |
Jeremiah | The OA |
The Lone Gunmen | Once Upon a Time |
Lost | Once Upon a Time in Wonderland |
Stargate Atlantis | Orphan Black |
Stargate SG-1 | Pushing Daisies |
Star Trek | Russian Doll |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Sense8 |
Star Trek: Enterprise | Star Trek: Discovery |
Star Trek: The Next Generation | Star Trek: Picard |
Star Trek: Voyager | Stranger Things |
Wonderfalls | Travelers |
The X-Files | Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist |