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

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