 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Buy new: $14.49 / Used from: $6.97 1956 A wonderful film that perfectly captures the paranoia of McCarthy era 1950s (some have argued whether it was a left-wing or right-wing allegory)
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 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $6.78 1978 One of the few remakes that is worthy of the original (features an eerily memorable ending)
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 | Body Snatchers: The Invasion Continues
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $1.61 1993 The 3rd film based upon the book sets the story in modern times and takes place primarily on a military base (underrated remake)
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 | The Invasion
Buy used from: $0.97 2007 This could have been special, unfortunately it became a wasted opportunity (what is it with pairing Nicole Kidman with Daniel Craig?)
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 | 2001 - A Space Odyssey (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $8.50 1968 Kubrick's classic film that revolutionized the genre and gave birth to a more visually epic form of sci-fi
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 | Planet of the Apes (Widescreen 35th Anniversary Edition)
Buy new: $24.49 / Used from: $4.15 1968 This film series may seem hokey now, but it still has some moments that can't be denied their originality (the time travel elements are also surprisingly intelligent)
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 | The Omega Man
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $5.79 1971 Charlton Heston stars in this film loosely based on I Am Legend (this is the second adaptation of Richard Matheson's novel)
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 | THX 1138 - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $4.18 1971 George Lucas' avant-garde sci-fi film that takes place in a conformist, consumerist future (I think that he needs to look back on the messange of this film and reevaluate his more recent projects)
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 | Zardoz
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $4.25 1973 Sean Connery plays a barbarian in a dystopic future-world in this cult classic (at times cheesy but worth the Amazon.com price)
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 | The Man Who Fell to Earth - Criterion Collection
Buy new: $25.99 / Used from: $15.56 1976 David Bowie stars in this cult classic about an alien who comes to Earth in hopes of saving his homeworld (David Bowie as an alien?)
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 | Star Wars Episode IV - A New Hope (1977 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $6.92 1977 The original masterpiece that proved that sc-fi could be commercially and critically successful
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 | Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $8.98 1980 The most spiritually and psychologically powerful Star Wars film
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 | Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983 & 2004 Versions, 2-Disc Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $8.97 1983 The finale to the Star Wars saga has been polarizing fans for years (some hate the furry, little Ewoks and others love them)
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 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition)
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $10.39 1978 Ufologists rejoice; Spielberg's epic of alien abduction
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 | E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (2-Disc Widescreen Limited Collector's Edition)
Buy used from: $3.95 1982 This film still makes me cry, I'm such a wuss when it comes to family films (be careful when purchasing to make sure that the DVD includes the original, unaltered 1982 version as well as the 2002 re-release)
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 | Blade Runner (Four-Disc Collector's Edition)
Buy new: $29.49 / Used from: $17.97 1982 Science fiction meets detective noir in this Ridley Scott classic
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 | Dune (Extended Edition)
Buy new: $25.99 / Used from: $9.15 1984 David Lynch directed this adaptation of Frank Herbert's futuristic epic (features many politically and spiritually relevant ideas)
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 | Frank Herbert's Dune (Sci-Fi TV Miniseries) (Special Edition Director's Cut) (3-Disc DVD Set)
Buy used from: $3.05 2000 The Sci-Fi Channel brings Frank Herbert's first novel to life in a brilliant adaptation
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 | Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (Sci-Fi TV Miniseries) (Two-Disc DVD Set)
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $3.97 2003 The Sci-Fi Channel's worthy attempt at adapting the second and third Dune novels
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 | The Terminator (Special Edition)
Buy used from: $3.46 1984 Arnold was never as cool as he was here, playing a killer cyborg devoid of emotions (one of the most interesting examples of time travel in films, too)
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 | Terminator 2 - Judgment Day (Extreme DVD)
Buy new: $9.49 / Used from: $1.44 1991 The spectacular sequel in which the terminator is sent back in time as a protector of future rebel leader, John Connor
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 | Brazil - The Criterion Collection (3-Disc Boxed Set)
Buy new: $53.99 / Used from: $29.80 1985 Terry Gilliam's brilliant film still astounds people today (it's worth it to buy the more expensive 3-disc Criterion Collection edition)
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 | They Live
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $6.95 1988 John Carpenter's social allegory about aliens taking over American society
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 | Johnny Mnemonic
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $0.73 1995 Before Keanu discovered the Matrix, he starred in this cyber-punk actioner (weird but enjoyable)
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 | 12 Monkeys (Special Edition)
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.04 1995 Terry Gilliam's masterpiece about time travel, deadly viruses, mental institutions and true love
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 | Gattaca (Special Edition)
Buy new: $8.49 / Used from: $5.48 1997 Incredibly relevant tale about a "perfect" future where your genetic structure decides your place in society
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 | Dark City (New Line Platinum Series)
Buy used from: $0.99 1998 A noirish sci-fi film about psychosomatic manifestation and the experiments of alien beings (I've reviewed this film in greater detail elsewhere on this site)
* Also available in a Director's Cut
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 | The Matrix
Buy used from: $0.01 1999 A man discovers that the world he lives in is simply a complex illusion designed to keep humanity enslaved while machines harvest their energy
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 | Frequency (New Line Platinum Series)
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $0.90 2000 A mind-bending sci fi-film about a father and son who communicate through time and the affects it has on their lives
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 | Donnie Darko (Widescreen Edition)
Buy used from: $3.31 2001 A brilliant tale of a late '80s teen who may have the ability to save us from a disaster of epic proportions (a modern cult classic that deserves multiple viewings)
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 | Equilibrium
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $4.00 2002 In a society where emotions are banned, one man fights against the system in order to feel human again
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 | Riverworld
Buy new: $23.49 / Used from: $7.05 2004 Unique vision of a life after death from Alex Proyas (the director of The Crow and Dark City)
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 | Code 46
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $0.69 2004 An erotic story of a man who falls in love with a woman in a world where cloning has lead to laws against unauthorized sex
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 | The Island
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $1.00 2005 Underrated film about clones trying to obtain freedom and equality in a society where they were created as involuntary organ donors
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