Science Fiction Films and Television

Alien worlds, artificial minds, impossible machines, altered humanity and futures both hopeful and catastrophic.

This screen archive follows science fiction from the earliest cinematic experiments through space opera, atomic-age invasion films, dystopias, cyberpunk, time travel, artificial intelligence and modern television. The emphasis is the collection itself: films and series already covered on the site, organised so readers can move through the history of the genre without losing the older entries.

Start Here

• A Trip to the Moon — one of cinema’s foundational journeys beyond Earth.
• Forbidden Planet — widescreen planetary adventure and technological wonder.
• 2001: A Space Odyssey — human evolution, artificial intelligence and the unknown.
• Alien — industrial space travel colliding with biological horror.
• Blade Runner — memory, identity and the human cost of artificial life.
• The Matrix — simulated reality, machine rule and cyberpunk action.
• Dune — empire, ecology, prophecy and power on a planetary scale.

Browse the Chronological Archive

The complete archive remains below. Films, serials and television are kept in their historical sequence, with franchise links retained where the collection already has them.

Before 1920 — Science Fiction Films

1920s Science Fiction Films

1930s Science Fiction Films

1930s Science Fiction Serials

1936 – Flash Gordon (serial)

1950s Science Fiction Films

Year	Franchise	Film
1950		Destination Moon
1950	ROCKETSHIP X-M
1951		The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951		The Thing from Another World
1951		When Worlds Collide
1953		It Came from Outer Space
1953		Robot Monster
1953		The War of the Worlds
1954		20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954		Them!
1955		This Island Earth
1956		Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956		Forbidden Planet
1956		Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1957	Invasion of the Saucer Men
1957	The Mysterians
1958		It! The Terror from Beyond Space
1958		Attack of the 50- foot Woman
1958	The Blob
1958		The Fly
1958	The Strange World of Planet X
1959		Plan 9 from Outer Space
1959		Teenagers from Outer Space

1960s Science Fiction Films

Year	Franchise	Film
1960	Last Woman on Earth
1960	The Angry Red Planet
1960	The Cape Canaveral Monsters
1960		The Time Machine
1961		Mysterious Island
1961	Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1963	Atragon (Japanese)
1964		Robinson Crusoe on Mars
1964	The Time Travelers
1965		Dr Who & the Daleks
1965	Monster a Go-Go
1966		Fantastic Voyage
1966	The Navy vs. the Night Monsters
1966	Wild, Wild Planet
1966	Zontar: The Thing From Venus
1967	Journey to the Center of Time
1967	They Came from Beyond Space
1968		Barbarella
1968	Planet of the Apes	Planet of the Apes
1968		2001 space odyssey
1968		The Green Slime

1960s Science Fiction Television

• 1963 -1989 Dr Who
• 1965 – 1968 Lost in Space
• 1966 – 1967 The Time Tunnel
• 1967 – 1968 The Invaders
• 1968 – 1970 Land of the Giants

1970s Science Fiction Films

1980s Science Fiction Films

1980s Science Fiction Television

• 1963 to 1989 Dr Who
• 1978 – 1981 Jason of Star Command
• 1979 – 1981 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
• 1980 – Galactica 1980
• 1980 – The Day of the Triffids (1981 TV series)
• 1981 – The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
• 1983 – V (1983 miniseries)
• 1987- 1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation
• 1988 – 1999 Red Dwarf
• 1989 – 1993 Quantum Leap
• 1989 – 1994 Prisoners of Gravity

1990s Science Fiction Films

• 1990 – Hardware
• 1990 – I Come in Peace
• 1990 – Predator 2
• 1990 – The Dark Side of the Moon (1990 film)
• 1990 – The Rift
• 1990 – Total Recall
• 1991 – Star Trek: VI The Undiscovered Country
• 1991 – Terminator 2: Judgment Day
• 1991 – Until the End of the World
• 1992 – Alien – Alien 3
• 1992 – Bad Channels
• 1992 – Fortress 
• 1992 – Split Second
• 1992 – The Wicked City (Live action)
• 1993 – Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
• 1993 – Jurassic Park – Jurassic Park (Film)
• 1993 – RoboCop 3
• 1994 – No Escape 
• 1994 – Stargate 
• 1994 – Star Trek: Generations
• 1994 – Tammy and the T-Rex
• 1995 –Judge Dredd – Judge Dredd 
• 1995 – Tank Girl
• 1996 – Independence Day 
• 1996 – Star Trek : First Contact
• 1996 – The Arrival
• 1997 – Alien – Alien Resurrection
• 1997 – Jurassic Park: The Lost World
• 1997 – Men In Black 
• 1997 – Starship Troopers 
• 1998 – Lost in Space 
• 1998 – Star Trek: Insurrection
• 1998 – Soldier 
• 1999 – The Matrix – The Matrix 
• 1999 – The Iron Giant
• 1999 – Star Wars : Episode I – The Phantom Menace

1990s Science Fiction Television

• 1987- 1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation
• 1988 – 1999 Red Dwarf
• 1989 – 1993 Quantum Leap
• 1989 – 1994 Prisoners of Gravity
• 1993 – 1996 Sea Quest DSV
• 1993 – 1998 Babylon 5
• 1993 – 2018 X-files
• 1995 – 1999 Sliders
• 1997 – 2002 Lexx
• 1997 – 2007 Stargate SG-1
• 1999 – 2003 FarScape
• 1999 – 2002 Roswell

2000s Science Fiction Films

• 2000 – Battlefield Earth
• 2000 – Titan A.E 
• 2001 – Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park III
• 2001 – Planet of the Apes
• 2002 – Reign of Fire 
• 2002 – Star Trek : Nemesis
• 2002 – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
• 2002 – The Time Machine
• 2003 – The Matrix : The Matrix Reloaded
• 2003 – The Matrix : The Matrix Revolutions
• 2004 – I Robot  
• 2004 – Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow  
• 2005 – Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy 
• 2005 – Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
• 2005 – War of the Worlds 
• 2005 – Zathura: A Space Adventure
• 2006 – Slither
• 2007 – Transformers – Transformers (film)
• 2008 – Outlander
• 2008 – The Day the Earth Stood Still
• 2009 – Avatar
• 2009 – Pandorum
• 2009 – Star Trek : Star Trek (2009)
• 2009 – Transformers – Revenge of the Fallen

2000s Science Fiction Television

• 1993 – 2018 X-files
• 1997 –2002 Lexx
• 1997 – 2007 Stargate SG-1
• 1999 – 2002 Roswell
• 2002–2003 Firefly (TV series)
• 1999 – 2003 FarScape
• 2000 – 2005 Andromeda 
• 2005 to – Dr Who
• 2006 – 2011 Torchwood
• 2007 – 2011 – Primeval

2010s Science Fiction Films

• 2010 – Predators
• 2011 – Rise of the Planet of the Apes
• 2011 – The Thing
• 2011 – Transformers – Dark of the Moon
• 2012 – Judge Dredd  – Dredd
• 2012 – John Carter (film)
• 2012 – Alien – Prometheus
• 2012 – The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
• 2012 – The Hunger Games: The Hunger Games
• 2013 – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
• 2013 – Star Trek : Star Trek Into Darkness
• 2014 – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
• 2014 – Robocop (2014)
• 2014 – The Maze Runner (Film)
• 2014 – Transformers: Age of Extinction
• 2014 – Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead
• 2015 – Jupiter Ascending
• 2015 – Jurassic Park – Jurassic World
• 2015 – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
• 2015 – Mad Max: Fury Road
• 2015 – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• 2015 – Terminator : Genisys
• 2016 – Arrival
• 2016 – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
• 2016 – Star Trek : Star Trek Beyond
• 2017 – Blade Runner 2049
• 2017 – Alien – Covenant
• 2017 – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
• 2017 – Transformers – The Last Knight
• 2018 – Annihilation
• 2018 – Jurassic Park – Jurassic World : Fallen Kingdom
• 2018 – Ready Player One 
• 2018 – Solo: A Star Wars Story
• 2018 – The Meg
• 2018 – The Predator 
• 2018 – Transformers – Bumblebee 
• 2019 – Color Out of Space (film)
• 2019 – Men in Black: International
• 2019 – Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
• 2019 – Terminator: Dark Fate
• 2019 – The Platform

2010s Science Fiction Television

• 1993 – 2018 X-files
• 2006–2011 Torchwood
• 2007 – 2011 – Primeval
• 2005 to – Dr Who

2020s Science Fiction Films

• 2020 – Artemis Fowl (film)
• 2021 – Dune

Franchises and Long-Running Worlds

• Alien — industrial space horror, artificial intelligence and xenomorph evolution.
• Star Trek — exploration, diplomacy and competing visions of the future.
• Star Wars — space opera, rebellion and mythic-scale conflict.
• Terminator — machine intelligence, time travel and resistance.
• Jurassic Park — biotechnology, extinction and engineered ecosystems.
• Transformers — alien machines, war and transformation across film continuities.
• Planet of the Apes — civilisation, evolution and the collapse of human dominance.

Related Screen Collections

• Film & Television — return to the main screen archive.
• Monster Films — creature features, kaiju and impossible predators.
• Horror Films — fear, haunting, body horror and the collapse of safety.
• Anime & Animated Films — animation across science fiction, fantasy, horror and adventure.
• Film Makers — directors, creators and the people behind the screen archive.

Using Science Fiction as Inspiration

Science fiction is most useful here as a source of structures rather than plots: isolated expeditions, first contact, dangerous technology, altered bodies, collapsing systems, hostile environments and societies built around one transformative idea. Follow those ideas into Player Resources or Games Master Resources without turning this archive into a rules page.