The sci-fi genre encompasses everything from action-packed blockbusters to intelligent slow-paced dramas, but there are still certain movies that should be seen as unmissable. These essential sci-fi classics have helped shape the history of the genre more than any other films, from the genre's first steps to the modern day.

The history of sci-fi is closely linked to the history of cinema, with Georges Méliès' short film A Trip to the Moon now recognized as a vital building block in the early days of the medium as the first true science fiction movie . This trend has continued ever since, with sci-fi often at the forefront of the biggest changes in filmmaking theory and technology.

Metropolis (1927)

Metropolis was one of the first feature-length sci-fi films ever made, and it help

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