Our list of The Best Science Fiction Movie Franchises, Ranked.
Star Wars
A young farm boy joins a group of rebels in a galaxy far, far away to fight against an evil empire.
The Terminator
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A cyborg time traveler is sent back in time to kill the mother of the future leader of the human resistance.
The Matrix
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A computer programmer discovers that humanity is trapped in a simulated reality created by sentient machines.
Alien
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A spaceship crew encounters a deadly extraterrestrial species that hunts them down one by one.
Back to the Future
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A high school student travels through time in a DeLorean car to ensure that his parents fall in love and save his own future.
Jurassic Park
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A group of scientists visits a dinosaur-themed amusement park created using cloned DNA, but when the power fails, the dinosaurs escape and run amok.
Star Trek
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The crew of the USS Enterprise explores space, encounters alien civilizations, and defends the United Federation of Planets.
Planet of the Apes
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A crew of astronauts crash-lands on a planet where apes are the dominant species and humans are enslaved.
Predator
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A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle are hunted by an alien predator.
Men in Black
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A secret organization monitors and regulates alien activity on Earth to protect humanity from extraterrestrial threats.