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fiction films
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A list of science fiction films released in the 1980s. These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres. They have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial film industry and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics.

Collectively, the science fiction films from the 1980s have received 14 Academy Awards, 11 Saturn Awards, six Hugo Awards, five BAFTA awards, four BSFA Awards, and one Golden Globe Award. Four of these movies were the highest-grossing films of their respective years of release. However, these films also received nine Golden Raspberry Awards.

List

Years
1980
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes
Alien Dead Fred Olen Ray Buster Crabbe, Ray Roberts, Linda Lewis United States Horror
Altered States Ken Russell William Hurt, Blair Brown, Bob Balaban United States Body horror
Aquanauts Igor Voznesenskiy German Poloskov, Aleksandr Yakovlev, Iren Azer Soviet Union
Battle Beyond the Stars Jimmy Murakami George Peppard, Robert Vaughn, Richard Thomas United States Space opera
Be Forever Yamato Toshio Masuda, Leiji Matsumoto Kei Tomiyama (voice), Yōko Asagami (voice), Shūsei Nakamura (voice) Japan Anime film
The Chain Reaction Ian Barry Steve Bisley, Arna-Maria Winchester, Ross Thompson Australia Disaster, thriller
Contamination Luigi Cozzi Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau, Marino Masé Italy
West Germany
Horror
Crazy Thunder Road Sōgo Ishii Tatsuo Yamada, Masamitsu Ohike, Koji Nanjo Japan
Cyborg 009: Legend of the Super Vortex Masayuki Akehi Kazuhiko Inoue (voice), Fuyumi Shiraishi (voice), Keiichi Noda (voice) Japan Anime film
Death Ray on a Coral Island Hongmei Zhang Qi Qiao, Zhiao Ling, Zhen Qiao China
Death Watch Bertrand Tavernier Romy Schneider, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton France
West Germany
The Empire Strikes Back Irvin Kershner Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher United States Space opera
The Final Countdown Don Taylor Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross United States Alternate history
Flash Gordon Mike Hodges Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow United Kingdom
United States
Space opera
Galaxina William Sachs Stephen Macht, Avery Schreiber, J. D. Hinton United States Science fantasy, comedy
Golem Piotr Szulkin Marek Walczewski, Krystyna Janda, Joanna Zólkowska Poland
Hangar 18 James L. Conway Darren McGavin, Robert Vaughn, Gary Collins United States
Nightmare City Umberto Lenzi Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio Italy
Spain
Horror
Phoenix 2772 Taku Sugiyama Kaneto Shiozawa (voice), Keiko Takeshita (voice), Hiroshi Ôtake (voice) Japan Anime film
The Return Vladimir Tarasov Viktor Balashov (voice), Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy (voice), Vasiliy Livanov (voice) Soviet Union Animated short film. Russian title: Возвращение, tr. Vozvrashcheniye
Saturn 3 Stanley Donen Farrah Fawcett, Kirk Douglas, Harvey Keitel United Kingdom
The Solar Wind Timo Linnasalo Paavo Piskonen, Lilga Kovanko, Antti Litja Finland Drama
Somewhere in Time Jeannot Szwarc Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer United States Romance
Star Inspector Mark Kovalyov, Vladimir Polin Vladimir Ivashov, Yuriy Gusev, Timofey Spivak Soviet Union
Superman II Richard Lester Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty United Kingdom
United States
Superhero
Toward the Terra Hideo Onchi Junichi Inoue (voice), Masaya Oki (voice), Kumiko Akiyoshi (voice) Japan Anime film
Virus Kinji Fukasaku Masao Kusakari, Tsunehiko Watase, Isao Natsuyagi Japan Post-apocalyptic
Without Warning Greydon Clark Jack Palance, Martin Landau, Tarah Nutter United States Horror
1981
Adieu Galaxy Express 999 Rintaro Masako Nozawa (voice), Masako Ikeda (voice), Kaneta Kimotsuki (voice) Japan Anime film
The Cabbage Soup Jean Girault Louis de Funès, Jean Carmet, Jacques Villeret France
Earthbound James L. Conway Burl Ives, Christopher Connelly, Meredith MacRae United States
Escape from New York John Carpenter Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine United States
Galaxy of Terror B. D. Clark Edward Albert, Erin Moran, Ray Walston United States
Heartbeeps Allan Arkush Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid United States
Heavy Metal Gerald Potterton Rodger Bumpass (voice), Jackie Burroughs (voice), John Candy (voice), Eugene Levy (voice) United States
Canada
Animated film
The Incredible Shrinking Woman Joel Schumacher Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, John Glover United States
Inseminoid Norman J. Warren Judy Geeson, Heather Wright, Trevor Thomas, Stephanie Beacham United Kingdom USA title: Horror Planet
Klaabu in Space Avo Paistik Soviet Union Animated short film. Estonian title: Klaabu kosmoses
The Last Chase Martyn Burke Lee Majors, Burgess Meredith, Chris Makepeace United States
Looker Michael Crichton Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey United States
Mad Max 2 George Miller Mel Gibson Australia Post-apocalyptic
Malevil Christian de Chalonge Michel Serrault, Jacques Dutronc, Jacques Villeret France
West Germany
Memoirs of a Survivor David Gladwell Julie Christie, Christopher Guard, Leonie Mellinger United Kingdom
Mobile Suit Gundam Ryôji Fujiwara, Yoshiyuki Tomino Tôru Furuya (voice), Hirotaka Suzuoki (voice), Shôzô Iizuka (voice), Toshio Furukawa (voice) Japan
Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Yoshiyuki Tomino Tôru Furuya (voice), Shûichi Ikeda (voice), Hirotaka Suzuoki (voice), Fuyumi Shiraishi (voice) Japan
The Mystery of the Third Planet Roman Kachanov Vasiliy Livanov (voice), Yuriy Andreyev (voice), Grigoriy Shpigel' (voice) Soviet Union Animated film
Nuclear Shelter Roberto Pires Conceição Senna, Sasso Alano, Roberto Pires Brazil Eco-dystopian film. Portuguese title: Abrigo Nuclear
The Orion Loop Vasiliy Levin Leonid Bakshtayev, Gennadiy Shkuratov, Anatoliy Mateshko Soviet Union
Outland Peter Hyams Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen United Kingdom
Per Aspera Ad Astra Richard Viktorov Aleksandr Mikhajlov, Gleb Strizhenov, Alexander Lazarev Soviet Union Alternate titles: Through the Thorns to the Stars; Humanoid Woman
Scanners David Cronenberg Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Patrick McGoohan Canada
Scared to Death William Malone John Stinson United States
Space Warrior Baldios Kazuyuki Hirokawa Japan
Visitors from the Galaxy Dušan Vukotić Ljubiša Samardžić, Ivana Andrlová, Cvijeta Mesic Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
The War of the Worlds: Next Century Piotr Szulkin Roman Wilhelmi, Krystyna Janda, Mariusz Dmochowski Poland
1982
1990: The Bronx Warriors Enzo G. Castellari Vic Morrow, Christopher Connelly, Fred Williamson Italy
The Aftermath Steve Barkett Sid Haig, Forrest J Ackerman, Jim Danforth United States UK title: Zombie Aftermath
Airplane II: The Sequel Ken Finkleman Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges United States
Anno 2020 - I gladiatori del futuro Joe D'Amato Harrison Muller, Al Cliver, Sabrina Siani Italy
Android Aaron Lipstadt Klaus Kinski, Brie Howard, Norbert Weisser United States
Arcadia of My Youth Tomoharu Katsumata Makio Inoue (voice), Kei Tomiyama (voice), Reiko Tajima (voice), Reiko Mutō (voice) Japan
Blade Runner Ridley Scott Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, Daryl Hannah United States
Hong Kong
Burst City Sōgo Ishii Michirou Endo, Shigeru Izumiya, Takanori Jinnai, Kou Machida Japan
Button Vladimir Tarasov Soviet Union Animated short film
Café Flesh Stephen Sayadian Michelle Bauer, Richard Belzer United States
Chronopolis Piotr Kamler France Animated film
Creepshow George A. Romero Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver United States Science fiction horror
Crosstalk Mark Egerton Gary Day, Penny Downie, John Ewart Australia
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Steven Spielberg Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton United States
Endangered Species Alan Rudolph Robert Urich, JoBeth Williams, Paul Dooley United States
Forbidden World Allan Holzman Jesse Vint, June Chadwick United States
Kamikaze 1989 Wolf Gremm Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Günther Kaufmann, Boy Gobert, Arnold Marquis West Germany
The Masters of Time René Laloux Jean Valmont (voice), Michel Elias (voice), Frédéric Legros (voice), Yves-Marie Maurin (voice) France
West Germany
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Hungary
Animated film
Megaforce Hal Needham Barry Bostwick, Persis Khambatta, Michael Beck, Henry Silva United States
Mobile Suit Gundam III: Encounters in Space Yoshiyuki Tomino, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Tôru Furuya (voice), Shûichi Ikeda (voice), Hirotaka Suzuoki (voice), Yô Inoue (voice) Japan
The New Barbarians Enzo G. Castellari Fred Williamson, Anna Kanakis, Venantino Venantini Italy
Nightbeast Don Dohler Donald Leifert, Tom Griffiths United States Horror
Parasite Charles Band Robert Glaudini, Demi Moore United States Horror
Queen Millennia Masayuki Akehi Keiko Han (voice), Keiko Toda (voice), Ichirô Nagai (voice), Mami Koyama (voice) Japan
Space Adventure Cobra Osamu Dezaki Shigeru Matsuzaki (voice), Ryoko Sakakibara (voice), Akiko Nakamura (voice), Toshiko Fujita (voice) Japan Anime film
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Nicholas Meyer William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Ricardo Montalbán United States
Swamp Thing Wes Craven, Walter von Huene Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise United States
The Thing John Carpenter Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, Keith David, Donald Moffat, Charles Hallahan, David Clennon United States Horror
Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann William Dear Fred Ward, Belinda Bauer, Peter Coyote, Richard Masur, Ed Lauter, Chris Mulkey, Tracy Walter United States
Time Walker Tom Kennedy Ben Murphy, Nina Axelrod, Kevin Brophy United States
Tron Steven Lisberger Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan United States
Turkey Shoot Brian Trenchard-Smith Steve Railsback, Olivia Hussey, Michael Craig Australia
Warlords of the 21st Century Harley Cokliss Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright United States
Xtro Harry Bromley Davenport Bernice Stegers, Philip Sayer, Simon Nash, Maryam d'Abo, Danny Brainin United Kingdom Horror
Zapped! Robert J. Rosenthal Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Heather Thomas, Robert Mandan United States
1983
2019, After the Fall of New York Sergio Martino Michael Sopkiw, Valentine Monnier, Anna Kanakis Italy
France
Anniversary Vladimir Tarasov Soviet Union Animated short film. Russian title: Юбилей, tr. Yubiley
Anna to the Infinite Power Robert Wiemer Martha Byrne, Dina Merrill United States
The Atlantis Interceptors Ruggero Deodato Ivan Rassimov Italy
Born in Flames Lizzie Borden Jeanne Satterfield, Adele Bertei, Becky Johnston United States
Brainstorm Douglas Trumbull Christopher Walken, Natalie Wood, Louise Fletcher United States
BrainWaves Ulli Lommel Keir Dullea, Suzanna Love, Vera Miles, Tony Curtis United States
The Creature Wasn't Nice Bruce Kimmel Leslie Nielsen, Cindy Williams, Gerrit Graham United States
Crusher Joe Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Japan
Daijōbu, My Friend Ryū Murakami Peter Fonda, Reona Hirota Japan
The Dead Zone David Cronenberg Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Martin Sheen United States
The Deadly Spawn Douglas McKeown Charles George Hildebrandt, Tom DeFranco, Richard Lee Porter United States
Document Fang of the Sun Dougram Ryōsuke Takahashi Japan
Endgame Joe D'Amato Al Cliver, Laura Gemser, George Eastman Italy
Escape from the Bronx Enzo G. Castellari Mark Gregory, Henry Silva, Valeria D'Obici Italy
Exterminators of the Year 3000 Giuliano Carmineo Robert Iannucci, Alicia Moro, Eduardo Fajardo Italy
Final Yamato Tomoharu Katsumata, Yoshinobu Nishizaki, Toshio Masuda Kei Tomiyama (voice), Yôko Asagami (voice), Gorô Naya (voice), Isao Sasaki (voice) Japan Anime film
Halloween III: Season of the Witch Tommy Lee Wallace Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin, Dan O'Herlihy United States Horror
Harmagedon Rintaro Tôru Furuya (voice), Mami Koyama (voice), Masako Ikeda (voice), Keiko Han (voice) Japan
Kometa Richard Viktorov Nadezhda Semencova, Anatolij Kuznecov Soviet Union Comedy
Krull Peter Yates Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones United Kingdom
United States
The Last Battle Luc Besson Pierre Jolivet, Jean Bouise, Fritz Wepper France
Liquid Sky Slava Tsukerman Anne Carlisle, Paula Sheppard, Susan Doukas United States
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn Charles Band Jeffrey Byron, Tim Thomerson, Kelly Preston, Richard Moll United States
Moon Rainbow Andrey Yermash Vladimir Gostyukhin, Vasiliy Livanov, Yuriy Solomin Soviet Union
The Pod People Juan Piquer Simón Óscar Martín, Concha Cuetos, Manuel Pereiro Spain
France
Prisoners of the Lost Universe Terry Marcel Richard Hatch, Kay Lenz, John Saxon United Kingdom
The Prize of Peril Yves Boisset Gérard Lanvin, Michel Piccoli, Marie-France Pisier France
Yugoslavia
Return of the Jedi Richard Marquand Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams United States Space opera
Rock & Rule Clive A. Smith Paul Le Mat (voice), Deborah Harry (voice), Don Francks (voice) Canada Animated film
Space Raiders Howard R. Cohen Vince Edwards, David Mendenhall, Patsy Pease United States
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone Lamont Johnson Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson, Michael Ironside United States
Strange Invaders Michael Laughlin Paul Le Mat, Nancy Allen, Diana Scarwid Canada
United States
Superman III Richard Lester Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Robert Vaughn, Annette O'Toole United States Superhero film
Urusei Yatsura: Only You Mamoru Oshii Fumi Hirano (voice), Toshio Furukawa (voice), Saeko Shimazu (voice) Japan First film in the Urusei Yatsura film series
Videodrome David Cronenberg James Woods, Sonja Smits, Debbie Harry Canada Body horror
WarGames John Badham Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy United States Techno-thriller
Warrior of the Lost World David Worth Robert Ginty, Persis Khambatta, Donald Pleasence, Fred Williamson Italy
Wavelength Mike Gray Robert Carradine, Cherie Currie, Keenan Wynn United States
Xabungle Graffiti Yoshiyuki Tomino Japan
Yor, the Hunter from the Future Antonio Margheriti Reb Brown, Corinne Cléry, John Steiner Italy
France
Turkey
1984
2010 Peter Hyams Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Keir Dullea United States
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension W. D. Richter Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd United States
Babičky dobíjejte přesně! Ladislav Rychman Daniela Kolářová, Jana Dítětová Czechoslovakia
Bloodsuckers from Outer Space Glen Coburn Thom Meyes, Dennis Letts, Laura Ellis United States Horror, Comedy
The Brother from Another Planet John Sayles Joe Morton, Darryl Edwards, Steve James United States
Delta Space Mission Mircea Toia, Călin Cazan Mirela Gorea-Chelaru (voice), Marcel Iureș (voice), Dan Condurache (voice), Ion Chelaru (voice) Romania Animated film. Romanian title: Misiunea spațială Delta
Dreamscape Joseph Ruben Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer United States
Dune David Lynch Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino, Brad Dourif United States Space opera
Electric Dreams Steve Barron Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Bud Cort United States
The Ewok Adventure John Korty Eric Walker, Warwick Davis, Tony Cox, Fionnula Flanagan United States
The Element of Crime Lars von Trier Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Me Me Lai Denmark
Firestarter Mark L. Lester Drew Barrymore, David Keith, George C. Scott, Martin Sheen, Heather Locklear United States
Ghostbusters Ivan Reitman Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts United States Horror, Comedy
Hyperspace
AKA Gremloids
Todd Durham Robert Bloodwort, Chris Elliott, Paula Poundstone, Alan Marx United States Comedy, Parody
I Guerrieri dell'anno 2072 Lucio Fulci Jared Martin, Fred Williamson, Howard Ross Italy
Iceman Fred Schepisi Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, John Lone United States
The Ice Pirates Stewart Raffill Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts United States
Impulse Graham Baker Tim Matheson, Meg Tilly, Hume Cronyn United States
The Invisible Man Aleksandr Zakharov [ru] Andrey Kharitonov, Romualdas Ramanauskas, Leonid Kuravlyov Soviet Union
The Last Starfighter Nick Castle Lance Guest, Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Preston, Dan O'Herlihy United States
Lensman Yoshiaki Kawajiri Toshio Furukawa (voice), Mami Koyama (voice), Chikao Ōtsuka (voice), Nachi Nozawa (voice) Japan
Macross: Do You Remember Love? Shoji Kawamori Mari Iijima (voice), Arihiro Hase (voice), Mika Doi (voice), Michio Hazama (voice) Japan
The Meeting Mikhail Titov Soviet Union Animated short film
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Hayao Miyazaki Sumi Shimamoto (voice), Mahito Tsujimura (voice), Hisako Kyôda (voice) Japan Anime film
The Next One Nico Mastorakis Keir Dullea, Adrienne Barbeau, Peter Hobbs Greece
Night of the Comet Thom Eberhardt Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Robert Beltran United States
Nineteen Eighty-Four Michael Radford John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton United Kingdom
The Noah's Ark Principle Roland Emmerich Richy Müller, Franz Buchrieser West Germany
The Philadelphia Experiment Stewart Raffill Michael Paré, Nancy Allen, Eric Christmas United States
Repo Man Alex Cox Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Olivia Barash United States Comedy
Return from Orbit Aleksandr Surin Juozas Budraitis, Vitaliy Solomin, Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov Soviet Union
The Return of Godzilla Koji Hashimoto (director) Raymond Burr, Ken Tanaka Japan
United States
Kaijū
Runaway Michael Crichton Tom Selleck, Cynthia Rhodes, Gene Simmons, Kirstie Alley United States
Sayonara Jupiter Koji Hashimoto Tomokazu Miura, Dangely Diane, Miyuki Ono, Rachel Huggett Japan
Sexmission Juliusz Machulski Olgierd Łukaszewicz, Jerzy Stuhr, Hanna Stankówna Poland
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Leonard Nimoy William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Christopher Lloyd United States
Starman John Carpenter Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith United States
The Terminator James Cameron Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton United States Time travel film
There Will Come Soft Rains Nozim To'laxo'jayev Soviet Union Animated short film. Russian title: Будет ласковый дождь, tr. Budet laskovyy dozhd'
The Toxic Avenger Lloyd Kaufman, Michael Herz Mitch Cohen, Mark Torgl, Andree Maranda United States Science fiction action superhero
Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer Mamoru Oshii Fumi Hirano (voice), Toshio Furukawa (voice), Akira Kamiya (voice) Japan Second film in the Urusei Yatsura film series
Urutoraman Zofuii Koichi Takano Ichirô Furutachi, Ken'yû Horiuchi, Yôko Kuri, Sumiko Shirakawa Japan Superhero
1985
Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson United States Time travel film
Brazil Terry Gilliam Jonathan Pryce, Michael Palin, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro United Kingdom
City Limits Aaron Lipstadt Darrell Larson, John Stockwell, Kim Cattrall United States
Cocoon Ron Howard Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Brian Dennehy, Steve Guttenberg, Maureen Stapleton, Jessica Tandy United States
Contract Vladimir Tarasov Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy (voice), Yevgeniy Steblov (voice), Boris Ivanov (voice) Soviet Union Animated short film
Creature William Malone Stan Ivar, Wendy Schaal, Lyman Ward, Robert Jaffe, Diane Salinger United States
D.A.R.Y.L. Simon Wincer Barret Oliver, Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Kathryn Walker United States
The Dungeonmaster Dave Allen, Charles Band Jeffrey Byron, Leslie Wing, Richard Moll United States
Day of the Dead George A. Romero Lori Cardille, Joseph Pilato, Richard Liberty, Sherman Howard United States
Enemy Mine Wolfgang Petersen Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James United States
Explorers Joe Dante Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson United States
Galaxy Invader Don Dohler Richard Ruxton, George Stover, Faye Tilles, Glenn Barnes United States
Gwen, or the Book of Sand Jean-François Laguionie Michel Robin (voice), Lorella Di Cicco (voice) France Animated film
Lifeforce Tobe Hooper Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay United Kingdom
United States
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome George Ogilvie, George Miller Mel Gibson, Tina Turner Australia Post-apocalyptic
Morons from Outer Space Mike Hodges Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones, Paul Brown United Kingdom
My Science Project Jonathan Betuel John Stockwell, Fisher Stevens, Raphael Sbarge United States
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization Piotr Szulkin Jerzy Stuhr, Krystyna Janda, Kalina Jędrusik Poland
Odin: Photon Sailer Starlight Toshio Masuda Japan
Planet 888 Vladimir Mailyan Soviet Union Animated short film. Russian title: Планета 888, tr. Planeta 888. Armenian title: Մոլորակ 888
The Quiet Earth Geoff Murphy Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge New Zealand
Radioactive Dreams Albert Pyun Michael Dudikoff, Lisa Blount, Don Murray United States
Real Genius Martha Coolidge Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret United States
Re-Animator Stuart Gordon Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton United States Horror, Comedy
The Return of the Living Dead Dan O'Bannon Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa United States Science fiction horror comedy
Space Rage Conrad E. Palmisano Richard Farnsworth, Michael Paré, John Laughlin United States
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin Steven Hahn Joe Colligan (voice), Anthony De Longis (voice), Carmen Argenziano (voice) United States Animated film
The Stuff Larry Cohen Michael Moriarty, Andrea Marcovicci, Garrett Morris, Paul Sorvino United States
Trancers Charles Band Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt United States
Underworld George Pavlou Denholm Elliott, Miranda Richardson, Steven Berkoff UK Sci-fi horror
Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love Kazuo Yamazaki Fumi Hirano (voice), Toshio Furukawa (voice), Akira Kamiya (voice) Japan Third film in the Urusei Yatsura film series
Visit with Van Gogh Horst Seemann Grażyna Szapołowska, Christian Grashof, Rolf Hoppe East Germany
West Germany
German title: Besuch bei Van Gogh
Weird Science John Hughes Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly Le Brock, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Bill Paxton United States
1986
Aliens James Cameron Sigourney Weaver, Paul Reiser, Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton United States Action
Armadillo Blood Marcos Bertoni Flora Calviño, Henrique Zanetta, Louis Chilson Brazil Super 8 eco-dystopian short film. Portuguese title: Sangue de Tatu
The Aurora Encounter Jim McCullough, Sr. Jack Elam, Peter Brown, Carol Bagdasarian United States
The Battle Mikhail Titov Soviet Union Animated short film. Russian title: Сражение, tr. Srazheniye
Biggles
a.k.a Biggles: Adventures in Time
John Hough Neil Dickson, Alex Hyde-White, Fiona Hutchison, Peter Cushing, Marcus Gilbert, William Hootkins United Kingdom Time travel film
Choke Canyon Charles Bail Stephen Collins, Janet Julian, Bo Svenson, Lance Henriksen United States
Chopping Mall Jim Wynorski Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, Russell Todd United States
Critters Stephen Herek Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Green Bush United States Horror, Comedy
Dead End Drive-In Brian Trenchard-Smith Ned Manning, Natalie McCurry, Peter Whitford Australia
Dead Man's Letters Konstantin Lopushansky Rolan Bykov, Iosif Ryklin Soviet Union antiutopia, post-apocalyptic film, psychological drama
Death Powder Shigeru Izumiya Shigeru Izumiya, Rikako Murakami, Takichi Inukai Japan
Deadly Friend Wes Craven Matthew Laborteaux, Kristy Swanson, Michael Sharrett United States
Dirty Pair: Project Eden Kōichi Mashimo Saeko Shimazu (voice), Kyōko Tongū (voice), Katsuji Mori (voice) Japan
Eliminators Peter Manoogian Andrew Prine, Denise Crosby, Patrick Reynolds United States
Fist of the North Star Toyoo Ashida Akira Kamiya (voice), Yuriko Yamamoto (voice), Kenji Utsumi (voice) Japan Anime film
Flight of the Navigator Randal Kleiser Joey Cramer, Veronica Cartwright, Cliff DeYoung, Sarah Jessica Parker United States
The Fly David Cronenberg Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz United States
Canada
From Beyond Stuart Gordon Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ken Foree United States Science fiction horror
Ga, Ga - Chwala bohaterom Peter Szulkin Katarzyna Figura, Daniel Olbrychski, Marek Walczewski, Jan Nowicki Poland
Gröna gubbar från Y.R. Hans Hatwig Carl Billquist, Curt Broberg, Åsa Dahlenborg Sweden
Howard the Duck Willard Huyck Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins United States
Invaders from Mars Tobe Hooper Karen Black, Hunter Carson, Timothy Bottoms, Louise Fletcher United States
Kamikaze Didier Grousset Richard Bohringer, Dominique Lavanant, Michel Galabru France
Kin-dza-dza! Georgi Daneliya Stanislav Lyubshin, Yevgeni Leonov, Yury Yakovlev Soviet Union
Little Shop of Horrors Frank Oz Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, Levi Stubbs (voice) United States Musical comedy horror
Maximum Overdrive Stephen King Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington United States
M.D. Geist Hayato Ikeda Norio Wakamoto, Rika Matsumoto, Akio Nojima Japan Animated film
Night of the Creeps Fred Dekker Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Jill Whitlow United States
Programmed to Kill Allan Holzman Robert Ginty, Sandahl Bergman, Louise Claire Clark, Alex Courtney United States
Project A-ko Katsuhiko Nishijima Japan
Short Circuit John Badham Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens United States
Star Crystal Lance Lindsay C. Juston Campbell, Faye Bolt, John W. Smith United States
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Leonard Nimoy William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Catherine Hicks United States
TerrorVision Ted Nicolaou Diane Franklin, Gerrit Graham, Mary Woronov United States Horror
They Were Eleven Satoshi Dezaki Japan
The Transformers: The Movie Nelson Shin Leonard Nimoy (voice), Robert Stack (voice), Judd Nelson (voice), Orson Welles (voice), Peter Cullen (voice) United States Animated film
Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever Kazuo Yamazaki Fumi Hirano (voice), Toshio Furukawa (voice), Akira Kamiya (voice) Japan Fourth film in the Urusei Yatsura film series
Vendetta dal futuro Sergio Martino Daniel Greene, Janet Agren, John Saxon Italy
The Wraith Mike Marvin Charlie Sheen, Nick Cassavetes, Randy Quaid United States
Zone Troopers Danny Bilson Tim Thomerson, Tim Van Patten United States
1987
Amazon Women on the Moon John Landis Arsenio Hall, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steve Guttenberg United States
Bad Taste Peter Jackson Peter Jackson, Mike Minett, Pete O'Herne New Zealand Horror, Comedy
*batteries not included Matthew Robbins Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae United States
Creepozoids David DeCoteau Linnea Quigley, Ashlyn Gere United States
Cyclops Jôji Iida Kai Atō, Yoshimasa Kondo, Kazuhiro Sano Japan
The Curse David Chaskin, David Keith Wil Wheaton, Claude Akins, Malcolm Danare United States
Death Run Michael J. Murphy Rob Bartlett, Lynn Lowry United States
Direct Hit Vladimir Morozov Soviet Union Animated short film. Russian title: Прямое попадание, tr. Pryamoye popadaniye
The Dolphin's Cry Aleksey Saltykov Ivars Kalniņš, Donatas Banionis, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan Soviet Union
The End of Eternity Andrey Yermash Oleg Vavilov, Gediminas Girdvainis, Georgiy Zhzhonov Soviet Union
Friendship's Death Peter Wollen Tilda Swinton, Patrick Bauchau, Bill Paterson United Kingdom
The Hidden Jack Sholder Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, Claudia Christian United States
Innerspace Joe Dante Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan United States
The Kindred Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow David Allen Brooks, Rod Steiger, Amanda Pays United States
The Lesson Robert Sahakyants Soviet Union Animated short film
Making Mr. Right Susan Seidelman John Malkovich, Ann Magnuson, Glenne Headly United States
Masters of the Universe Gary Goddard Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster United States
Mr. India Shekhar Kapur Anil Kapoor, Sri Devi, Satish Kaushik, Amrish Puri, Annu Kapoor India
Nightflyers Robert Collector, Gene Warren Catherine Mary Stewart, John Standing, Michael Praed, Lisa Blount United States
Predator John McTiernan Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo United States Action
Prison Ship Fred Olen Ray Ross Hagen, Sandy Brooke, Susan Stokey, John Carradine United States
Project X Jonathan Kaplan Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler United States
RoboCop Paul Verhoeven Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith United States Action
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise Hiroyuki Yamaga Japan
The Running Man Paul Michael Glaser Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson United States
Spaceballs Mel Brooks Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga United States
Slave Girls from Beyond Infinity Ken Dixon Elizabeth Kaitan, Cindy Beal, Brinke Stevens United States
Steel Dawn Lance Hool Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi, Brion James United States
The Stepford Children Alan J. Levi Barbara Eden, Don Murray, Randall Batinkoff, Tammy Lauren United States
Timestalkers Michael Schultz William Devane, Lauren Hutton, Forrest Tucker, James Avery, John Ratzenberger United States
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Sidney J. Furie Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Sam Wanamaker United States
The Veldt Nozim To'laxo'jayev Yuriy Belyayev, Nelli Pshyonnaya, Giorgi Gegechkori Soviet Union Dystopian
1988
The 13th Apostle Suren Babayan Juozas Budraitis, Andrey Boltnev, Vladas Bagdonas Soviet Union
Akira Katsuhiro Ōtomo Mitsuo Iwata (voice), Nozomu Sasaki (voice), Mami Koyama (voice) Japan Anime film
Alien from L.A. Albert Pyun Kathy Ireland, Thom Mathews, Don Michael Paul United States
Alien Nation Graham Baker James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp United States
Andy Colby's Incredible Adventure Deborah Brock Randy Josselyn, Dianne Kay, Chuck Kovacic United States
As Time Goes By Barry Peak Max Gillies, Bruno Lawrence, Nique Needles Australia Comedy
The Blob Chuck Russell Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch United States Horror, Remake
The Brain Edward Hunt Tom Bresnahan, Cynthia Preston, David Gale Canada Horror
Cherry 2000 Steve De Jarnatt Melanie Griffith, David Andrews United States
Critters 2: The Main Course Mick Garris Scott Grimes, Liane Alexandra Curtis, Don Opper United States
Dead Heat Mark Goldblatt Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Vincent Price United States Sci-fi horror
Earth Girls Are Easy Julien Temple Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Julie Brown, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Michael McKean United States
United Kingdom
Gandahar René Laloux France Animated film
Hell Comes to Frogtown Donald G. Jackson, R. J. Kizer Roddy Piper, Sandahl Bergman, Cec Verrell, William Smith, Rory Calhoun United States
Killer Klowns from Outer Space Stephen Chiodo Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson United States Horror, Comedy
The Lawless Land Jon Hess Nick Corri, Leon Robinson, Xander Berkeley, Amanda Peterson United States
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars Noboru Ishiguro Ryō Horikawa (voice), Kei Tomiyama (voice) Japan
Lilac Ball Pavel Arsenov Natalya Guseva, Sasha Gusev, Boris Shcherbakov Soviet Union Children's film
Mac and Me Stewart Ratfill Christine Ebersole, Tina Caspary, Jonathan Ward United States
Midnight Movie Massacre Mark Stock, Larry Jacobs Robert Clarke, Anne Robinson, David Staffer, Tom Hutsler United States
Miracle Mile Steve De Jarnatt Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, John Agar United States
Mirai Ninja Keita Amemiya Hanbei Kawai, Hiroki Ida, Eri Morishita Japan Action
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack Yoshiyuki Tomino Japan
Moonwalker Jerry Kramer, Colin Chilvers Michael Jackson, Joe Pesci, Sean Lennon United States The Smooth Criminal segment is a noir/sci-fi film
My Stepmother Is an Alien Richard Benjamin Kim Basinger, Dan Aykroyd, Alyson Hannigan, Jon Lovitz United States
The Nest Terence H. Winkless Robert Lansing, Lisa Langlois United States
Not of This Earth Jim Wynorski Traci Lords, Arthur Roberts United States
On the Silver Globe Andrzej Zulawski Andrzej Seweryn, Grazyna Dylag, Jerzy Trela Poland Art film
The Pass Vladimir Tarasov Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy (voice), Vasiliy Livanov (voice), Aleksandr Pashutin (voice) Soviet Union Animated short film
Pulse Paul Golding Cliff DeYoung, Roxanne Hart, Joey Lawrence United States
Robowar Bruno Mattei Reb Brown, Catherine Hickland, Massimo Vanni Italy
Short Circuit 2 Kenneth Johnson Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb United States
The Son of the Stars Mircea Toia, Călin Cazan, Dan Chisovsky Mihai Cafrița (voice), Ion Caramitru (voice), Virgil Ogășanu (voice), Mircea Albulescu (voice), Mirela Gorea-Chelaru (voice) Romania Animated film
Space Mutiny David Winters, Neal Sundstrom Reb Brown, Cameron Mitchell, Cisse Cameron South Africa Science fiction action
They Live John Carpenter Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster United States Action
Transformations Jay Kamen Rex Smith, Lisa Langlois, Patrick Macnee United States
Urusei Yatsura: The Final Chapter Satoshi Dezaki Fumi Hirano (voice), Toshio Furukawa (voice), Akira Kamiya (voice) Japan Fifth film in the Urusei Yatsura film series
Warlords Fred Olen Ray, Sid Haig David Carradine, Dawn Wildsmith, Sid Haig United States
Wind Robert Sahakyants Soviet Union Animated short film. Russian title: Ветер, tr. Veter. Armenian title: Քամի
World Gone Wild Lee H. Katzin Bruce Dern, Michael Paré, Catherine Mary Stewart United States
1989
Alienator Fred Olen Ray Jan-Michael Vincent, John Phillip Law, Ross Hagen United States
Alien Seed Bob James Erik Estrada United States
Arena Peter Manoogian Claudia Christian, Marc Alaimo Italy
The Abyss James Cameron Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn United States
Back to the Future Part II Robert Zemeckis Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson United States Time travel film
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure Stephen Herek Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin United States Comedy, time travel film
The Blood of Heroes David Webb Peoples Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen, Delroy Lindo Australia
United States
Bunker Palace Hôtel Enki Bilal Jean-Louis Trintignant, Carole Bouquet, Benoît Régent France
Communion Philippe Mora Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse, Frances Sternhagen United States
Cyborg Albert Pyun Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter United States
Deceit Albert Pyun Sam Phillips, Norbert Weisser, Scott Paulin United States
DeepStar Six Sean S. Cunningham Taurean Blacque, Nancy Everhard United States
The Evil Below Wayne Crawford Wayne Crawford, June Chadwick, Paul Siebert United States
The Five Star Stories Kazuo Yamazaki Japan
Future Force David A. Prior David Carradine, Anna Rapagna, Robert Tessier United States Action
Ghostbusters II Ivan Reitman Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, Annie Potts, Peter MacNicol United States Horror, Comedy
Godzilla vs. Biollante Kazuki Ōmori Megumi Odaka, Yasuka Sawaguchi Japan Kaijū
Gunhed Masato Harada Masahiro Takashima, Brenda Bakke Japan
Hard to Be a God Peter Fleischmann Edward Zentara, Aleksandr Filippenko, Hugues Quester, Anne Gautier West Germany
Soviet Union
France
Switzerland
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Joe Johnston Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman United States
Jetsons: The Movie Joseph Barbera, William Hanna George O'Hanlon (voice), Mel Blanc (voice), Penny Singleton (voice) United States Animated film
Journey to the Center of the Earth Albert Pyun Kathy Ireland United States
Leviathan George Pan Cosmatos Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Amanda Pays, Daniel Stern Italy
United States
Lords of the Deep Mary Ann Fisher Bradford Dillman, Priscilla Barnes, Melody Ryane United States
Meet the Hollowheads Thomas R. Burman John Glover, Richard Portnow, Juliette Lewis United States
Millennium Michael Anderson Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Daniel J. Travanti, Robert Joy United States
Moontrap Robert Dyke Walter Koenig, Bruce Campbell, Leigh Lombardi United States
Mutant on the Bounty Robert Torrance Kyle T. Heffner, Scott Williamson, John Durbin United States
My 20th Century Ildikó Enyedi Dorota Segda, Oleg Yankovskiy, Paulus Manker Hungary
West Germany
Cuba
Comedy-drama
Patlabor: The Movie Mamoru Oshii Japan
The Return of Swamp Thing Jim Wynorski Louis Jourdan, Heather Locklear, Sarah Douglas United States
Slipstream Steven Lisberger Mark Hamill, Bob Peck, Bill Paxton, Ben Kingsley, F. Murray Abraham United Kingdom
United States
Spontaneous Combustion Tobe Hooper Brad Dourif United States
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier William Shatner William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan United States
The Terror Within Thierry Notz George Kennedy, Andrew Stevens, Starr Andreeff United States Horror
Tetsuo: The Iron Man Shinya Tsukamoto Tomoroh Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara, Shinya Tsukamoto Japan Horror, Comedy
UFO Abduction Dean Alioto United States Horror, found footage
Venus Wars Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Japan
A Visitor to a Museum Konstantin Lopushansky Viktor Mikhaylov, Vera Mayorova, Vadim Lobanov, Irina Rakshina Soviet Union
Switzerland
West Germany

See also

Notes

  1. Winner of Academy Awards for Visual Effects (special achievement award) and Sound, a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. Highest-grossing film of the year.
  2. Won a BSFA Award for media presentation.
  3. Won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, a BSFA Award for media presentation, and BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, and Best Production Design/Art Direction.
  4. Highest-grossing film of the year. Winner of Academy Awards for Visual Effects, Sound Editing, Sound, and Original Music Score, a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  5. Also known as Warriors of the Wasteland.
  6. Winner of Saturn Awards for Best Director and Best Actor.
  7. Remake.
  8. Won a Saturn Award for Best Costumes.
  9. Alternate title: Battletruck.
  10. Winner of an Academy Award for Visual Effects (Special Achievement Award), a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. Highest-grossing film of the year.
  11. Won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
  12. Winner of a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  13. Won an Academy Award for Sound Editing, a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. Highest-grossing film of the year.
  14. Winner of BAFTA Awards for Best Production Design and Best Special Visual Effects. Won a BSFA Award for media presentation.
  15. Won an Academy Award for Visual Effects and Sound Editing, a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, a BSFA Award for media presentation and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
  16. Winner of an Academy Award for Makeup.
  17. Alternate title: Green Men From Outer Space
  18. Received Razzie Awards for Worst Picture (tie), Worst Screenplay, Worst New Star and Worst Visual Effects.
  19. Won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
  20. Also known as Star Slammer, the Escape.
  21. Winner of an Academy Special Achievement Award for Sound Effects Editing and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  22. Won a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  23. Winner of 1988 Raspberry awards for Worst New Star and Worst Director. Nominated for Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay.
  24. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
  25. Received Razzie Awards for Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Director.

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