Kubricks ScienceFiction Classic The most celebrated, mystical and transcendent of all space films up to that time was one that visualized space travel with. We cant wait to get back to Hawkins, Indiana and the Upside Down on Oct. See which other movies and TV shows were excited about this month. From popcorn flicks to Oscar bait, and everything inbetween. Most Accurate Science Fiction Movies Of All Time. Science fiction films offer us a voyeuristic glance beyond the veil of time, into a future where anything is possible. Thought yesterdays Jokercentric movie news was a huge surprise Todays newest development makes that look hohum Warner Bros. Joker. Thanks to major properties like Game of Thrones and Marvels Cinematic Universe, weve entered a golden age of scifi and fantasy properties being developed for. The Andromeda Strain 1971 Very much the model of the restrained scifi film theres very little eye candy on display, including the starfree cast who. THE CINEMATOGRAPHY OF STRANGE DAYS There is something about the power of singletake shots, Steadicam or otherwise, wherever they fall in a movies timeline. Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS 16 December 1917 19 March 2008 was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea. Sci Fi Thriller Movies Ocean Odyssey ' title='Sci Fi Thriller Movies Ocean Odyssey ' />Disneys D23 Expo kicked off tonight and io9s Germain Lussier was among the first to lay eyes on a detailed dioramawhich attendees could only observe from a. The very best of these movies postulate about the technological, medical, and societal advancements that man will make decades before those feats are possible it should come as no surprise that they are, oftentimes, unsettlingly accurate. The worst of these films, well, they tend to feature more fiction than science, driving us to painstakingly detail all the ways 1. Heres looking at you, Armageddon. Thankfully, Bruce Willis can only die on an asteroid once, and some Hollywood producers still aim to release movies with scientific credibility. They may be few and far between, but they do exist. Here are our picks for Hollywoods most accurate sci fi films, in order of appearance. A Space Odyssey 1. If theres one thing that Rocket Doctors or scientists, same thing know, its how to identify and publicize glaring holes in Hollywoods portrayal of science y science things. Kubricks 1. 96. 9 classic dropped jaws in the scientific community every detail in the film was carefully crafted with accuracy in mind, and Kubrick did his damnedest to make sure his film would live on for years to come. From the blanketing, oppressive silence of deep space to the positioning of Earths satellites in orbit, Odyssey was, for lack of a better way to put it, an oddity in its own right. Kubrick consulted countless scientific authorities when he started his project, and it shows. The depiction of centrifugal force used aboard the Discovery One, the proportionate sizing of the spacecraft and the length of time required for a journey to Jupiter, the astronaut snacks, hell, even the crews calculated approach to their space duties everything was thoroughly researched and rooted in fact. Romance Films Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams. Best of all and youre not going to like this one bit HAL 9. Helpful, Friendly Space Computer to Ruthless, Psychotic Space Computer is entirely plausible. HALs decision to kill the crew of the Discovery stems from a sense of self preservation and a desire to comply with conflicting mission directives. Its chilling accuracy was a major factor is our staff naming Odyssey the greatest sci fi film in cinematic history. Andromeda Strain 1. Undoubtedly the one movie that most readers will pray not to find here, Andromeda Strain is scarily spot on. The fact that its premise is considered even remotely plausible is a bad sign for mankind and a really bad sign for New Mexico. The plot is simple enough United States government elects to use a satellite to capture what they believe to be an alien virus aforementioned satellite crashes into a small New Mexico town all residents of said town die horrible, horrible deaths. So why does 1. 97. Well, its here because almost everything we know and theorize about bacteria and mutations and the origins of life indicates that this could actually happen. Scientists have proven that bacteria actually is capable of surviving in the deadly vacuum of space. We know that space flight actually does alter the structure of bacteria, sometimes turning it into a more infectious and lethal pathogen. We also know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that the United States government is dumb enough to try and corral an unknown, unpredictable ALIEN VIRUS with a satellite. Blade Runner 1. 98. Fear not, Ridley Scotts Blade Runner isnt praised for its scientifically accurate portrayal of synthetic humans. There is no reason to believe that we will be manufacturing or hunting Replicants in the near future. There is also no science to support the idea that memories can be genetically engineered or implanted into the human brain. Which is unfortunate when you stop and think about it, because that would be pretty sweet. Almost as sweet as a Blade Runner sequel. Almost. This 1. 98. Blade Runner, the bleak future that Deckard Harrison Ford exists in, might have predicted the fate of our atmosphere. At least, thats what the scientist nerds say. Those stormy, perpetually blackened skies seem to hint at an atmosphere suffering from carbon excess sound familiar, and some of the technology in the film either exists today or is being developed. Remember those nifty Spinner transport crafts Yeah, weve got those. And theyre about the get a whole lot cooler, too. Best of all, flying cars may not be too far off, either. The European tech company Aeromobil claims that their carplane hybrid vehicle will be available to the public very, very soon. Toyota has been trying to introduce a car thats closer to a hovercraft, but thats not nearly as exciting. Bonus Points Philip K. Dick, the man responsible for the 1. Blade Runner, made some chillingly accurate predictions he wrote of nuclear meltdown in Soviet Russia by 1. Chernobyl blew up in 1. Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1. If you havent read it, do it now. Its called Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep Gattaca 1. The futuristic Neo Nazi society of Gattaca hasnt come to passyet. However, the science that drives the movies plot already exists. No, geneticists arent inspecting human embryos, discarding those with undesirable traits, but they are making genetic modifications to living tissue. Doctors and geneticists have already manipulated the gene sequences of worms and mice, imbuing them with super strength. The logical next step is jail breaking our kids just like an i. Phone, right Heres where Gattaca really impresses most of the genetic alterations seen in the 1. Designer babies are supposedly right around the corner, and its now possible to have our entire genome mapped and sequenced in order to screen for debilitating diseases. You heard it here first the Rise of the Planet of the Super Babies starts now. Its inevitable. Contact 1. Its been nearly two decades since Contact made its big screen debut, and it still ranks among the most scientifically accurate films ever released. That fact shouldnt surprise anyone the book that inspired the 1. Carl Sagan, one of the worlds greatest scientific minds in the field of extraterrestrial research. Robert Zemeckis, the director of Contact, invested a ton of time and energy into making sure that the film held up to scientific scrutiny. Jodie Fosters attempts to find extraterrestrial life via radio signals and the translation of an alien language using mathematical equations are both rooted in very firm science. SETI is a massive scientific collaboration that uses surprise, surprise radio frequencies in its search for Marvin the Martian and his buddies. The Arecibo Message set parameters for the hypothetical translation and decryption of alien language, as math is essentially considered a universal language. Deep Impact 1. 99. Deep Impact is almost a lesson, said NASA astronaut Tom Jones. To find a movie that was accurate to asteroid physics was a nice surprise. Hey, if a real life Rocket Jockey says its solid, its getting a spot on this list. Deep Impact earns its stripes for a few other reasons, too for starters, the whole amateur astronomer discovers the doomsday comet thing is somewhat believable, as non pros are known to contribute an abundance of great data to the astronomical community. Next, the governments ingenious plan to stop the giant space rock FIRE ZE MISSILES is probably exactly what we would have come up with back in 1. Or 2. 01. 6. Whatever. Double next, the terrifying mega tsunami triggered by fragments of the comet splashing down in the Atlantic is considered highly accurate by one particularly well known authority on science and space and stuff. Lastly, Deep Impact predicted our first black President. We see you, Morgan Freeman. Minority Report 2. Beta versions of the pre crime system seen in Minority Report are already being tested out in the US, believe it or not  a frightening thought that Captain America himself wouldnt be too comfortable with. Spielbergs 2. 00.