List of science fiction films of the 1970s

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A list of science fiction films released in the 1970s. These 235 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.

During the 1970s, blockbuster science fiction films, which reached a much larger audience than previously, began to make their appearance. The financial success of these films resulted in heavy investment in special effects by the American film industry, leading to big-budget, heavily marketed science fiction film releases during the 1990s.[1] Collectively, the science fiction films from the 1970s received 11 Academy Awards, 10 Saturn Awards, six Hugo Awards, three Nebula Awards and two Grammy Awards. Two of these films, Star Wars (1977, currently known as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) and Superman (1978), were the highest-grossing films of their respective years of release.

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1970
TitleDirectorCastCountryNotes
Assignment: Terror Hugo Fregonese

Tulio Demicheli

 Paul Naschy, Michael Rennie, Karin Dor, Craig Hill Spain
West Germany
Italy
Beneath the Planet of the ApesTed PostJames Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Maurice EvansUnited States[2]
Beast Of Blood Eddie Romero John Ashley, Celeste Yarnall, Eddie Garcia, Liza Belmonte Philippines
Colossus: The Forbin ProjectJoseph SargentEric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon PinsentUnited States[3]
Crimes of the FutureDavid CronenbergRonald Mlodzik, Jon Lidolt, Tania ZoltyCanada[4]
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde Roy Ward Baker Ralph Bates, Martine Beswick, Gerald Sim, Lewis Fiander United Kingdom
Gamera vs. JigerNoriaki YuasaTsutomu Takakuwa, Kelly Varis, Katherine MurphyJapan[5][6]
Gas-s-s-sRoger CormanRobert Corff, Elaine Giftos, Bud CortUnited States[7][8]
Horror Of The Blood Monsters[9] Al Adamson John Carradine, Robert Dix, Vicki Volante, Joey Benson United States
The Horror of FrankensteinJimmy SangsterRalph Bates, Kate O'Mara, Veronica CarlsonUnited Kingdom

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I Killed Einstein, GentlemenOldřich LipskýJiří Sovák, Jana Brejchová, Lubomír LipskýCzechoslovakia[11]
The Mind of Mr. SoamesAlan CookeTerence Stamp, Robert Vaughn, Nigel DavenportUnited Kingdom
United States		[12]
No Blade of GrassCornel WildeNigel Davenport, Jean Wallace, John HamillUnited States
United Kingdom		[13]
On the CometKarel ZemanEmil Horváth, Magda Vášáryová, František FilipovskýCzechoslovakia[14]
Scream and Scream AgainGordon HesslerVincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter CushingUnited Kingdom[15]
Signals: A Space Adventure[16]Gottfried KolditzPiotr Pawłowski, Yevgeniy Zharikov, Gojko MitićEast Germany
Poland		[17]
Space AmoebaIshirō HondaAkira Kubo, Atsuko Takahashi, Yukiko KobayashiJapan[18][19]
ToomorrowVal GuestOlivia Newton-John, Benny Thomas, Vic CooperSwitzerland, United Kingdom[20]
Trog Freddie Francis Joan Crawford, Michael Gough, Bernard Kay, Kim Braden United Kingdom
When Dinosaurs Ruled the EarthVal GuestVictoria Vetri, Robin Hawdon, Patrick AllenUnited Kingdom
United States		[citation needed]
1971
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The Andromeda StrainRobert WiseJames Olson, Arthur HillUnited States[21]
The Blue PlanetViktor ChugunovSoviet UnionRomance[22][unreliable source?]
A Clockwork OrangeStanley KubrickMalcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael BatesUnited Kingdom
United States		[23]
Escape from the Planet of the ApesDon TaylorRoddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford DillmanUnited States[24]
Gamera vs. ZigraNoriaki YuasaKoji Fujiyama, Daigo Inoue, Reiko KasaharaJapan[25]
Glen and RandaJim McBrideSteven Curry, Shelley Plimpton, Woody ChamblissUnited States[26]
Godzilla vs. HedorahYoshimitsu BannoAkira Yamauchi, Toshie Kimura, Hiroyuki KawaseJapan[27]
The Incredible 2-Headed TransplantAnthony LanzaBruce Dern, Patricia Ann PriestUnited States[28]
The Million Dollar DuckVincent McEveetyDean Jones, Sandy Duncan, Joe FlynnUnited States[citation needed]
Octaman Harry Essex Pier Angeli, Kerwin Mathews, Jeff Morrow, David Essex Mexico

United States
The Omega ManBoris SagalCharlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind CashUnited States[29]
Out of the DarknessChatrichalerm YukolSorapong ChatreeThailand[citation needed]
Quest for LoveRalph ThomasJoan Collins, Tom Bell, Denholm ElliottUnited Kingdom[30]
The Resurrection of Zachary WheelerBob WynnLeslie Nielsen, Bradford Dillman, James DalyUnited States[31]
THX 1138George LucasRobert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro ColleyUnited States[32]
You Are a Widow, SirVáclav VorlíčekIva Janžurová, Olga Schoberová, Eduard CupákCzechoslovakia[citation needed]
1972
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
93° TunnelClaudinê Perina CamargoBrazilSuper 8 eco-dystopian film. Portuguese title: Túnel 93°[33][34]
The AsphyxPeter NewbrookRobert Stephens, Robert Powell, Jane Lapotaire, Alex ScottUnited KingdomSci Fi Horror
Beware! The BlobLarry HagmanRobert Walker Jr., Gwynne Gilford, Richard StahlUnited StatesComedy Horror
The Boy Who Turned YellowMichael PowellMark Dightam, Robert Eddison, Helen WeirUnited KingdomAdventure Family Fantasy
Conquest of the Planet of the ApesJ. Lee ThompsonRoddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo MontalbánUnited StatesAction
Doomsday MachineHerbert J. LederBobby Van, Ruta Lee, Mala PowersUnited States
DoomwatchPeter SasdyIan Bannen, Judy Geeson, John PaulUnited KingdomHorror Mystery Thriller
EolomeaHerrmann ZschocheCox Habbema, Ivan Andonov, Rolf HoppeEast Germany
Soviet Union
Bulgaria		Drama Romance
Godzilla vs. Gigan (a.k.a. Chikyû kogeki meirei: Gojira tai Gaigan)Jun FukudaHiroshi Ishikawa, Yuriko Hishimi, Minoru TakashimaJapanAction Adventure Family Kaiju
The Groundstar ConspiracyLamont JohnsonGeorge Peppard, Michael Sarrazin, Christine BelfordCanada
United States		Action Crime Mystery Romance Thriller
The Happiness Cage (a.k.a. The Mind Snatchers)Bernard GirardChristopher Walken, Joss Ackland, Ralph MeekerDenmark
United States		Drama
Horror Express (a.k.a. Pánico en el Transiberiano)Eugenio MartínTelly Savalas, Christopher Lee, Peter CushingSpain
United Kingdom		Adventure Horror Thriller
Love 2002 (a.k.a. Liebe 2002)Joachim HellwigChris Wallasch, Susan Baker, Emöke PöstenyiEast GermanyScience fiction/documentary hybrid short film.[35][36][37][38]
Man with the Transplanted Brain (L'homme au cerveau greffé)Jacques Doniol-ValcrozeMathieu Carrière, Nicoletta Machiavelli, Marianne Eggerickx, Michel DuchaussoyFrance
Italy
West Germany		Drama Horror Thriller
Night of the LepusWilliam F. ClaxtonStuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory CalhounUnited StatesHorror Thriller
Now You See Him, Now You Don'tRobert ButlerKurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Joe FlynnUnited StatesComedy Family
Phaethon, The Son of the Sun (a.k.a. Фаэтон - сын Солнца)Vasiliy LivanovMariya Babanova (voice), Aleksey Konsovskiy (voice), Yuriy Yakovlev (voice)Soviet UnionAnimated short film.[39][40][41][42][43]
Silent RunningDouglas TrumbullBruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron RifkinUnited StatesDrama
Slaughterhouse-FiveGeorge Roy HillMichael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene RocheUnited StatesComedy Drama War [nb 1]
Solaris (a.k.a. Solyaris)Andrey TarkovskiyNatal'ya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri JärvetSoviet UnionDrama Mystery [nb 2]
Superbeast George Schenck Antoinette Bower, Craig Littler, Harry Lauter, Vic Díaz United States
The Thing with Two HeadsLee FrostRosey Grier, Ray Milland, Don MarshallUnited StatesComedy
The Twilight PeopleEddie RomeroPam Grier, John Ashley, Pat Woodell, Jan MerlinPhilippines
United States		Adventure Horror
Z.P.G.Michael CampusOliver Reed, Geraldine Chaplin, Don GordonDenmark
United States		Thriller
1973
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
Battle for the Planet of the ApesJ. Lee ThompsonRoddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie TrundyUnited StatesAction
Beyond AtlantisEddie RomeroPatrick Wayne, John Ashley, Leigh ChristianPhilippines
United States		Action Adventure Fantasy Horror Mystery Thriller
Blackenstein William A. Levey John Hart, Ivory Stone

, Andrea King, Roosevelt Jackson

 United States
The Clones[44] Lamar Card, Paul Hunt Michael Greene, Gregory Sierra, Otis Young, Susan Hunt United States
The CraziesGeorge A. RomeroLane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne JonesUnited StatesAction Horror
The Creeping Flesh Freddie Francis Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Lorna Heilbron, George Benson United Kingdom
Digby, the Biggest Dog in the WorldJoseph McGrathJim Dale, Spike Milligan, Angela DouglasUnited KingdomAdventure Comedy Family Fantasy
The Day of the DolphinMike NicholsGeorge C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul SorvinoUnited StatesDrama Thriller
Fantastic PlanetRené LalouxJennifer Drake (voice), Eric Baugin (voice), Jean Topart (voice)France
Czechoslovakia		Animation
The Final ProgrammeRobert FuestJon Finch, Jenny Runacre, Sterling HaydenUnited KingdomThriller
Flesh for FrankensteinPaul MorrisseyUdo Kier, Joe Dellessandro, Monique van VoorenItaly
France		Horror[45]
Frankenstein: The True Story Jack Smight James Mason, Leonard Whiting, David McCallum, Jane Seymour United Kingdom

United States
Godzilla vs. Megalon (a.k.a. Gojira tai Megaro)Jun FukudaKatsuhiko Sasaki, Hiroyuki Kawase, Yutaka HayashiJapanAction Adventure Family Kaiju
Horror Hospital Antony Balch Michael Gough, Robin Askwith, Vanessa Shaw, Ellen Pollock, United Kingdom
Idaho TransferPeter FondaKelly Bohanon, Kevin Hearst, Caroline HildebrandUnited States
Invasion of the Bee GirlsDenis SandersWilliam Smith, Anitra Ford, Victoria VetriUnited StatesHorror
Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (a.k.a. Ivan Vasilevich menyaet professiyu)Leonid GaydayYuriy Yakovlev, Leonid Kuravlyov, Aleksandr DemyanenkoSoviet UnionAdventure Comedy
Mazinger Z vs. Devilman (a.k.a. Majingâ Zetto tai Debiruman)Tomoharu KatsumataHiroya Ishimaru (voice), Ryôichi Tanaka (voice), Minori Matsushima (voice)JapanAdventure Short Action Horror Animation
The MiracleAnatoliy PetrovSoviet UnionThird segment of the fifth episode of the animated anthology series Happy Merry-Go-Round. Russian title: Чудо, tr. Chudo[46][47]
Murder in a Blue World (a.k.a. Una gota de sangre para morir amando)Eloy de la IglesiaSue Lyon, Christopher Mitchum, Jean SorelSpain
France		Crime Drama Thriller
The Neptune FactorDaniel PetrieBen Gazzara, Walter Pidgeon, Ernest BorgnineCanadaAction Adventure Drama Thriller
SleeperWoody AllenWoody Allen, Diane Keaton, John BeckUnited StatesComedy [nb 3]
Soylent GreenRichard FleischerCharlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Leigh Taylor-YoungUnited StatesCrime Mystery Thriller [nb 4]
Tah TienSompote SandsSupak Likitkul, Sombat Metanee, Sukon KewlhiemThailandKaiju
Sssssss Bernard L. Kowalski Strother Martin, Dirk Benedict, Heather Menzies, Richard B. Shull United States
Submersion of Japan (a.k.a. Nippon chinbotsu)Shiro MoritaniKeiju Kobayashi, Hiroshi Fujioka, Ayumi IshidaJapanAction Drama Thriller
WestworldMichael CrichtonYul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James BrolinUnited StatesAction Thriller Western
Who is Beta? (a.k.a. Quem é Beta?)Nelson Pereira dos SantosFrédéric de Pasquale, Sylvie Fennec, Regina RosenburgoFrance
Brazil		Drama[48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58]
Wonder Women Robert O'Neil Nancy Kwan, Ross Hagen, Maria De Aragon, Roberta Collins United States Action Thriller Horror[59]
1974
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. the Monster Army (a.k.a. Urutora 6-kyodai tai kaijû gundan)Sompote Sands, Shohei TôjôKo Kaeoduendee, Anan Pricha, Yodchai MeksuwanThailand
Japan		Superhero Action
Chosen SurvivorsSutton RoleyJackie Cooper, Alex Cord, Richard JaeckelMexico
United States		Action Adventure Drama Horror Thriller
Dark StarJohn CarpenterDan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich, Brian NarelleUnited StatesComedy [nb 5]
EsupaiJun FukudaHiroshi Fujioka, Kaoru Yumi, Masao KusakariJapanAction Adventure Mystery Thriller
Flesh GordonMichael Benveniste, Howard ZiehmJason Williams, Suzanne Fields, Joseph HudginsUnited StatesComedy
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell Terence Fisher Peter Cushing, Shane Briant, Madeline Smith United Kingdom Horror
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (a.k.a. Gojira tai Mekagojira )Jun FukudaMasaaki Daimon, Kazuya Aoyama, Reiko TajimaJapanAction Adventure Family Fantasy Kaiju
Hanuman and the 5 Kamen Riders (a.k.a. Hanuman pob Har Aimoddaeng)Sompote SandsYodchai Meksuwan, Thanyarat Lohanan, Akiji KobayashiThailand
Japan		Action Superhero
Invasion from Inner EarthBill RebanePaul Bentzen, Debbi Pick, Nick HoltUnited StatesDrama Horror
Jumborg Ace & Giant (a.k.a. Yuk Wud Jaeng Vs. Jumbo A)Sompote Sands, Shohei TôjôChaiya Suriyun, Aranya Namwong, Sipeuak, Sri SuriyaThailand
Japan		Action Comedy
Let Sleeping Corpses LieJorge GrauCristina Galbó, Ray Lovelock, Arthur KennedySpain
Italy		Horror
The Land That Time ForgotKevin ConnorDoug McClure, John McEnery, Susan PenhaligonUnited Kingdom
United States		Adventure Fantasy
The Little PrinceStanley DonenRichard Kiley, Steven Warner, Joss AcklandUnited Kingdom
United States		Family Fantasy Musical
Mazinger Z vs. The Great General of Darkness (a.k.a. Majingâ Zetto tai Ankoku Daishôgun)Nobutaka NishizawaHiroya Ishimaru (voice), Kiyoshi Kobayashi (voice), Ryōichi Tanaka (voice)JapanAction Short Adventure Animation
Morel's Invention (a.k.a. L'invenzione di Morel)Emidio GrecoGiulio Brogi, Anna Karina, John SteinerItaly
Moscow : Cassiopea (a.k.a. Moskva-Kassiopeya)Richard ViktorovInnokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Vasiliy Merkur'yev, Lev DurovSoviet UnionFamily Comedy
The MutationsJack CardiffDonald Pleasence, Tom Baker, Brad HarrisUnited Kingdom
United States		Horror
Phase IVSaul BassNigel Davenport, Michael Murphy, Lynne FrederickUnited Kingdom
United States		Horror Sci-Fi Thriller
Prophecies of Nostradamus (a.k.a. Nosutoradamusu no daiyogen)Toshio MasudaTetsurō Tamba, Toshio Kurosawa, Kaoru YumiJapanAction
Space Is the PlaceJohn ConeyBarbara Deloney, Sun Ra, Raymond JohnsonUnited StatesMusic
The Terminal ManMike HodgesGeorge Segal, Joan Hackett, Richard DysartUnited StatesHorror Thriller
UFO: Target EarthMichael A. DeGaetanoNick Plakias, Cynthia Cline, LaVerne LightUnited States
Who? Jack Gold Elliott Gould, Trevor Howard, Joseph Bova United Kingdom

United States

West Germany

 Drama Mystery Thriller
ZardozJohn BoormanSean Connery, Charlotte Rampling, Sara KestelmanIreland
United States		Adventure Fantasy
1975
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
A Boy and His DogL.Q. JonesDon Johnson, Jason Robards, Susanne BentonUnited StatesComedy Drama Thriller [nb 6]
Black MoonLouis MalleCathryn Harrison, Therese Giehse, Alexandra StewartFrance
West Germany		Fantasy Horror Mystery
BugJeannot SzwarcBradford Dillman, Joanna Miles, Richard GillilandUnited StatesHorror Mystery Thriller
Death Race 2000Paul BartelDavid Carradine, Sylvester Stallone, Simone GriffethUnited StatesAction Comedy Sport
Escape to Witch MountainJohn HoughEddie Albert, Ray Milland, Donald PleasenceUnited StatesAdventure Family Fantasy Mystery
The Flight of Mr. McKinley (a.k.a. Begstvo mistera Mak-Kinli)Mikhail ShveytserDonatas Banionis, Zhanna Bolotova, Angelina StepanovaSoviet UnionFantasy
Flowers for the Man in the Moon (a.k.a. Blumen für den Mann im Mond)Rolf LosanskyJutta Wachowiak, Stefan Lisewski, Sven GrotheEast GermanyFamily Fantasy[60][61][62][63][64]
Footprints on the Moon (a.k.a. Le orme)Luigi BazzoniFlorinda Bolkan, Peter McEnery, Nicoletta ElmiItalyHorror Mystery Thriller
The Giant Spider InvasionBill RebaneSteve Brodie, Barbara Hale, Robert EastonUnited StatesHorror
The Great Battle of the Flying Saucers (a.k.a. Uchû Enban Daisensô)Yugo SerikawaIsao Sasaki (voice), Noriko Ohara (voice), Minori Matsushima (voice)JapanAnimation Short Action
Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo (a.k.a. Gurêto Majingâ tai Gettâ Robo)Masayuki AkehiAkira Kamiya (voice), Junji Yamada (voice), Keiichi Noda (voice)JapanAnimation Short
Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo (a.k.a. Gurêto Majingâ tai Gettâ Robo)Masayuki AkehiAkira Kamiya (voice), Junji Yamada (voice), Keiichi Noda (voice)JapanAnimation Short
The Big Space TravelValentin SelivanovLyudmila Berlinskaya, Sergey Obrazov, Igor' SakharovSoviet UnionRomance
Hu-ManJérôme LaperrousazTerence Stamp, Jeanne Moreau, Agnès SteveninFrance
A Long Return (a.k.a. Largo retorno)Pedro LazagaMark Burns, Lynne Frederick, Charo LópezSpainDrama Romance
Moon FlightSándor ReisenbüchlerHungaryAnimated short film. Hungarian title: Holdmese[65][66][67][68][69]
The NoahDaniel BourlaRobert Strauss, Geoffrey Holder, Sally KirklandUnited StatesDrama Fantasy
The Rocky Horror Picture ShowJim SharmanTim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry BostwickUnited Kingdom
United States		Musical Comedy Horror
RollerballNorman JewisonJames Caan, John Houseman, Maud AdamsUnited Kingdom
United States		Action Sport [nb 7]
ShiversDavid CronenbergPaul Hampton, Joe Silver, Lynn LowryCanadaHorror
The Stepford WivesBryan ForbesKatharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter MastersonUnited StatesHorror Mystery Thriller
The Strongest Man in the WorldVincent McEveetyKurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Eve ArdenUnited StatesComedy Family
Infra-Man (a.k.a. Zhong guo chao ren)Hua-ShanDanny Lee, Terry Liu, Hsieh WangHong KongAction
Teens in the Universe (a.k.a. Otroki vo vselennoy)Richard ViktorovMikhail Yershov, Aleksandr Grigor'yev, Vladimir SavinSoviet UnionFamily Comedy Adventure
Terror of Mechagodzilla (a.k.a. Mekagojira no gyakushu)Ishirō HondaKatsuhiko Sasaki, Tomoko Ai, Akihiko HirataJapanAction Adventure Family
The Ultimate WarriorRobert ClouseYul Brynner, Max von Sydow, Joanna MilesUnited StatesAction
1976
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
Any Day Now (a.k.a. Vandaag of morgen)Roeland KerboschAnsje van Brandenberg, Huib Broos, Ton van DuinhovenNetherlands
At the Earth's CoreKevin ConnorDoug McClure, Peter Cushing, Caroline MunroUnited Kingdom
United States		Adventure Fantasy
BreakdownKrzysztof KiwerskiPolandAnimated short film. Polish title: Awaria[70]
EmbryoRalph NelsonRock Hudson, Barbara Carrera, Diane LaddUnited StatesHorror
The Food of the GodsBert I. GordonMarjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph MeekerUnited StatesAdventure Horror
FutureworldRichard T. HeffronPeter Fonda, Blythe Danner, Arthur HillUnited StatesThriller
God Told Me ToLarry CohenTony Lo Bianco, Deborah Raffin, Sandy DennisUnited StatesCrime Horror Mystery Thriller
Grendizer, Getter Robo G, Great Mazinger: Decisive Battle! The Great Sea MonsterMasayuki AkehiKei Tomiyama (voice), Hiroya Ishimaru (voice), Keiichi Noda (voice)JapanAnimation Short Action Adventure
In the Dust of the Stars (a.k.a. Im Staub der Sterne)Gottfried KolditzJana Brejchová, Alfred Struwe, Ekkehard SchallEast Germany
Logan's RunMichael AndersonMichael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard JordanUnited StatesAction Adventure [nb 8]
The Man Who Fell to EarthNicolas RoegDavid Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy ClarkUnited KingdomDrama [nb 9]
Mirror of Time (a.k.a. Zerkalo vremeni) (a.k.a. Зеркало времени)Vladimir TarasovMariya Vinogradova (voice), Lev Lyubetskiy (voice)Soviet UnionAnimation Short tr.[71][72][73][74][75]
The Rat Savior (a.k.a. Izbavitelj)Krsto PapićIvica Vidović, Mirjana Majurec, Relja BašićYugoslaviaHorror
Scenes with BeansOttó FokyHungaryStop-motion animation short film. Hungarian title: Babfilm[76][77][78][79][80][81]
UFO Robot Grendizer vs. Great Mazinger (UFO robo Gurendaizâ tai Gurêto Majingâ)Osamu KasaiKei Tomiyama (voice), Hiroya Ishimaru (voice), Joji Yanami (voice)JapanAnimation Short Action
1977
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
Capricorn OnePeter HyamsElliott Gould, James Brolin, Sam WaterstonUnited StatesAction Adventure Drama Thriller
Close Encounters of the Third KindSteven SpielbergRichard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri GarrUnited StatesDrama [nb 10]
Cosmos: War of the Planets (a.k.a. Anno zero - Guerra nello spazio)Alfonso BresciaJohn Richardson, Yanti Somer, West BuchananItalyAdventure
Damnation AlleyJack SmightJan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique SandaUnited States
Demon SeedDonald CammellJulie Christie, Fritz Weaver, Gerrit GrahamUnited StatesHorror
Empire of the AntsBert I. GordonJoan Collins, Robert Lansing, John David CarsonUnited StatesAdventure Horror
End of the WorldJohn HayesChristopher Lee, Sue Lyon, Kirk ScottUnited StatesHorror Mystery Thriller
Time, Forward! (a.k.a. Vpered, vremya!)Vladimir TarasovAleksandr Kaydanovskiy (voice)Soviet UnionAnimated short film. Russian title: Вперёд, время!, tr.[82][83][84]
The GlitterballHarley Cokeliss (as Harley Cokliss)Ben Buckton, Keith Jayne, Ron PemberUnited KingdomAdventure Family
Talíře nad Velkým Malíkovem (a.k.a. The Flying Saucers Over Velky Malikov City)Jaromil JirešVlastimil Brodský, Jan Tříska, Iva JanžurováCzechoslovakiaComedy
The Incredible Melting ManWilliam SachsAlex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron HealeyUnited StatesHorror
The Island of Dr. MoreauDon TaylorBurt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel DavenportUnited StatesAdventure Fantasy Horror Romance Thriller
Kingdom of the SpidersJohn CardosWilliam Shatner, Tiffany Bolling, Woody StrodeUnited StatesHorror
Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds (a.k.a. Kyôryû kaichô no densetsu)Junji KurataTsunehiko Watase, Nobiko Sawa, Shotaro HayashiJapan
How About a Plate of Spinach? (a.k.a. Coz takhle dát si spenát)Václav VorlíčekVladimír Menšík, Jiří Sovák, Iva JanžurováCzechoslovakiaComedy
The People That Time ForgotKevin ConnorPatrick Wayne, Doug McClure, Sarah Douglas, Dana GillespieUnited Kingdom
United States		Adventure
Planet of DinosaursJames K. SheaMary Appleseth, Harvey Shain, Derna WyldeUnited StatesDrama
PolygonAnatoliy PetrovAnatoliy Kuznetsov (voice), Aleksandr Belyavskiy (voice), Vsevolod Yakut (voice)Soviet UnionAnimation short film
PreyNorman J. WarrenBarry Stokes, Sally Faulkner, Glory Annen ClibberyUnited KingdomHorror Mystery
RabidDavid CronenbergMarilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe SilverCanada
United States		Horror
Space Battleship Yamato (a.k.a. Uchû senkan Yamato)Toshio MasudaGorô Naya (voice), Kei Tomiyama (voice), Shūsei Nakamura (voice)JapanAnimation Action Adventure Drama Romance
Star WarsGeorge LucasMark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie FisherUnited StatesAction Adventure Fantasy [nb 11]
Starship InvasionsEd HuntRobert Vaughn, Christopher Lee, Daniel PilonCanada
Sunday (a.k.a. Pühapäev)Avo PaistikSoviet UnionAnimation short film[85]
Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea (a.k.a. Zítra vstanu a oparím se cajem)Jindřich PolákPetr Kostka, Jiří Sovák, Vladimír MenšíkCzechoslovakiaComedy Romance War
The War in Space (a.k.a. Wakusei daisenso)Jun FukudaKensaku Morita, Yuko Asano, Ryō IkebeJapanAction Adventure
Welcome to Blood CityPeter SasdyJack Palance, Keir Dullea, Samantha EggarCanada
United Kingdom		Drama Mystery Thriller Western
WizardsRalph BakshiJesse Welles (voice), Bob Holt (voice), Richard Romanus (voice)United StatesAnimation Adventure Fantasy
1978
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
The Alien FactorDonald M. DohlerDon Leifert, Tom Griffith, Richard DyszelUnited StatesHorror
The Alpha IncidentBill RebaneRalph Meeker, Stafford Morgan, John F. GoffUnited StatesHorror
Battlestar GalacticaRichard A. CollaLorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard HatchUnited StatesTheatrical release
The Bermuda TriangleRené Cardona Jr.John Huston, Gloria Guida, Marina VladyMexico
Italy		Horror
Blue ChristmasKihachi OkamotoHiroshi Katsuno, Keiko Takeshita, Eiji OkadaJapan
The Boys from BrazilFranklin J. SchaffnerGregory Peck, Laurence Olivier, James MasonUnited Kingdom
United States		Thriller
The Cat from Outer SpaceNorman TokarKen Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry MorganUnited StatesComedy
ContactVladimir TarasovSoviet UnionAnimated short film
DeathsportAllan Arkush, Nicholas Niciphor, Roger CormanDavid Carradine, Claudia Jennings, Richard LynchUnited States
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato: In the Name of LoveToshio Masuda, Leiji MatsumotoKei Tomiyama (voice), Yôko Asagami (voice), Gorô Naya (voice)Japan
The FuryBrian De PalmaKirk Douglas, John Cassavetes, Amy IrvingUnited StatesSupernatural thriller
Hardware WarsErnie FosseliusFrank Robertson, Scott Mathews, Jeff HaleUnited StatesShort film parody
He Flew In Only OnceLev ShukalyukovSoviet UnionAnimated short film. Russian title: Он прилетал лишь однажды, tr. On priletal lish' odnazhdy[86]
Invasion of the Body SnatchersPhilip KaufmanDonald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica CartwrightUnited StatesHorror[nb 12]
LaserblastMichael RaeKim Milford, Cheryl Smith, Gianni RussoUnited States
LibraPatty NewmanWayne Grace, Gordon Ross, Jim HessUnited StatesShort film[87][88][89][90]
The Medusa TouchJack GoldRichard Burton, Lee Remick, Lino VenturaUnited Kingdom
France		Supernatural thriller, horror
Message from SpaceKinji FukasakuVic Morrow, Sonny Chiba, Philip CasnoffJapanSpace opera
The Mystery of MamoSōji YoshikawaYasuo Yamada (voice), Eiko Masuyama (voice), Kiyoshi Kobayashi (voice)JapanFirst anime film of the Lupin III franchise
PatrickRichard FranklinSusan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod MullinarAustraliaHorror
Return from Witch MountainJohn HoughBette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim RichardsUnited StatesAdventure
Science Ninja Team Gatchaman: The MovieHisayuki ToriumiKatsuji Mori (voice), Isao Sasaki (voice), Kazuko Sugiyama (voice)JapanAnime superhero film
StarcrashLuigi CozziMarjoe Gortner, Caroline Munro, Christopher PlummerUnited StatesSpace opera
Stop 88: Alert LimitJosé de AnchietaRegina Duarte, Joel Barcellos, Yara AmaralBrazilEco-dystopian film. Portuguese title: Parada 88: O Limite de Alerta[91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98]
SupermanRichard DonnerMarlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher ReeveUnited Kingdom
Switzerland
Panama
United States		Superhero[nb 13]
The SwarmIrwin AllenMichael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard WidmarkUnited StatesDisaster, horror
Warlords of AtlantisKevin ConnorDoug McClure, Peter Gilmore, Shane RimmerUnited KingdomFantasy
XenogenesisJames CameronWilliam Wisher Jr., Margaret UmbelUnited StatesShort film
1979
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
AlienRidley ScottSigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John HurtUnited Kingdom
United States		[nb 14]
The Black HoleGary NelsonMaximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert ForsterUnited States
The BroodDavid CronenbergOliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art HindleCanada
Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturyDaniel HallerGil Gerard, Erin Gray, Pamela HensleyUnited States
The DarkJohn CardosWilliam Devane, Cathy Lee Crosby, Richard JaeckelUnited States[99]
The Day Time EndedJohn CardosJim Davis, Dorothy Malone, Christopher Mitchum, Scott KoldenUnited States
Flying Towards the FutureXiaoya Lu, Ling MiaoYun Qu, Ling HuangChinaChildren's film[100]
The FortressMiklós SzinetárBella Tanay, Sándor Oszter, József MadarasHungary
Galaxy Express 999RintaroMasako Nozawa (voice), Masako Ikeda (voice), Yôko Asagami (voice)Japan
G.I. SamuraiKosei SaitoSonny Chiba, Jun Etô, Moeko EzawaJapan
GoldengirlJoseph SargentSusan Anton, James Coburn, Curd JürgensUnited States
H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to ComeGeorge McCowanJack Palance, Carol Lynley, Barry MorseCanada
The Hamburg SyndromePeter FleischmannHelmut Griem, Fernando Arrabal, Carline SeiserWest Germany
France
The HumanoidAldo LadoRichard Kiel, Corinne Cléry, Leonard MannItaly
Inquest of Pilot PirxMarek PiestrakSergey Desnitskiy, Bolesław Abart, Vladimir IvashovPoland
Soviet Union
Island of the FishmenSergio MartinoBarbara Bach, Claudio Cassinelli, Richard JohnsonItaly
Little Orbit the Astrodog and the Screechers from Outer SpaceJean ImageFrance
Mad MaxGeorge MillerMel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-ByrneAustralia
The MedicPierre Granier-DeferreAlain Delon, Véronique Jannot, Bernard GiraudeauFrance
West Germany
MeteorRonald NeameSean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl MaldenUnited States
Hong Kong
MoonrakerLewis GilbertRoger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michel LonsdaleUnited Kingdom
France
United States
On Your Mark!Lev ShukalyukovSoviet UnionAnimated short film. Russian title: Вам старт!, tr. Vam start![101]
Outer TouchNorman J. WarrenBarry Stokes, Tony Maiden, Glory Annen ClibberyUnited Kingdom
PanicSándor ReisenbüchlerHungaryAnimated short film. Hungarian title: Pánik[102][103][104][105]
PhantasmDon CoscarelliMichael Baldwin, Bill Thornbury, Reggie BannisterUnited States
PlagueEd HuntDaniel Pilon, Kate Reid, Céline LomezCanada
United States
QuintetRobert AltmanPaul Newman, Vittorio Gassman, Fernando ReyUnited States
RavagersRichard ComptonRichard Harris, Ernest Borgnine, Ann TurkelUnited States
Shooting RangeVladimir TarasovSoviet UnionAnimated short film
StalkerAndrey TarkovskiyAlisa Freyndlikh, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Anatoly SolonitsynSoviet UnionArt film
Star Trek: The Motion PictureRobert WiseWilliam Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest KelleyUnited States
Supersonic ManJuan Piquer SimónAntonio Cantafora, Cameron Mitchell, Diana PolakovSpain
The Thing in the CastleGottfried KolditzErwin Geschonneck, Vlastimil Brodský, Jaecki SchwarzEast GermanyGerman title: Das Ding im Schloß[106][107][108][109][110]
ThirstRod HardyChantal Contouri, Shirley Cameron, Max PhippsAustraliaHorror
Time After TimeNicholas MeyerMalcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, David WarnerUnited States
Under the Constellation GeminiBoris IvchenkoVsevolod Gavrilov, Gennadiy Shkuratov, Boris BelovSoviet Union
Unidentified Flying OddballRuss MayberryDennis Dugan, Jim Dale, Ron MoodyUnited Kingdom
United States
I viaggiatori della seraUgo TognazziUgo Tognazzi, Ornella Vanoni, Roberta PaladiniItaly
Spain
The VisitorGiulio ParadisiMel Ferrer, Glenn Ford, Lance HenriksenItaly
United States
The Year of the PlagueFelipe CazalsAlejandro Parodi, José Carlos Ruiz, Rebeca SilvaMexico
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  1. [1]
    Won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  2. [2]
    Winner of the Grand Prize of the Jury and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
  3. [3]
    Won a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and a Nebula Award for Best Script.
  4. [4]
    Winner of a Nebula Award for Best Script and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  5. [5]
    Won a Golden Scroll for Best Special Effects in 1976.
  6. [6]
    Winner of a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
  7. [7]
    Winner of a BAFTA for Best Art Direction.
  8. [8]
    Winner of an Academy Award for Visual Effects (Special Achievement Award) and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
  9. [9]
    Won a Nebula Award for Best Script and a Saturn Award for Best Actor in a film.
  10. [10]
    Winner of Academy Awards for Cinematography and Sound Editing (Special Achievement Award) and a Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition (1979). It was also the second highest grossing film of 1977.
  11. [11]
    Won Academy Awards for Art Direction, Costume Design, Film Editing, Original Score, Sound (Special Achievement Award), Visual Effects; a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. It was also the highest grossing film of 1977.
  12. [12]
    Remake. Winner of Saturn Awards for Best Director and Best Sound.
  13. [13]
    Won the Academy Award for Visual Effects (Special Achievement Award), Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and the Grammy Award for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special and Best Instrumental Composition. It was also the highest grossing film of the year.
  14. [14]
    Winner of the Academy Award for Visual Effects, Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.

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