Recommended Science Fiction Films and Series

 These films and tv programs are generally appropriate for a middle school audience.  R-rated films have been excluded.

Films:

Avatar (2009)

Wall-E (2008)

Serenity (2005)

Minority Report (2002)

AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001)

The Iron Giant (1999)
Back to the Future (1985)
Explorers (1985)
E.T. (1982)
Star Wars (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

TV Series:

Fringe (2008-present)

Lost (2004-2010)

Battlestar Galactica (2003-2009)

Firefly (2002)

The X-Files (1993-2002)

Star Blazers (1979-1984)

Star Trek (1966-1969)

The Outer Limits (1963-1965)

The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)