Mr. Gacek's Recommended SF Film & Television Series

Films: Okay for most sixth graders:

Metropolis (1927)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Forbidden Planet (1956)

Invasion of the Body Snathers (1956)

Planet of the Apes (1968)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Fantastic Planet (1973)

Star Wars (1977)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Back to the Future (1985)

Star Wars (1997)

Jurassic Park (1993)

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Minority Report (2002)

Serenity (2005)

Avatar (2009)

Inception (2010)

Films to watch when older:

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Alien (1979)

The Road Warrior (1981)

Blade Runner (1982)

The Terminator (1984)

Brazil (1985)

RoboCop (1987)

Gattaca (1997)

Total Recall (1999)

The Matrix (1999)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Children of Men (2006)

Moon (2009)

District 9 (2009)

TV Series:

The Twilight Zone (1959-1964)

The Outer Limits (1963-1965)

The Prisoner (1967-1968)

Star Trek (1966-1969)

Quanum Leap (1989-1993)

The X-Files (1993-2002)

Babylon 5 (1994-1998)

Stargate SG-1 (1997-2008)

Firefly (2002-2003)

Battlestar Gallactica (2004-2009)

Fringe (2008-2013)

Lost (2004-2010)

Farscape (1999-2003)

Doctor Who (2005-present)