THE ULTIMATE

SCI-FI MOVIE TIMELINE

The science-fiction genre inexorably marches on much like time itself – new sci-fi films are always getting made, positing tales of possible futures, alternate realities, and mysterious pasts. But with millennia after millennia of invading aliens, killer robots, and time-tripping DeLoreans, how can we make sense of this shared history of geek greatness?

That's where IGN's Ultimate Sci-Fi Movie Timeline comes in! As the time-travel thriller Looper hits theaters, join us for a look back, present, and forward at some of the greatest moments in the pantheon of science-fiction movies. But do it now, because as they say, time waits for no man…