Cult hit Blade Runner has been named the greatest sci-fi film of all time by movie buffs - beating the ever-popular Star Wars.



Ridley Scott's futuristic tale, starring Harrison Ford as android hunter Rick Deckard, triumphed in a poll for Total Film magazine.



The film, which celebrates its 30th anniversary next year, initially struggled at the box office but went on to be viewed as a classic.



Star Wars finished fifth in the list, while the second film to be made in the series - The Empire Strikes Back - was the most popular in George Lucas's saga, ranked second in the poll.



Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey was third, while director Scott had another entry in the top 10 with his chilling Alien placed fourth. The sequel Aliens - made by James Cameron - was seventh.



Just one film from the 21st century - Inception - made the top 10, half of which was made up of movies from the 1980s.



Avatar - the most successful film of all time at the box office - missed out on the top 10, and was placed 11th.



"Once seen and heard, so many scenes from Blade Runner burn into your brain forever. It's sci-fi at its bleakest and most brilliant," said Jamie Graham, deputy editor of Total Film.



The top 10 are as follows:



1 Blade Runner (1982)



2 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)



3 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)



4 Alien (1979)



5 Star Wars (1977)



6 ET: The Extra Terrestrial (1982)



7 Aliens (1986)



8 Inception (2010)



9 The Matrix (1999)



10 The Terminator (1984)



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