Favourite sci-fi films by subgenre/style

[Tony_Montana]

Horror, crime, action, comedy, war... I'm running out of ideas now...

Alien invasion: Superman II
Alien encounter/first contact: Predator
Sci-fi action: Aliens
Cyberpunk: Total Recall
"Steampunk": Castle in the Sky
Post-apocalyptic: 12 Monkeys
Horror: Alien
Comedy: Ghostbusters
Time travel: 12 Monkeys
Dystopian: Clockwork Orange
Space opera: The Empire Strikes Back
Sci-fi western: Star Wars
Sci-fi noir: Terminator
Virtual reality: The Matrix
Robots: Terminator 2
Giant robots: Transformers
Mad scientist/experiment gone wrong: Jurassic Park
Animated: Wall-E
TV: X-files

[Le_Big_Mac]

Alien invasion: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Alien encounter/first contact: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Sci-fi action: Aliens
Cyberpunk: Pi
"Steampunk": N/A
Post-apocalyptic: Children of Men
Horror: The Thing
Comedy: Ghostbusters
Time travel: Back to the Future
Dystopian: A Clockwork Orange
Space opera: The Empire Strikes Back
Sci-fi western: Star Wars
Sci-fi noir: Blade Runner
Virtual reality: The Matrix
Robots: Blade Runner
Giant robots: N/A
Mad scientist/experiment gone wrong: Jurassic Park
Animated: Wall-E
TV - Futurama

[athf1980]

Alien invasion: ID4
Alien encounter/first contact: Alien
Sci-fi action: Aliens
Cyberpunk: Total Recall
"Steampunk": Castle in the Sky
Post-apocalyptic: Mad max
Horror: Alien
Comedy: Ghostbusters
Time travel: Back to the Future series
Dystopian: Clockwork Orange
Space opera: Empire strikes back
Sci-fi western: Star Wars
Sci-fi noir: Terminator
Virtual reality: The Matrix
Robots: Terminator 2
Giant robots: Transformers
Mad scientist/experiment gone wrong: Jurassic Park
Animated: Wall-E
tv-futurama

[poopontheshoes7]

Alien invasion: Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978
Alien encounter/first contact: Aliens
Sci-fi action: Aliens
Cyberpunk: The Matrix
"Steampunk": ?????
Post-apocalyptic: Escape From New York
Horror: Alien/The Thing
Comedy: Killer Klowns From Outer Space/Ghostbuster
Time travel: Back to the Future trilogy
Dystopian: Children of Men/V For Vendetta
Space opera: Star Wars Saga
Sci-fi western: The Road Warrior
Sci-fi noir: Blade Runner
Virtual reality: The Matrix
Robots: Terminator/Terminator 2
Giant robots: Iron Giant/Transformers
Mad scientist/experiment gone wrong: Reanimator/Jurassic Park
Animated: Wall-E/Iron Giant

[Repo Man]

Alien invasion: Signs
Alien encounter/first contact: Abyss
Sci-fi action: Aliens
Cyberpunk: Blade Runner ( hmm BR cyberpunk... i guess you could say that )
"Steampunk": n/a
Post-apocalyptic: 12 Monkeys
Horror: Event Horizon
Comedy: Spaceballs
Time travel: Planet of the Apes ( original )
Dystopian: The Island
Space opera: The Empire Strikes Back
Sci-fi western: Serenity
Sci-fi noir: Terminator
Virtual reality: The Matrix
Robots: Terminator 2
Giant robots: Transformers
Mad scientist/experiment gone wrong: Jurassic Park
Animated: Ghost in the Shell
TV: Battlestar Galactica ( new one )

[Kings-Rook1]

Alien invasion: War of the Worlds (2005)
Alien encounter/first contact: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Sci-fi action: Terminator (1984)
Cyberpunk: A ClockWork Orange (1971)
"Steampunk": League of Extraordinary Gentleman (2003)
Post-apocalyptic: Road Warrior (1981)
Horror: Alien (1979)
Comedy: Mars Attacks (1996)
Time travel: 12 Monkeys (1995)
Dystopian: Children of Men (2006)
Space Opera: Star Wars (1977)
Sci-fi western: Serenity (2005)
Sci-fi noir: Blade Runner (1982)
Virtual reality: The Matrix (1999)
Robots: Metropolis (1927)
Giant robots: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
Mad scientist/experiment gone wrong: Doctor Strange Love (1964)
Animated: Akira (1988)
TV: Star Trek (1966)

[Hotbox]

Alien invasion: Day of the Triffids
Alien encounter/first contact: Predator
Sci-fi action: Robocop/Starship Troopers
Cyberpunk: Clockwork Orange
"Steampunk": n/a
Post-apocalyptic: Mad Max 2
Horror: From Beyond
Comedy: Freejack
Time travel: Back to the future 2
Dystopian:Children of men
Space opera: The Empire Strikes Back
Sci-fi western: Ice pirates (its shitness makes it great)
Sci-fi noir: Brazil/Dark City
Virtual reality: n/a-all the same to me
Robots: Animatrix
Giant robots: n/a
Mad scientist/experiment gone wrong: Jurassic Park
Animated: Cowboy Bebop/Wicked city/
TV: Star Trek: Voyager (7 of 9 yummy)

[poopontheshoes7]

Ok, what the hell is steampunk?

[Kings-Rook1]

Ok, what the hell is steampunk?

A future or fantasy based on steam and/or real tech developed way before it's time.

[SoulOnIce]

A future or fantasy based on steam and/or real tech developed way before it's time.
Rrrriiiggghht.

[Tony_Montana]

It's like sci-fi but with 19th/early 20th century technology. Hmm this would be like any Jules Verne novel, or in a more lowbrow form, Wild Wild West. :D

[MidnightAngel]

Alien invasion: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Alien encounter/first contact: Fire in the Sky
Sci-fi action: Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Cyberpunk: Ghost in the Shell
"Steampunk": Steamboy
Post-apocalyptic: The Road Warrior
Horror: Alien
Comedy: The Ice Pirates
Time travel: 12 Monkeys
Dystopian: THX-1138
Space opera: Event Horizon
Sci-fi noir: Blade Runner
Virtual reality: The Lawnmower Man
Robots: Chopping Mall
Mad scientist/experiment gone wrong: Universal Soldier
Animated: Akira
TV: Quantum Leap

[dannywalker17]

Alien invasion: Signs
Alien encounter/first contact: 2001: A Space Odyssey
Sci-fi action: Aliens
Cyberpunk: Gattaca
Post-apocalyptic: Children of Men
Horror: Alien
Comedy: Evolution
Time travel: Back to the Future Part II
Dystopian: The Island
Space opera: The Empire Strikes Back
Sci-fi western: The Road Warrior
Sci-fi noir: Blade Runner
Virtual reality: The Matrix
Robots: Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Sci-fi Disaster: Deep Impact
Experiment gone wrong: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Animated: Wall-E
Alternate History: Frequency
Military: Starship Troopers
New Wave: Dune
Dying Earth: Sunshine
TV: Battlestar Galactica (2003-present)

[Potzer! 37]

Alien Invasion:War of the Worlds
Alien encounter/first contact: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Sci-fi action: Aliens
Cyberpunk: Matrix
Post-apocalyptic: The Road Warrior
Horror: Alien
Comedy: Evolution/MIB
Time travel: Back to the Future
Dystopian: Blade Runner
Space opera: The Empire Strikes Back
Sci-fi western: West World
Sci-fi noir: Blade Runner
Virtual reality: The Matrix
Robots: Terminator 2
Mad scientist/experiment gone wrong: Jurassic Park
Animated: Wall-E
TV: Voyager