Science fiction film

Science fiction has been a film genre since the earliest days of cinema. Science fiction films have explored a great range of subjects and themes, including many that can not be readily presented in other genre. Science fiction films have been used to explore sensitive social and political issues, while often providing an entertaining story for the more casual viewer. Today, science fiction films are in the forefront of new special effects technology, and the audience has become accustomed to displays of realistic alien life forms, spectacular space battles, energy weapons, faster than light travel, and distant worlds.

See also

• List of science fiction films
• Arthur C. Clarke's list of the best science fiction films
• Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
• Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
• Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
• Science fiction on television
• Genres, subcategories and related topics to science fiction