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Lots of great scifi movies have com out over the years but this is the essential classics list of sci-fi movies. The criteria of this list his how big it was and how well it did

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Star Wars is arguably the biggest most popular sci-fi movie franchise. It's got movies, books(most are now not canon, meaning there stories didn't happen in the actual overall story), toys, video, games, etc.
Photo credit: Lucasfilms

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Another great sci-fi title that first came as a TV show but became a lot of movies and a reboot. As with Star Wars, Star Trek has a lot of merchandise underneath it's franchise, and who could forget Leonard Nimoy and the famous line "Live long and Prosper."

Photo credit: http://thefederalist.com/2015/09/15/how-star-trek-explains-the-decline-of-liberalism/

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A great sci-fi action film featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not as big as Star Wars or Star Trek but does have its own video game and toy line.
Photo credit: http://www.theworkprint.com/a-look-back-terminator-and-terminator-2-judgment-day/123

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A horror thriller featuring a dangerous alien that hunts humans to reproduce more of it's species. Has toys, books, lots of movies, and comics.
Photo credit: https://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles/aliens-alien-warrior-hot-toys-902693/

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A movie about an alien known as the predator that hunts humans for sport(like alien). Came with comics, toys, and game. In the same universe as Alien.
Photo credit: https://www.google.com/amp/www.geek.com/geek-cetera/shane-black-wants-to-make-a-big-spectacle-predator-film-to-save-the-franchise-1650684/%3Famp%3D1

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About a time traveling delorean made by an eccentric scientist. Only had a few movies and a crappy Nintendo game made by ljn.
Photo credit: http://www.savethecat.com/beat-sheets/back-to-the-future-beat-sheet

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Ghostbusters is a movie about a group of scientist that use technology and science to, well, bust ghost. Had its own games(not very good), toys, 3 movies and a weird 2016 soft reboot.
Photo credit: https://twitter.com/ghostbusters

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E.T. Is about an alien that is stuck on earth and needs to find its way back home, a fun and cool movie that came with toys and the infamous E.T. game for the Atari 2600 that was the driving force behind the video game crash of 1982 and 83
Photo credit: http://www.cincoresources.com/949e7e-et-the-extra-terrestrial-poster-quick-shopping

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Jurassic Park is about an island with dinosaurs on it and the group has to survive. Came with toys, 3 movies and a 2015 release.
Photo credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park

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Really good movie with a cop turned robot to protect the streets of Detroit form criminals and evil companies. Has a toy line and a lack luster reboot movie.
Photo credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbCbwP6ibR4

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ScreeningNotes. "My Essential Sci-Fi Canon." ‎My Essential Sci-Fi Canon, a list of films by ScreeningNotes • Letterboxd. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2017. <https://letterboxd.com/screeningnotes/list/my-essential-sci-fi-canon/>.

"The Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies: The Canon - 50 Sci-Fi Classics - How many have you seen?" List Challenges. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Mar. 2017. <http://www.listchallenges.com/the-rough-guide-to-sci-fi-movies-the-canon-50>.