Science fiction movie facts for kids

Science fiction films are movies that tell exciting stories about the future, outer space, robots, or even aliens. These movies often use amazing special effects to show us cool images of alien worlds or planets far, far away.

Science fiction movies are like science fiction books. Some of them explore different ways of thinking or living. Others might talk about politics, which means how groups of people are governed or make decisions together.

Famous Science Fiction Movies

Some science fiction films are very important because they were among the first or introduced new ideas.

Early Sci-Fi Films

• A Trip to the Moon (French: Le Voyage dans la lune) was made by Georges Méliès in 1902. It was one of the very first science fiction films ever!
• Metropolis is a silent film from 1927 by Fritz Lang. It tells a story about a future society with two main groups: rich thinkers and poor workers.

Modern Sci-Fi Classics

• 2001: A Space Odyssey is a famous film by Stanley Kubrick from 1968. It explores big ideas about human evolution and artificial intelligence, which is when computers can think like humans.

Sci-Fi Movies and Other Genres

Many science fiction movies can also fit into other movie types.

Sci-Fi Horror Films

• Alien is a science fiction movie, but it's also a scary horror movie!

Sci-Fi Action Movies

• The Road Warrior mixes science fiction with lots of exciting action.

Sci-Fi Comedies

• Men in Black is a funny movie that combines science fiction with comedy.

Images for kids

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  Metropolis (1927) by Fritz Lang was one of the first feature length science fiction films. It was produced at Studio Babelsberg, Germany. (Photo shows the statue depicting the Machinenmensch before it is given Maria's soul, at Filmpark Babelsberg).

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  Peter Sellers as the main character from Dr. Strangelove (1964)

See also

In Spanish: Cine de ciencia ficción para niños