Poll: Most Intense Sci-Fi Movie Scenes

Results of 1,345 votes:

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   Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

    

   'Terminator 2': Sarah Connor's SPOILER: nightmare of the nuclear war
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   Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)

    

   'A Clockwork Orange': The re-education scene
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   Charles Hallahan in The Thing (1982)

    

   'The Thing': The transformation scenes
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   Sigourney Weaver and Tom Woodruff Jr. in Alien³ (1992)

    

   'Alien 3': Alien encounter with Ripley
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   Sigourney Weaver in Aliens (1986)

    

   'Aliens': Ripley fighting the alien queen
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   "Planet Of The Apes" Charlton Heston, Linda Harrison 1968 20th Century Fox

    

   'Planet of the Apes': George Taylor realizes SPOILER: that he is still on earth suggested by BlackBolt-3
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   Independence Day (1996)

    

   'ID4': The first wave of alien attacks
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   Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

    

   'Close Encounters of the Third Kind': The encounter scene
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   Daniel Richter in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    

   '2001': The ape crashing bones scene
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    Bruce Willis in Armageddon (1998)

     

    'Armageddon': The Harry Stamper SPOILER: says goodbye scene
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    Arnold Schwarzenegger, Darrell Mapson, Patrick Pinney, Bill W. Richmond, and Bob Ritchie in The Terminator (1984)

     

    'Terminator': The SPOILER: famous slow motion shooting scene at the Technoir disco
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    Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, and Dakota Fanning in War of the Worlds (2005)

     

    'War of the Worlds': Ray SPOILER: killing Harlan for saving Rachel
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    Ready Player One (2018)

     

    'Ready Player One': The epic battle scene
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    Sandra Bullock in Gravity (2013)

     

    'Gravity': SPOILER: Saved ! - Back on earth, touching it, loving it
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    Stephen Lang in Avatar (2009)

     

    'Avatar': Quaritch's order to SPOILER: destroy the home-tree of the Na'vi and the execution
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    Peter Coyote, Henry Thomas, and Mitch Suskin in E.T. (1982)

     

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial': SPOILER: The death of E.T.
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    Under the Skin (2013)

     

    'Under The Skin': The black tar surface scenes
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    Jodie Foster in Contact (1997)

     

    'Contact': The drop sequence - from the point of Eleanor Arroway, how she experienced it
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    Christian Bale and Emily Watson in Equilibrium (2002)

     

    'Equilibrium': John Preston SPOILER: becoming seduced by Mary O'Brian and Mary's death scene
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    Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence in Passengers (2016)

     

    'Passengers': Aurora and Jim, floating in free space
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    Lucy (2014)

     

    'Lucy': Lucy meets SPOILER: prehistoric Lucy by time-mind-flip
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    Hugh Jackman and Dakota Goyo in Real Steel (2011)

     

    'Real Steel': SPOILER: Charlie teaches Atom how to fight their final fight - suggested by BlackBolt-3
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    Haley Joel Osment and Frances O'Connor in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

     

    'Artificial Intelligence: AI': The aliens SPOILER: grant David his innermost wish - to be together with his mum again -suggested by Mr. Tharindu
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    Stephanie Masoner in Mars Attacks! (1996)

     

    Mars Attacks!: SPOILER: Yodeling the aliens suggested by BlackBolt-3
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    WarGames (1983)

     

    'War Games': Playing SPOILER: Tic Tac Toe with Joshua suggested by BlackBolt-3
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    Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo, and Daft Punk in Tron: Legacy (2010)

     

    'Tron: Legacy': Meeting Daft Punk launching music for the battle in Castor's palace co-suggestion by BlackBolt-3
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    Dennis Quaid and Bumper Robinson in Enemy Mine (1985)

     

    'Enemy Mine': Davidge and SPOILER: Zammis together again after coming to Zammis rescue - suggested by BlackBolt-3
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    Ed Harris in The Abyss (1989)

     

    'The Abyss': Bud Brigman SPOILER: finding new friends co-suggestion by BlackBolt-3
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    Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto in Star Trek (2009)

     

    'Star Trek': Young Mr. Spock meeting old Mr. Spock
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    Pacific Rim (2013)

     

    'Pacific Rim': SPOILER: Raleigh Backet collapses with Gypsy Danger after the death of his brother - suggested by BlackBolt-3
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    Brent Spiner in Star Trek: Generations (1994)

     

    'Star Trek: Next Generation': Data SPOILER: suffering an emotional burnout
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    Bruce Boxleitner and Cindy Morgan in Tron (1982)

     

    'Tron': Flynn SPOILER: escapes at the last second - suggested by BlackBolt-3
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    Louise Fletcher in Brainstorm (1983)

     

    'Brainstorm': SPOILER: Recording the heart attack sceneSPOILER:
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    James Cromwell, Jonathan Frakes, and LeVar Burton in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

     

    'Star Trek: First Contact': Zefram Cochran SPOILER: launching the first warp flight - finding new friends
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    Brenton Thwaites in The Signal (2014)

     

    'The Signal': SPOILER: Revealing new realities