From Westworld to The Man Who Fell to Earth, here are the best sci-fi films of the 1970s

The Man Who Fell to Earth is one of the best sci-fi films of the 1970s .

George Lucas' THX 1138 is a science fiction short about a totalitarian state that demands a total lack of emotion from its citizens.

The 1970s had a number of cult classics, but none are quite as unusual and offbeat as the David Bowie film.

The 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a remake that was launched in 2022 .

Invasion of the Body Snatchers is one of the best sci-fi movies of all time.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind was nominated for 9 Academy Awards , including Best Director for Spielberg .

Based on a novel by Polish author Stanislaw Lamb , the landmark film Solaris might be Russia 's greatest contribution to the science fiction genre.

Star Wars debuted to massive crowds and lines that wrapped around city blocks.

Sigourney Weaver led the film as Ellen Ripley , an unlikely woman protagonist in an era when dashing male heroes dominated the screen.

The film's stylish direction, gripping suspense and sheer terror elevates Alien to the greatest sci-fi movie of the 1970s .