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5 Best Sci-Fi Movies Of 1997, Ranked
1997 sci-fi films ranked: Event Horizon, Men in Black, Gattaca, Starship Troopers, The End of Evangelion.
In brief
1997 sci-fi films ranked: Event Horizon, Men in Black, Gattaca, Starship Troopers, The End of Evangelion. 1997 produced five influential sci-fi films including Event Horizon, Men in Black, Gattaca, Starship Troopers, and The End of Evangelion. Originally reported by SlashFilm.
1997 Sci-Fi Films
1997 was a stacked year for science fiction movies with five influential releases.
Event Horizon
Paul W.S. Anderson's 1997 horror film Event Horizon follows a crew investigating a starship that disappeared years earlier.
Men in Black
Barry Sonnenfeld's 1997 comedy Men in Black features Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as secret agents.
Gattaca
Gattaca explores genetic engineering in a dystopian society where natural-born individuals are discriminated against.
Starship Troopers
Paul Verhoeven's 1997 satire Starship Troopers parodies military dictatorship with alien invaders.
The End of Evangelion
The End of Evangelion is a mecha anime film exploring psychological trauma through a surreal ending.
1997 Sci-Fi Context
The 1990s saw a theory of 'the end of history' influencing sci-fi themes of societal collapse.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a 1997 TV show, influenced sci-fi with its postmodern storytelling.
Event Horizon Legacy
Event Horizon inspired later sci-fi horror films including Star Trek: Strange New Worlds episodes.
Men in Black Gadget
Men in Black features a memory-erasing neuralyzer as a sci-fi gadget.
Gattaca DNA
Gattaca uses dna components guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine for its title.
Starship Troopers Satire
Starship Troopers parodies military dictatorship with humans as invaders and bugs as defenders.
The End of Evangelion Scene
The End of Evangelion includes a scene where Shinji masturbates in front of Asuka.
The End of Evangelion Ending
The End of Evangelion concludes with a surreal apocalyptic sequence exploring psychological trauma.
What it means
1997 produced five influential sci-fi films including Event Horizon, Men in Black, Gattaca, Starship Troopers, and The End of Evangelion.
