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Poll: Best Sci-Fi Movies Based on Book (Dystopia, Apocalyptic, Horror)

A poll by MAthePA
What is your favorite movie in the list?

All these sci-fi movies (dystopia, apocalyptic, horror) are based on books (no comics; titles ordered by release year). When you love a book, few things are more exciting than seeing it turned into a movie. When you initially love a movie, it's never late to know how all the things were on the page...

Discuss here after voting.

Another half of this poll is available for additional voting.

Results of 2,695 votes:

  1. 1.

    Annihilation (2018)

     
    Based on the novel: Annihilation (2014) by Jeff VanderMeer
  2. 2.

    A Clockwork Orange (1971)

     
    Based on the novel: A Clockwork Orange (1962) by Anthony Burgess
  3. 3.

    The Thing (1982)

     
    Based on the novella: Who Goes There? (1938) by John W. Campbell Jr.
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