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1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

G | 149 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

After uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.

Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter

Votes: 720,518 | Gross: $56.95M

2. Tron (1982)

PG | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.

Director: Steven Lisberger | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan

Votes: 129,431 | Gross: $33.00M

3. I, Robot (2004)

PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.

Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, Alan Tudyk

Votes: 576,162 | Gross: $144.80M

4. Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

PG | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A rogue artificial intelligence kidnaps the son of famed basketball player LeBron James, who then has to work with Bugs Bunny to win a basketball game.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Cedric Joe, Khris Davis

Votes: 80,453 | Gross: $70.59M

5. Eagle Eye (2008)

PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.

Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Chiklis

Votes: 195,316 | Gross: $101.11M

6. Virtuosity (1995)

R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

When a virtual reality simulation created using the personalities of multiple serial killers manages to escape into the real world, an ex-cop is tasked with stopping its reign of terror.

Director: Brett Leonard | Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Kelly Lynch, Stephen Spinella

Votes: 32,446 | Gross: $24.05M

7. Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

M | 100 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller

Thinking this will prevent war, the US government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. But what the computer does with the power is unimaginable to its creators.

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent, William Schallert

Votes: 10,174

8. Alphaville (1965)

Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A U.S. secret agent is sent to the distant space city of Alphaville where he must find a missing person and free the city from its tyrannical ruler.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff, Valérie Boisgel

Votes: 27,656 | Gross: $0.05M

9. Summer Wars (2009)

PG | 114 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A student tries to fix a problem he accidentally caused in OZ, a digital world, while pretending to be the fiancé of his friend at her grandmother's 90th birthday.

Director: Mamoru Hosoda | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nanami Sakuraba, Mitsuki Tanimura, Takahiro Yokokawa

Votes: 31,813 | Gross: $0.08M

10. Evilspeak (1981)

R | 97 min | Horror

An outcast military cadet taps into a way to summon demons and cast spells on his tormentors through his computer.

Director: Eric Weston | Stars: Clint Howard, R.G. Armstrong, Joe Cortese, Claude Earl Jones

Votes: 4,894

11. Delete (2013)

TV-14 | 180 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

A reporter and a young hacker uncover an artificial intelligence which has become sentient. It has one goal. Self preservation. Humans are trying to destroy it. So it's 'it' or them.

Stars: Keir Gilchrist, Erin Karpluk, Ryan Robbins, Gil Bellows

Votes: 1,505

12. The Astronauts (2020–2021)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Drama

When a group of kids are accidentally launched into space, they embark on an adventure of a lifetime to get back home.

Stars: Miya Cech, Bryce Gheisar, Keith L. Williams, Kayden Grace Swan

Votes: 2,347

13. Debug (2014)

Not Rated | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

Six young computer hackers, sent to work on a derelict spaceship, are forced to match wits with a vengeful artificial intelligence that would kill to be human.

Director: David Hewlett | Stars: Tenika Davis, Jason Momoa, Adrian Holmes, Kjartan Hewitt

Votes: 3,010

14. Nightflyers (1987)

R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Professor hires a spaceship to get to the source of weird signals from deep space. The trip is cut short however when the ship's computer gets jealous because the captain is in love with one of the female passengers and it gets homicidal.

Director: Robert Collector | Stars: Catherine Mary Stewart, Michael Praed, John Standing, Lisa Blount

Votes: 1,394 | Gross: $1.15M

15. Battle of the Worlds (1961)

Unrated | 84 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A runaway asteroid dubbed "The Outsider" mysteriously begins orbiting the Earth and threatens it with lethal flying saucers.

Director: Antonio Margheriti | Stars: Claude Rains, Bill Carter, Umberto Orsini, Maya Brent

Votes: 985

16. How to Make a Monster (2001 TV Movie)

R | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

An evil video game comes to life and hunts the group of developers.

Director: George Huang | Stars: Clea DuVall, Steven Culp, Tyler Mane, Jason Marsden

Votes: 1,868

17. The Invisible Boy (1957)

Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A ten-year-old boy and Robby the Robot team up to prevent a Super Computer from controlling the Earth from a satellite.

Director: Herman Hoffman | Stars: Richard Eyer, Philip Abbott, Diane Brewster, Harold J. Stone

Votes: 1,631

18. War of the Planets (1977)

PG | 89 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

A strange signal arrives on the Earth disturbing all communications, while a UFO appears above the Antarctic sea. Captain Alex Hamilton is sent with his spaceship and crew to the space ... See full summary »

Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: John Richardson, Yanti Somer, West Buchanan, Charles Borromel

Votes: 1,016

19. Gunhed (1989)

TV-14 | 100 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In a cyberpunk future, Kyron-5 supercomputer attempts to exterminate the human race, but Gunhed mechs stop it. In 2038, five thieves break into a condemned island facility to steal Kyron's dead CPU. The place turns out to be a deathtrap.

Director: Masato Harada | Stars: Masahiro Takashima, Brenda Bakke, James Brewster Thompson, Aya Enjôji

Votes: 1,066

20. Sweet Trash (1970)

79 min | Crime, Drama

Down on his luck alcoholic longshoreman Michael Joseph Donovan finds himself in deep trouble after he racks up a huge debt to some vicious local mobsters. Donovan decides to go on the run, ... See full summary »

Director: John Hayes | Stars: Duncan McLeod, William Connors, Mary McGee, Ted Roter

Votes: 87

21. The Rapture (1972)

Not Rated | 50 min | Thriller

A newscast is interrupted with bulletins that people are suddenly disappearing, leaving chaos in their wake. Authorities announce a supercomputer in Europe will be used to track the survivors.

Star: Dallas Holm

Votes: 10

22. The Tower (1985 TV Movie)

102 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

An office building's security system goes after the employees to supply its energy.

Director: Jim Makichuk | Stars: Jackie Wray, Ray Paisley, George West, Kenner Ames

Votes: 81

23. Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei (1987 Video)

45 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

A programming student utilizes occult magic and computer technology to summon a demon into the physical world.

Director: Mizuho Nishikubo | Stars: Yû Mizushima, Saeko Shimazu, Mari Yokô, Hôchû Ôtsuka

Votes: 165

24. Grey Digital Target (1986)

80 min | Animation, Action, Drama

In a barren, war torn future Earth, a soldier and his female comrade look for a lost friend in a quest that would shake their reality.

Director: Satoshi Dezaki | Stars: Kazuhiko Inoue, Maya Okamoto, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kôichi Chiba

Votes: 194

25. L'assassin jouait du trombone (1991)

G | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Marleau travaille comme gardien de nuit dans un grand studio de production de films : Popcorn international. L'emploi lui convient parce qu'une carrière de comédien achevée en queue de ... See full summary »

Director: Roger Cantin | Stars: Germain Houde, Anaïs Goulet-Robitaille, Marc Labrèche, Raymond Bouchard

Votes: 231

26. ONE: A Space Odyssey (2001)

1 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi

ONE: A Space Odyssey is a minute-long animated LEGO parody of Stanley Kubrick's Sci-Fi masterpiece.

Directors: Tim Drage, Tony Mines | Stars: Tony Mines, Chi Mason, Lindzi Hayward

Votes: 104

27. Shutdown (I) (2017)

7 min | Short, Horror

An office worker gets terrorized by an unknown force through an error on his computer.

Director: Nick Owens | Stars: David Lam, Tysseley Sirene, Walid Karroum, Chris Moss

Votes: 8

28. Y2K: Shutdown Detected (1999 Video)

Short, Horror, Sci-Fi

When the clock strikes 12 at Kirkland industries on the eve of 2000, the computer goes crazy and fails to recognize humans, thus creating horrific monsters to analyze us. Unfortunately, they're more interested in eating us...

Directors: John Gonzales, Trent Shumway, Slava Siderman | Stars: Ellen Horn, Trent Shumway, Jason Fenton, Leonard Clifton

Votes: 23

29. Man Vs. (2009)

Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Action, Comedy

A series of 5 interrelated stories, each based on one of the five major types of literary conflict (Man vs. Man, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Machine, Man vs. Self).

Director: Dane Neves | Stars: Benjamin Higa, Tanner Tokuyama, Candi Miller, Michael Nomura

30. My Computer (2006)

29 min | Short, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Lydia Caldwell purchases the computer of her dreams, a computer that soon becomes her worst nightmare.

Director: Bill Cornelius | Stars: Kelly Jo Cornelius, Dustin Cornett, Christopher D. Penrose, Bill Cornelius

31. ABC Weekend Specials (1977–1995)
Episode: The Trouble with Miss Switch (1980)

TV-Y | 60 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When Rupert and his friend Amelia find the new substitute teacher doing odd things, they discover that she is actually a witch with a magical talking cat who sought them out in order to stop an evil coven of witches from destroying her.

Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Janet Waldo, Eric Taslitz, Nancy McKeon, June Foray

Votes: 129

32. Ark II (1976)
Episode: Omega (1976)

23 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

The ARK encounters a community enslaved by a sentient super-computer housed in a black monolith. Samuel succumbs to the computer's control, jeopardizing Jonah's plan to deactivate it.

Director: Hollingsworth Morse | Stars: Terry Lester, Jean Marie Hon, José Flores, Moochie

Votes: 24

33. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The War Machines: Episode 1 (1966)

TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor and Dodo return to London in the present day where the Doctor becomes concerned about WOTAN, a new super-computer installed in the Post Officer Tower.

Director: Michael Ferguson | Stars: William Hartnell, Jackie Lane, Alan Curtis, John Harvey

Votes: 635

34. Knight Rider (1982–1986)
Episode: K.I.T.T. vs. K.A.R.R. (1984)

TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

K.I.T.T.'s bad tempered prototype K.A.R.R. is found buried in the sand by mechanic John Stanton and his girlfriend Mandy. K.A.R.R. convinces Stanton to replace his damaged parts and give ... See full summary »

Director: Winrich Kolbe | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Edward Mulhare, Patricia McPherson, Jeff Osterhage

Votes: 434

35. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
Episode: Birds of a Feather (1993)

Not Rated | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Zack teaches a young child to believe in himself, while the Rangers battle the vicious Hatchasaurus and Cardiatron.

Director: Robert Hughes | Stars: Austin St. John, Thuy Trang, Walter Jones, Amy Jo Johnson

Votes: 493

36. The New Avengers (1976–1977)
Episode: Complex (1977)

48 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

The New Avengers fly to Toronto, Canada, to learn the identity of KGB assassin X-41, a.k.a. Scapina - but unfortunately all their contacts end up dead before they are able to spill the ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Gilbert | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, Joanna Lumley, Cec Linder

Votes: 77

37. Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode: The Last Son of Krypton: Part I (1996)

Unrated | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Jor-El, unable to convince the Kryptonian government of the pending destruction of the planet, plans to save his son while Brainiac makes him a fugitive.

Director: Dan Riba | Stars: Christopher McDonald, Finola Hughes, Corey Burton, Tony Jay

Votes: 759

38. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Ghost in the Machine (1993)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

On Halloween, Mulder and Scully investigate the death of a corporate executive who may have been murdered by a thinking computer.

Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Jerry Hardin, Rob LaBelle

Votes: 6,429

39. Centurions (1986)
Episode: Man or Machine: Part 2 (1986)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family

Rex and John learn how to use their weapon systems at Centurion Academy. Ace, Jake and Max supervise their progress. Dr. Terror retrieves the alien computer virus. He sends Hacker to take over Crystal and Skyvault.

Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg

Votes: 18

40. Centurions (1986)
Episode: Man or Machine: Part 3 (1986)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family

Crystal falls into the hands of Dr. Terror and Hacker when they take over Skyvault. But manages to escape. John successfully retrieves a computer disc after breaking into Centrum. After ... See full summary »

Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg

Votes: 16

41. Centurions (1986)
Episode: Man or Machine: Part 4 (1986)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family

Crystal and John manage to regain control over Skyvault's computer with the disc. But Skyvault will be blown up with the strappers launched by the alien computer. Crystal and John restore ... See full summary »

Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg

Votes: 15

42. The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode: Day of the Machines (1985)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Megatron reprograms the human built supercomputer TORQ III with his own personality and has it controlling machines of all types by using Remote Control Circuit Linker cards.

Directors: Andy Kim, Bob Kirk, Al Kouzel, Bob Matz, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Robert Shellhorn, Bob Treat, Terry Lennon | Stars: Michael Bell, Gregg Berger, Corey Burton, Christopher Collins

Votes: 128

43. The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode: Sea Change (1985)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Seaspray and Bumblebee go to save an aquatic world and its natives from Decepticon dictatorship. Seaspray falls in love with a native during the adventure.

Directors: Andy Kim, Bob Kirk, Al Kouzel, Bob Matz, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Robert Shellhorn, Bob Treat, Terry Lennon | Stars: Jack Angel, Melendy Britt, Peter Cullen, Bud Davis

Votes: 116

44. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Green Death: Episode Five (1973)

TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor manages to escape from BOSS with help from Yates and discovers Cliff has been infected by a giant maggot.

Director: Michael E. Briant | Stars: Jon Pertwee, Katy Manning, Nicholas Courtney, Jerome Willis

Votes: 556

45. CollegeHumor Originals (2006–2023)
Episode: Kinect Self-Awareness Hack (2011)

TV-MA | 3 min | Comedy

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Director: Matthew Pollock | Star: Matthew J. McCarthy