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Poll: Best Sci-Fi Movies Based on Book

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

All these sci-fi movies are based on books (no comics; titles descended 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 (dystopia, apocalyptic, horror) is available for additional voting.

Results of 2,013 votes:

  1. 1.

    Blade Runner (1982)

     
    Based on the novel: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968) by Philip K. Dick
  2. 2.

    Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

     
    Based on the novel: All You Need Is Kill (2004) by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
  3. 3.

    Jurassic Park (1993)

     
    Based on the novel: Jurassic Park (1990) by Michael Crichton
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