Blade Runner tops sci-fi poll
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Cult hit Blade Runner has been named the greatest sci-fi film of all time by movie buffs - beating the ever-popular Star Wars.
Ridley Scott's futuristic tale, starring Harrison Ford as android hunter Rick Deckard, triumphed in a poll for Total Film magazine.
The film, which celebrates its 30th anniversary next year, initially struggled at the box office but went on to be viewed as a classic.
Star Wars finished fifth in the list, while the second film to be made in the series - The Empire Strikes Back - was the most popular in George Lucas's saga, ranked second in the poll.
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey was third, while director Scott had another entry in the top 10 with his chilling Alien placed fourth. The sequel Aliens - made by James Cameron - was seventh.
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Avatar - the most successful film of all time at the box office - missed out on the top 10, and was placed 11th.
Jamie Graham, deputy editor of Total Film, said: "Once seen and heard, so many scenes from Blade Runner burn into your brain forever. It's sci-fi at its bleakest and most brilliant."
The top 50 science fiction films are listed in the new edition of the magazine which is out tomorrow. The top 10 are as follows:
1. Blade Runner (1982)
2. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
3. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
4. Alien (1979)
5. Star Wars (1977)
6. ET: The Extra Terrestrial (1982)
7. Aliens (1986)
8. Inception (2010)
9. The Matrix (1999)
10. The Terminator (1984)
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