A list of science fiction films released in the 1970s.
These 235 films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres.
They have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial film industry and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics.
During the 1970s, blockbuster science fiction films, which reached a much larger audience than previously, began to make their appearance.
Two of these films, Star Wars (1977, currently known as Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) and Superman (1978), were the highest-grossing films of their respective years of release.