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"Coolest" MoviesThese are the movies that are not only fun to watch -- usually because of great special effects, interesting plot twists, and clever concepts -- but that also have a certain "look" and feel that make them especially impressive stylistically. Because breaking creative boundaries visually and conceptually often requires filmmakers to adopt a more flexible model of reality for the suspension of disbelief, many of these movies are in the Science Fiction genre.[Contemporary] or [Classic] ? Contemporary Selections for "Coolest Movie" 

1975	Three Days of the Condor
1976	Logan's Run
1977	Star Wars
1978	Superman
1979	First Choice: Alien   Second Choice: Apocalypse Now  Also Worth Watching: Moonraker
1980	First Choice: Superman 2  Second Choice: The Empire Strikes Back
1981	First Choice: Raiders of the Lost Ark  Second Choice: Escape from New York  Also Worth Watching: Excalibur
1982	First Choice: Blade Runner  Second Choice: An American Werewolf in London
1983	First Choice: Return of the Jedi  Second Choice: Wargames  Also Worth Watching: The Keep
1984	First Choice: The Terminator  Second Choice: A Nightmare on Elm Street  Also worth watching: Dune, The Last Starfighter, The Neverending Story, Ghostbusters
1985	Back to the Future
1986	First Choice: Highlander  Second Choice: Aliens  Also Worth Watching: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home,   Top Gun
1987	First Choice: Robocop  Second Choice: Hellraiser  Also Worth Watching: The Princess Bride
1988	Die Hard
1989	First Choice: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade  Second Choice: Back to the Future II  Also worth watching: Batman, The Abyss
1990	First Choice: Total Recall  Second Choice: The Hunt for Red October  Also Worth Watching: Back to the Future III, Flatliners
1991	First Choice: Terminator 2: Judgment Day  Second Choice: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country   Also Worth Watching: Hook
1992	First Choice: The Lawnmower Man  Second Choice: Sneakers  Also Worth Watching: Bram Stoker's Dracula, Patriot Games
1993	First Choice: Jurassic Park  Second Choice: The Fugitive  Also Worth Watching: Much Ado About Nothing
1994	First Choice: The Crow  Second Choice: True Lies  Also Worth Watching: Speed, Drop Zone
1995	First Choice: Twelve Monkeys
	Second Choice: Virtuosity  Also Worth Watching: The Prophecy, Highlander III, Batman Forever, Se7en
1996	First Choice: Twister  Second Choice: The Arrival  Also Worth Watching: Eraser, The Rock, Star Trek: Frist Contact, Ghost in the Shell
1997	First Choice: Contact  Second Choice: Face/Off  Also Worth Watching: Men in Black, Airforce One, The Devil's Advocate, The Game, The Saint
1998	First Choice: Dark City  Second Choice: What Dreams May Come  Also Worth Watching: Deep Impact, Meet Joe Black, The Truman Show, The Negotiator

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