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The Great Sci-Fi Debate: What Makes a Film Science Fiction?

X-Ray Vision

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Society & Culture, Tv & Film

4.51.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Jason and Rosie convene the X-Ray Vision producers to a conclave to once and for all define the boundaries of the genre called science fiction. Joelle let's loose the incendiary opinion that the Star Wars franchise is in fact not a part of the genre. Abu tries to introduce Snow Piercer, Rosie is aghast when the entire table turns against the anime classic Akira, and Jason argues against Everything Everywhere All At Once. From there, the table erupts into chaos. What is the Jurassic Park Contingency? How will the Iron Giant Correlate impact a fan favorite? And, how does Carmen remain the queen of movies?! 


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Are these movies science fiction films, or would you categorize them in another genre? 

Jason’s films

Edge of Tomorrow 

The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Strange Days 

Aniara 

They Live 

Enemy Mine 

Rosie’s films

Akira 

Starship Troopers 

Robocop

Jurassic Park

High Life

Innerspace

 

Joelle’s films

The Day the Earth Stood Still 

The Fly 

Everything Everywhere All At Once 

The Matrix 

The Iron Giant

Alien

 

Abu’s films

Children of Men

Blade Runner 2049

Her

District 9

Arrival

Pacific Rim

 

Carmen’s films

The Fifth Element 

Ghost in the Shell 

Gattaca

Companion

Blade Runner 

 

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