Open the pod bay doors, HAL… Because this is IGN’s number one sci-fi film ever. 2001 was always going to be more than just another picture about spaceships and computers and aliens.

But 2001: A Space Odyssey more than lives up to the hype even decades later. director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke crafted an unforgettable sci-fi epic that is told more through ...

A Space Odyssey is considered a seminal sci-fi classic, inspiring generations of filmmakers, including Christopher Nolan.