'Blade Runner' named greatest sci-fi film of all time

Ridley Scott’s futuristic tale, ‘Blade Runner’ has been voted as the greatest sci-fi film of all time in a new poll.

The film, starring Harrison Ford as android hunter Rick Deckard, triumphed after beating the ever-popular Star Wars in the poll for Total Film magazine.

The film, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year, had struggled initially at the box office but went on to be viewed as a classic.

“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 Sydney Morning Herald quoted Jamie Graham, deputy editor of Total Film, as saying.

The top 10 sci-fi films are:

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).