Metropolis

(1926)
Directed by: Fritz Lang

Fritz Lang's German Expressionist vision of the dystopian future is not only one of the all time great science fiction films, many historians consider it the first science fiction film ever made. While Lang's film broke ground for its remarkable special effects, set design, and previously unparalleled epic scope for a "fantasy" film, this remarkable work also introduced 1920's audiences to the genre's very first robot, the evil Maria.