Category Archives: Sci-Fi
Dude, Where's My Car?
Release 2000
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Director: Danny Leiner
Writers: Philip Stark
Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Seann William Scott, Jennifer Garner, Marla Sokoloff, Kristy Swanson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242423/
Two potheads wake up from a night of partying and can't remember where they parked their car.
The Signal
Release 2014
Genre Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: William Eubank
Writers: Carlyle Eubank, William Eubank, David Frigerio
Stars: Patrick Davidson, Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke, Beau Knapp, Jeffrey Grover
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2910814/
On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness - only to find himself in a waking nightmare.
Divergent
Release 2014
Genre Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi
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Director: Neil Burger
Writers: Evan Daugherty, Vanessa Taylor, Veronica Roth
Stars: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Ashley Judd, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1840309/
In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
Chrysalis
Release 2014
Genre Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: John Klein
Writers: Ben Kurstin
Stars: Sara Gorsky, Cole Simon, Tanya Thai McBride, Clayton Stamper, Kate Black-Spence
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2836260/
Joshua and Penelope are survivors of a deadly infection that laid waste to humanity 25 years ago. When they encounter fellow survivor Abira, their lives are forever changed as they fight off the remnants of the infected.
Transcendence
Release 2014
Genre Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Wally Pfister
Writers: Jack Paglen
Stars: Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Cillian Murphy, Kate Mara
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2209764/
A scientist's drive for artificial intelligence, takes on dangerous implications when his consciousness is uploaded into one such program.
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Release 2012
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
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Director: Lorene Scafaria
Stars: Brad Morris, Steve Carell, Nancy Carell, Mark Moses, Roger Aaron Brown
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1307068/
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Release 2007
Genre Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Tim Story
Writers: Don Payne, Mark Frost, John Turman, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0486576/
The Fantastic Four learn that they aren't the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus.
V for Vendetta
Release 2005
Genre Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: James McTeigue
Writers: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, David Lloyd
Stars: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434409/
In a future British tyranny, a shadowy freedom fighter plots to overthrow it with the help of a young woman.
Planet of the Apes
Release 2001
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Tim Burton
Writers: Pierre Boulle, William Broyles Jr., Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133152/
An Air Force astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans.
Appleseed Alpha
Release 2014
Genre Action, Animation, Sci-Fi
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Director: Shinji Aramaki
Writers: Marianne Krawczyk, Masamune Shirow
Stars: Luci Christian, David Matranga, Brina Palencia, Wendel Calvert, Elizabeth Bunch
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3638012/
Based on the comic book by the creator of Ghost in the Shell, a young female soldier Deunan and her...