Category Archives: Sci-Fi
After Earth
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Writers: Gary Whitta, M. Night Shyamalan, Will Smith
Stars: Jaden Smith, Will Smith, Sophie Okonedo, Zoë Kravitz, Glenn Morshower
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1815862/
A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help.
The Host
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi
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Director: Andrew Niccol
Writers: Andrew Niccol, Stephenie Meyer
Stars: Rachel Roberts, Shyaam Karra, Brent Wendell Williams, Jhil McEntyre, Jalen Coleman
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517260/
When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by taking over their bodies and erasing their memories, Melanie will risk everything to protect the people she cares most about, proving that love can conquer all in a dangerous new world.
John Carter
Release 2012
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Director: Andrew Stanton
Writers: Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews, Michael Chabon, Edgar Rice Burroughs
Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton, Willem Dafoe, Thomas Haden Church
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401729/
Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate need of a savior.
Dark Skies
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Scott Stewart
Stars: Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, J.K. Simmons
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2387433/
As the Barret family's peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them.
Cloud Atlas
Release 2012
Genre Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
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Director: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Writers: David Mitchell, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski
Stars: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371111/
An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island
Release 2012
Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Director: Brad Peyton
Writers: Brian Gunn, Mark Gunn, Richard Outten, Jules Verne
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Luis Guzmán, Vanessa Hudgens
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1397514/
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's husband on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island.
Lockout
Release 2012
Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: James Mather, Stephen St. Leger
Writers: Stephen St. Leger, James Mather, Luc Besson
Stars: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, Joseph Gilgun, Lennie James
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1592525/
A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president's daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates.
Iron Sky
Release 2012
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Director: Timo Vuorensola
Writers: Johanna Sinisalo, Jarmo Puskala, Michael Kalesniko, Timo Vuorensola
Stars: Julia Dietze, Christopher Kirby, Götz Otto, Udo Kier, Peta Sergeant
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034314/
The Nazis set up a secret base on the dark side of the moon in 1945 where they hide out and plan to return to power in 2018.
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Release 2009
Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Romance, Sci-Fi
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Director: Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier
Writers: Peter Ackerman, Michael Berg, Yoni Brenner, Jason Carter Eaton, Mike Reiss
Stars: Eunice Cho, Karen Disher, Harrison Fahn, Maile Flanagan, Jason Fricchione
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1080016/
When Sid's attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him.
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Release 2006
Genre Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
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Director: Carlos Saldanha
Writers: Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow, Jim Hecht
Stars: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438097/
Manny, Sid, and Diego discover that the Ice Age is coming to an end, and join everybody for a journey to higher ground. On the trip, they discover that Manny, in fact, is not the last of the wooly mammoths.