Category Archives: Sci-Fi
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Jon M. Chu
Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Jonathan Pryce, Byung-hun Lee, Elodie Yung, Ray Stevenson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1583421/
The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.
RoboCop
Release 2014
Genre Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: José Padilha
Writers: Joshua Zetumer, Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner
Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234721/
In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy - a loving husband, father and good cop - is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.
Elysium
Release 2013
Genre Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Neill Blomkamp
Stars: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535108/
In the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.
The Wolverine
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Director: James Mangold
Writers: Mark Bomback, Scott Frank
Stars: Hugh Jackman, Tao Okamoto, Rila Fukushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, Svetlana Khodchenkova
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1430132/
When Wolverine is summoned to Japan by an old acquaintance, he is embroiled in a conflict that forces him to confront his own demons.
Her
Release 2013
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Director: Spike Jonze
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Lynn Adrianna, Lisa Renee Pitts, Gabe Gomez, Chris Pratt
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1798709/
A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that's designed to meet his every need.
Snowpiercer
Release 2013
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Director: Joon-ho Bong
Writers: Joon-ho Bong, Kelly Masterson, Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, Jean-Marc Rochette
Stars: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, John Hurt
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706620/
In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off all life on the planet except for a lucky few that boarded the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe, where a class system evolves.
Iron Man 3
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Director: Shane Black
Writers: Drew Pearce, Shane Black, Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, Warren Ellis, Adi Granov
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1300854/
When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Iron Man 2
Release 2010
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Director: Jon Favreau, Kenneth Branagh
Writers: Justin Theroux, Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1228705/
With the world now aware of his identity as Iron Man, Tony Stark must contend with both his declining health and a vengeful mad man with ties to his father's legacy.
Iron Man
Release 2008
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Director: Jon Favreau
Writers: Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, Stan Lee, Don Heck, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/
When wealthy industrialist Tony Stark is forced to build an armored suit after a life-threatening incident, he ultimately decides to use its technology to fight against evil.
Pacific Rim
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writers: Travis Beacham, Guillermo del Toro
Stars: Charlie Hunnam, Diego Klattenhoff, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1663662/
As a war between humankind and monstrous sea creatures wages on, a former pilot and a trainee are paired up to drive a seemingly obsolete special weapon in a desperate effort to save the world from the apocalypse.