Top Sci-Fi and Fantasy Films

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - George Miller Cover Art

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.

© 2024 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved.

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - Wes Ball Cover Art

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Director Wes Ball breathes new life into the global, epic franchise with this action-adventure spectacle from 20th Century Studios. Set several generations in the future following Caesar’s reign, apes are living harmoniously as the dominant species — and humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

© 2024 20th Century Studios and TSG Entertainment Finance LLC

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Blade Runner 2049 - Denis Villeneuve Cover Art

Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

© 2017 Alcon Entertainment, LLC., Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., and Columbia Pictures, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Real Steel - Shawn Levy Cover Art

Real Steel

Real Steel

Enter the not-so-distant future where boxing has gone high-tech - 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots have taken over the ring. Starring Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter turned small-time promoter, Real Steel is a riveting, white-knuckle action ride that will leave you cheering. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the thrill-packed arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback. Real Steel is a pulse-pounding, inspirational adventure filled with heart and soul.

© 2011 DREAMWORKS II DISTRIBUTION CO., LLC

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Nope - Jordan Peele Cover Art

Nope

Nope

Oscar®-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele reimagines the summer movie with Nope, an expansive pop epic of uncanny science fiction. Following their father's shocking death, Hollywood animal wrangler OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) and his sister Emerald (Keke Palmer) begin observing unexplained phenomena on their vast Southern California ranch that leads them down an obsessive rabbit hole as they plot attempts to capture the mystery on camera. Along with a former child star turned family theme park ringmaster (Steven Yeun) who neighbors the siblings, the pair's efforts to chase the spectacle soon bring terrifying consequences and unimaginable horror. The result is a complex social thriller that unpacks the seeds of violence, risk and opportunism that are inseparable from the romanticized history of the American West and from show business itself.

© 2022 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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Inception - Christopher Nolan Cover Art

Inception

Inception

Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled thief, the best in the dangerous art of extraction: stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible--inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse; their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming.

© 2010 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Legendary Pictures. All rights reserved.

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire - Gil Kenan Cover Art

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who've developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.

© 2024 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. and TSG Entertainment II LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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The Boy and the Heron - Hayao Miyazaki Cover Art

The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron

In this Academy Award-winning film from Studio Ghibli and legendary director Hayao Miyazaki, young Mahito accompanies a mysterious heron into a fantastical world shared by the living and the dead to search for his missing stepmother.

© 2023 Studio Ghibli

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Dune - Denis Villeneuve Cover Art

Dune

Dune

A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

© 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Legendary.

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Deadpool - Tim Miller Cover Art

Deadpool

Deadpool

Hold onto your chimichangas, folks. From the studio that brought you all 3 Taken films comes the block-busting, fourth-wall-breaking masterpiece about Marvel Comics’ sexiest anti-hero! Starring God’s perfect idiot Ryan Reynolds and a bunch of other "actors," DEADPOOL is a giddy slice of awesomeness packed with more twists than Deadpool’s enemies’ intestines and more action than prom night. Amazeballs!

© 2016 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. MARVEL 2016 MARVEL

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Serenity - Unknown Cover Art

Serenity

Serenity

A passenger with a deadly secret. Six rebels on the run. An assassin in pursuit. When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything - or anyone - to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But, the greatest danger of all may be on their ship. From the mind of Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) comes a new edge-of-your-seat adventure loaded with explosive battles, gripping special effects and fantastic new worlds!

© 2005 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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Mad Max: Fury Road - George Miller Cover Art

Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road

From director George Miller, originator of the post-apocalyptic genre and mastermind behind the legendary "Mad Max" franchise, comes "Mad Max: Fury Road," a return to the world of the Road Warrior, Max Rockatansky. Haunted by his turbulent past, Mad Max (Tom Hardy) believes the best way to survive is to wander alone. Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa (Charlize Theron). They are escaping a Citadel tyrannized by the Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne), from whom something irreplaceable has been taken. Enraged, the Warlord marshals all his gangs and pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the high-octane Road War that follows.

© 2015 Warner Bros. Feature Productions Pty Limited. All rights reserved.

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The Matrix Resurrections - Lana Wachowski Cover Art

The Matrix Resurrections

The Matrix Resurrections

From visionary filmmaker Lana Wachowski comes “The Matrix Resurrections,” the long-awaited fourth film in the groundbreaking franchise that redefined a genre. The new film reunites original stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss in the iconic roles they made famous, Neo and Trinity.

© 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Village Roadshow Films North America Inc.

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Dune: Part Two - Denis Villeneuve Cover Art

Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two explores the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

© 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Legendary.

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I.S.S. - Gabriela Cowperthwaite Cover Art

I.S.S.

I.S.S.

Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a worldwide conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling, the US and Russian astronauts aboard each receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary. Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite brings together a stellar cast including Academy Award®-winner Ariana DeBose in this high-stakes space thriller.

© Sky Base LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - Adam Wingard Cover Art

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

The epic battle continues! The cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of “Godzilla vs. Kong” with an all‐new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.

"2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Legendary. GODZILLA and MOTHRA TM & © Toho Co., Ltd."

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The Faculty - Robert Rodriguez Cover Art

The Faculty

The Faculty

Students suspect that their teachers are aliens after bizarre occurrences.

© 2011 Miramax

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The Terminator - James Cameron Cover Art

The Terminator

The Terminator

A cyborg (part man, part machine) is sent from the 21st century to present-day Los Angeles to assassinate a seemingly innocent women whose child will play an important part in the world from which the killer came.

© 1984 Cinema '84, A Greenberg Brothers Partnership. All Rights Reserved.

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The Thing - John Carpenter Cover Art

The Thing

The Thing

Horror-meister John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York) teams Kurt Russell's outstanding performance with incredible visuals to build this chilling version of the classic The Thing. In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Once unfrozen, the form-changing alien wreaks havoc, creates terror and becomes one of them.

© 1982 Universal City Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Lake Placid - Steve Miner Cover Art

Lake Placid

Lake Placid

A female paleontologist from New York City heads to Maine, where local fish and game officials have apparently discovered a gigantic and deadly 30-foot crocodile that appears to be living in one of the local lakes.

© 1999 Phoenix Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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The Matrix - Lilly Wachowski & Lana Wachowski Cover Art

The Matrix

The Matrix

Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure was real? What if you couldn't awaken? How would you know the difference between dream and reality? When a beautiful stranger (Carrie Ann Moss) leads computer hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence. Neo joins legendary and dangerous rebel warrior Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne) in the battle to destroy the illusion enslaving humanity. Now, every move, every second, every thought becomes a fight to stay alive--to escape The Matrix.

© 1999 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Enemy Mine - Wolfgang Petersen Cover Art

Enemy Mine

Enemy Mine

It is the far future, and humans and Dracs are mortal enemies, locked in a terrible war. In the middle of a battle, a soldier from Earth, Willis Davidge (Dennis Quaid), crash-lands on a barren world. His search for survivors only turns up one other stranded pilot - a Drac (Louis Gossett Jr.). The two are hostile at first, but quickly realize that on this savage world, they have no choice but to band together in order to survive. In the process, they learn about each other's cultures, and a grudging respect eventually develops into full-fledged friendship.

© 1985 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

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Blade Runner - Ridley Scott Cover Art

Blade Runner

Blade Runner

Harrison Ford stars in this fascinating, dark vision of the near future as a policeman who tracks engineered humans--a Blade Runner. In the year 2019, the police department forces Rick Deckard (Ford) out of retirement to hunt four genetically engineered humans who have come to earth. Designed to do difficult, hazardous work, the manufactured humans are stronger, faster and smarter than nonengineered humans. They feel no pain or remorse; they are almost indistinguishable from other humans ... and they are killing people. Now Deckard must stop them before they kill again.

© 1982 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.Все права защищены.

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Children of Men - Unknown Cover Art

Children of Men

Children of Men

No children. No future. No hope. In the year 2027, eighteen years since the last baby was born, disillusioned Theo (Clive Owen) becomes an unlikely champion of the human race when he is asked by his former lover (Julianne Moore) to escort a young pregnant woman out of the country as quickly as possible. In a thrilling race against time, Theo will risk everything to deliver the miracle the whole world has been waiting for. Co-starring Michael Caine, filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men "Lifts you to the rafters, transporting you with the greatness of its filmmaking. The action is swift, ferocious and spectacularly choreographed." (The New York Times)

© 2006 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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Pi - Darren Aronofsky Cover Art

Pi

Pi

The propulsive, groundbreaking debut from visionary filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream). Pulsing through New York City, a paranoid mathematician searches for a key number that will unlock the universal patterns found in nature. Pushed to his limits, he spirals between brilliance and obsession in his frenzied search for meaning.

© 1998 Protozoa Pictures, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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12 Monkeys - Terry Gilliam Cover Art

12 Monkeys

12 Monkeys

Cole (Bruce Willis) is sent back in time to save the human race from a deadly virus that has forced mankind into dank underground communities in the future. Along his travels, he encounters a psychiatrist (Madeleine Stowe) and a mental patient, brilliantly portrayed by Brad Pitt, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease. Believing he can obtain a pure virus sample in order to find a cure in the future, he is met with one riddle after another that puts him in a race with time. This sci-fi masterpiece from the genius mind of Terry Gilliam is a modern-day classic.

© 2008 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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Mad Max: The Road Warrior - George Miller Cover Art

Mad Max: The Road Warrior

Mad Max: The Road Warrior

Screen idol and Academy Award-winning superstar Mel Gibson ("Maverick," "Lethal Weapon" series) stars in this mythical futuristic tale from writer-director George Miller ("The Witches of Eastwick"). In this boxoffice winner and critical phenomenon, Mad Max joins forces with nuclear holocaust survivors to defend an oil refinery under siege from a ferocious, marauding horde that plunders the land for gasoline. The winner of five Australian Film Institute Awards, Newsweek calls this a "sensational slam-bang end-of-the-world picture." The New York Times says it's "an extravagant film fantasy...action packed...[and] extremely witty." "One of the year's 10 best," raves Time Magazine. Followed by "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" in this enormously successful film series.

© 1981 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Short Circuit - John Badham Cover Art

Short Circuit

Short Circuit

An experimental military robot escapes after being struck by lightning and given human intelligence. He finds a home with madcap Stephanie Speck who believes he's an alien. Hot on their trail are scientists Newton Crosby and his assistant who must get to their creation before the army does, since its plan is to put Number 5 out of service permanently.

© 1985 TriStar Pictures, PSO

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Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Guillermo del Toro Cover Art

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

The fate of mankind hangs in the balance when a ruthless prince awakens an unstoppable army of creatures and wages war with the human world. It’s up to Hellboy and his team of paranormal outcasts to face off with the forces of darkness in the ultimate battle of good versus evil! From the visionary director of Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy II: The Golden Army takes you into fantastical worlds with imaginative creatures and thrilling fight sequences unlike anything you’ve ever seen before!

© 2008 Universal Studios and Internationale Filmproduktion Eagle FilmProduktionsgesellschaft MBH & CO. KG. All Rights Reserved.

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Highlander - Russell Mulcahy Cover Art

Highlander

Highlander

Christopher Lambert and Sean Connery star in the epic tale of immortality that launched one of the most beloved action-adventure series in film and TV history. After Scottish clansman Connor MacLeod (Lambert) discovers his true identity as a member of a legion of immortals, he embarks on a legendary journey spanning continents and centuries, eventually landing in modern-day New York City. Connor faces his ultimate test when other immortals begin to appear in the city for the mythical Gathering to claim the Prize, leading to a titanic showdown with the frightening and deadly Kurgan (Clancy Brown). In the end, there can be only one!

© 1986 Highlander Productions Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home - Jon Watts Cover Art

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home

For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero's identity is revealed, bringing his Super Hero responsibilities into conflict with his normal life and putting those he cares about most at risk. When he enlists Doctor Strange’s help to restore his secret, the spell tears a hole in their world, releasing the most powerful villains who’ve ever fought a Spider-Man in any universe. Now, Peter will have to overcome his greatest challenge yet, which will not only forever alter his own future but the future of the Multiverse.

© 2021 Columbia Pictures Industries , Inc. and Marvel Characters , Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Ladyhawke - Richard Donner Cover Art

Ladyhawke

Ladyhawke

In medieval times, a youthful pickpocket befriends a strange knight who is on a mysterious quest. This unlikely duo, accompanied by a watchful hawk, are enveloped in a magical adventure. Matthew Broderick ("The Freshman," "Glory"), Academy Award-nominee Michelle Pfeiffer ("Batman Returns," "Dangerous Minds") and Rutger Hauer ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Blade Runner") star in this medieval romantic adventure, nominated for two Academy Awards. Co-starring John Wood ("Sabrina"). Produced and directed by Richard Donner ("Maverick," "Superman"), Siskel & Ebert call this "fabulous... a magically wonderful movie... a real classic!" The Los Angeles Times says it "soars... it's enchanted, enthralling, marvelous; a bold, beautiful vision" and Gene Shalit calls it "amazing... a double popcorn picture that casts a spell, which is why 'Ladyhawke' spells pleasure."

© 1985 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Michael Bay Cover Art

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

The battle for Earth continues in this action-packed blockbuster from director Michael Bay and executive producer Steven Spielberg. When college-bound Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) learns the truth about the ancient origins of the Transformers, he must accept his destiny and join Optimus Prime and Bumblebee in their epic battle against the Decepticons, who have returned stronger than ever with a plan to destroy our world.

© 2009 Copyright 2009 DW STUDIOS L.L.C. and PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION. All Rights Reserved.

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Hook - Steven Spielberg Cover Art

Hook

Hook

A high-flying adventure from the magic of Steven Spielberg, HOOK stars Robin Williams as a grown-up Peter Pan and Dustin Hoffman as the infamous Captain Hook. Joining the fun is Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell, Bob Hoskins as the pirate Smee, and Maggie Smith as Granny Wendy Darling, who must convince the middle-aged lawyer, Peter Banning, that he was once the legendary Peter Pan. And so the adventure begins anew, with Peter off to Neverland to save his two children from Captain Hook. Along the way, he rediscovers the power of imagination, of friendship, and of magic. A classic tale updated for children of all ages, HOOK was nominated for five 1991 Academy Awards(r) including best visual effects.

© 1991 TriStar Pictures, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Flash Gordon (1980) - Mike Hodges Cover Art

Flash Gordon (1980)

Flash Gordon (1980)

Prepare to save the universe with the King of the Impossible! Alex Raymond's famous comic strip blasts to life in the timeless sci-fi cult adventure Flash Gordon! When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, New York Jets quarterback Flash Gordon unwittingly finds himself heading for the planet Mongo, where—with assistance from beautiful Dale Arden—he'll take on Ming the Merciless and rescue humankind.

© 1980 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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Signs - M. Night Shyamalan Cover Art

Signs

Signs

From writer/director M. Night Shyamalan, comes the story of the Hess family in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who wake up one morning to find a 500-foot crop circle in their backyard. Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) and his family are told extraterrestrials are responsible for the sign in their field. They watch, with growing dread, the news of crop circles being found all over the world. SIGNS is the emotional story of one family on one farm as they encounter the terrifying last moments of life as the world is being invaded.

© 2002 Touchstone Pictures

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Equilibrium - Kurt Wimmer Cover Art

Equilibrium

Equilibrium

Delivering awesome high-tech action in the power-packed style of The Matrix and Minority Report, Equilibrium stars Christian Bale (The Fighter) and Taye Diggs (TV's Private Practice) in a thrilling look at a future where the only crime is being human. In an attempt to end wars and maintain peace, mankind has outlawed the things that trigger emotion-literature, music and art. To uphold the law, a special breed of police is assigned to eliminate all transgressors. But when the top enforcer (Bale) misses a dose of an emotional-blocking drug, he begins to realize that things are not as they seem. Also starring Sean Bean (National Treasure) and Emily Watson (Red Dragon).

© 2002 Miramax

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Frequency - Gregory Hoblit Cover Art

Frequency

Frequency

What if you had the chance to travel back in time and change just one event in your life? What would it be? For John Sullivan (Jim Caviezel--The Passion of the Christ), there is no question. He would undo the events of October 12, 1969, when the out-of-control Bruxton fire took the life of his father, Frank (Dennis Quaid--Far From Heaven), a heroic firefighter. Ever since he was a kid, John has dreamed of being able to stop the tragedy of that fateful day, which set into motion the anger and loneliness that have haunted his adult life as a cop in the 1990s. Now John may get exactly what he wished for--and much more than he bargained for--when John saves his father but causes another tragedy that father and son must race against time to undo.

© 2000 New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Jules - Marc Turtletaub & Monica Moore-Suriyage Cover Art

Jules

Jules

Milton’s quiet life of routine is upended when a UFO crashes in his backyard. He develops a friendship with the extra-terrestrial it carries, but complications arise when two neighbors discover the alien, “Jules,” and the government quickly closes in. "Jules" is a funny, wildly imaginative ride following three neighbors who find meaning and connection late in life, thanks to this unlikely stranger.

© 2022 Apple Slice Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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Starman - John Carpenter Cover Art

Starman

Starman

Director John Carpenter presents a romantic science fiction odyssey starring Jeff Bridges as an innocent alien from a distant planet who learns what it means to be a man in love. When his spacecraft is shot down over Wisconsin, Starman (Bridges) arrives at the remote cabin of a distraught young widow, Jenny Hayden (Karen Allen), and clones the form of her dead husband. The alien convinces Jenny to drive him to Arizona, explaining that if he isn't picked up by his mothership in three days, he'll die. Hot on their trail are government agents, intent on capturing the alien, dead or alive. En route, Starman demonstrates the power of universal love, while Jenny rediscovers her human feelings for passion.

© 1984 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Minority Report - Steven Spielberg Cover Art

Minority Report

Minority Report

Based on a short story by the late Philip K. Dick, this science fiction-thriller reflects the writer's familiar preoccupation with themes of concealed identity and mind control. Tom Cruise stars as John Anderton, a Washington, D.C. detective in the year 2054. Anderton works for "Precrime," a special unit of the police department that arrests murderers before they have committed the actual crime. Precrime bases its work on the visions of three psychics or "precogs" whose prophecies of future events are never in error. When Anderton discovers that he has been identified as the future killer of a man he's never met, he is forced to become a fugitive from his own colleagues as he tries to uncover the mystery of the victim-to-be's identity. When he kidnaps Agatha (Samantha Morton), one of the precogs, he begins to formulate a theory about a possible frame-up from within his own department. Directed by Steven Spielberg, who hired a team of futurists to devise the film's numerous technologically advanced gadgets, Minority Report co-stars Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow, and Neal McDonough.

© 2002 DreamWorks LLC and Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

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Jumper - Doug Liman Cover Art

Jumper

Jumper

A genetic anomaly allows David Rice (Hayden Christensen) to teleport himself anywhere. He discovers this gift has existed for centuries and finds himself in a war that has been raging for thousands of years between Jumpers and those who have sworn to kill them.

© 2008 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

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Mad Max - George Miller Cover Art

Mad Max

Mad Max

Set in the not too distant future, the highways of Australia are ruled by violent gangs who have turned the roads into a battleground and mercilessly terrorize the innocent. Mel Gibson stars as Max Rockatansky, a policeman who is forced to take the law into his own hands when the gang targets him for the death of their former leader.

© 1980 Crossroads International Finance Company, N.V. All Rights Reserved.

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The Thing (2011) - Matthijs van Heijningen Cover Art

The Thing (2011)

The Thing (2011)

It’s not human. Yet. From the producers of Dawn of the Dead comes the chilling prelude to John Carpenter’s cult classic film. When paleontologist Kate Lloyd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.

© 2011 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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The Hunger Games - Gary Ross Cover Art

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

Based on the best-selling books by Suzanne Collins, THE HUNGER GAMES is the first film in the franchise. Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Sixteen year old Katniss Everdeen volunteers in her younger sister’s place and must rely upon her sharp instincts when she’s pitted against highly trained Tributes who have prepared their entire lives. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

© 2011 Lions Gate Films Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Special Edition) - James Cameron Cover Art

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Special Edition)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Special Edition)

Arnold Schwarzenegger reprises his career-changing role as the Terminator in James Cameron's explosive sci-fi hit that was selected as one of AFI's Top Ten Sci-Fi films of all time. In this thrilling sequel, the Terminator is sent back in time to protect John Connor, a boy destined to lead the future freedom fighters. Teaming with Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), they must find a way to stop the ultimate enemy.

© 1991 StudioCanal S.A. All Rights Reserved.

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Hulk - Unknown Cover Art

Hulk

Hulk

The larger-than-life Marvel Superhero, 'The Hulk' explodes onto the big screen! After a freak lab accident unleashes a genetically enhanced, impossibly strong creature, a terrified world must marshal its forces to stop a being with abilities beyond imagination.

© 2003 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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2001: A Space Odyssey - Stanley Kubrick Cover Art

2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey

A pair of astronauts heads to Jupiter to investigate a radio signal sent from a mysterious monolith on the moon, but their tranquil trip is endangered when their on-board computer begins acting oddly. The simple plot of director Stanley Kubrick's inspired space adventure (co-scripted with noted science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke) belies the profound philosophical implications of this classic film, which inspires viewers to ask questions about the nature of advanced civilizations . . . and of human consciousness. Nearly half a century after its release, the film's groundbreaking special effects are still breathtaking, and its ending still mind-bending.

© 1968 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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Lucy - Luc Besson Cover Art

Lucy

Lucy

From the visionary director of La Femme Nikita and The Professional and starring Scarlett Johansson and Academy Award® winner Morgan Freeman comes an action-thriller about a woman accidentally caught in a dark deal who turns the tables on her captors. Altered by a dangerous new drug allowing her to use 100% of her brain capacity, Lucy transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

© 2014 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.

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Reign of Fire - Rob Bowman Cover Art

Reign of Fire

Reign of Fire

Matthew McConaughey (U-571) and Christian Bale (Batman Begins) star in an explosive action-packed adventure with bone-charring special effects that will have you glued to your seat! When workers in a London tunneling project awaken an unearthly fire-breathing beast from centuries of slumber, all hell breaks loose. Twelve-year-old Quinn (Bale) sees his mother, one of the workers, die trying to escape this new terror. Twenty years later as a "fire chief" he tries to keep a group of refugees alive with fierce dragons dominating the air, burning the land and feeding on the ash. Unexpectedly, Van Zan (McConaughey), a hotshot American militia leader, shows up with a ragtag group of slayers on a perilous crusade to hunt down and destroy the beasts. Tempers flare when there is a struggle for leadership -- until both men realize only one species is getting out of this alive.

© 2002 B&B Company. All Rights Reserved.