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Contact
Contact
Internet Movie Database: 7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 68%
Metacritic: 62/100
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Runtime: 150 min
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 14 wins & 32 nominations total
Writer: James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg, Carl Sagan
Actors: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt
Language: English, Spanish, German, Russian
Country: United States
“Contact” is a science fiction film about a scientist who discovers an alien signal from outer space and becomes involved in a global effort to make contact with extraterrestrial intelligence. As she navigates the challenges of skepticism and religious controversy, she must also confront her own personal beliefs and confront the unknown.
Event Horizon
Event Horizon
Internet Movie Database: 6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 34%
Metacritic: 35/100
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Runtime: 96 min
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
Writer: Philip Eisner
Actors: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan
Language: English, Latin
Country: United Kingdom, United States, Canada
“Event Horizon” is a sci-fi horror film about a rescue crew that investigates a spaceship that disappeared years ago while testing an experimental gravity drive, only to discover the terrifying truth of what happened to the crew and the dark forces that await them.
The Abyss
The Abyss
Internet Movie Database: 7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 89%
Metacritic: 62/100
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Runtime: 140 min
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 9 wins & 16 nominations total
Writer: James Cameron
Actors: Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn
Language: English
Country: United States
“The Abyss is a science fiction film about a team of underwater oil drillers who encounter a mysterious and powerful alien species deep in the ocean. As they investigate, they must confront their own fears and work together to prevent a global catastrophe.”
Interstellar
Interstellar
Internet Movie Database: 8.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 73%
Metacritic: 74/100
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Runtime: 169 min
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 44 wins & 148 nominations total
Writer: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain
Language: English
Country: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Interstellar is a science fiction film that follows a group of astronauts who travel through a wormhole in search of a new habitable planet to save humanity from a dying Earth. As they navigate through space and time, they encounter various challenges and explore the mysteries of the universe.
Solaris
Solaris
Internet Movie Database: 8.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 93%
Metacritic: 93/100
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Runtime: 167 min
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations
Writer: Stanislaw Lem, Fridrikh Gorenshteyn, Andrei Tarkovsky
Actors: Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet
Language: Russian, German
Country: Soviet Union
The Solaris movie is about a psychologist who travels to a space station orbiting a mysterious planet called Solaris, where the planet’s consciousness begins to manifest the memories and desires of the crew, leading to a psychological and existential exploration of love, grief, and human nature.
Inception
Inception
Internet Movie Database: 8.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 87%
Metacritic: 74/100
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Runtime: 148 min
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Awards: Won 4 Oscars. 159 wins & 220 nominations total
Writer: Christopher Nolan
Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page
Language: English, Japanese, French
Country: United States, United Kingdom
“Inception is a science fiction thriller that follows a skilled thief who enters people’s dreams to steal information. However, he is tasked with planting an idea in someone’s mind, leading to a complex and dangerous journey through multiple layers of dreams.”
The Matrix
The Matrix
Internet Movie Database: 8.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
Metacritic: 73/100
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Runtime: 136 min
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Awards: Won 4 Oscars. 42 wins & 52 nominations total
Writer: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss
Language: English
Country: United States, Australia
“The Matrix” is a science fiction film set in a dystopian future, where humanity is unknowingly trapped in a simulated reality created by intelligent machines. The story follows a group of rebels who fight against the machines to free humanity and awaken them to the truth.
Prometheus
Prometheus
Internet Movie Database: 7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 73%
Metacritic: 64/100
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Runtime: 124 min
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 46 nominations total
Writer: Jon Spaihts, Damon Lindelof, Dan O'Bannon
Actors: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender
Language: English, Gaelic
Country: United Kingdom, United States
Prometheus is a science fiction film that follows a team of explorers who discover a clue to the origins of humanity, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. As they uncover the truth, they must fight to save the future of mankind.
Moon
Moon
Internet Movie Database: 7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
Metacritic: 67/100
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Runtime: 97 min
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Award28 wins & 37 nominations total
Writer: Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker
Actors: Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott
Language: English, Spanish
Country: United Kingdom, United States
The movie “Moon” is about a man named Sam Bell who works alone on a lunar base and begins to question his reality when he discovers a shocking truth about his existence.
2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
Internet Movie Database: 8.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Metacritic: 84/100
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Runtime: 149 min
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 18 wins & 14 nominations total
Writer: Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke
Actors: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
Language: English, Russian, French
Country: United Kingdom, United States
“2001: A Space Odyssey” is a science fiction film that follows a mysterious monolith’s influence on human evolution, as it explores themes of technology, artificial intelligence, and the search for extraterrestrial life. The movie takes viewers on a visually stunning journey through time and space, culminating in a mind-bending exploration of human consciousness and the mysteries of the universe.
The Martian
The Martian
Internet Movie Database: 8.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
Metacritic: 80/100
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Runtime: 144 min
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Awards: Nominated for 7 Oscars. 40 wins & 199 nominations total
Writer: Drew Goddard, Andy Weir
Actors: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig
Language: English, Mandarin
Country: United States, United Kingdom, Hungary, Jordan
“The Martian” is a science fiction film about an astronaut who is left stranded on Mars and must use his ingenuity to survive and find a way back to Earth. It showcases his resourcefulness, problem-solving skills, and determination to overcome the challenges of living on a hostile planet.
Gravity
Gravity
Internet Movie Database: 7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
Metacritic: 96/100
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Runtime: 91 min
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Awards: Won 7 Oscars. 240 wins & 187 nominations total
Writer: Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón
Actors: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris
Language: English, Greenlandic
Country: United Kingdom, United States
The Gravity movie is a thrilling space survival story about two astronauts who are stranded in orbit after their shuttle is destroyed, forcing them to navigate through the vastness of space to find a way back to Earth.
Arrival
Arrival
Internet Movie Database: 7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
Metacritic: 81/100
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Runtime: 116 min
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 69 wins & 268 nominations total
Writer: Eric Heisserer, Ted Chiang
Actors: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker
Language: English, Mandarin, Russian
Country: United States, Canada
The Arrival movie is about a linguistics professor who is recruited to help communicate with extraterrestrial beings that have arrived on Earth. As she delves deeper into their language, she unravels a profound mystery that could change the course of humanity.
The Cloverfield Paradox
The Cloverfield Paradox
Internet Movie Database: 5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 22%
Metacritic: 37/100
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Runtime: 102 min
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Awards: 1 nomination
Writer: Oren Uziel, Doug Jung
Actors: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Daniel Brühl
Language: English, Mandarin, German
Country: United States
“The Cloverfield Paradox” is a science fiction horror film that follows a team of astronauts aboard a space station who accidentally unleash a dangerous alternate reality while testing a particle accelerator. As they struggle to survive, they must find a way to return to their own universe and prevent a catastrophic event on Earth.
Europa Report
Europa Report
Internet Movie Database: 6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 80%
Metacritic: 68/100
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Runtime: 90 min
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
Writer: Philip Gelatt
Actors: Sharlto Copley, Michael Nyqvist, Christian Camargo
Language: English, Russian, Chinese
Country: United States
“Europa Report” is a science fiction film that follows a crew of astronauts on a mission to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa, searching for signs of extraterrestrial life. As they face various challenges and sacrifices, the film explores the themes of exploration, human resilience, and the mysteries of the universe.
Pandorum
Pandorum
Internet Movie Database: 6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 30%
Metacritic: 28/100
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Runtime: 108 min
Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery
Awards: N/A
Writer: Travis Milloy, Christian Alvart
Actors: Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet
Language: English, Vietnamese, German
Country: Germany, United Kingdom
“Pandorum” is a sci-fi thriller set in a future where two astronauts wake up on a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, struggling to piece together their memories and unravel the dark secrets that lie within the ship as they fight for survival against mysterious creatures.
Sunshine
Sunshine
Internet Movie Database: 7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 76%
Metacritic: 64/100
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Runtime: 107 min
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Awards: 1 win & 22 nominations
Writer: Alex Garland
Actors: Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom, United States
“Sunshine” is a science fiction film set in the future where a team of astronauts embarks on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun, which is causing a global catastrophe. As they face various challenges and internal conflicts, their mission becomes a race against time to save humanity from extinction.
Primer
Primer
Internet Movie Database: 6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 73%
Metacritic: 68/100
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Runtime: 77 min
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Awards: 4 wins & 7 nominations
Writer: Shane Carruth
Actors: Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden
Language: English, French
Country: United States
The Primer movie is a complex science fiction thriller that follows two engineers who accidentally invent a time machine and become entangled in a web of deceit and manipulation as they try to control the consequences of their invention.
Ex Machina
Ex Machina
Internet Movie Database: 7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Metacritic: 78/100
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Runtime: 108 min
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 74 wins & 161 nominations total
Writer: Alex Garland
Actors: Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom, United States
“Ex Machina” is a science fiction film about a young programmer who is invited to administer the Turing test to an intelligent humanoid robot, leading to unexpected consequences and a thought-provoking exploration of artificial intelligence and human nature.
Blade Runner
Blade Runner
Internet Movie Database: 8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 89%
Metacritic: 84/100
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Runtime: 117 min
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 13 wins & 22 nominations total
Writer: Hampton Fancher, David Webb Peoples, Philip K. Dick
Actors: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young
Language: English, German, Cantonese, Japanese, Hungarian, Arabic, Korean
Country: United States, United Kingdom
“Blade Runner is a science fiction film set in a dystopian future where a retired police officer, known as a Blade Runner, is tasked with hunting down and terminating rogue artificial beings called replicants. As he delves into his mission, he questions the nature of humanity and the ethics of his own actions.”