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Explore imagined technology, futures and worlds beyond our own.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 4,367 films · Page 14.

Star Trek (2009)

Action, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, drama film, science fiction film

In 2233, the Federation starship USS Kelvin investigates a "lightning storm" in space. A Romulan ship, Narada, emerges from the storm and attacks the Kelvin, then demands that Kelvins Captain Robau come aboard to negotiate a truce. Robau i…

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Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Gothic film, Zombiefilm, drama film, exploitation film, gothic horror film, horror film, independent film, mystery film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, splatter film, suspense film, thriller film, zombie film

thumb|thumbtime=44|Night of the Living Dead (1968) Siblings Barbra and Johnny Blair drive to a cemetery in rural Pennsylvania to visit their father's grave, where a pale man in a tattered suit kills Johnny and attacks Barbra. Fleeing to a …

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The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Cyberpunk, Sci-Fi, Super Hero, action film, cyberpunk, dystopian film, martial arts film, science fiction film, superhero film, thriller film

Six months after escaping the Matrix, Neo and Trinity are now romantically involved. Morpheus receives a message from Captain Niobe of the Logos calling an emergency meeting of all ships of Zion. An army of Sentinels is tunneling towards Z…

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Klara and the Sun (2026)

Utopia & Dystopia, drama film, dystopian film, science fiction film

In a dystopian future where technological advances in genetic engineering have divided humans into strict, isolated social classes, an obsolete companion android named Klara tries to bond with Josie, a sick girl for whom she was purchased.

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Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, anthology film, drama film, fantasy film, horror film, science fiction film, time-travel film

Prologue Two men are in a car traveling along a country road late at night. The conversation turns to what episodes of The Twilight Zone they found scariest. The passenger asks, "Do you want to see something really scary?" and says to pull…

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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

Action Comedy, Sci-Fi, Secret Agent, action film, thriller film

In London, MI6 agent Hattie Shaw retrieves a programmable supervirus 'Snowflake' from Eteon, a techno-terrorist organization. She is ambushed by Brixton Lore, an ex-MI6 agent and Eteon operative strengthened with cybernetic implants. Hatti…

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Jurassic Park III (2001)

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, katastrophe, science fiction film

Paleontologist Alan Grant struggles to secure funding for his Velociraptor research, where he attempts to prove his hypothesis that the dinosaurs were intellectually and socially advanced. Instead, he finds himself rebuffing the public's o…

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Monster Film, Sci-Fi, alien invasion, dystopian film, horror film, mystery film, psychological horror film, psychological thriller film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, thriller film

An amorphous parasitic alien race abandons its dying planet and travels across space, eventually coming to Earth. Upon settling, the spores take the form of small pods with fragrant pink flowers. Elizabeth Driscoll, a laboratory scientist …

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Splice (2009)

Drama, Monster Film, Sci-Fi, biopunk, horror film, science fiction film

Genetic engineers Clive Nicoli and Elsa Kast hope to achieve fame by splicing animal DNA to create hybrids for medical use at the company N.E.R.D. (Nucleic Exchange Research and Development). Their work has yielded Fred and Ginger, two lar…

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Lightyear (2022)

Adventure, Computeranimation, adventure film, animated film with LGBT character(s), comedy film, family film, science fiction film, superhero fiction

A Star Command exploration vessel filled with hypersleeping personnel changes course to investigate signs of life on the unknown world T'Kani Prime. Awakened from hibernation by the ship AI, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear and his commanding o…

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Escape from New York (1981)

Action, Cyberpunk, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, prison film, science fiction film, thriller film

In 1988, amidst war between the United States and an alliance of China and the USSR, Manhattan has been converted into a maximum security prison to address a 400% increase in crime. In 1997, while flying President John Harker to a peace su…

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Aquaman (2018)

Modern-Day Fantasy, Super Hero, action film, adventure film, fantasy film, science fiction film, superhero film

In 1985 Maine, lighthouse keeper Thomas Curry rescues Atlanna, queen of the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, during a storm. They fall in love and have a son named Arthur, who has the power to communicate with sea creatures. When Atlantean …

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

Action Comedy, Sci-Fi, Super Hero, action film, superhero film

In 1996, young Cletus Kasady's lover, Frances Barrison, is taken away from St. Estes Home for Unwanted Children to the Ravencroft Institute. On the way, Frances uses her sonic scream powers to attack young police officer Patrick Mulligan.

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Predestination (2014)

Thriller, Time Travel, drama film, dystopian film, intersex film, science fiction film, thriller film, time-travel film

In 1975, a time-traveling agent, whose face is not seen, suffers severe burns while trying and failing to disarm a bomb in a public building's basement. An unseen person helps him activate his time-travel device, called a "field kit", allo…

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The Wolverine (2013)

Super Hero, action film, fantasy film, ninja film, science fiction film, superhero film

In August 1945, Logan is held in a Japanese POW camp near Nagasaki. During the city's atomic bombing, Logan saved an officer named Ichirō Yashida by shielding him from the blast. In the present day, Logan has left the X-Men and lives as a …

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Hancock (2008)

Parodie, Super Hero

John Hancock is an alcoholic, reckless superhuman imbued with flight, invulnerability, and super-strength. Acting as a haphazard and unrefined superhero in Los Angeles, he is shunned, ridiculed, and hated by the public for his drunken and …

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)

Sci-Fi, action film, science fiction film

In 17,000 B.C., seven Primes—the highest ruling Cybertronians—collect Energon from Star Harvesters, machines that consume stars to harness their energy. The Primes have a sacred rule to never deplete a star that sustains life. One of them …

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Coherence (2013)

Sci-Fi, Thriller, arthouse science fiction film, crime film, psychological thriller, science fiction film, thriller film

On the night that Miller's Comet passes Earth, eight friends gather for a dinner party at the home of couple Mike and Lee. Emily is hesitant to accompany her boyfriend Kevin on an extended business trip abroad. Amir has brought Kevin's ex-…

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The Faculty (1998)

Aliens, alien invasion, horror film, mystery film, science fiction film, teen film

One evening at Herrington High School in Ohio, teachers and Principal Drake leave after discussing the school's budget. When Drake returns to retrieve her keys, she is attacked by the school's football coach, Joe Willis. Drama teacher Mrs.

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The Man from Earth (2007)

Drama, drama film, science fiction film

Professor John Oldman is packing his belongings into his truck, preparing to move to a new home. His colleagues show up to give him an impromptu farewell party: Harry, a biologist; Edith, an art history professor and devout Christian; Dan,…

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Shin Godzilla (2016)

action film, adventure film, drama film, horror film, kaiju, science fiction film

In 2016, the Japan Coast Guard investigates an abandoned yacht in Tokyo Bay. The boat is soon destroyed, and the Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line is flooded with blood. After seeing a viral video of the incident, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Rando Ya…

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Mars Attacks! (1996)

Dark Comedy, Satire, Sci-Fi, comedy film, parody film, retrofuturism, science fiction film

On the planet Mars, a Martian spaceship gathers hundreds of other ships and travels to Earth. U.S. President James Dale, along with his aides, addresses the United States concerning this historic event.

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Borderlands (2024)

Action Comedy, Adventure, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, comedy film, science fiction film

On the planet of Pandora, Roland, a mercenary soldier apparently gone rogue, kidnaps teenager Tiny Tina with the help of Krieg, a "Psycho" who was institutionalized in the same facility. Meanwhile, on another planet, bounty hunter Lilith i…

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Meet the Robinsons (2007)

Adventure, Computeranimation, Komödie, Modern-Day Fantasy, Time Travel, adventure film, children's film, comedy film, fantasy film, science fiction film

Lewis, an orphaned 12-year-old boy who is an aspiring scientist and inventor, wants to get adopted, but his energetic behavior and malfunctioning inventions frequently scare off prospective parents, so he works his Memory Scanner to locate…

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