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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 25.

Barbarella (1968)

Erotic Film, Sci-Fi, adventure film, comedy film, erotic film, fantasy film, retrofuturism, science fiction film, space opera

In an unspecified future, space adventurer Barbarella is sent by the Earth's president to retrieve Durand Durand from the Tau Ceti planetary system. Durand is the inventor of a laser-powered weapon, the positronic ray, which Earth's leader…

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The Rocketeer (1991)

Action, Retro Science Fiction, action film, adventure film, comedy film, dieselpunk, family film, science fiction film, speculative fiction film, superhero film

In 1938 Los Angeles, California, gangsters from Eddie Valentine's gang steal a prototype rocket pack from aviation magnate Howard Hughes. During their escape from the pursuing police, the getaway driver quickly stops and hides the rocket i…

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The Mothman Prophecies (2002)

Mysterie, drama film, horror film, mystery film, psychological horror film

Washington Post columnist John Klein and his wife Mary are involved in a car accident when Mary swerves to avoid a huge, flying, black figure that only she witnesses. John survives the crash unscathed, but Mary is hospitalized. There she i…

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The Darkest Minds (2018)

Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Super Hero, Utopia & Dystopia, dystopian film, science fiction film, thriller film

In a dystopian future, a plague (called Idiopathic Adolescent Acute Neurodegeneration) kills nearly 90 percent of the children in the United States. Those who survive develop superpowers. They are classified by color: Green (increased inte…

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Rogue Trooper (2026)

adult animated film, military science fiction

"Rogue Trooper tells the story of 19, a 'Genetic Infantryman,' who finds himself the sole-survivor of an invasion force. Desperate to track down the traitor who sold him and his comrades out, the super soldier is accompanied by three kille…

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Mimic (1997)

Animalhorror, Horror, Thriller, horror film, monster film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, thriller film

In New York City, cockroaches are spreading the "Strickler's disease" that is killing hundreds of the city's children. Unable to develop a cure for the disease, Dr. Peter Mann, deputy director of the CDC, recruits entomologist Dr.

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Phenomenon (1996)

Modern-Day Fantasy, Romance Film, drama film, fantasy film, romance film, science fiction film

George Malley is an auto mechanic in a town in Northern California. He has a crush on single mother Lace. He lets her sell her handmade chairs at his shop, but secretly buys them himself.

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Crimes of the Future (2022)

Drama, Sci-Fi, biopunk, body horror film, drama film, horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, splatter film, thriller film

In an unspecified future, significant advances in biotechnology have led to the widespread adoption of machines and analogue computers that can directly interface with and control bodily functions. Humankind itself has experienced several …

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The Emoji Movie (2017)

Computeranimation, Komödie, Modern-Day Fantasy, adventure film, buddy film, comedy film, family film, science fiction film, teen film

Gene is an emoji that lives in Textopolis, a digital city inside the smartphone of middle school student Alex. He is the son of two meh emojis named Mel and Mary and, unlike other emojis, is able to make multiple expressions, which makes h…

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Piranha 3D (2010)

Animalhorror, comedy film, comedy horror film, horror film, science fiction film, splatter film, thriller film

Local fisherman Matt Boyd is fishing in Lake Victoria, Arizona when a small earthquake hits, splitting the lake floor and causing a whirlpool. Matt falls in and is eaten by a school of prehistoric piranhas that emerge from the chasm. As sp…

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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

Action Comedy, Adventure, Computeranimation, action film, adventure film, comedy film, family film, fantasy film, live-action/animated film, musical film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, time-travel film

Shortly after the destruction of the Kragle via the Piece of Resistance, Duplo aliens arrive and threaten destruction. Emmet builds the aliens a heart as a token of friendship, but one eats it and demands more. Lucy and the Master Builders…

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Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Girls with Guns, Western film, Zombiefilm, action film, biopunk, dystopian film, girls with guns, horror film, horror western, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, zombie film

A cloned Alice wakes up in a mansion, wanders through its halls, and is forced to escape several security traps. However, she is eventually killed by a bounding mine hidden on the floor. Her body is dumped into a pit filled with dozens of …

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Reign of Fire (2002)

Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Fantasy, action film, dystopian film, fantasy film, monster film, post-apocalyptic film

In 2002, young Quinn Abercromby is visiting a London Underground construction project. Construction workers penetrate a cave and a dragon emerges from hibernation, incinerating the workers with its fire breath. The only survivor is Quinn, …

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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Horror comedy, comedy film, comedy horror, fantasy film, horror film, monster film, science fiction film

Following the death of his owner, Sam Wing, Gizmo the mogwai is captured by scientists at the Splice O' Life genetic engineering laboratory at Clamp Center, a state-of-the-art skyscraper in Manhattan owned by eccentric billionaire Daniel C…

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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)

Adventure, Computeranimation, Komödie, Sci-Fi, comedy film, family film, science fiction film

Ten-year-old boy genius Jimmy Neutron lives in Retroville with his parents, Judy and Hugh, and his robot dog, Goddard. Jimmy's friends are overweight Carl Wheezer and hyperactive Sheen Estevez, and his long-standing rival intelligent class…

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Total Recall (2012)

Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller, action film, cyberpunk, dystopian film, science fiction film, thriller film

At the end of the 21st century, chemical warfare has devastated the Earth. The only habitable land left consists of two territories: the United Federation of Britain (UFB), located on the British Isles and northwestern Europe, and the Colo…

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Superman II (1980)

Sci-Fi, Super Hero, Terrorism, action film, fantasy film, science fiction film

Before the destruction of Krypton, the criminals General Zod, Ursa and Non are sentenced to banishment into the Phantom Zone. Years later, the Phantom Zone is shattered near Earth by the shockwave of a hydrogen bomb, thrown from Earth by S…

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On the Beach (1959)

Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Drama, disaster film, drama film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film

In the future year of 1964, World War III has devastated the Northern Hemisphere, killing all humans there. The cobalt bomb's fallout is elevated compared to that of atomic bombs and hydrogen bombs. Air currents are slowly carrying the fal…

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Species (1995)

Sci-Fi, Thriller, horror film, monster film, science fiction film

During the SETI program, Earth's scientists send out transmissions, such as the Arecibo message, with information about Earth and its inhabitants in the hopes of finding life beyond Earth. After receiving transmissions from an alien source…

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A Scanner Darkly (2006)

Animation, Conspiracy Thriller, Mysterie, Sci-Fi, arthouse science fiction film, drama film, dystopian film, science fiction film

In the near future, the United States has lost the war on drugs. Substance D, a powerful drug that causes bizarre hallucinations, has swept the country. Approximately 20 percent of the population is addicted.

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Dreamcatcher (2003)

Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, buddy film, horror film, science fiction film

Jonesy, Beaver, Pete, and Henry are four friends on an annual hunting trip in Maine. As children, they all acquired telepathic powers which they call "the line" after saving a boy with disabilities named Douglas "Duddits" Cavell from bulli…

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Allegiant (2016)

Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, romance film, science fiction film

Evelyn re-closes Chicago's wall, and puts Jeanine's supporters on trial for plotting a coup. Johanna turns her back on this and is followed by many newly christened Allegiants. Tris and Four free Caleb and escape over the wall with Tori, C…

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Short Circuit (1986)

Komödie, Sci-Fi, comedy film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film

NOVA Laboratory robotics experts Newton Crosby and Ben Jabituya have developed a series of robotic soldiers called S.A.I.N.T. (Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport) for the U.S. military to use in Cold War operations, thoug…

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Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)

Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Horror, action film, biopunk, girls with guns, horror film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, thriller film, zombie film

Alice and her clones lead the assault on Umbrella HQ in Tokyo, slaying the entire branch except for Albert Wesker, who escapes in a tiltrotor plane and detonates a bomb that leaves a massive sinkhole. The real Alice boarded beforehand and …

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