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Science Fiction movies

Futuristic concepts, space exploration, and advanced technology that challenge our understanding of what is possible.

Subgenres include: Epic Sci-Fi, Space Sci-Fi, Dystopian Sci-Fi.

The Postman

1101. The Postman

Science Fiction Adventure Action
6.1

19972h 58min

United States

Director: Kevin Costner

In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare, and something yet undiscovered: the power to inspire hope.


Open Your Eyes

1102. Open Your Eyes

Drama Thriller Science Fiction
7.7

19971h 57min

Spain, France

Director: Alejandro Amenábar

Handsome 25-year-old Cesar had it all -- a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad, and an endless string of beautiful and willing women -- until he is thrown into a strange psychological mystery after a car accident scars his face and lands him in prison.


Alien Resurrection

1103. Alien Resurrection

Science Fiction Horror Action
6.2

19971h 49min

United States

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from reaching Earth.


Starship Troopers

1104. Starship Troopers

Adventure Action Thriller Science Fiction Military Action
7.3

19972h 9min

United States

Director: Paul Verhoeven

Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs."

Themes

Propaganda and enlistment ethics, Militaristic regime authority, Institutional control and obedience, Citizenship through service, Urban devastation and loss, Sacrifice as strategy

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Gattaca

1105. Gattaca

Thriller Science Fiction Mystery Romance Dystopian Sci-Fi
7.7

19971h 47min

United States

Director: Andrew Niccol

Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation.

Themes

Genetics drives discrimination, Eugenics structures society, Biometrics controls access, Fraud drives risk management, Genotype profiling dominates hiring, Genetic registry shapes opportunity

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Mimic

1106. Mimic

Horror Science Fiction
6.0

19971h 45min

United States

Director: Guillermo del Toro

A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.


Event Horizon

1107. Event Horizon

Horror Science Fiction Mystery
6.6

19971h 36min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Paul W. S. Anderson

In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.


Drive

1108. Drive

Action Adventure Science Fiction Comedy
6.6

19971h 40min

United States

Director: Steve Wang

A prototype enhanced human, on the run from Chinese-hired hit men, hooks up with a dread-locked bystander, and the two of them elude their pursuers narrowly each time.


Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

1109. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

Animation Science Fiction Drama Fantasy
8.1

19971h 27min

Japan

Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki

SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.


Contact

1110. Contact

Drama Science Fiction Mystery Alien Contact Sci-Fi Psychological Drama
7.5

19972h 30min

United States

Director: Robert Zemeckis

After years of searching, a radio astronomer finds convincing proof of extraterrestrial intelligence when she receives a signal from an alien civilization. Embedded in the message are instructions for building a machine that could enable true contact with humanity.

Themes

Belief and testimony, Science vs faith, Funding and politics, Ethics of discovery, Contact with extraterrestrial life, Deception and interference

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