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Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi movies

Biotech sci-fi: genetic engineering, mutation, cloning, and the fallout of redesigning life itself.

Never Let Me Go

1. Never Let Me Go

Drama Romance Science Fiction Coming-of-Age Drama Bittersweet Romance
7.1
20101h 44min

Overview

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also preparing for the haunting reality awaiting them.

Themes

Boarding school isolation, Cloning rights, Medical ethics control, Human rights tension, Organ trafficking abuse, Love triangle longing

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Superman: Doomsday

2. Superman: Doomsday

Action Animation Science Fiction Superhero Action Adult Animation
7.0
20071h 15min

Overview

When LexCorp accidentally unleashes a murderous creature, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based on the "The Death of Superman" storyline that appeared in DC Comics' publications in the 1990s.

Themes

Burden of power, Concealed identity tension, Ethics of cloning, Corporate accountability, Public duty under threat, Trust in leadership

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Overview

A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.

Themes

State secrecy under crisis, Public health ethics, Family resilience under threat, Misinformation and accountability, Fear of contamination, Institutional trust vs panic

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Renaissance

4. Renaissance

Action Animation Science Fiction Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi Spy Action
6.6
20061h 45min

Overview

To find Ilona and unlock the secrets of her disappearance, Karas must plunge deep into the parallel worlds of corporate espionage, organized crime and genetic research - where the truth imprisons whoever finds it first and miracles can be bought but at a great price.

Themes

Megacorporate control over life, Secrecy and exploitation in science, Deception within corporate ties, Illicit immortality quests, Immortality as corporate leverage, Ethical hazards of breakthrough

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Spider-Man 2

5. Spider-Man 2

Action Adventure Science Fiction Superhero Action City Adventure
7.5
20042h 7min

Overview

Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still can't act on his feelings for Mary Jane Watson, a girl he's loved since childhood. A certain anger begins to brew in his best friend Harry Osborn as well...

Themes

Dual identity pressure, Doctor scientist ethics, Death consequence awareness, Secret identity expectations, Tentacle influence peril, Romance under strain

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Overview

Professor Charles Xavier and his team of genetically gifted superheroes face a rising tide of anti-mutant sentiment led by Col. William Stryker. Storm, Wolverine and Jean Grey must join their usual nemeses—Magneto and Mystique—to unhinge Stryker's scheme to exterminate all mutants.

Themes

Control vs autonomy, Discrimination under threat, Minority solidarity, Anti-mutant sentiment, Intervention ethics

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Spider-Man

7. Spider-Man

Action Science Fiction Superhero Action Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi
7.4
20022h 1min

Overview

After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.

Themes

Adolescence tension, Secret identity tension, Burden of power, Protecting loved ones, Public image vs private life, Corporate power vs public good

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Resident Evil

8. Resident Evil

Horror Action Science Fiction Zombie Horror Military Action
6.6
20021h 40min

Overview

When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.

Themes

Survival under siege, Conspiracy and control, Biotech risk and ethics, Memory loss and identity, Containment and escape dynamics, Environmental activism under pressure

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Overview

A top-secret government weapons designer is arrested by a clandestine government organization on suspicion of being a clone created by the hostile alien race wanting to take over Earth.

Themes

Alien invasion, Human clone, Cyborg paranoia, Spy atmosphere, Android deception, State power and secrecy

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Osmosis Jones

10. Osmosis Jones

Adventure Animation Action Comedy Family
6.3
20011h 35min

Overview

A white blood cell policeman, with the help of a cold pill, must stop a deadly virus from destroying the human they live in, Frank.

Themes

Body as battleground, Deception between appearances, Health vs appetite, Duty under stress, Cooperation across roles, Institutional failure and oversight

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