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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.

Mars Attacks!

1121. Mars Attacks!

Comedy Fantasy Science Fiction
6.4

19961h 46min

United States

Director: Tim Burton

A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.


Star Trek: First Contact

1122. Star Trek: First Contact

Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller
7.6

19961h 51min

United States

Director: Jonathan Frakes

The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.


Space Jam

1123. Space Jam

Comedy Animation Family Science Fiction
6.5

19961h 27min

United States

Director: Joe Pytka

With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan to win a basketball game against a team of moronic aliens.


Multiplicity

1124. Multiplicity

Comedy Fantasy Science Fiction Romance
6.1

19961h 57min

United States

Director: Harold Ramis

Construction worker Doug Kinney finds that the pressures of his working life, combined with his duties to his wife Laura and daughter Jennifer leaves him with little time for himself. However, he is approached by geneticist Dr. Owen Leeds, who offers Doug a rather unusual solution to his problems: cloning.


Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

1125. Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

Fantasy Science Fiction Horror
7.0

19961h 39min

Japan

Director: Shusuke Kaneko

A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in Gamera losing his bond with both Asagi and humanity.


Phenomenon

1126. Phenomenon

Drama Romance Science Fiction Fantasy
6.4

19962h 3min

United States

Director: Jon Turteltaub

An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.


Independence Day

1127. Independence Day

Action Adventure Science Fiction Alien Invasion Sci-Fi Military Action
7.0

19962h 25min

United States

Director: Roland Emmerich

Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.

Themes

Unity under external threat, Collective resilience under invasion, Scientific problem solving, Patriotic mobilization, Sacrifice and resilience, Leadership under crisis

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The Arrival

1128. The Arrival

Science Fiction Thriller Horror
6.2

19961h 55min

Mexico, United States

Director: David Twohy

Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.


Doctor Who

1129. Doctor Who

TV Movie Adventure Science Fiction
6.3

19961h 26min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Geoffrey Sax

The Seventh Doctor becomes the Eighth. And on the streets of San Francisco – alongside new ally Grace Holloway - he battles the Master.


Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

1130. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

Comedy Science Fiction
7.2

19961h 13min

United States

Director: Jim Mallon

Dr. Clayton Forrester figures he can rule the world if he deadens his subjects' brains by making them endure terrible movies. Exploiting his access to nearby satellite-dwellers Mike Nelson and his robot pals, Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo, Forrester makes them watch "This Island Earth", a cheesy 1950s spaceship film. But when Mike and friends make funny comments throughout the movie and others that follow, Forrester's plan looks increasingly flimsy.