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Supernova (2000 film)
Supernova (2000) is an MGM science fiction horror film credited to Thomas Lee but actually directed by Walter Hill and Jack Sholder with a Francis Ford Coppola re-edit, starring James Spader and Angela Bassett; it grossed $14.8 million on a $90 million budget.
Surrogates
Surrogates is a 2009 American science fiction action film directed by Jonathan Mostow, in which people live through robotic duplicates and Bruce Willis plays an FBI agent.
The 6th Day
The 6th Day (2000) is a Roger Spottiswoode sci-fi action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Adam Gibson, illegally cloned by Tony Goldwyn's Drucker despite the 6th Day Law; Robert Duvall co-stars, grossing $34.5M US.
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 Eddie Murphy sci-fi comedy directed by Ron Underwood, set on a Moon colony, a $100 million production that grossed about $7.1 million and became a byword for box office failure.
The Butterfly Effect
The Butterfly Effect is a 2004 psychological thriller directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber, starring Ashton Kutcher as Evan Treborn, who rewrites his traumatic past through his journals; also the chaos-theory term from Lorenz's 1972 talk.
The Cat Returns (猫の恩返し)
The Cat Returns (猫の恩返し, Neko no Ongaeshi) is a 2002 Studio Ghibli animated film, Hiroyuki Morita's first feature, based on Aoi Hiiragi's Baron manga and a spin-off of Whisper of the Heart, released July 20, 2002.
The Cell (film)
The Cell (film) is a 2000 psychological thriller directed by Tarsem Singh. It stars Jennifer Lopez and Vincent D'Onofrio, and features a therapist entering a serial killer's mind.
The Chronicles of Riddick
The Chronicles of Riddick is a 2004 American science fiction action film written and directed by David Twohy, a sequel to Pitch Black starring Vin Diesel as Riddick.
The Colony (2013 film)
The Colony (2013) is a Canadian post-apocalyptic sci-fi horror film directed by Jeff Renfroe, starring Laurence Fishburne, Kevin Zegers, and Bill Paxton, about ice-age survivors of Colony 7 investigating silent Colony 5 and cannibal Ferals; shot in a decommissioned Ontario bunker.
The Core
The Core (2003) is an American science fiction disaster film directed by Jon Amiel, starring Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank, in which scientists drill to Earth's center to restart the stopped core; Metascore 48, Tomatometer 39%.
The Crow: Salvation
The Crow: Salvation (2000) is the third Crow film, directed by Bharat Nalluri, starring Eric Mabius and Kirsten Dunst. Wrongly executed Alex Corvis is resurrected to find his girlfriend's real killer; it earned 18% on Rotten Tomatoes and went direct-to-video in the US.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is David Fincher's 2008 fantasy drama, adapted from F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 short story, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett; it earned 13 Oscar nominations, winning three craft awards.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film)
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 American science fiction film directed by Scott Derrickson, starring Keanu Reeves as an alien whose arrival threatens humanity.
The Forgotten (2004 film)
The Forgotten is a 2004 American science fiction thriller directed by Joseph Ruben, starring Julianne Moore as a grieving mother whose memories of her son are erased.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 2005 British-American comic science fiction film directed by Garth Jennings, adapted from Douglas Adams's novel, starring Martin Freeman as Arthur Dent.
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is Terry Gilliam's 2009 fantasy film about an immortal showman betting the devil for his daughter's soul, and Heath Ledger's final film, completed by Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell after his death.
The Inhabited Island
The Inhabited Island (Обитаемый остров, Obitaemyy ostrov), also released as Dark Planet, is a two-part 2008 Russian science fiction film directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk, adapted from the Strugatskys' novel.
The Invasion (film)
The Invasion is a 2007 American science fiction horror film starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig, the fourth screen adaptation of Jack Finney's novel The Body Snatchers.
The Island (2005 film)
The Island is a 2005 American science fiction action film directed by Michael Bay, starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson as clones raised to supply donor organs.
The Jacket
The Jacket is a 2005 psychological thriller directed by John Maybury, starring Adrien Brody and Keira Knightley, in which an amnesiac Gulf War veteran discovers his own impending death.
The Last Mimzy
The Last Mimzy is a 2007 American science fiction family film directed by Robert Shaye, about two children who find futuristic toys that give them extraordinary abilities.
The Legend of Zu (蜀山传)
The Legend of Zu (蜀山传) is Tsui Hark's 2001 Hong Kong wuxia fantasy, his second adaptation of Huanzhulouzhu's Shu swordsmen novel, starring Ekin Cheng, Cecilia Cheung, and Louis Koo, with 1,500 CG shots and a HK$90 million budget.
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra is a 2001 black-and-white indie comedy by Larry Blamire parodying 1950s sci-fi B-movies, centered on the element atmospherium; released by Sony in 2004, it spawned a 2009 sequel.
The Man from Earth
The Man from Earth (2007), Jerome Bixby's final screenplay directed by Richard Schenkman, follows immortal professor John Oldman; a $200,000 dialogue-only sci-fi that became a cult classic through BitTorrent piracy.
The Man from Earth: Holocene
The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017) is Richard Schenkman's sequel to The Man from Earth, co-written with Emerson Bixby, following 14,000-year-old John Oldman as he begins aging while four students uncover his secret; funded via Kickstarter and self-released on file-sharing sites.
The Nines
The Nines (2007) is John August's directorial debut, a three-part drama in which Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, and Melissa McCarthy each play three roles whose stories interlock metaphysically; Sundance premiere, limited release, $62.7K gross.
The One (2001 film)
The One (2001) is a sci-fi action film directed by James Wong, starring Jet Li in a dual role as Gabe Law and multiverse killer Yulaw, with Carla Gugino, Delroy Lindo, and Jason Statham; a critical flop that grossed $72.7 million.
The Promise (2005 film)
The Promise (无极, Wuji) is a 2005 Chinese fantasy film directed by Chen Kaige, starring Cecilia Cheung as an orphan whose pact with a goddess grants beauty and wealth but dooms her love.
The Road (2009 film)
The Road (2009) is John Hillcoat's film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer-winning novel, starring Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee as a father and son surviving a post-apocalyptic America; it earned $8.1 million and mixed-to-favorable reviews.
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising is a 2007 American fantasy film directed by David L. Cunningham, based on Susan Cooper's novel about a boy fighting the Dark.