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Crazy Alien (疯狂的外星人)
Crazy Alien (疯狂的外星人) is a 2019 Chinese science-fiction comedy film directed by Ning Hao, loosely adapted from Liu Cixin's story "The Village Teacher" and starring Huang Bo.
Don't Let Go (2019 film)
Don't Let Go (2019), also released at Sundance as Relive, is a Jacob Aaron Estes time-travel thriller starring David Oyelowo and Storm Reid as an uncle and murdered niece who communicate across time; Blumhouse production, 41% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Downsizing (film)
Downsizing is a 2017 Alexander Payne sci-fi comedy-drama, written with Jim Taylor, starring Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Christoph Waltz, and Hong Chau, about people shrunk to five inches; Paramount released it December 22, 2017 to a 64 Metascore and $24.4M US gross.
Dune (2021 film)
Dune (2021), also called Dune: Part One, is Denis Villeneuve's $165 million adaptation of the first half of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel, starring Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides; released October 22, 2021, it earned 6 Oscars and led to Part Two (2024).
Edge of Tomorrow
Edge of Tomorrow, also known as Live Die Repeat, is a 2014 American science-fiction film directed by Doug Liman, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.
Elizabeth Harvest
Elizabeth Harvest (2018) is a sci-fi thriller by Sebastian Gutierrez, reimagining Bluebeard: newlywed Elizabeth (Abbey Lee) discovers her scientist husband Henry (Ciarán Hinds) clones her. IFC Films release, SXSW 2018 premiere, shot in Colombia.
Elysium (film)
Elysium is a 2013 science fiction action film written and directed by Neill Blomkamp, his second feature after District 9, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster.
Ender's Game (film)
Ender's Game (2013 film), also called Ender's Game movie, is Gavin Hood's adaptation of Orson Scott Card's 1985 novel, starring Asa Butterfield and Harrison Ford; released November 1, 2013, it earned mixed reviews (62% Tomatometer) and $61.7M US gross.
Equals (film)
Equals (2015) is a dystopian sci-fi romance directed by Drake Doremus, starring Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart as lovers in the emotion-free Collective; premiered at Venice 2015, released by A24 in July 2016.
Ex Machina (film)
Ex Machina is Alex Garland's 2014 directorial-debut sci-fi film, also called a Turing-test thriller, in which programmer Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) tests the android Ava (Alicia Vikander) at CEO Nathan's (Oscar Isaac) remote estate; A24 released it in the US, and it won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.
Extinction (2018 film)
Extinction (2018) is an American sci-fi action film directed by Ben Young, starring Michael Peña and Lizzy Caplan, released on Netflix July 27, 2018 after Universal dropped it; its twist reveals the invaders are humans reclaiming Earth from memory-implanted androids.
Extraterrestrial (2014 film)
Extraterrestrial (2014), aka The Visitors, is a Canadian sci-fi horror film by the Vicious Brothers (Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz): five friends at a cabin fight CGI grey aliens after a UFO crash; $3M budget, Tribeca premiere, 28% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Freaks (2018 film)
Freaks (2018 film), also listed as Freaks (2019), a sci-fi thriller by Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein starring Lexy Kolker, Emile Hirsch, and Bruce Dern; TIFF 2018 premiere, $368,410 worldwide gross, Metascore 63, 88% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Future World (film)
Future World (2018 film) by James Franco and Bruce Thierry Cheung: post-apocalyptic sci-fi action movie starring Suki Waterhouse, Jeffrey Wahlberg, Lucy Liu, Milla Jovovich; critically panned, 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Gantz (GANTZ) (2011 film)
Gantz (ガンツ), 2011 Japanese live-action sci-fi action film directed by Shinsuke Sato, first of a two-part adaptation of Hiroya Oku's manga, starring Kazunari Ninomiya and Kenichi Matsuyama, released by Toho January 29, 2011, 130 minutes, followed by Gantz: Perfect Answer.
Gemini Man (film)
Gemini Man is a 2019 Paramount sci-fi action thriller directed by Ang Lee, starring Will Smith as assassin Henry Brogan hunted by his younger digital clone Junior; shot at 120 fps 3D, it flopped critically and commercially.
Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊) (2017 film)
Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊) is a 2017 American science fiction action film directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Scarlett Johansson as the cybernetic soldier the Major.
Gravity (2013 film)
Gravity (2013) is a science fiction thriller directed by Alfonso Cuarón, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts stranded after debris destroys their shuttle; it won 7 Oscars from 10 nominations and scored 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Hard to Be a God (2013 film)
Hard to Be a God (Трудно быть богом) is Aleksei German's 2013 Russian black-and-white sci-fi drama, adapted from the Strugatsky novel, set on medieval planet Arkanar; completed posthumously by his son, it earned 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 93 Metascore.
Hardcore Henry
Hardcore Henry is a 2015 first-person action film by Ilya Naishuller, produced by Timur Bekmambetov, shot on GoPro Hero 3 rigs worn by 12 performers, released April 8, 2016 after winning TIFF's Midnight Madness award.
Her (2013 film)
Her (2013) is a Spike Jonze romantic science-fiction film, also known in Japan as her／世界でひとつの彼女, in which Joaquin Phoenix's letter writer falls for an AI operating system voiced by Scarlett Johansson; it won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar.
High Life (2018 film)
High Life (2018) is Claire Denis's first English-language feature, a science-fiction drama starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, and André Benjamin about death row inmates on a black hole mission.
High-Rise (film)
High-Rise (2015) is Ben Wheatley's film adaptation of J.G. Ballard's 1975 novel, scripted by Amy Jump, starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, and Elisabeth Moss; developed for 40 years by producer Jeremy Thomas, premiered at TIFF 2015, released in the UK 18 March 2016.
How to Talk to Girls at Parties (film)
How to Talk to Girls at Parties: 2017 John Cameron Mitchell sci-fi punk rom-com adapting Neil Gaiman's short story; Elle Fanning, Alex Sharp, Nicole Kidman; Cannes 2017 Out of Competition, A24 US release 2018, 47% Tomatometer, $80.4K box office.
I Am Mother
I Am Mother is a 2019 Australian sci-fi thriller directed by Grant Sputore, starring Clara Rugaard, Hilary Swank, and Rose Byrne, about a robot raising a human girl in a post-extinction bunker; released on Netflix June 7, 2019.
I Am Number Four (film)
I Am Number Four is a 2011 American science fiction action film directed by D.J. Caruso, starring Alex Pettyfer as a hunted alien hiding on Earth.
I Origins
I Origins is a 2014 sci-fi drama written and directed by Mike Cahill, starring Michael Pitt, Brit Marling, and Astrid Bergès-Frisbey. A molecular biologist's eye research leads to iris matches suggesting reincarnation; Sundance Sloan Prize winner, Fox Searchlight release.
I Think We're Alone Now (film)
I Think We're Alone Now is a 2018 post-apocalyptic drama directed by Reed Morano, written by Mike Makowsky, starring Peter Dinklage and Elle Fanning; it won a 2018 Sundance Special Jury Award and was released by Momentum Pictures.
iGirl
iGirl (iGirl 夢情人, also iGirls) is a 2016 Hong Kong Cantonese sci-fi romantic comedy, Kam Ka-wai's directorial debut, produced by Wong Jing, starring Ekin Cheng and Chrissie Chau as a man and his robot girlfriend 001; it earned HK$892,433 in Hong Kong.
In the Shadow of the Moon (2019 film)
In the Shadow of the Moon (2019) is a Netflix sci-fi thriller directed by Jim Mickle, starring Boyd Holbrook as a Philadelphia detective chasing a killer who resurfaces every nine years; distinct from the 2007 Apollo documentary of the same name.