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Bright (film)
Bright (2017) is a Netflix urban fantasy action film directed by David Ayer, written by Max Landis, starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton as human and orc L.A. cops; made for a reported $90 million, panned by critics but popular with audiences, its sequel was canceled.
Brightburn
Brightburn is a 2019 American superhero horror film directed by David Yarovesky, starring Elizabeth Banks and Jackson A. Dunn as a Kansas couple and their alien son.
Candle in the Tomb
Candle in the Tomb (鬼吹灯, Ghost Blows Out the Light) is a Chinese tomb-raiding adventure franchise from Tianxia Bachang's 2006 novel series about Hu Bayi, Shirley Yang, and Fatty Wang, adapted into the 2016 Tencent drama and later Pan Yueming seasons and films.
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is a 2017 DreamWorks animated comedy directed by David Soren, based on Dav Pilkey's books about two fourth-grade pranksters.
Captive State
Captive State (2019) is a Rupert Wyatt sci-fi thriller, co-written with Erica Beeney, about Chicago under alien occupation, starring John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, and Vera Farmiga; released by Focus Features, it cost $25 million and grossed $5.9 million in the US.
Chappie (film)
Chappie is Neill Blomkamp's 2015 Sony/MRC science fiction action film about a Johannesburg police droid given true AI, starring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Die Antwoord, Sigourney Weaver, and Hugh Jackman; $49M budget, about $102M gross, Metacritic 41.
Chronicle (film)
Chronicle (2012) is a found-footage superhero film directed by Josh Trank, written by Max Landis, starring Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, and Michael B. Jordan as Seattle teens who gain telekinetic powers; made for about $12 million, it grossed $126-127 million.
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (九层妖塔, Jiu ceng yao ta) is Lu Chuan's 2015 Chinese fantasy film adapted from Ghost Blows Out the Light, starring Mark Chao and Yao Chen, grossing about $106 million and later found to infringe the novelist's rights.
Circle (2015 film)
Circle is a 2015 American psychological science-fiction thriller written and directed by Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione, the directing debut for both, about fifty strangers forced to vote on who is killed.
Cloud Atlas (film)
Cloud Atlas (2012) is a science fiction drama by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and Tom Tykwer, adapted from David Mitchell's 2004 novel, cross-cutting six stories from 1849 to a post-apocalyptic future with a multi-role ensemble cast.
Code 8 (2019 film)
Code 8 (2019) is a sci-fi action film directed by Jeff Chan, starring cousins Robbie and Stephen Amell as powered criminals in Lincoln City. Crowdfunded from a 2016 short, it became a Netflix hit in 2020 and spawned Code 8: Part II (2024).
Coherence (film)
Coherence (2013) is a micro-budget American sci-fi thriller, James Ward Byrkit's directorial debut, about eight friends at a dinner party whose reality fractures during a comet's passage; shot improvised over five nights for about $50,000.
Cold Skin (film)
Cold Skin (La piel fría) is a 2017 Spanish-French sci-fi horror film by Xavier Gens, adapted from Albert Sánchez Piñol's novel, starring Ray Stevenson, David Oakes, and Aura Garrido as an amphibian.
Cowboys & Aliens
Cowboys & Aliens is a 2011 American science-fiction Western directed by Jon Favreau, starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde as frontier townspeople fight alien invaders.
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.
Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower
Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower (劇場版「Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel]」I. presage flower) is a 2017 ufotable anime film, first of a trilogy adapting the visual novel's third route, directed by Tomonori Sudō with music by Yuki Kajiura, released October 14, 2017 in Japan.
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.