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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.
Gods of Egypt (film)
Gods of Egypt is a 2016 Alex Proyas fantasy film loosely based on The Contendings of Horus and Seth, starring Gerard Butler and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau; it grossed $150 million on a $140 million budget amid a whitewashing controversy.
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.
Guardians (Защитники) (2017 film)
Guardians (Защитники, Zashchitniki) is a 2017 Russian superhero film directed by Sarik Andreasyan, in which Cold War superhumans reunite to defend Russia from a rogue scientist and his machines.
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.
IBoy
IBoy is a 2017 British sci-fi thriller directed by Adam Randall, based on Kevin Brooks's novel, starring Bill Milner and Maisie Williams; a teen with smartphone fragments in his brain gains powers and seeks revenge, streaming on Netflix in 131 countries.
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.
In Time
In Time, also known as I'm.mortal, is a 2011 American science fiction thriller written and directed by Andrew Niccol, starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried.
In Your Eyes (2014 film)
In Your Eyes (2014) is an American supernatural romance directed by Brin Hill, written by Joss Whedon, starring Zoe Kazan and Michael Stahl-David as telepathically linked strangers; it premiered at Tribeca and released same-night on Vimeo for $5.
Inception
Inception is a 2010 science-fiction heist film written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as a dream thief, which earned over $826 million worldwide and won four Academy Awards.
Independence Day: Resurgence
Independence Day: Resurgence, also known as Independence Day 2, is a 2016 American science fiction disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich, set twenty years after the first alien invasion.
Interstellar (film)
Interstellar (2014) is Christopher Nolan's science fiction epic starring Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway, co-produced by Paramount and Warner Bros. It grew from a 2005 Kip Thorne-Lynda Obst treatment, depicts the black hole Gargantua with physics-based rendering, and became a hit through its 2024 IMAX re-release.
Inuyashiki (いぬやしき) (2018 film)
Inuyashiki (いぬやしき) is a 2018 Japanese live-action sci-fi film directed by Shinsuke Sato, adapting Hiroya Oku's manga; it stars Noritake Kinashi and Takeru Satoh as opposing cyborgs, released by Toho on April 20, 2018, running 127 minutes.
Io (film)
IO (2019) is a Netflix science fiction drama directed by Jonathan Helpert, starring Margaret Qualley, Anthony Mackie, and Danny Huston, about a scientist staying on a toxic Earth while humanity colonizes Jupiter's moon Io; released January 18, 2019, 96 minutes, poorly received (33% Tomatometer, Metascore 40).
Iron Sky
Iron Sky (2012) is a Finnish-German-Australian sci-fi comedy directed by Timo Vuorensola in which Nazis who fled to the Moon's far side in 1945 invade Earth in 2018, starring Julia Dietze, Götz Otto, Christopher Kirby, and Udo Kier.
John Carter (film)
John Carter (2012) is Andrew Stanton's Disney sci-fi film adapting Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars, starring Taylor Kitsch; it earned about $284 million worldwide against a $250-307 million budget, causing a $200 million loss.
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (西游·降魔篇)
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (西游·降魔篇), also called Saiyuki, is Stephen Chow and Derek Kwok's 2013 fantasy comedy prequel to A Chinese Odyssey, starring Wen Zhang, Shu Qi, and Huang Bo; it earned 1.246 billion yuan, the 2013 mainland box-office champion.
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (西游伏妖篇)
Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back (西游伏妖篇) is a 2017 Chinese fantasy comedy directed by Tsui Hark, written and produced by Stephen Chow, sequel to Conquering the Demons; it topped the 2017 Spring Festival box office with 1.176 billion yuan.
Jupiter Ascending
Jupiter Ascending (2015) is the Wachowskis' original space opera starring Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum, delayed from July 2014, budgeted $150-175 million, opening to $18 million and about 22-28% on Rotten Tomatoes.