Category Archives: Sci-Fi
The World's End
Release 2013
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Director: Edgar Wright
Writers: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright
Stars: Thomas Law, Zachary Bailess, Jasper Levine, James Tarpey, Luke Bromley
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1213663/
Five friends who reunite in an attempt to top their epic pub crawl from 20 years earlier unwittingly become humankind's only hope for survival.
Riddick
Release 2013
Genre Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: David Twohy
Writers: David Twohy, Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat
Stars: Vin Diesel, Jordi Mollà, Matt Nable, Katee Sackhoff, Dave Bautista
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1411250/
Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick's past.
Inception
Release 2010
Genre Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1375666/
A skilled extractor is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible.
The Matrix
Release 1999
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Director: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/
A computer hacker learns from mysterious rebels about the true nature of his reality and his role in the war against its controllers.
Ender's Game
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
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Director: Gavin Hood
Writers: Gavin Hood, Orson Scott Card
Stars: Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Ben Kingsley
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1731141/
Young Ender Wiggin is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formics, a genocidal alien race which nearly annihilated the human race in a previous invasion.
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Release 2013
Genre Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
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Director: Cody Cameron, Kris Pearn
Writers: Erica Rivinoja, John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Judi Barrett, Ron Barrett
Stars: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Will Forte, Andy Samberg
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1985966/
Flint Lockwood now works at The Live Corp Company for his idol Chester V. But he's forced to leave his post when he learns that his most infamous machine is still operational and is churning out menacing food-animal hybrids.
Gravity
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Alfonso Cuarón
Writers: Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón, George Clooney
Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen, Phaldut Sharma
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1454468/
A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after a catastrophe destroys their shuttle and leaves them adrift in orbit.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Release 2013
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Director: Francis Lawrence
Writers: Simon Beaufoy, Michael Arndt, Suzanne Collins
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth, Jack Quaid, Taylor St. Clair, Sandra Ellis Lafferty
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1951264/
Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.
Despicable Me 2
Release 2013
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family, Sci-Fi
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Director: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Writers: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
Stars: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Russell Brand
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1690953/
Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Release 2013
Genre Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Director: Jon M. Chu
Writers: Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Jonathan Pryce, Byung-hun Lee, Elodie Yung, Ray Stevenson
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1583421/
The G.I. Joes are not only fighting their mortal enemy Cobra; they are forced to contend with threats from within the government that jeopardize their very existence.