Field Details Movie Name Solaris (2002) Director Steven Soderbergh Writer Steven Soderbergh (screenplay), based on the novel by Stanisław Lem Lead Actor George Clooney Cast George Clooney, Natascha McElhone, Viola Davis, Jeremy Davies, Ulrich Tukur Genre Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi Release Date November 27, 2002 (United States) Duration 1h 39m (99 min) Budget $47 million Language […]
WATCH NOW One of the lamer superheroes in comic book and movie history, Darkman is formed from massive burns over 40 percent of his body, his home made synthetic skin which degrades after exposure to light, and an inability to feel pain. After girlfriend Frances McDormand nearly gets our scientist friend (Liam Neeson) killed, he
WATCH NOW Largely a goof on 2001, John Carpenter’s super low budget sci-fi pic gets a really slow start but becomes tons of fun for its last couple of acts. Borrowing from H.A.L.’s conflicted nature, Star Trek’s world view, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and various sci-fi stories, it all comes down to convincing
Field Details Movie Name Contact (1997) Director Robert Zemeckis Writer James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg, based on the novel by Carl Sagan Lead Actor Jodie Foster Cast Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, James Woods, John Hurt Genre Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi Release Date July 11, 1997 (United States) Duration 2h 30m Budget $90 million Language
WATCH NOW FREQUENCY A detective son (Jim Caviezel) in New York in 1999 makes ham radio contact during an aurora borealis event with his fireman father (Dennis Quaid) in 1969. After disbelief and tech improbabilities are hastily disposed of, the son prevents his father’s premature death in a warehouse fire. That change sets up his
WATCH NOW GATTACA In this future dystopia, the world is divided between the affluent and beautiful, who have genetically engineered DNA, and the riffraff, who have all the flaws. The hero (Ethan Hawke) is an inferior trying to “pass” so he can become an astronaut. He falls for an elite woman (Uma Thurman). And the
WATCH NOW THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) and two colleagues are measuring climate changes in Antarctica when the ice ledge on which they are encamped breaks apart. Soon after, Jack is in New Delhi speaking at a conference on global warming. He encourages government officials to act soon to stop the effects
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WATCH NOW Like watching a car try to beat a train across the tracks and failing The Day of the Dolphin is a jaw-dropping disaster that you can’t turn away from. Fortunately, this one is caught on film for posterity. If you’re unfamiliar with the movie, you won’t believe it’s really about this until you
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WATCH NOW A true 1950s drive-in classic (along with War of the Worlds and Forbidden Planet), The Day the Earth Stood Still anticipated the earnest, melodramatic artiness and social commentary of sci-fi TV series such as The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone. From the opening sequence, in which a flying saucer lands in front
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Field Details Movie Name Chicken Little (2005) Director Mark Dindal Writer Mark Dindal, Steve Bencich, Ron J. Friedman, Ron Anderson Lead Actor Zach Braff Cast Zach Braff, Joan Cusack, Dan Molina, Garry Marshall, Steve Zahn Genre Animation, Adventure, Comedy Release Date October 30, 2005 (United States) Duration 1h 21m Budget $150 million Language English IMDb
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