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Theme: Atlantis


Atlantis is a fabled lost land. Its existence derives from two works by Plato written circa 360 B.C. In the stories, it is a vast and powerful empire that was drowned by a cataclysmic wave supposedly sent by Zeus.

Many believe Atlantis to have been a real place, although there was no evidence Plato was describing such rather than writing fiction, and there have been various attempts over the years to archaeologically pinpoint its location.

Atlantis exists far more in popular imagination where it was seen as having achieved miracles of super-science that are now lost. Its ruins are frequently being discovered beneath the waves or underground, while many works recount its survivors having adapted to living life underwater and/or its denizens having become merpeople.


30,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2007)

10 June 20141 September 2020

Rating: ★

Jules Verne Modernisation

Director: Gabriel Bologna
Actors: Lorenzo Lamas, Sean Lawlor
Category: Science Fiction

Alien from L.A. (1988)

26 March 200717 February 2020

Rating: ★★

Gonzo Adventures Underground

Director: Albert Pyun
Actors: Kathy Ireland, William R. Moses, Thom Mathews, Deep Roy, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Amazing Captain Nemo (1978)

8 June 199923 February 2020

Rating: ★★

Captain Nemo’s Modern Day Adventures

Director: Alex March
Actors: Jose Ferrer, Burgess Meredith, Tom Hallick, Burr de Benning, …
Category: Science Fiction

Aquaman (2018)

16 March 201912 August 2019

Rating: ★★★★

Comic-Book Merman Superhero

Director: James Wan
Actors: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson, Willem Dafoe, …
Category: Science Fiction

Atlantis: Milo’s Return (2003)

20 June 201025 September 2019

Rating: ★

Disney Animation Sequel

Director: Victor A. Cook, Toby Shelton, Tad Stones
Actors: James Taylor, Cree Summer, Jacqueline Obradors, Corey Burton, …
Category: Science Fiction

Atlantis, The Lost Continent (1961)

3 September 200026 September 2019

Rating: ★★

Adventures in Atlantis

Director: George Pal
Actors: Anthony Hall, Joyce Taylor, John Dall, Edward Platt, …
Category: Science Fiction

Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

15 June 20015 February 2020

Rating: ★★★

Disney Animation/The Quest for Atlantis

Director: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise
Actors: Michael J. Fox, Cree Summer, James Garner, Phil Morris, …
Category: Science Fiction

Avengers Grimm: Time Wars (2018)

29 April 201929 April 2019

Rating: ★

Team-Up Between Fairytale Princesses

Director: Maximilian Elfeldt
Actors: Lauren Parkinson, Christina Licciardi, Elizabeth Eileen, Marah Fairclough, …
Category: Fantasy

The Bermuda Triangle (1979)

20 March 201920 March 2019

Rating: ★★

Bermuda Triangle and Pseudo-Science Documentary

Director: Richard Friedenberg
Actors: Brad Crandall, Howard W. Bishop, Vince Davis, Steve Farrell, …
Category: Science Fiction

Cocoon (1985)

26 April 200125 April 2020

Rating: ★★

Alien Visitors/Rejuvenated Geriatrics

Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Brian Dennehy, Don Ameche, Steve Guttenberg, Hume Cronyn, …
Category: Science Fiction

Fire Maidens of Outer Space (1956)

3 February 201414 December 2020

Rating: ½

Astronauts Discover All-Female Planet

Director: Cy Roth
Actors: Anthony Dexter, Susan Shaw, Harry Fowler, Sydney Tafler
Category: Science Fiction

Good Omens (2019)

14 June 201910 October 2020

Rating: ★★½

Biblical End Times/Antichrist Comedy

Director: Douglas Mackinnon
Actors: Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Sam Taylor Buck, Jack Whitehall, …
Category: Fantasy

Hercules (1983)

19 October 20026 March 2020

Rating: 0­

Greek Mythological Hero

Director: Luigi Cozzi
Actors: Lou Ferrigno, Sybil Danning, Mirella D'Angelo, William Berger, …
Category: Fantasy

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)

25 November 201816 October 2020

Rating: ★★

Animation/Famous Monsters Comedy

Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Actors: Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Kathryn Hahn, Asher Blinkoff, …
Category: Fantasy

Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)

20 July 201228 December 2019

Rating: ★

Animation/Prehistoric Talking Animals

Director: Steve Martino, Michael Thurmeier
Actors: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Peter Dinklage, …
Category: Fantasy

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)

8 February 201222 April 2020

Rating: ★

Jules Verne Adaptation/Island of Giant Fauna

Director: Brad Peyton
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Josh Hutcherson, Michael Caine, Vanessa Hudgens, …
Category: Science Fiction

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

12 April 200310 April 2020

Rating: ★★½

Underground Adventures/Jules Verne Adaptation

Director: Henry Levin
Actors: James Mason, Pat Boone, Arlene Dahl, Thayer David, …
Category: Science Fiction

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1988)

21 October 200713 November 2019

Rating: 0­

Underground Adventures

Director: Rusty Lemorande, Albert Pyun
Actors: Nicola Cowper, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Jeremy Crutchley
Category: Science Fiction

Justice League (2017)

30 December 201722 January 2021

Rating: ★★

Comic-Book Superheroes

Director: Zack Snyder
Actors: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, …
Category: Science Fiction

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015)

13 September 201515 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Animation/Comic-Book Superheroes

Director: Ethan Spaulding
Actors: Matt Lanter, Shemar Moore, Jerry O'Connell, Rosario Dawson, …
Category: Science Fiction

Kong, King of Atlantis (2005)

28 January 202023 April 2020

Rating: 0­

Animation/King Kong vs the Lizard People of Atlantis

Director: Patrick Archibald
Actors: Scott McNeil, Saffron Henderson
Category: Science Fiction

L’Atlantide (1992)

5 June 200025 September 2019

Rating: ★★

Lost City

Director: Bob Swaim
Actors: Tcheky Karyo, Victoria Mahoney, Christopher Thompson, Anna Galiena, …
Category: Fantasy

Lunopolis (2009)

7 June 201230 August 2018

Rating: ★★½

Found Footage/Grand Conspiracy Mashup

Director: Matthew J. Avant
Actors: Matthew J. Avant, Hal Maynor IV, Dave Potter, Ray Blum, …
Category: Science Fiction

Savage (1995)

17 February 20039 January 2020

Rating: ½

Alien-Altered Neanderthal Superman

Director: Avi Nesher
Actors: Olivier Gruner
Category: Science Fiction

Siren of Atlantis (1948)

6 July 20165 April 2020

Rating: ★★½

Lost City/Impossibly Desirable Queen

Director: Gregg G. Tallas
Actors: Maria Montez, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Dennis O'Keefe, Henry Daniell, …
Category: Fantasy

Trump vs The Illuminati (2020)

23 October 202023 October 2020

Rating: ★★

Gonzo Satire/Trump’s Clone Fight The Devil in Space

Director: B.C. Fourteen
Actors: Timothy Banfield, Marco Guzman, Sophia Woods Stevens, Wes Bruff, …
Category: Science Fiction

Warlords of Atlantis (1978)

31 August 200515 March 2019

Rating: ★★★½

Lost World Adventure

Director: Kevin Connor
Actors: Doug McClure, Peter Gilmore, Shane Rimmer, Lea Brodie, …
Category: Science Fiction

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