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Theme: Sinister Corporations

The 6th Day (2000)

19 November 20005 May 2020

Rating: ★★★

Cloned Man/Action

Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tony Goldwyn, Robert Duvall, Michael Rooker, …
Category: Science Fiction

Alien (1979)

2 May 199920 October 2020

Rating: ★★★★★

Alien Nasty on a Spaceship

Director: Ridley Scott
Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Ian Holm, John Hurt, Yaphet Kotto, …
Category: Science Fiction

Aliens (1986)

1 June 199921 January 2020

Rating: ★★★★★

Alien Sequel

Director: James Cameron
Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Lance Henriksen, Paul Reiser, …
Category: Science Fiction

Andron (2015)

7 December 201724 September 2020

Rating: ★

Mysterious Labyrinth/Future Televised Games

Director: Francesco Cinquemani
Actors: Alec Baldwin, Michelle Ryan, Skin, Leo Howard, …
Category: Science Fiction

Another WolfCop (2017)

27 July 202025 October 2020

Rating: ★

Werewolf Cop/Horror Comedy

Director: Lowell Dean
Actors: Leo Fafard, Amy Matysio, Jonathan Cherry, Yannick Bisson, …
Category: Horror

ARQ (2016)

20 October 201718 July 2020

Rating: ★★★

Timeloop

Director: Tony Elliott
Actors: Robbie Amell, Rachael Taylor, Shaun Benson, Gray Powell, …
Category: Science Fiction

Astro (2018)

21 December 202021 December 2020

Rating: 0­

Alien Visitor

Director: Asif Akbar
Actors: Gary Daniels, Louis Mandylor, Michael Paré, Marshal Hilton, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Belko Experiment (2016)

17 June 20179 November 2019

Rating: ★★★

Office Employees Trapped in a Deadly Elimination Game

Director: Greg McLean
Actors: John Gallagher Jr, Tony Goldwyn, Adria Arjona, John C. McGinley, …
Category: Horror

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

6 January 201828 July 2020

Rating: ★★★★½

Cyberpunk Future/Androids

Director: Denis Villeneuve
Actors: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Sylvia Hoeks, Jared Leto, …
Category: Science Fiction

Dark Island (2010)

3 July 201011 June 2020

Rating: ★

Mysterious Island/Toxic Cloud Amok

Director: Sam Gorski, Niko Pueringer
Actors: Jai Koutrae, Victoria Floro, Zero Kazama, Robert O'Brien, …
Category: Science Fiction

Darkside Blues (1994)

31 July 200025 June 2020

Rating: ★★

Anime/Dark Future/Mysterious Stranger

Director: Nobuyasa Furukawa
Actors: Peter Patrikios, Rachel Lillis
Category: Science Fiction

Death Race 2050 (2017)

12 February 20172 July 2020

Rating: ★

Future Road Race/Satire

Director: G.J. Echternkamp
Actors: Manu Bennett, Marci Miller, Malcolm McDowell, Burt Grinstead, …
Category: Science Fiction

Edge of Darkness (1985)

1 February 200830 September 2020

Rating: ★★★★★

Nuclear Power/Environmental Thriller

Director: Martin Campbell
Actors: Bob Peck, Joe Don Baker, Joanne Whalley, Charles Kay, …
Category: Science Fiction

Edge of Darkness (2010)

31 January 201030 September 2020

Rating: ★

Nuclear Conspiracy Thriller/TV Series Remake

Director: Martin Campbell
Actors: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Shawn Roberts, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Formula (1980)

23 April 201417 December 2020

Rating: ★★

International Thriller/Hunt for a Nazi Fuel Substitute

Director: John G. Avildsen
Actors: George C. Scott, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller, John Van Dreelen, …
Category: Science Fiction

Future Kick (1991)

19 January 200813 November 2019

Rating: ★

Cyberpunk Future Action

Director: Damian Klaus
Actors: Don 'The Dragon' Wilson, Meg Foster
Category: Science Fiction

The Guest (2014)

10 November 20143 February 2019

Rating: ★★★

Sinister Stranger

Director: Adam Wingard
Actors: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Lance Reddick, …
Category: Horror

The Guyver (1991)

14 June 200314 May 2020

Rating: ★★

Power-Suit Superhero

Director: Screaming Mad George, Steve Wang
Actors: Mark Hamill, Vivian Wu, Jeffrey Combs, Jack Armstrong, …
Category: Science Fiction

Hardwired (2009)

2 June 201127 June 2019

Rating: ★★

Satiric Corporate Future/Advertising Brain Implants

Director: Ernie Barbarash
Actors: Cuba Gooding Jr, Val Kilmer, Michael Ironside, Tatiana Maslany, …
Category: Science Fiction

Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)

21 March 200127 February 2020

Rating: 0­

Immortal Combat/Dark Future

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Actors: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Michael Ironside, Virginia Madsen, …
Category: Fantasy, Science Fiction

Hover (2018)

4 November 20187 June 2020

Rating: ★★

Near Future Conspiracy

Director: Matt Osterman
Actors: Cleopatra Coleman, Shane Coffey, Craig Mums Grant, Beth Grant, …
Category: Science Fiction

Jekyll (2007)

27 August 201314 May 2020

Rating: ★★★★

Modernised Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde/TV Mini-Series

Director: Matt Lipsey, Douglas Mackinnon
Actors: James Nesbitt, Gina Bellman, Denis Lawson, Paterson Joseph, …
Category: Horror

Jurassic World (2015)

13 June 201520 September 2020

Rating: ★★½

Genetically-Engineered Dinosaurs Amok

Director: Colin Trevorrow
Actors: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Nick Robinson, Ty Simpkins, …
Category: Science Fiction

Larva (2005)

19 February 202019 February 2020

Rating: ★★

Genetically-Engineered Larva Amok

Director: Tim Cox
Actors: Vincent Ventresca, David Selby, Rachel Hunter, William Forsythe, …
Category: Horror, Science Fiction

The Lorax (2012)

6 March 201225 December 2019

Rating: ★★

Dr Seuss Adaptation/Animation

Director: Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda
Actors: Zac Efron, Danny DeVito, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, …
Category: Fantasy

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

8 November 200419 November 2020

Rating: ★★½

Brainwashed Assassin/Political Thriller

Director: Jonathan Demme
Actors: Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Meryl Streep, Kimberly Elise, …
Category: Science Fiction

Mayhem (2017)

25 November 201730 August 2018

Rating: ★★★

Mass Insanity Outbreak in an Offce Building

Director: Joe Lynch
Actors: Steven Yuen, Samara Weaving, Steven Brand, Caroline Chikezie, …
Category: Horror

Monster Trucks (2016)

8 April 201722 July 2019

Rating: ★★½

Creatures Inhabit Vehicles

Director: Chris Wedge
Actors: Lucas Till, Jane Levy, Rob Lowe, Thomas Lennon, …
Category: Science Fiction

Morgan (2016)

10 September 20164 December 2020

Rating: ★★

Artificially Intelligent Android

Director: Luke Scott
Actors: Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rose Leslie, Toby Jones, …
Category: Science Fiction

Mr. Accident (2000)

31 December 20006 October 2020

Rating: ★★

Gonzo Comedy

Director: Yahoo Serious
Actors: Yahoo Serious, Helen Dallimore, David Field, Grant Piro, …
Category: Science Fiction

Okja (2017)

23 July 201730 August 2018

Rating: ★★★

Genetically-Engineered Super-Pigs

Director: Bong Joon-ho
Actors: An Seo Hyun, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Old Guard (2020)

25 July 202025 July 2020

Rating: ★★

Immortal Mercenaries

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Actors: Charlize Theron, Kiki Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari, …
Category: Fantasy

Parasite (1982)

19 October 200224 April 2020

Rating: ½

Chestbursting Nasty

Director: Charles Band
Actors: Robert Glaudini, Demi Moore, Luca Bercovici, James Davidson, …
Category: Science Fiction

Passengers (2008)

18 February 201522 July 2019

Rating: ★★

Haunted Plane Crash Survivors/Deathdream

Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Actors: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, David Morse, Andre Braugher, …
Category: Fantasy

The Phantom (2009)

26 June 201124 April 2020

Rating: ★½

Comic-Book Superhero

Director: Paolo Barzman
Actors: Ryan Carnes, Sandrine Holt, Isabella Rossellini, Jean Marchand, …
Category: Fantasy

The President’s Analyst (1967)

13 April 200416 January 2020

Rating: ★★★

Spy Comedy/Political Satire

Director: Theodore J. Flicker
Actors: James Coburn, Godfrey Cambridge, Severn Darden, James Gregory, …
Category: Science Fiction

Psychokinesis (2018)

12 January 20205 September 2020

Rating: ★★★

Psychic Powers/South Korean Superhero Film

Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Actors: Ryu Seung-ryong, Shim Eun-kyung
Category: Science Fiction

Rampage (2018)

27 October 201818 February 2020

Rating: ★★½

Videogame Adaptation/Giant Animals Amok

Director: Brad Peyton
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, …
Category: Science Fiction

Ready Player One (2018)

29 September 201810 August 2019

Rating: ★★★

Virtual Treasure Hunt Through 1980s Pop Trivia

Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Mark Rylance, …
Category: Science Fiction

Replicas (2018)

17 March 201912 August 2019

Rating: 0­

Scientist Clones His Dead Family

Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Alice Eve, Thomas Middleditch, John Ortiz, …
Category: Science Fiction

Repo: The Genetic Opera (2008)

8 January 201317 September 2019

Rating: ★

Future Organ Repossession/Rock Musical

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Actors: Alexa Vega, Anthony Stewart Head, Paul Sorvino, Sarah Brightman, …
Category: Science Fiction

Resident Evil (2002)

28 June 20025 December 2020

Rating: ★★

Videogame Adaptation/Lab Complex of Zombies

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Actors: Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Martin Crewes, Eric Mabius, …
Category: Horror, Science Fiction

Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)

21 September 20105 December 2020

Rating: ★

Videogame Adaptation/Post-Holocaust Zombies

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Actors: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Wentworth Miller, Boris Kodjoe, …
Category: Horror, Science Fiction

Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

18 October 200414 January 2020

Rating: ★★

Videogame Adaptation/City of Zombies

Director: Alexander Witt
Actors: Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr, Thomas Kretschmann, …
Category: Horror, Science Fiction

Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008)

10 February 202010 February 2020

Rating: ★★

Anime/Videogame Adaptation

Director: Makoto Kumiya
Actors: Alyson Court, Michael Sorich
Category: Horror, Science Fiction

Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

3 November 200714 January 2020

Rating: ★★

Videogame Adaptation/Post-Holocaust Zombies

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Actors: Milla Jovovich, Iain Glen, Ali Larter, Oded Fehr, …
Category: Horror, Science Fiction

Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)

24 September 20125 December 2020

Rating: ★★

Videogame Adaptation/Complex of Zombies and Mutants

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Actors: Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Sienna Guillory, Li Bingbing, …
Category: Horror, Science Fiction

The Rift (1990)

28 December 20045 April 2020

Rating: ★

Submarine Encounters Monsters Underwater

Director: Juan Piquer Simon
Actors: Jack Scalia, R. Lee Ermey, Ray Wise, Ely Pouget, …
Category: Science Fiction

RoboCop (1987)

16 January 200521 March 2019

Rating: ★★★½

Cyborg Cop

Director: Paul Verhoeven
Actors: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith, Miguel Ferrer, …
Category: Science Fiction

RoboCop 2 (1990)

6 January 201121 March 2019

Rating: ★★★

Cyborg Cop

Director: Irvin Kershner
Actors: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Belinda Bauer, Gabriel Damon, …
Category: Science Fiction

RoboCop (2014)

14 February 20148 October 2020

Rating: ★★★

Cyborg Cop

Director: José Padilha
Actors: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, …
Category: Science Fiction

RoboCop 3 (1993)

1 July 200023 January 2019

Rating: ★

Cyborg Cop

Director: Fred Dekker
Actors: Robert Burke, Nancy Allen, John Castle, Remy Ryan, …
Category: Science Fiction

Robot Wars (2016)

5 December 201724 April 2020

Rating: ★★

Found Footage Cyberpunk Film

Director: William Stewart
Category: Science Fiction

Rollerball (1975)

2 February 200130 August 2018

Rating: ★★½

Future Ultra-Violent Sport

Director: Norman Jewison
Actors: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams, John Beck, …
Category: Science Fiction

Rollerball (2002)

12 November 200218 February 2019

Rating: ★½

Ultra-Violent Sport

Director: John McTiernan
Actors: Chris Klein, Jean Reno, Rebecca Romijn, LL Cool J, …
Category: Science Fiction

Sorry to Bother You (2018)

8 November 201923 October 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Gonzo Workplace Satire

Director: Boots Riley
Actors: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, …
Category: Science Fiction

Tamala 2010 (2002)

18 June 201530 August 2018

Rating: ★★

Demented Anime/Girl Cat’s Space Adventures

Director: t.o.L.
Category: Science Fiction

Time Toys (2016)

26 October 201722 September 2020

Rating: ★½

Super-Powered Toys from the Future

Director: Mark Rosman
Actors: Griffin Cleveland, J.J. Totah, Samuel Gilbert, Jaden Betts, …
Category: Science Fiction

The Zero Theorem (2013)

3 August 201411 June 2019

Rating: ★★★

Dystopian Future/The Meaning of It All

Director: Terry Gilliam
Actors: Christoph Waltz, Melanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Lucas Hedges, …
Category: Science Fiction

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Theme Essays

  • Disaster Movies
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  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Nazis
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Sexual Fetishism in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being Based on True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
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