The Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film · Alive and hiding in south America, the fiendish Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele endeavors to reconstitute the Nazi movement from his Brazilian

The Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film

The Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film is one of the Saturn Awards that has been

presented annually since 1972 by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to

the best film in the science fiction genre of the previous year.

Adapted from

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_Award_for_Best_Science_Fiction_Film

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12 Monkeys (Winner, 1995)

Rated R. Universal Studios Home Entertainment, produced in 1996, 131

minutes.

An inmate from a futuristic prison is sent to the past to gather information

about the virus that sent the human race to live underground.

DVD 5484 [T]

2010: The Year We Make Contact (Nominee, 1984)

Rated PG. Warner Bros., produced in 1984, 116 minutes.

Based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke. In 2010 a joint U.S.-Soviet expedition

is launched to Jupiter to find out what happened to Discovery and its homicidal

computer, HAL9000.

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6th Day, The (Nominee, 2000)

Rated PG-13. Columbia Pictures, produced in 2000, 124 minutes.

Adam an ace pilot in the very near future who is having a serious identity crisis.

An evil corporation illegally cloned him, and now they're trying to kill him to

hide the evidence. Torn from his beloved family and faced with a shocking

exact duplicate of himself, Adam races against time to reclaim his life and save

the world from the underground cloning movement

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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Winner, 2001)

Rated PG-13. DreamWorks Pictures, produced in 2001, 145 minutes.

In a future world of runaway global warming and scientific advances, humans

share every aspect of their lives with sophisticated companion robots called

Mechas. But when an advanced prototype robot child named David is

programmed to show unconditional love, his human family isn't prepared for

the consequences. David is then on his own in a strange and dangerous world.

Befriended by a streetwise Mecha, David embarks on a spectacular quest to

discover the startling secret of his own identity.

DVD 14,002

[A]

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Abyss, the (Nominee, 1989/1990)

Rated PG-13. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, produced in 1989, 171

minutes.

Underwater sci-fi adventure about a team of oil-drilling divers pressed into

service by the navy to locate and disarm an inoperative nuclear submarine.

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Adjustment Bureau, the (Nominee, 2010)

Rated PG-13.

Universal Studios Home Entertainment, produced in 2011, 106 minutes.

A man glimpses the future fate has planned for him and chooses to fight for his

own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under, and

through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the

only woman he's ever loved.

DVD 9701 [A]

Alien (Winner, 1979)

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, produced in 1979, 116 minutes.

When the crew of the space-tug Nostromo responds to a distress signal from a

barren planet, they discover a mysterious life form that breeds within human

hosts. The acid-blooded extraterrestrial proves to be the ultimate adversary as

crew members battle to stay alive and prevent the deadly creature from

reaching Earth

DVD 3483 [A]

Alien 3 (Nominee, 1992)

Rated R. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, produced in 1992, 135

minutes.

Ripley's ship crash lands on a prison planet and she must fight with them when

another alien appears. But when she discovers she has one in her as well, she

must struggle to kill the alien before it is too late.

DVD 10,956

[A]

Alien Nation (Winner, 1988)


minutes.

Hundreds of thousands of alien workers land accidentally on Earth and slowly

become part of its society, although they are widely discriminated against.

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Alien: Resurrection (Nominee, 1997)


minutes.

Ripley is back! A team of scientists bring her back through cloning and are

anxious to get their hands on the alien embryo that invaded her.

DVD 6530 [A]

Aliens (Winner, 1986)


minutes.

Ripley returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years.

Although her story about the Alien encounter is met with skepticism, she agrees

to accompany a team of high-tech marines back to LV-426; and this time it's

war!

DVD 10,976

[A]

Altered States (Nominee, 1980)

Rated R. Warner Bros., produced in 1980, 103 minutes.

An ambitious researcher ignores his family and consumes drugs and begins

floating in an immersion tank. He gets too deep inside himself and slips way

back in evolution, becoming a menace.

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Armageddon (Winner, 1998)

Rated PG-13. Touchstone Home Entertainment, produced in 1998, 151

minutes.

An asteroid the size of Texas is headed toward Earth and NASA sends an oil

rig crew to blow it up.

DVD 5864 [A]

Arrival (Nominee, 2016)

Rated PG-13. Paramount, produced in 2016, 116 minutes.

When mysterious spacecraft touch down around the world, a team, including

linguist Louise Banks, is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on

the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers, and

to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite

possibly humanity.

DVD 14,693

[A]

Avatar (Winner, 2009)


minutes.

Jake Sully is a former Marine confined to a wheelchair. But despite his broken

body, Jake is still a warrior at heart. He is recruited to travel light years to the

human outpost on Pandora, where a corporate consortium is mining a rare

mineral that is the key to solving Earth's energy crisis. He is given a mission to

infiltrate the Na'vi, who have become a major obstacle to mining the precious

ore. But a beautiful Na'vi female, Neytiri, saves Jake's life, and this changes

everything.

DVD 10,473

[A]

Avengers, the (Winner, 2011)

Rated PG-13. Marvel, produced in 2012, 143 minutes.

Marvel makes cinematic history as it unites the superhero team-up of a lifetime.

Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, and Captain America assemble together for the very

first time ever in this epic, action-packed blockbuster alongside Black Widow,

Hawkeye, and Nick Fury

DVD 11,224

[A]

Back to the Future (Winner, 1985)

Rated PG. Universal Studios Home Entertainment, produced in 1985, 116

minutes.

When teenager Marty McFly is blasted to 1955 in the DeLorean time machine

created by the eccentric Doc Brown, he finds himself mixed up in a time-

shattering chain reaction that could vaporize his future, and leave him trapped

in the past.

DVD 13,612

[B]

Back to the Future Part II (Nominee, 1989/1990)


minutes.

Getting back was only the beginning as the most spectacular time travel

adventure ever continues in part II, the sequel that proves that lightning can

strike twice. Marty and Doc launch themselves to the year 2015 to fine tune the

future.

DVD 13,612

[B]

Back to the Future Part III (Nominee, 1989/1990)


minutes.

They've saved the biggest trip for last as the most popular time traveling movie

trilogy comes to a rousing conclusion. Stranded in 1955 after a freak accident,

Marty McFly discovers he must travel back to 1885 to rescue Doc Brown from

a schoolteacher.

DVD 13,612

[B]

Battle Beyond the Stars (Nominee, 1980)

Rated PG. Shout Factory, produced in 1980, 104 minutes.

Seven mercenaries are recruited from throughout the galaxy to save a peaceful

planet from the threat of an evil tyrant bent on dominating the entire universe.

Among them are a lizard-like humanoid, a space cowboy, a female warrior, and

a brooding killer-for-hire.

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Battle for the Planet of the Apes (Nominee, 1973)

Not rated. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, produced in 1973, 96

minutes.

A group of human mutants want to break the peace of the ape tribe.

DVD 2783 [B]

Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (Nominee, 1989/1990)

Rated PG. Metro Goldwyn Mayer, produced in 1988, 90 minutes.

The fate of the world rests on whether or not two dudes pass their history final.

So, naturally, a man shows up with a time-traveling telephone booth to give

them a history lesson.

DVD 5000 [B]

Black Hole, the (Nominee, 1979)

Rated PG. Aberle-Media, 95 minutes.

Scientists are all aboard an Earth discovery vessel on a fruitless search for life

in space when they encounter a lost spaceship perched on the event horizon of

the universe's most powerful phenomenon, a black hole.

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Blade Runner (Nominee, 1982)

Rated R. Warner Bros., produced in 1982, released in 2010, 118 minutes.

In a signature role as 21st century detective Rick Deckard, Harrison Ford brings

his masculine yet vulnerable presence to this stylish noir thriller. In a future of

high-tech possibility soured by urban and social decay, Deckard hunts for

fugitive, murderous replicants and is drawn to a mystery woman whose secrets

may undermine his soul.

DVD 5400 [B]

Blob, the (Nominee, 1988)

Rated R. Columbia Pictures, produced in 1988, 92 minutes.

A small town is beset by a fast-growing, man-eating mound of glop shot into

space by scientists, irradiated into an unnatural being, and then returned to

Earth.

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Blue Thunder (Nominee, 1983)


A helicopter pilot is chosen to test an experimental high tech chopper that can

see through walls, record whispers, and level a city block.

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Body Snatchers (Nominee, 1994)


A family moves to an Army base, only to find it is inhabited by pod people.

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Book of Eli, the (Nominee, 2009)

Rated R. Alcon Entertainment, produced in 2010, 118 minutes.

Eli walks alone in post-apocalyptic America. He heads west along the Highway

of Death on a mission he doesn't fully understand but knows he must complete.

In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a

revived society. Or, in the wrong hands, the hammer of a despot. Eli keeps his

blade sharp and his survival instincts sharper as his quest thrusts him into a

savage wasteland.

DVD 7988 [B]

Boys from Brazil, the (Nominee, 1978)

Rated R. Granada International Media, Ltd., produced in 1978, 127 minutes.

Alive and hiding in south America, the fiendish Nazi Dr. Josef Mengele

endeavors to reconstitute the Nazi movement from his Brazilian sanctuary by

cloning a brood of boys from Hitler's genes.

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Brainstorm (Nominee, 1983)


A husband and wife scientist duo discover a way to record dreams, thoughts

and fantasies. They play them back for others to experience, only to have

devastating results.

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Butterfly Effect, the (Nominee, 2004)

Rated R. Infinifilm, produced in 2004, 114 minutes.

A young man struggling to access sublimated childhood memories finds a

technique that allows him to travel back to the past. Occupying his childhood

body, he is able to change history. But every change he makes has unexpected

consequences.

DVD 926 [B]

Capricorn One (Nominee, 1978)

Rated PG. Lions Gate Home Entertainment, produced in 1978, 123 minutes.

A team of astronauts agree to fake a mission to Mars. All is going well until

they find out they are supposed to be die upon re-entry. Their only chance to

survive, is to make a desperate attempt to escape

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Captain America: The First Avenger (Nominee, 2010)

Rated PG-13. Paramount Home Entertainment, produced in 2011, 123 minutes.

After being deemed unfit for military service, Steve Rogers volunteers to

participate in an experimental program that turns him into Captain America, a

Super Soldier. Now, as Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky

Barnes and Peggy Carter to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by

the villainous Red Skull.

DVD 10,173

[C]

Cat from Outer Space, the (Nominee, 1978)

Rated G. Aberle-Media, produced in 1978, 103 minutes.

An alien cat named Jake crashes onto Earth and makes several friends while

trying to get back home.

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Cell, the (Nominee, 2000)

Rated R. New Line Home Video, produced in 2000, 107 minutes.

A psychotherapist journeys inside the mind of a comatose serial killer in the

hopes of saving his latest victim.

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Children of Men (Winner, 2006)


minutes.

London, 2027. Because of an infertility defect, the youngest living person has

died at the age of 18. As humankind faces extinction, one man becomes its

unlikely hero.

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Chronicle (Nominee, 2011)


minutes.

Seen through the lens of a troubled teen's video camera, yet filled with eye-

popping action and jaw-dropping special effects, Chronicle is as real as it gets.

When three ordinary high school friends make an extraordinary discovery, they

acquire amazing abilities beyond their understanding. But as their powers

develop, so do their darker sides. Fun, harmless pranks soon lead to much

riskier activities as the boys' 'gifts,' and their lives, spin dangerously out of

control!

DVD 10,879

[C]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Nominee, 1977)

Rated PG. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, produced in 1977, 137 minutes.

In the night skies near his Muncie, Indiana home, power repairman Roy Neary

experiences something out of this world. His close encounter sets into action an

amazing chain of events that leads to contact with the benevolent aliens and

their Mothership

CLASSIC

DVD 849 [C]

Cloud Atlas (Nominee, 2011)


An exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the

past, present, and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an

act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution. The story is a

time-shifting weave of six interlinking narratives with diverse settings, from the

savagery of a Pacific Island in the 1850s to a dystopian Korea of the near

future.

DVD 11,684

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Cloverfield (Winner, 2007)


A giant monster terrorizes New York as five friends celebrate a going-away

party. Armed with only a video camera and their wits, they try to survive the

most horrifying event of their lives.

DVD 4605 [C]

Cocoon (Nominee, 1985)


minutes.

The fountain of youth for the elderly is actually a breeding ground for aliens.

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Cocoon: The Return (Nominee, 1988)

Rated PG.

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, produced in 1988, 116 minutes.

A follow-up to 'Cocoon', this second film has the elderly earthlings return for a

visit to their home planet.

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Congo (Nominee, 1995)


Amy, a gorilla who was part of a university learning experiment, is at last

returning home. A professor, electronics expert, guide, explorer, and others

follow the scampering ape. They know she will lead them to the place that's

more than her home, it's the fabled lost city of Zinj and its diamond mines. But

what they don't know can be fatal. Once they enter Zinj, they'll be the

endangered species.

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Contact (Nominee, 1997)


After an astronomer discovers communication emanating from the star Vega,

she leads an international team in deciphering it, and travels through space to

contact the senders of the message.

DVD 12,303

[C]

Dark City (Winner, 1998)

Not rated. New Line Home Video, produced in 1998, 111 minutes.

When John Murdoch wakes with no memory at the scene of a grisly murder, he

soon finds himself hunted by the police, a woman claiming to be his wife, and a

mysterious group of pale men.

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Nominee, 2014)


minutes.

A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a

band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier.

They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought

to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant

species.

DVD 12,824

[D]

Day After Tomorrow, the (Nominee, 2004)


minutes.

A scientist who specializes in weather tries to reach his son in New York after

the world's weather goes out of control. The polar ice caps have melted,

covering the Earth in water, and then a freeze hits, creating an ice age.

DVD 8174 [D]

Day of the Dolphin, the (Nominee, 1973)

Rated PG. Image Entertainment, produced in 1973, 104 minutes.

George C. Scott is a scientist who trains dolphins to speak, only to find them

kidnapped for use in a vicious assassination plot.

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Day the Earth Stood Still, the (Nominee, 2008)


minutes.

A remake of the 1951 classic. As governments and scientists race to unravel the

mystery behind the visitor's appearance, a woman and her young stepson get

caught up in his mission, and come to understand the ramifications of Klaatu

calling himself a 'friend to the Earth.'

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Deep Impact (Nominee, 1998)


The countdown to doomsday is underway when the people of Earth learn that

an enormous comet is going to collide with Earth. Knowing that all humanity

will be annihilated, the people of Earth scramble to decide how to spend their

remaining time and find what most matters to them.

DVD 5807 [D]

Déjà Vu (Nominee, 2006)


minutes.

Called in to recover evidence after a bomb sets off an explosion on a New

Orleans Ferry, an ATF agent discovers that what most people believe is deja vu

is actually something far more powerful that leads him on a race to save

hundreds of people.

DVD 3531 [D]

Demolition Man (Nominee, 1993)


A psycho-killer is released in the future after being cryogenically frozen since

the 1990's. The future's only hope lies in the cop that brought him down then.

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Demon Seed (Nominee, 1977)


Susan Harris is alone in the house when, suddenly, doors lock, windows slam

shut, and the phone stops working. Susan is trapped by an intruder, but it's no

ordinary thug. Instead, the intruder is a computer named Proteus, an artificial

brain that has learned to reason and to terrorize. Then Susan learns what

Proteus wants: its own child, conceived in her womb and destined for

domination. Packed with suspense, surprise, and special effects.

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Dune (Nominee, 1984)

Rated PG-13. Universal Studios Home Entertainment, produced in 1984, 177

minutes.

Story of the desert planet Dune and a revolt against its evil controllers.

DVD 10,015

[D]

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Winner, 1982)


minutes.

Steven Spielberg's masterpiece about a boy and his special bond with an alien

from another planet.

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Eagle Eye (Nominee, 2008)


A young man and a single woman are coerced into carrying out the high-tech

assassination plot of an unscrupulous artificial intelligence system. Includes

deleted scenes and featurette.

DVD 5739 [E]

Edge of Tomorrow (Nominee, 2014)

Rated PG-13. Village Roadshow Pictures, produced in 2014, 113 minutes.

In a near future, an alien race has hit the Earth in an unbeatable assault. Major

William Cage has never seen a day of combat, but is dropped into a suicide

mission and killed within minutes. Cage now finds himself thrown into a time

loop, forcing him to live out the same day over and over, fighting and dying

each time. With each 'life,' Cage learns more fighting skills, so that when he

and warrior Rita Vrataski take the fight to the aliens, they are one step closer to

defeating the enemy.

DVD 12,672

[E]

Empire Strikes Back, the (Winner, 1980)

Rated PG. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, produced in 1980, 129

minutes.

Following the destruction of the Death Star, Imperial forces pursue the Rebel

Alliance to the ice planet Hoth. After a devastating defeat, Luke Skywalker

journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with the Jedi Master Yoda. Meanwhile,

in the Cloud City of Bespin, Darth Vader attempts to lure Luke into a trap by

kidnapping Han Solo and Princess Leia. When Luke comes to their rescue, he

must fight a fierce lightsaber duel with Darth Vader himself.

DVD 8841 [S]

Ender's Game (Nominee, 2012)

Rated PG-13. Summit Entertainment, produced in 2013, 114 minutes.

A hostile alien race attacked Earth, and if not for the legendary heroics of Fleet

Commander Mazer Rackham, all would have been lost. In preparation for the

next attack, Colonel Hyrum Graff is training only the best young children.

Ender Wiggin, a shy but brilliant boy, is soon ordained by Graff as the

military's next great hope. Once at Command School, he's trained by Mazer

Rackham himself to lead them into an epic battle that will determine the future

of Earth and save the human race.

DVD 12,206

[E]

Enemy Mine (Nominee, 1985)

Rated PG-13. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 108 minutes.

Two warriors engaged in a savage, futuristic war between Earth and the planet

Dracon, crash-land on a desolate, fiery planet. At first, the human and his

reptilian, alien opponent are intent on destroying each other. But after battling

the elements an each other, the two stranded pilots gradually realize that the

only way either of them will survive is to overcome their undying hatred.

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Escape from L.A. (Nominee, 1996)

Rated R. Paramount Home Entertainment, produced in 1996, 100 minutes.

Snake Plissken is back, this time in L.A., a gang-infested island. His job is to

find a doomsday device and return it to get the antidote for a virus that was

injected into him.

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Escape from New York (Nominee, 1981)

Rated R. Metro Goldwyn Mayer, produced in 1981, 99 minutes.

A war hero turned outlaw must rescue the U.S. president from a brutal island

prison.

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Winner, 2004)

Rated R. Focus Features, produced in 2004, 107 minutes.

Joel is stunned to discover that his girlfriend Clementine has had her memories

of their tumultuous relationship erased. He begins to undergo the same

procedure, but from deep within his brain he attempts to escape the process.

DVD 14,484

[E]

Ex Machina (Nominee, 2015)

Rated R. Universal City Studios Productions, produced in 2015, 108 minutes.

Caleb, a 24-year-old coder at the world's largest Internet company, wins a

competition to spend a week at a retreat belonging to the company's reclusive

CEO, Nathan. But when Caleb arrives he finds that he will have to participate

in a fascinating experiment with the world's first true artificial intelligence,

housed in the body of a beautiful robot woman, Ava. Truths, emotions, and

motives are blurred as the relationship between Caleb, Ava, and Nathan

intensifies.

DVD 13,223

[E]

Fantastic Four (Nominee, 2005)


minutes.

A contemporary re-imagining of Marvel's original and longest-running

superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate

and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways.

Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their daunting

new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned

enemy.

DVD 13,546

[F]

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Nominee, 2007)


minutes.

The world famous superhero family meets their greatest challenge yet, as they

must deal with the Silver Surfer, an intergalactic herald that is preparing for

Earth's destruction

DVD 4147 [F]

Fifth Element (Le Cinquième Élément) (Nominee, 1997)


Based in the future, a New York cab driver becomes an unwilling hero by

finding the fifth element that saves the universe

DVD 14,450

[F]

Final Countdown, the (Nominee, 1980)

Rated PG. Triumph, produced in 1983, 103 minutes.

A digitally mastered copy of the old classic. Farfetched but plausable, a story

about an aircraft carrier traveling backwards in time, just before the start of

WWII.

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Flash Gordon (Nominee, 1980)


minutes.

A football hero finds himself on another planet by accident and must prevent

Ming the Merciless from destroying

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Flight of the Navigator (Nominee, 1986)

Rated PG. Disney, produced in 1986, 90 minutes.

David has an extraordinary adventure aboard a futuristic spacecraft. He returns

possessing vast, undiscovered knowledge about the farthest reaches of the

universe.

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Forgotten, the (Nominee, 2004)


Telly is overcome with grief from her son's death 14 months ago. When her

psychiatrist tells her that she is delusional and that he never existed, she

contacts the father of another of the victims and they seek to prove that their

children did exist.

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Fountain, the (Nominee, 2006)

Rated PG-13. Warner Bros., produced in 2006, 96 minutes.

One man's devotion to the woman he loves sends him on a journey through the

past, present, and future to save her from death.

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Frankenstein Unbound (Nominee, 1991)

Rated R. Anchor Bay Entertainment, produced in 1990, 85 minutes.

The ultimate weapon which was meant to be safe for the mankind produces

global side effects including time slides and disappearances. The scientist

behind the project and his car are zapped from the year 2031 to 1817's

Switzerland where he finds Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his contemporaries.

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Galaxy Quest (Nominee, 1999)

Rated PG. Paramount Home Entertainment, produced in 1999, 102 minutes.

For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA protector, 'Commander Peter

Quincy Taggart,' 'Lt. Tawny Madison,' and 'Dr.Lazarus,' set off on a thrilling

and often dangerous mission in space, and then their series was cancelled!

Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the their television

transmissions for 'historical documents' and beam up the crew of has-been

actors to save the universe.

DVD 19 [G]

God Told Me To (Nominee, 1976)

Not rated. Blue Underground, produced in 1975, 90 minutes.

A rooftop sniper guns down 14 pedestrians on the streets of New York City. A

mild-mannered dad takes a shotgun and blows away his wife and children. A

cop goes on a sudden shooting spree at the St. Patrick's Day Parade. And each

of these unlikely killers makes the same dying confession: "God told me to."

Now a repressed Catholic NYPD detective must uncover a netherworld of

deranged faith, alien insemination and his own unholy connection to a

homicidal messiah with a perverse plan.

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Godzilla (Nominee, 2014)


From visionary new director Gareth Edwards comes a powerful story of human

courage and reconciliation in the face of titanic forces of nature, when the awe-

inspiring Godzilla rises to restore balance as humanity stands defenseless.

DVD 12,617

[G]

Gravity (Winner, 2012)


Dr. Ryan Stone is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission with

veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky. On a seemingly routine spacewalk, the

shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky spiraling out into the

blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth and

any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at

what little oxygen is left, and the only way home may be to go further out into

the terrifying expanse of space.

DVD 12,314

[G]

Heavy Metal (Nominee, 1981)


A five part animated feature that combines the talents of hundreds of artists and

animators from 17 different countries.

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Hereafter (Nominee, 2010)


George is a blue-collar American with a special connection to the afterlife

dating from his childhood. French journalist Marie has a near-death experience

that shakes her reality. When London schoolboy Marcus loses the person

closest to him, he desperately needs answers. Each seeking the truth, their lives

will intersect, forever changed by what they believe might, or must, exist in the

hereafter.

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Hollow Man (Nominee, 2000)


A group of brilliant young scientists have just unlocked the secret of

invisibility. The team's arrogant leader ignores the risks and decides to test the

dangerous procedure on himself-only to discover they are unable to reverse the

effect.

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Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (Nominee, 1992)


A suburban inventor invents a machine that turns his 2-year-old son into a

giant.

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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (Nominee, 1989/1990)


An inventor unwittingly shrinks his children and throws them out with the

garbage. They must now return to the house through the jungle which is their

backyard.

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Hulk (Nominee, 2003)


minutes.

A scientist performs regeneration experiments on himself, and passes on the

genes to his son, Bruce. Now Bruce is performing experiments that expose him

to radiation and nanomeds, which combined with his unique genes, unleashes

the Hulk.

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Hunger Games, the (Nominee, 2011)

Rated PG-13. Lionsgate, produced in 2012, 142 minutes.

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the Capitol of the

nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and

girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen

volunteers in her younger sister's place and must rely upon her sharp instincts

when she's pitted against highly trained Tributes who have prepared their entire

lives. She must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival

against humanity and life against love.

DVD 11,111

[H]

Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Nominee, 2012)


Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual

Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that

they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a

'Victor's Tour' of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is

simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow

prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell); a competition

that could change Panem forever.

DVD 12,273

[H]

Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (Nominee, 2014)


With the games destroyed and Peeta captured, Katniss becomes the symbol of

rebellion while trying to rescue Peeta from the capitol.

DVD 12,993

[H]

I Am Legend (Nominee, 2007)


Robert Neville is the last human survivor in what is left of New York City. A

pandemic has left 1% of the population alive and those who survived are no

longer human. Neville must find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using

his own immune blood.

DVD 4496 [I]

I, Robot (Nominee, 2004)


minutes.

In the year 2035, robots are a trusted part of life. That trust is broken when a

scientist is found dead, and a skeptical detective believes that a robot is

responsible. Will technology ultimately lead to mankind's salvation or

annihilation?

DVD 6049 [I]

Inception (Winner, 2010)


Dom Cobb is the best there is at extraction: stealing valuable secrets inside the

subconscious during the mind's vulnerable dream state. His skill has made him

a coveted player in industrial espionage, but also has made him a fugitive and

cost him dearly. Now he may get a second chance if he can do the impossible:

inception, planting an idea rather than stealing one. If they succeed, Cobb and

his team could pull off the perfect crime.

DVD 8759 [I]

Incredible Hulk, the (Nominee, 2008)


minutes.

Bruce Banner is scouring the planet for an antidote that will cure him. The

warmongers who dream of abusing his powers won't leave him alone, and now

there's the Abomination, a nightmarish beast of pure adrenaline and aggression.

DVD 5242 [I]

Independence Day (Winner, 1996)


minutes.

Mysterious and powerful aliens launch an all-out invasion against the human

race. The spectacle begins when massive spaceships appear in Earth's skies. But

wonder turns to terror as the ships blast destructive beams of fire down on cities

all over the planet. Now the world's only hope lies with a determined band of

survivors, uniting for one last strike against the invaders before it's the end of

mankind.

DVD 14,258

[I]

Independence Day: Resurgence (Nominee, 2016)


minutes.

Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an

immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare people

for the aliens' advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few

brave men and women can bring the world back from the brink of extinction.

DVD 14,247

[I]

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Nominee, 2008)


Indy tries to outrace a brilliant and beautiful agent for the mystical, all-powerful

Crystal Skull of Akator. Teaming up with a rebellious young biker and his

spirited love Marion, Indy takes you on a breathtaking, action-packed

adventure.

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Innerspace (Nominee, 1987)

Rated PG. Warner Bros., produced in 1987, 120 minutes. sales rank: 11898

A man is miniaturized and accidentally injected into a man instead of a lab

rabbit.

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Interstellar (Winner, 2014)


With humanity's time on Earth coming to an end, a team of explorers

undertakes the most important mission in human history: traveling beyond this

galaxy to discover whether mankind has a future among the stars.

DVD 13,042

[I]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Nominee, 1978)


An alien race is launching a terrifying invasion and it's up to two mere mortals

to stop it!

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Iron Man (Winner, 2008)


A wealthy industrialist is held captive in enemy territory and escapes by

building a high-tech suit made of armor. When he returns home, he decides to

use his money, talents, and suit to save the world.

DVD 5159 [I]

Iron Man 2 (Nominee, 2010)

Rated PG-13. Marvel, produced in 2010, 124 minutes.

Now that the world knows billionaire inventor Tony Stark as the armored

superhero Iron Man, his life has suddenly become even more intense. Everyone

wants in on the Iron Man technology, whether for power or profit, but for Ivan

Vanko, it's revenge. With Pepper Potts and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes at his side,

Stark must once again suit up and face his most dangerous enemy yet.

DVD 8387 [I]

Island of Dr. Moreau (Nominee, 1996)

Rated PG-13. New Line Home Video, produced in 1996, 91 minutes.

A scientist on an island conducts chromosome experiments, mixing humans

with animals for terrifying results.

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Island of Dr. Moreau, the (Nominee, 1977)


A scientist on an island conducts chromosome experiments, mixing humans

with animals for terrifying results.

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Island, the (Nominee, 2005)

Rated PG-13. Paramount, 135 minutes.

When residents of an isolated, high-tech compound discover they're actually

clones, and worth more dead than alive, they stage a daring escape. Battling an

unfamiliar environment and an armed team of mercenaries in hot pursuit, they'll

risk their lives and freedom to save those they left behind, and reveal the truth

about The Island.

DVD 2357 [I]

Jacket, the (Nominee, 2005)


A Gulf War veteran has returned home only to be convicted of a murder he

didn't commit. While in an institution for the criminally insane he is

mysteriously transported to the future, where he hopes to make changes that

can alter the course of history.

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Judge Dredd (Nominee, 1995)

Rated R. Touchstone Home Entertainment, produced in 1995, 96 minutes.

Judge Dredd is a one man judge, jury, and executioner in the futuristic Mega

City One, until his 'brother' frames him for murder.

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Jumper (Nominee, 2008)


minutes.

David is a Jumper who can teleport himself anywhere in the world, which

creates a fun and exciting life. Things turn deadly when David finds himself

pursued by a secret organization sworn to kill Jumpers.

DVD 4756 [J]

Jurassic Park (Winner, 1993)

Rated PG-13. Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 127 minutes.

Experience one of the biggest films in motion picture history with director

Steven Spielberg's ultimate thrill ride, Jurassic Park. Featuring Academy Award

winning visual effects and groundbreaking filmmaking, this epic film is sheer

movie-making magic that was 65 million years in the making. Jurassic Park

takes viewers to an amazing theme park on a remote island where dinosaurs

once again roam the earth and five people must battle to survive among the

prehistoric predators.

DVD 15,104

[J]

Jurassic Park III (Nominee, 2001)


minutes.

Another batch of hungry dinosaurs wreak havoc with humankind in this third

installment. Dr. Alan Grant is persuaded to travel to the site of the second

InGen lab and discovers that the velociraptors are more intelligent than anyone

thought.

DVD 10,992

[J]

Jurassic World (Nominee, 2015)


minutes.

Twenty-two years following the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now

includes a completely functioning dinosaur theme park, as once envisioned by

John Hammond. After ten years of operation and decline in visitors, a unique

attraction is designed to ignite visitors' interest, which fails horribly.

DVD 13,477

[J]

Knowing (Nominee, 2009)

Rated PG-13. Summit Entertainment, produced in 2009, 121 minutes.

A college professor opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's

elementary school. In it are some chillingly accurate predictions of disaster:

when, where, and how many will die. Most of these events have already

happened, but he must uncover the details of the next disasters in hopes of

preventing them. If he fails, who knows how many will die?

DVD 6508 [K]

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (Nominee, 2003)


Lara journeys to a temple, sunken underwater, that leads to a sphere that

contains the mythical Pandora's Box, only to have it stolen by the leader of a

Chinese crime syndicate.

DVD 614 [L]

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (Nominee, 2001)


The planets are aligned and it's a race against time between Lara Croft and a

rival tomb raider. A strange clock is the key to unlocking the power of a

mysterious triangle that gives its wielder the power to control time itself.

DVD 14,454

[L]

Last Mimzy, the (Nominee, 2007)

Rated PG. New Line Home Video, produced in 2007, 97 minutes.

When Emma and Noah find a mysterious box of toys on the beach, strange

things start happening. The kids develop special powers, and with their parents

and teachers, they realize that their mission is far more important than they had

ever dreamed.

DVD 3642 [L]

Lawnmower Man (Nominee, 1992)

Rated R. New Line Home Video, produced in 1992, 108 minutes.

A scientist uses a gardener as a guinea pig in his virtual reality experiments.

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Limitless (Nominee, 2010)


minutes.

Eddie Morra, a burnt-out writer, discovers a top-secret pill that unlocks 100%

of his brain's capacity. He instantly acquires mind-bending talents and

mesmerizing visions that bring him big money, beautiful women, and limitless

success. But his dream life soon becomes a waking nightmare, as the drug's

brutal side effects take their toll and Eddie finds himself entangled with a

cunning Wall Street power broker who wants everything Eddie has and more.

DVD 9840 [L]

Logan’s Run (Winner, 1976)

Rated PG.

Warner Bros., produced in 1976, 118 minutes. sales rank: 17148

Society is perfect in the 23rd century, except for one thing: everyone is killed

once they turn 30.

DVD 11,251

[L]

Looper (Nominee, 2011)


In the year 2074, the mob sends problem people back in time, where a hired

gun awaits to eliminate them. Joe is one such hired gun, good at what he does.

But problems arise when the mob tries to 'close the loop,' and Joe comes face-

to-face with his future self during a hit. When Joe's future self escapes after he

hesitates to finish the assignment, Joe must chase himself down and finish the

job.

DVD 11,404

[L]

Lost in Space (Nominee, 1998)

Rated PG-13. New Line Home Video, produced in 1998, 131 minutes.

The Robinsons and pilot Don West are chosen to pioneer the colonization of a

far-off world because Earth has become nearly uninhabitable.

DVD 6352 [L]

Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome (Nominee, 1985)


The resourceful futuristic warrior confronts what is left of civilization.

DVD 3799

[M]

Mad Max: Fury Road (Nominee, 2015)


A return to the world of the Road Warrior, Max Rockatansky. Haunted by his

turbulent past, he believes the best way to survive is to wander alone.

Nevertheless, he becomes swept up with a group fleeing across the Wasteland

in a War Rig driven by an elite Imperator, Furiosa. They are escaping a Citadel

tyrannized by the Immortan Joe, from whom something irreplaceable has been

taken. Enraged, the Warlord with his gangs, pursues the rebels ruthlessly in the

high-octane Road War that follows.

DVD 13,301

[M]

Man Who Fell to Earth, the (Nominee, 1976)

Rated R. British Lion Film Corporation, produced in 1976, 133 minutes.

A daring exploration of science fiction as an art form. The story of an alien on

an elaborate rescue mission provides the launching pad for Roeg's visual tour

de force, a formally adventurous examination of alienation.

DVD 2766

[M]

Mars Attacks! (Nominee, 1996)


Little green men from Mars attack Earth in an attempt to wipe out the human

race.

DVD 5291

[M]

Martian, the (Nominee, 2015)


minutes.

After a bad storm blows across Mars, astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead

and left behind. Now stuck on a hostile planet, he must find a way to signal to

Earth and, in the meantime, survive on limited supplies.

DVD 13,644

[M]

Matrix (Winner, 1999)


A computer hacker discovers that reality is nothing more than an elaborate

facade called the Matrix, created by super-intelligent robots that have enslaved

mankind and are using their bodies as a power source.

DVD 608 [M]

Matrix Revolutions, the (Nominee, 2003)


With Neo trapped between the Matrix and the Source, there seems to be only

one hope for humans and machines. One final battle must ensue, and the future

of both races is at stake.

DVD 902 [M]

Men in Black (Winner, 1997)


A top-secret agency that deals with extraterrestrials must stop an intergalactic

terrorist from causing a galactic disaster.

DVD 15,045

[M]

Men in Black II (Nominee, 2002)

Rated PG-13. Amblin Entertainment, produced in 2002, 88 minutes.

Agent J needs help in his latest case, so he elicits the assistance of Agent K by

restoring his memory. Together they battle the latest threat of aliens against

Earth.

DVD 15,046

[M]

Meteor Man (Nominee, 1993)

Rated PG. Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 99 minutes.

Move over Superman! Spineless Jefferson Reed has just discovered his

backbone...and it's stronger than steel! Jefferson would rather run than fight,

until he's hit by a strange green meteor that gives him superhuman abilities.

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Midnight Special (Nominee, 2016)


A father and son go on the run, pursued by government agents and a cult drawn

to the boy's special powers.

DVD 14,050

[M]

Minority Report (Winner, 2002)


Based on a Philip K. Dick short story about a time in the future when criminals

are arrested before they commit the crime. One cop is caught committing a

crime and now must find out why and how he broke the law in order to change

his future.

DVD 14,594

[M]

Moon (Nominee, 2009)

Rated R. Sony Pictures Classics, produced in 2009, 97 minutes.

Astronaut Sam Bell is completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to

mine Earth's primary source of energy, Helium-3. His declining health is

causing headaches and hallucinations that lead to a near-fatal accident,

rendering him unconscious. After recuperating, an unexpected discovery leads

him to doubt his sanity, his identity, and the integrity of the company.

Believing he is alone on his mission, his sole purpose is getting back home on

his own.

DVD 7382

[M]

Moonraker (Nominee, 1979)


minutes.

James Bond blasts into orbit in this pulse-pounding adventure that takes him

from Venice, to Rio de Janeiro, and to outer space! Roger Moore stars for the

fourth time as Agent 007 and joins forces with NASA scientist Holly Goodhead

to prevent a power-mad industrialist from destroying all human life on Earth.

CLASSIC

DVD 15,009

[M]

My Stepmother is an Alien (Nominee, 1988)


Celeste is a sexy extraterrestrial with a mission: seduce the sweetly

unsuspecting Steve Mills (Aykroyd), a recently widowed astrophysicist, and get

her hands on his research, which may hold the key to saving her planet.

DVD 5103

[M]

Neptune Factor, the (Nominee, 1973)

Rated G. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, produced in 1973, 98

minutes.

The Project Neptune team is doing research, but when the Sealab is about to

return to surface, it is ripped loose from its moorings and sent careening into a

trench too deep for divers. Their only hope of rescue is by the new US Navy

mini-sub.

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Network (Nominee, 1976)


A television newscaster's mental breakdown turns him into a celebrity when the

network tries to profit from his illness. Best Actor - Peter Finch, Best Actress -

Faye Dunaway, and Best Supporting Actress - Beatrice Straight.

DVD 3504 [N]

Never Let Me Go (Nominee, 2010)


minutes.

Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy are best friends who grow up together at an English

boarding school with a chilling secret. When they learn the shocking truth that

they are genetically engineered clones raised to be organ donors, they embrace

their fleeting chance to live and love. Based on the acclaimed novel by Kazuo

Ishiguro.

DVD 9036 [N]

Outbreak (Nominee, 1995)


The race to save life on earth when an unstoppable killer virus hits our shores.

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Outland (Nominee, 1981)


A Marshall stationed on a colony on the moon of Io fights corporate corruption.

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Pacific Rim (Nominee, 2012)


When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the

sea, a war began. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no

choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes: a washed-up former pilot and an

untested trainee, who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete

Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the

mounting apocalypse.

DVD 11,974

[P]

Passengers (Nominee, 2016)

Rated PG-13. Columbia (USA), produced in 2016, 116 minutes.

Two passengers aboard a spaceship transporting them to a new life on another

planet. The trip takes a deadly turn when their hibernation pods mysteriously

wake them 90 years before they reach their destination. As Jim and Aurora try

to unravel the mystery behind the malfunction, they begin to fall for each other,

unable to deny their intense attraction, only to be threatened by the imminent

collapse of the ship and the discovery of the truth behind why they woke up.

DVD 14,786

[P]

Paycheck (Nominee, 2003)


An electrical engineer wakes up one morning to find that the last two years of

his life have been erased from his memory. He had been working on a top

secret project and now government agents and others are chasing him for

something he can't remember.

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Peggy Sue Got Married (Nominee, 1986)

Rated PG-13. IMAGE ENTERTAINMENT, produced in 1986, 103 minutes.

An unhappily married woman falls unconscious at her high school reunion, but

wakes up back in her school days

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Pitch Black (Nominee, 1999)


minutes.

When an intergalactic transport is hit by a rogue comet and crashes on an

uncharted planet, the survivors must struggle to survive. They also must escape

the planet, as they learn it is inhabited by fierce predators that hunt at nightfall.

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Planet of the Apes (Nominee, 2001)


minutes.

After crash-landing on an uncharted planet, astronaut Leo Davidson finds

himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race.

A sympathetic chimpanzee named Ari helps him evade the invincible gorilla

army.

DVD 285 [P]

Postman (Nominee, 1997)


The year is 2013 and the future isn't what it used to be. There are no highways,

no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow-only scattered bands of terrorized

survivors in what was once called the United States. Into this apocalyptic

wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for the works of

Shakespeare and something he has yet to discover: the power to inspire hope.

DVD 6541 [P]

Predator (Nominee, 1987)


minutes.

Arnold Schwarzenegger wages an all-out war against an unseen enemy, a force

more powerful and deadly than any on Earth-because the predator is not of this

Earth.

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Predator 2 (Nominee, 1991)


minutes.

The Predator returns to kill for sport, but this time he is hunting in the urban

jungle that is Los Angeles, and only one cop can stop him.

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Prestige, the (Nominee, 2006)


minutes.

A bitter rivalry between two magicians turns deadly as one tries to find the

secret to the other's most powerful trick.

DVD 3337 [P]

Prometheus (Nominee, 2011)


minutes.

Explorers have discovered a clue that brings them to the origins of mankind on

Earth. This leads them on a journey that takes them to the darkest corners of the

universe.

DVD 11,276

[P]

Return of the Jedi (Winner, 1983)


minutes.

As the Empire prepares to crush the Rebel Alliance with a more powerful

Death Star, Luke Skywalker rescues Han Solo from the clutches of crime lord

Jabba the Hutt. On the forest moon of Endor, the Rebels plot to destroy the

Empire's new weapon with help from a tribe of Ewoks. Luke confronts his

father Darth Vader in a final climactic duel on the Death Star. In his final

moments, Vader is faced with a momentous choice with the life of his son and

the freedom of the galaxy hanging in the balance.

DVD 13,957

[s]

Riddick (Nominee, 2012)


minutes.

Riddick must fight for his life after his people betrayed him, leaving him

stranded on a desolate planet to die. On this unbearably hot planet, Riddick is

up against predators of an alien race. Using his emergency signals, he summons

two ships: one transporting a mercenary, and the other led by an old

acquaintance.

DVD 12,202

[R]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Winner, 2010)


minutes.

An action-packed epic featuring stunning visual effects and creatures unlike

anything ever seen before. At the story's heart is Caesar, a chimpanzee who

gains human-like intelligence and emotions from an experimental drug. Raised

like a child by the drug's creator, Caesar eventually finds himself taken from

the humans he loves and imprisoned. Seeking justice, Caesar assembles a

simian army and escapes.

DVD 10,385

[R]

Robocop (Winner, 1987)


When a cop gets shot by ruthless criminals, innovative scientists and doctors

are able to piece him back together as an unstoppable crime-fighting machine

called Robocop.

DVD 14,583

[R]

RoboCop 2 (Nominee, 1989/1990)


Peter Weller returns as Robocop, and this time he must fight his toughest

opponent yet - his replacement.

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RoboCop 3 (Nominee, 1993)

Rated PG-13. Metro Goldwyn Mayer, produced in 1993, 105 minutes.

This riveting sequel pits mega-cop against mega-corp when Detroit's ruling

corporation puts its greed before human need, forcing Robocop into action.

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Rocketeer, the (Nominee, 1991)

Rated PG. Touchstone Home Entertainment, produced in 1991, 108 minutes.

A pilot in the 1930s finds a strap-on rocket pack and becomes a masked hero.

The pack, however, is a Nazi prototype and they want it back.

DVD 5575 [R]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Winner, 2016)

Rated PG-13. LucasFilm, produced in 2016, 133 minutes.

In a period of great conflict, a group of unlikely heroes, led by daring fugitive

Jyn Erso and rebel spy Cassian Andor, band together for a desperate mission to

steal the plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction, the Death Star.

DVD 14,815

[R]

Rollerball (Winner, 1974/1975)


In the year 2018, violence and crime have been totally eliminated from society

and given an outlet in the brutal sport of rollerball.

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Running Man, the (Nominee, 1987)

Rated R. Taft Entertainment Pictures, produced in 1987, 101 minutes.

Los Angeles in the year 2017 has become a police state in the wake of the

global economy's total collapse. In 2019 The Running Man is the top-rated TV

show, where condemned criminals are given a chance for freedom by running

through a gauntlet of heavily armed killers known as Stalkers. Ben Richards an

ex-cop wrongly convicted of the massacre of unarmed civilians must try and

survive the Stalkers.

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Serenity (Nominee, 2005)


minutes.

When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they

find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might

of a totalitarian regime and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam uncharted

outerspace.

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Short Circuit (Nominee, 1986)

Rated PG. Producers Sales Organization, produced in 1986, 99 minutes.

A robot developed for the military gets struck by lightning and begins to think

it's alive. It's hidden from the weapons lab people by a scientist and a girl who

inadvertently gets involved.

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Short Circuit 2 (Nominee, 1988)

Rated PG. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, produced in 1988, 111 minutes.

Number Five, A.K.A. Johnny Five, that incredible lovable robot, is back and

taking the big city by storm. More 'human' than ever, upbeat Johnny's out for

some 'urban input,' but some street hoods see his innocence as their high-tech

ticket to easy street.

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Signs (Nominee, 2002)


minutes.

Two brothers wake up one morning and find their dogs barking wildly, and

one's children wandering in the corn fields. A mysterious pattern of crop circles

have appeared overnight, and the men now must deal with unexplained events.

DVD 464 [S]

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Nominee, 2004)


Joe 'Sky Captain' Sullivan teams up with a journalist to uncover the mystery

behind a group of missing scientists and a series of robot attacks. They must

find out who is responsible for an elaborate scheme that may trigger the end of

the world.

DVD 1382 [S]

Slaughterhouse-Five (Winner, 1972)


minutes.

A suburban optometrist lives simultaneously in the present, in his past as a

naive American POW, and in the future as a zoo resident on the planet

Tralfamadore. From the novel by Kurt Vonnegut.

DVD 12,047

[S]

Sleeper (Nominee, 1973)


A man wakes up to the future 200 years after an operation went bad.

DVD 1997 [S]

Solaris (Nominee, 2002)


minutes.

On a space station orbiting a mysterious planet, terrified crew members are

experiencing a host of strange phenomena, including eerie visitors who seem

all too human.

DVD 8180 [S]

Solaris (Солярис) (Nominee, 1976)

The Criterion Collection, produced in 1972, 166 minutes.

Adapted from a Stanislaw Lem novel. Ground control has been receiving

strange transmissions from the three remaining residents of the Solaris space

station. When cosmonaut and psychologist Kris Kelvin is sent to investigate, he

experiences the strange phenomena that afflict the Solaris crew, sending him on

a voyage into the darkest recesses of his own consciousness.

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Soylent Green (Winner, 1973)


In the year 2022, people rely on Soylent Green, a strange foodstuff, in order to

survive. But what is Soylent Green made out of? Based on the novel by Harry

Harrison.

Part of the Turner Classic Movies greatest classic films Sci-fi collection.

CLASSIC

DVD 13,027

[G]

Space Cowboys (Nominee, 2000)

Rated PG-13. Village Roadshow Pictures, produced in 2000, 130 minutes.

When a retired engineer is called upon to rescue a failing satellite, he insists

that his equally old teammates accompany him into space.

DVD 198 [S]

Species (Nominee, 1995)


A human-alien hybrid escapes from observation and scientist Xavier Fitch

dispatches a crew of experts to find her before she is able to fulfill her horrific

purpose: to mate with unsuspecting men and produce offspring that could

destroy mankind.

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Splice (Nominee, 2010)


Two young scientists become superstars by splicing different animal DNA to

create fantastical new creatures. Ignoring legal and ethical boundaries, the

scientists, who are romantically involved, introduce human DNA into their

experiment and risk the dawn of a terrifying new era.

DVD 8437 [S]

Sssssss (Nominee, 1973)


minutes.

A fanatical snake expert begins injecting his research assistant with a supposed

immunization serum. Only when the assistant's skin begins to shed does he

discover the truth; the doctor is changing him into a snake!

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Star Trek (Nominee, 2009)


When the Romulan Nero comes from the future to take revenge on the

Federation, the new recruits of the U.S.S. Enterprise will voyage through

unimaginable danger to stop him from destroying everything they know.

DVD 11,028

[S]

Star Trek Beyond (Nominee, 2016)


Dispatched on a rescue mission to the farthest reaches of space, the USS

Enterprise is ambushed by Krall, a ruthless enemy sworn against the

Federation. Crash-landing on an uncharted hostile world, Captain Kirk, Spock,

and the crew are separated with no means of escape. Only Jaylah, a rebellious

alien warrior, can help them reunite and find a way off the planet in a race

against time to stop Krall's deadly army from triggering all-out galactic war.

DVD 14,279

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Star Trek Generations (Nominee, 1994)

Rated PG. Paramount, produced in 1994, 117 minutes.

It's the late 23rd century and retirees Scott, Chekov and Admiral James T. Kirk

are guests aboard the new Enterprise. When they receive a distress call from

inside the Nexus, Kirk sacrifices himself to save all. 70 years later, Captain

Jean-Luc Picard and the new crew of the Enterprise encounter Dr. Soran, a

scientist with a strong obsession to harness the power of the Nexus regardless

of the cost. Picard's only hope for the future lies within the Nexus and a

legendary captain from the past.

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Nominee, 1982)


The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on routine training maneuvers

when it comes up against Khan, a renegade of twentieth-century Earth.

DVD 7626 [S]

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Nominee, 1984)


In the wake of Spock's ultimate act of sacrifice, the crew of the U.S.S.

Enterprise returns to Earth from the newly formed Genesis planet. There crew

learns that life back home will not be easier: Scotty gets reassigned, 'Bones'

appears to be going insane, and the Enterprise is to be decommissioned. It is

only when Kirk is confronted by Spock's father that he learns his old friend

may have another chance at life if the crew can survive the Klingon

interference and return to the Genesis planet.

DVD 7627 [S]

Star Trek Into Darkness (Nominee, 2012)


When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find that an

unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated

the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving the world in a state of crisis. With

a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to

capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.

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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Nominee, 1986)


A mysterious alien power is threatening Earth in the 23rd century by

evaporating oceans and destroying the atmosphere. Kirk and his crew must

time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they encounter the alien life of

punk, pizza, and exact-change busses while trying to capture two almost-extinct

humpback whales to take back with them.

DVD 7628 [S]

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Winner, 1992)


The Enterprise crew is assigned to negotiate a truce with the Klingon leader,

only to fall prey to a trap set by one of his renegade cohorts.

DVD 7630 [S]

Star Trek: First Contact (Nominee, 1996)


The Next Generation crew of the Enterprise travel to the past to save mankind

and fight the Borg for the last time.

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Star Trek: Insurrection (Nominee, 1998)


At the isolated planet of the Ba'kus (a seemingly simple race of people), the

crew of the Enterprise has unveiled an unjust conspiracy between the

Federation and the Son'a to exile the entire Ba'ku race from their planet.

Ordered to leave and ignore his findings, Captain Picard must choose between

obeying Starfleet orders or risking his crew, career and the Enterprise to protect

the innocent and uphold his Starfleet oath.

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Star Trek: Nemesis (Nominee, 2002)


Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his Starship crew battle a chilling new adversary

that just happens to hold a shocking link to Picard! In the wake of a joyful

wedding between Riker and Troi, Picard receives another reason to celebrate:

the Romulans want peace and the captain will be the Federation's emissary. But

as the Enterprise heads toward meeting, a brilliant villain awaits-harboring a

diabolical plan of destruction and a secret that will give Picard his most

fearsome challenge.

DVD 523 [S]

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (Nominee, 1979)


See the original theatrical version of the film as it was initially released in

theatres. A massive alien presence of enormous power enters Federation space

destroying three powerful Klingon cruisers and neutralizing everything in its

path. As it heads towards Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk returns to the helm of

an updated U.S.S. Enterprise and sets course to meet the aggressor head-on.

DVD 7625 [S]

Star wars episode IV: A new hope (Winner, 1977)


minutes.

Nearly two decades after the rise of the Empire, young farmer Luke Skywalker

meets Obi-Wan Kenobi, who has lived for years in seclusion on the desert

planet of Tatooine. Obi-Wan begins Luke's Jedi training, telling him of the

Rebels' battle against the Empire and the power known as the Force. Soon

Luke, Obi-Wan, and a charismatic mercenary named Han Solo and his

Wookiee sidekick Chewbacca, join forces to rescue Princess Leia from the

Empire's massive warship, the Death Star.

DVD 13,952

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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (Nominee, 1999)


minutes.

George Lucas' prequel to his world famous franchise, in which we discover the

origins of Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi and the rivalry between them.

DVD 5433 [S]

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (Nominee, 2002)


minutes.

Ten years after the Trade Federation's hostilities against Naboo, Queen

Amidala has traded in her crown for a seat on the Galactic Senate. An

assassination attempt on Padme brings Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi

back into her life.

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Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (Winner, 2005)


minutes.

Torn between loyalty to his mentor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the seductive

powers of the Sith, Anakin Skywalker ultimately turns his back on the Jedi,

thus completing his journey to the dark side and his transformation into Darth

Vader.

DVD 2356 [S]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Winner, 2015)

Rated PG-13. Disney, produced in 2015, 136 minutes.

Luke Skywalker has vanished, and both the Resistance and the sinister First

Order are searching for him. Crack pilot Poe Dameron obtains a clue to his

whereabouts, but when everything goes wrong, a droid called BB-8 becomes

the center of the search, along with scavenger Rey and stormtrooper deserter

FN-2187, who have found the droid.

DVD 13,900

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Stargate (Winner, 1994)

Unrated. Produced in 1994, 119 minutes.

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with

humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra. At stake, the

freedom of an ancient civilization from slavery and any chance of ever getting

home.

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Starman (Nominee, 1984)

Rated PG. Columbia Pictures, produced in 1984, 115 minutes.

An alien from another planet takes the form of a widow's husband, and they

travel across the country to get back to his spaceship.

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Starship Troopers (Nominee, 1997)

Rated R. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, produced in 1997, 124 minutes.

A handful of dedicated young soldiers must rise to the challenge of

intergalactic warfare with a species of terrifying alien insects that threaten to

eliminate the human race.

DVD 6511 [S]

Stepford Wives, the (Nominee, 1974/1975)

Rated PG. Aberle-Media, produced in 1975, 115 minutes.

The wives of Stepford enjoy doing everything to please their husbands, is it

because they like to, or is something much more sinister going on?

CLASSIC

DVD 1658 [S]

Strange Days (Nominee, 1995)

A former cop turned street-hustler accidentally uncovers a conspiracy in Los

Angeles in 1999.

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Street Fighter (Nominee, 1994)


minutes.

Colonel Guile leads an elite team of street fighters in an electrifying battle for

the fate of the free world.

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Sunshine (Nominee, 2007)


minutes.

Fifty years into the future, a team of astronauts are sent to deploy a device to

reignite the dying sun.

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Super 8 (Nominee, 2010)


In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witnesses a

catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon they suspect

that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and

inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local deputy tries to

uncover the truth, something more terrifying than any of them could have

imagined.

DVD 10,238

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Superman II (Winner, 1981)


Sequel to 'Superman', this time the Man of Steel is battling three villains from

his home planet

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Superman The Movie (Winner, 1978)


The famous superhero from the planet Krypton comes alive in this classic

comic book adventure.

DVD 3840 [S]

Terminator (Winner, 1984)


A cyborg is sent to the past to kill the woman who will conceive the child

destined to become the great liberator and arch-enemy of the Earth's future

rulers.

DVD 4283 [T]

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Winner, 1991)

Rated R. Artisan Entertainment Inc., produced in 1991, 139 minutes.

A shape-shifting cyborg is sent to the past to kill young John Conner before he

can grow up to lead the resistance. But the resistance manages to send a

protector back in an attempt to save him.

DVD 4284 [T]

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Nominee, 2003)


Arnold Schwarzenegger is back as a time-traveling T-101 Terminator. An

awesome new foe is programmed to terminate John Connor, a state-of-the-art

T-X who's smarter and stronger. Together they must triumph and forestall the

threat of Judgement Day.

DVD 609 [T]

Terminator Genisys (Nominee, 2015)


When John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back

to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of

events creates a fractured timeline.

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They Live (Nominee, 1988)


minutes.

When two men put on special sunglasses they see aliens and subliminal

messages.

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Thirteenth Floor, the (Nominee, 1999)


To uncover the mystery of a violent slaying and reveal true intentions of a

beautiful seductress, a young scientist must crossover to the virtual world he

has created.

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Time After Time (Nominee, 1979)


H. G. Wells travels to present-day San Francisco to catch Jack The Ripper.

CLASSIC

DVD 14,648

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Timecop (Nominee, 1994)


minutes.

In 2004, where Time Travel is a reality, cop Max Walker must travel back in

time to stop a corrupt politician from altering the past.

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Titan A.E. (Nominee, 2000)


minutes.

In a journey that begins after Earth ends, a rebellious teenager named Cale

embarks on a journey to find the legendary spaceship Titan, which can save the

human race from the evil Drej aliens.

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Total Recall (Winner, 1989/1990)

Rated R. Artisan Entertainment Inc., produced in 1990, 113 minutes.

A 21st century construction worker dreams every night about the colonization

of Mars, so he decides to visit a travel service that specializes in implanting

vacation memories. During the implant things go wrong and Quaid goes to

Mars to sort things out.

DVD 14,517

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Transformers (Nominee, 2007)


It's a battle on Earth between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, and

the ultimate power is a clue held by a young man who is unaware he is

mankind's last chance for survival.

DVD 3915 [T]

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Nominee, 2009)


When college-bound Sam Witwicky learns the truth about the ancient origins of

the Transformers, he must accept his destiny and join Optimus Prime and

Bumblebee in their epic battle against the Decepticons, who have returned

stronger than ever with a plan to destroy the world.

DVD 7054 [T]

Tremors (Nominee, 1989/1990)


minutes.

The small desert town of Perfection is under attack from giant prehistoric man-

eating worms that can sense any sound. Now the few left alive must get out of

town before they end up as worm food.

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Tron (Nominee, 1982)


When a brilliant video game maker named Flynn hacks the mainframe of his

ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes

part of the very game he is designing.

CLASSIC

DVD 9352 [T]

Tron: Legacy (Nominee, 2010)


When Flynn, the world's greatest video game creator, sends out a secret signal

from an amazing digital realm, his son discovers the clue and embarks on a

personal journey to save his long-lost father. With the help of the fearless

female warrior Quorra, father and son venture through an incredible cyber

universe and wage the ultimate battle of good versus evil.

DVD 9338 [T]

Twilight's Last Gleaming (Nominee, 1977)

Rated R. Olive Films, produced in 1977, 144 minutes.

A Colonel in the United States Air Force, and three other convicts, escapes

from a military prison. The four men take cover at a nuclear base and proceed

to hold America hostage.

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V for Vendetta (Nominee, 2006)


Set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, Evey, a young

working-class woman, is rescued by a masked man known only as 'V.' She

becomes his ally in his plan to bring freedom and justice to a cruel and corrupt

society.

DVD 2796 [V]

Vanilla Sky (Nominee, 2001)

Rated R. Paramount Home Entertainment, produced in 2001, 135 minutes.

The story of a New York publishing magnate who finds himself on an

unexpected roller-coaster ride of romance, comedy, suspicion, love, sex, and

dreams in a mind-bending search for his soul.

DVD 533 [V]

View to a Kill, A (Nominee, 1985)


minutes.

Bond confronts Max Zorin, who has devised a plan to corner the world's

microchip market, even if he has to kill millions to do it! But before Bond can

stop the madman, he must confront Zorin's beautiful and deadly companion,

May Day.

CLASSIC

DVD 15,007

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War Games (Nominee, 1983)

A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which

reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.

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War of the Worlds (Nominee, 2005)


This is the granddaddy of all alien invasion stories, first published by H.G.

Wells in 1898. As the Martians proceed with their deadly onslaught, one family

fights for survival.

DVD 2228

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Waterworld (Nominee, 1995)


minutes.

A lone man known as Mariner must save a woman and her daughter from a

roaming gang of killers and thieves in this bleak future where there is no land.

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Westworld (Nominee, 1973)


The newest theme park is 'Westworld' which features incredible lifelike robot

cowboys. But when the cowboys go crazy, fun at the park becomes a desperate

bid for survival.

CLASSIC

DVD 14,559

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X Files: Fight the Future (Nominee, 1998)


minutes.

FBI agents Mulder and Scully risk their careers and their lives to hunt down a

deadly virus which may be extra-terrestrial in origin - and could destroy all life

of Earth.

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X2: X-Men United (Winner, 2003)


minutes.

As the X-Men try to find a mutant that has attempted to assassinate the

President, the Academy is attacked by military forces. In the aftermath they

join forces with Magneto and uncover a plot to murder all mutants on Earth.

DVD 679 [X]

X-Men (Winner, 2000)


minutes.

Outcasts since birth, the X-Men are the next step of human evolution. Born

with unique genetic mutations that give them extraordinary powers, they battle

on the side of good. Now they must use their powers to save the people that

fear them.

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X-Men: First Class (Nominee, 2010)


minutes.

The thrilling, eye-opening chapter you've been waiting for. Witness the

beginning of the X-Men universe. Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr

took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men

discovering their superhuman powers for the first time, working together in a

desperate attempt to stop the Hellfire Club and a global nuclear war.

DVD 10,065

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X-Men: The Last Stand (Nominee, 2006)


minutes.

The mutant heroes sworn to defend a world that hates and fears them are back!

With the help of new recruits, they must face evolution itself in the form of a

former teammate.

DVD 2913 [X]

Zero Theorem, the (Nominee, 2014)

Rated R. Well Go USA, produced in 2013, 111 minutes.

The story about a computer hacker in a dystopian sci-fi world. Living under

constant surveillance by 'Management,' he strives to solve The Zero Theorem, a

mathematical formula that may hold the key to the meaning of life.

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