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Last updated January 21, 2025
In Time
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn a near future where aging stops at 25, time is the new currency and the wealthy can live forever. When Will Salas inherits decades of life from a wealthy murdered man, he's pegged as the suspect by the corrupt Time Keepers, who enforce the law.
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDespite triumphing over the evil Khan, Admiral Kirk's victory is a hollow one -- McCoy (DeForest Kelley) is going insane, and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) is dead. Or is he? Kirk (William Shatner) jeopardizes his career by commandeering the U.S.S. Enterprise for a mission to the Genesis Planet. If he and his aging crew can defeat a deadly crew of Klingons, they may just be able to rescue their absent friend.
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Arena
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsKellan Lutz stars in this direct-to-video thriller about a young firefighter who's abducted, tortured and forced to fight for his life in a series of gladiatorial contests masterminded by a sadistic entrepreneur.
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Star Trek: Nemesis
2002 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWith longtime foes the Romulans at last willing to negotiate peace with the Federation, the Enterprise and its crew are dispatched on a diplomatic mission. But it's all a ruse that will pit them against a wily villain with a sinister agenda.
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Enemy Mine
1985 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this futuristic sci-fi tale, two outer-space adversaries marooned together -- one an earthling and the other a reptilian alien -- find themselves forced to set aside their hostility in order to stay alive.
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The One
2001 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn director James Wong's sci-fi actioner, Los Angeles police officer Gabriel Yulaw is pursued by a sinister doppelgänger -- an escapee from an advanced parallel universe -- who's on a mission to kill the lawman.
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Lockout
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsA former government agent wrongly accused of a crime gets a shot at freedom -- if he can engineer a high-risk mission to outer space in order to rescue the president's daughter from a prison where the inmates are in control.
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Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsCapt. Picard and the Enterprise crew head to a mysterious world where metaphasic radiation has halted the aging process of its citizens. There, they work to unravel a conspiracy that would harness the planet's power.
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Hellboy
2004 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBased on Mike Mignola's cult comic book series, this fast-paced live-action film tells the dark story of Hellboy, a charismatic demon who's put on Earth by the Nazis to terrorize the rest of the world. But Hellboy has other plans. Deciding to fight for good instead of evil, he vows to rid the world of supernatural monsters and the powers that rule them.
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Battle: Los Angeles
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsLed by their skillful staff sergeant, a platoon of gutsy Marines fights to protect all humankind from astonishingly powerful aliens who've suddenly invaded Los Angeles under the guise of a meteor shower.
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Season of the Witch
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn 14th-century Europe, a courageous knight leads a group of weary warriors across impossibly treacherous terrain in order to transport a suspected witch believed to be responsible for spreading the devastating Black Plague.
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Predators
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsRugged mercenary Royce (Adrien Brody) inherits command of an elite team of human fighters -- including dorky-but-dangerous Edwin (Topher Grace) and tough-but-beautiful Isabelle (Alice Braga) -- as they are hunted by a race of ruthless alien trackers known as Predators. Director Nimród Antal's sci-fi action explosion, which also stars Laurence Fishburne and an uzi-toting Danny Trejo, is a direct sequel to the 1987 blockbuster Predator.
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Conan the Barbarian
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsBased on the pulp fiction of Robert E. Howard, this action-driven adventure breathes new life into the story of Conan the Barbarian, a warrior who rises to defend the people of Hyboria after evil forces slaughter his family and fellow villagers.
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Green Lantern
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsHal Jordan, a talented test pilot, is chosen by an alien force of warriors to become their representative on Earth and use his new powers as the Green Lantern to promote order and justice before conflict destroys his world.
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Dune
1984 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn the year 10,191, two factions vie for control of planet Arrakis aka Dune -- home to the most valuable substance in the known universe, Spice. But when one leader gives up control, it's only so he can stage a coup with unsavory characters.
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Gamer
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn 2034, humans can control and kill each other in a large-scale online gaming world. But Kable, a wrongfully convicted soldier forced to join the violent competition, tries to free himself by taking out its evil architect.
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis first Star Trek film reunites the U.S.S. Enterprise's original crew from the 1960s television show. Capt. James T. Kirk (William Shatner) -- now an admiral -- and his former crew must save humanity from a giant alien ship steadily approaching Earth. There's conflict on the ship as well as in the universe, as displaced Cmdr. Decker (Stephen Collins), the Enterprise's new captain, becomes Kirk's assistant. Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley co-star.
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Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
2013 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsFifteen years after outsmarting a sinister witch by pushing her into an oven, a now-grown Hansel and Gretel are pooling their wiles to take down witches as professional bounty hunters in this action-packed reimagining of the classic fairy tale.
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Impostor
2001 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn 2079, a well-respected scientist with the perfect life wakes up one morning to find himself suspected of being a replicant planted by aliens. Now, he must do everything in his power to prove his identity and his innocence.
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Outlander
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFleeing an interstellar war, Kainan crashes on the shores of Norway during the Iron Age. An extraterrestrial monstrosity called the Moorwen also survives the crash and begins cutting a bloody swath of destruction through the Norwegian countryside.
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Highlander: Endgame
2000 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this sci-fi fantasy classic, Connor MacLeod returns for the fourth time to battle fellow Immortals for domination. When powerful foe Jacob Kell attacks a beloved sanctuary, Connor breaks out his sword and comes out swinging against evil.
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Beneath the Planet of the Apes
1970 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAstronaut Brent (James Franciscus) crash-lands on Earth and journeys to Ape City to rescue the vanished Col. Taylor. Meanwhile, simians and subterranean human mutants are bent on destroying each other and the world in this sequel to the original sci-fi hit. Charlton Heston reprises his role as Taylor, and Linda Harrison plays his mute mate, Nova, who accompanies Brent on his mission. Ted Post directs.
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Attack the Block
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen aliens attack a South London neighborhood, a teen gang pulls together to protect their turf by any means necessary. But extraterrestrials prove far more formidable than anyone they ever jumped on the streets.
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RoboCop
1987 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn Paul Verhoeven's landmark sci-fi thriller, the monolithic corporation controlling a futuristic, crime-riddled Detroit transforms a dead cop into a cybernetic law-enforcement unit called RoboCop, and soon the streets are safe.
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Aeon Flux
2005 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAiming to hasten an uprising, the leader of an underground rebellion (Frances McDormand) dispatches acrobatic assassin Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) to eliminate the government's top leader in this futuristic thriller based on the popular animated MTV show. It's the 25th century, and a rampaging virus has forced the remnants of humanity into seclusion. But political conflict swirls within, and the climate is ripe for revolution.
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