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The Fifth Element
1997 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn this imaginative sci-fi epic, a 23rd-century cabbie finds himself involved with a fetching alien who may hold the key to saving the world. But it's curtains for planet Earth unless the duo can stay a step ahead of a demented villain named Zorg.
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis reboot of the Planet of the Apes franchise is a prequel set in modern-day San Francisco, where scientists are conducting genetic research on apes. The evolved primates develop advanced intelligence and revolt against being used as lab rats.
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Star Trek: First Contact
1996 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe Borg have time-traveled to Earth's past to prevent the first contact between humans and Vulcans, which resulted in the Federation's birth. Bent on revenge, Picard follows the Borg to the 21st century.
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Planet of the Apes
1968 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBewildered astronaut George Taylor crash-lands on a strange planet ruled by intelligent apes who use primitive humans for experimentation and sport. Taylor finds himself among the hunted as he tries to escape the apes and uncover their dark secret.
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTo escape his desk job, Adm. James T. Kirk (William Shatner) returns to the USS Enterprise, assisting Spock (Leonard Nimoy) in a training mission for Starfleet cadets. But the inexperienced crew is put to the test when escaped villain Khan (Ricardo Montalban) steals a powerful weapon and comes after the admiral seeking revenge. Now, Kirk must use all his wiles and whip the cadets into shape if they hope to defeat Khan's deadly traps.
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsCapt. Kirk (William Shatner) must face his prejudices when his sworn enemies the Klingons lurch perilously close to economic deprivation and environmental ruin. Obeying Star Fleet orders, Kirk reluctantly begins peace negotiations with Klingon chancellor Gorkon (David Warner). But peace has many foes: Gorkon is soon dead, and Kirk is imprisoned in a Klingon gulag as the galaxy edges toward all-out war.
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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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Star Trek: Generations
1994 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsCapt. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) commands the newest incarnation of the &NFi;U.S.S. Enterprise&NFi_;, investigating a disaster at an outlying settlement. The catastrophe's sole survivor is Dr. Tolian Soran (Malcolm McDowell), who has malevolent plans to use an energy field called the Nexus. When Picard tries to intervene, he becomes caught in the Nexus … and is reunited with the presumed-dead Capt. James T. Kirk (William Shatner).
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBased on the Jules Verne novel, this family-friendly fantasy film follows an expedition team en route to the center of the earth -- an adventure that is fraught with peril from careening boulders, falling stalactites and weird dinosaurs.
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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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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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Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn Guillermo del Toro's spellbinding sequel to Hellboy, the identities of Hellboy (Ron Perlman), Liz Sherman (Selma Blair) and Abe Sapien (Doug Jones) are exposed as they face a new threat: The Golden Army, assembled of long-hidden mythological creatures, is prepared to attack. As fantastic monsters and paranormal phenomena begin to take over, the trio races to destroy the army's leader, the vengeful Prince Nuada (Luke Goss).
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIt's the 23rd century in director Leonard Nimoy's Oscar-nominated sci-fi adventure, and a mysterious power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. To save mankind, Capt. Kirk (William Shatner), Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley) and the rest of the Starship Enterprise crew travel back in time to 1986 San Francisco, a world as alien to them as anything they've encountered in their travels through the galaxy.
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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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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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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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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsCaptain Kirk (William Shatner) leads his crew on a mission to free kidnapped diplomats. Arriving at the planet Nimbus III, Kirk and crew come face-to-face with the captor: a smiling Vulcan named Sybok (Laurence Luckinbill) who's Mr. Spock's half-brother. Obsessively searching for God, Sybok hijacks the Enterprise and sets a course for the center of the galaxy. The film marks Shatner's directorial debut.
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Starship Troopers
1997 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this sci-fi adventure, fire-spitting, brain-sucking bugs attack Earth and obliterate Buenos Aires. Coming to the rescue is a gutsy infantry unit led by hotshot solider Johnny Rico, which heads to the alien planet of Klendathu for a showdown.
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen a deal with the devil comes due, the immortal Doctor Parnassus must renegotiate the pact to save his daughter. Now, with the help of his mystical theater troupe and a mysterious stranger, Parnassus attempts to right the wrongs of his past.
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The Core
2003 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThe Earth's inner core has stopped spinning, and scientist Josh Keyes must discover why -- before the world literally falls apart -- by burrowing into the planet's center in a vessel piloted by Maj. Beck Childs and Col. Robert Iverson.
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The Dinosaur Project
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsDinosaur Project is a team of explorers searching for a mythical creature. When their helicopter is brought down by a flock of enormous birds they discover strange creatures which civilization has thought extinct for millions of years!
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Waterworld
1995 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn a futuristic world engulfed by water, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, and sail off aboard his ship. But the trio soon becomes the target of a menacing pirate.
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Under the Mountain
2009 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsTeenage twins Rachel (Sophie McBride) and Theo (Tom Cameron) discover the Wilberforces, ancient shape-shifting fiends that live under a ring of extinct volcanoes in Auckland, New Zealand. Now the siblings must revive their special shared powers to destroy the evil creatures. Mysterious Mr. Jones (Sam Neill) and the twins' older cousin Ricky (Leon Wadham) help out in this fantasy adventure directed by Jonathan King.
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Supernova
2000 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWhen a deep-space rescue ship answers a distress call from a mining planet, the crew leaps light-years to find a lone survivor. When the man joins them, crew members start disappearing thanks to a mysterious alien artifact he's smuggled onboard.
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsWhen scientists the world over keep disappearing without a trace, it's up to intrepid reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) and top aviator Sky Captain (Jude Law) to uncover the truth in this futuristic, Art Deco-style actioner. The task involves putting their lives at risk as the pair travels to treacherous locales, hoping to throw a wrench in the plans of a villain who aims to wipe out the planet. Angelina Jolie and Giovanni Ribisi co-star.
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