Showing posts with label Science Fiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science Fiction. Show all posts

Source Code

MOVIE SYNOPSIS, Source Code
When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. In an assignment unlike any he's ever known, he learns he's part of a government experiment called the "Source Code," a program that enables him to cross over into another man's identity in the last 8 minutes of his life. With a second, much larger target threatening to kill millions in downtown Chicago, Colter re-lives the incident over and over again, gathering clues each time, until he can solve the mystery of who is behind the bombs and prevent the next attack.

Genres : Action/Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Thriller
Running Time : 1 hr. 34 min.
Release Date : April 1st, 2011
Starring : Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Arden
Directed by : Duncan Jones
Produced by : Howard Koch Jr., Jeb Brody, Fabrice Gianfermi

Charlie St. Cloud

MOVIE SYNOPSIS, Charlie St. Cloud
Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when a tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After his high-school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. And as he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.

Genres : Drama, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Release Date : July 30th, 2010
Distributors : Universal Pictures
Starring : Zac Efron, Charlie Tahan, Amanda Crew, Augustus Prew, Donal Logue
Directed by : Burr Steers
Produced by : Ben Sherwood, Michael Fottrell, Ryan Kavanaugh

Inception

MOVIE SYNOPSIS, Inception
Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible -- inception. Instead of the perfect heist, Cobb and his team of specialists have to pull off the reverse: their task is not to steal an idea but to plant one. If they succeed, it could be the perfect crime. But no amount of careful planning or expertise can prepare the team for the dangerous enemy that seems to predict their every move. An enemy that only Cobb could have seen coming.

Genres : Action/Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Thriller
Release Date : July 16th, 2010
Distributors : Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Starring : Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy, Tom Berenger
Directed by : Christopher Nolan
Produced by : Chris Brigham, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Jordan Goldberg

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

MOVIE SYNOPSIS, The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Balthazar Blake is a master sorcerer in modern-day Manhattan trying to defend the city from his arch-nemesis, Maxim Horvath. Balthazar can't do it alone, so he recruits Dave Stutler, a seemingly average guy who demonstrates hidden potential, as his reluctant protege. The sorcerer gives his unwilling accomplice a crash course in the art and science of magic, and together, these unlikely partners work to stop the forces of darkness. It'll take all the courage Dave can muster to survive his training, save the city and get the girl as he becomes The Sorceror's Apprentice.

Genres : Action/Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time : 1 hr. 51 min.
Release Date : July 14th, 201
Distributors : Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Starring : Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Teresa Palmer, Alfred Molina, Toby Kebbell
Directed by : Jon Turteltaub
Produced by : Nicolas Cage, Norm Golightly, Todd Garner

Predators

MOVIE SYNOPSIS, Predators
Royce, a mercenary, reluctantly leads a group of elite warriors who come to realize they've been brought together on an alien planet... as prey. With the notable exception of a disgraced physician, they are all cold-blooded killers -- mercenaries, Yakuza, convicts, death squad members -- human "predators" that are now being systemically hunted and eliminated by a new breed of alien Predators.

Genres : Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Release Date : July 9th, 2010
Distributors : 20th Century Fox
Starring : Adrien Brody, Alice Braga, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Danny Trejo, Walton Goggins
Directed by : Nimrod Antal
Produced by : Robert Rodriguez, Alex Young, Elizabeth Avellan

The Last Airbender

MOVIE SYNOPSIS, The Last Airbender
Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change the path of this destruction. Caught between combat and courage, Aang discovers he is the lone Avatar with the power to manipulate all four elements. Aang teams with Katara, a Waterbender, and her brother Sokka to restore balance to their war-torn world.

Genres : Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time : 1 hr. 32 min.
Release Date : July 1st 2010
Distributors : Paramount Pictures
Starring : Noah Ringer, Nicole Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel, Aasif Mandvi
Directed by : M. Night Shyamalan
Produced by : Kathleen Kennedy, Scott Aversano, Michael DiMartino

Jonah Hex

MOVIE SYNOPSIS, Jonah Hex
Jonah Hex is a scarred drifter and bounty hunter of last resort, a tough and stoic gunslinger who can track down anyone... and anything. Having survived death, Jonah's violent history is steeped in myth and legend, and has left him with one foot in the natural world and one on the "other side." His only human connection is with Lila, whose life in a brothel has left her with scars of her own. Jonah's past is about to catch up with him when the U.S. military makes him an offer he can't refuse: in exchange for his freedom from the warrants on his head, he must track down and stop the dangerous terrorist Quentin Turnbull. But Turnbull, who is gathering an army and preparing to unleash Hell, is also Jonah's oldest enemy and will stop at nothing until Jonah is dead.

Genres : Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy
Release Date : June 18th, 2010
Distributors : Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Starring : Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Michael Shannon
Directed by : Jimmy Hayward
Produced by : Ravi Mehta, John T. Goldstone, Matt LeBlanc, Thomas Tull

Ondine

movie synopsis, ondine
Syracuse is a simple fisherman who catches a beautiful and mysterious woman in his trawler's nets. The woman seems to be dead, but then she comes alive before Syracuse's eyes and he thinks he may be seeing things. However, with the help of his ailing, yet irrepressible daughter, Annie, he comes to believe that the fantastical might be possible and that the woman (Ondine) might be a myth come true. Ondine and Syracuse fall passionately in love, but just as we think the fairytale might go on forever, the real world intercedes. Then, after a terrible car crash and the return of a dark and violent figure from Ondine's past, hope eventually prevails and a new beginning is presented to Syracuse, Ondine and Annie.

Genres : Art/Foreign, Drama, Romance and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time : 1 hr. 43 min.
Release Date : June 4th, 2010
Distributors : Magnolia Pictures
Starring : Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Dervla Kirwan, Stephen Rea, Don Wycherley
Directed by : Neil Jordan
Produced by : Peter Rawlinson, Ned Dowd, Neil Jordan

Splice

MOVIE SYNOPSIS, Splice
Clive and Elsa are a pair of brilliant scientists whose cutting-edge experiments in genetic engineering make them superstars in their field. As devoted to their careers as they are to one another, they start conducting unauthorized experiments with new animal species that show great promise. Drunk with their god-like powers, they introduce human DNA into one of their creations, producing a creature that is greater than the sum of its parts: a rapidly developing animal/human hybrid that may be a step up on the evolutionary ladder. While this female creature inspires maternal feelings in Elsa, she evokes something far-from-paternal in Clive, something that poses a threat to them all. Then, when this seemingly perfect organism makes a final, shocking metamorphosis, it is mankind itself that is threatened.

Genres : Science Fiction/Fantasy, Suspense/Horror and Thriller
Running Time : 1 hr. 40 min..
Release Date : June 4th, 2010
Distributors : Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Starring : Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac, Simona Maicanescu, David Hewlett
Directed by : Vincenzo Natali
Produced by : Guillermo del Toro, Don Murphy, Susan Montford

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

MOVIE SYNOPSIS, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Set in the mystical lands of Persia, a rogue prince reluctantly joins forces with a mysterious princess and together, they race against dark forces to safeguard an ancient dagger capable of releasing the Sands of Time - a gift from the gods that can reverse time and allow its possessor to rule the world.

Genres : Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time : 1 hr. 55 min.
Release Date : May 28th, 2010
Distributors : Walt Disney Studios Distribution
Starring : Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, Steve Toussaint
Directed by : Mike Newell
Produced by : Mike Stenson, Chad Oman, Jordan Mechner

Iron Man 2

MOVIE SYNOPSIS, Iron Man 2
The world is aware that billionaire inventor Tony Stark is the armored Super Hero Iron Man. Under pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military, Tony is unwilling to divulge the secrets behind the Iron Man armor because he fears the information will slip into the wrong hands. With Pepper Potts, and James "Rhodey" Rhodes at his side, Tony forges new alliances and confronts powerful new forces.

Genres : Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Adaptation and Sequel
Running Time : 2 hr. 5 min.
Release Date : May 7th, 2010
Distributors : Paramount Pictures
Starring : Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell
Directed by : Jon Favreau
Produced by : D Jon Favreau, Stan Lee, Denis L. Stewart

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Renowned scientist Dr. Helen Benson finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu, who travels across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. When forces beyond Helen’s control treat the extraterrestrial as a hostile and deny his request to address the world’s leaders, she and her estranged stepson Jacob quickly discover the deadly ramifications of Klaatu’s claim that he is ffriend to the Earth. Now Helen must find a way to convince the entity who was sent to destroy us that mankind is worth saving--but it may be too late. The process has begun.

Genres : Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time : 1 hr. 50 min.
Release Date : December 12th, 2008
Distributors : 20th Century Fox Distribution
Starring : Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Jaden Christopher Smith
Directed by : Scott Derrickson
Produced by : Paul Harris Boardman, Erwin Stoff, Gregory Goodman

Repo! The Genetic Opera

In the year 2056--the not so distant future--an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants--for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by villainous Repo Men. In a world where surgery addicts are hooked on painkilling drugs and murder is sanctioned by law, a sheltered young girl searches for the cure to her own rare disease as well as information about her family mysterious history. After being sucked into the haunting world of GeneCo, she is unable to turn back, as all of her questions will be answered at the wildly anticipated spectacular event: The Genetic Opera.

Genres : Musical/Performing Arts, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time : 1 hr. 37 min.
Release Date : November 7th, 2008
Distributors : Lionsgate
Starring : Anthony Head, Alexa Vega, Paris Hilton, Paul Sorvino, Nivek Ogre
Directed by : Darren Lynn Bousman
Produced: Jonathan McHugh, Mark Burg, Oren Koules

The Haunting of Molly Hartley

Go and Broken Hearts Club producer Mickey Liddell makes his feature directorial debut with this suspense thriller about a high-school student who arrives in a new town only to find that her frightful past won't be forgotten so easily. Molly Hartley (Haley Bennett) was all ready for a fresh start in life, and kindly classmate Joseph (Chace Crawford) was more than willing to help out by showing her the ropes around school. But Molly Hartley is a girl with a sinister secret. Only when she discovers the truth about who she really is will she finally understand what she might one day become.

Genres : Science Fiction/Fantasy, Suspense/Horror and Teen
Release Date : October 31st, 2008
Distributors : Freestyle Releasing
Starring : Haley Bennett, Jake Weber, Chace Crawford, Shanna Collins, Shannon Marie Woodward
Directed by : Mickey Liddell
Produced by : Mickey Liddell, Jennifer Hilton

Ghost Town

Bertram Pincus is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, who pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen. That puts Pincus squarely in the middle of a triangle, with spirited results.
Genres : Comedy and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time : 1 hr. 43 min.
Release Date : September 19th, 2008
Distributors : Paramount Pictures
Starring : Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Alan Ruck, Téa Leoni, Aasif Mandvi
Directed by : David Koepp
Produced by : Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Ezra Swerdlow

Babylon A.D.

A mercenary charged with delivering a young woman from Russia to Canada learns that she has been manipulated by a synthetic virus and what lies inside her could doom the human race.


Genres : Drama, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller and Adaptation
Release Date : August 29th, 2008
Distributors : AQS
Starring : Vincent Cassel, Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh, Melanie Thierry, Gerard Depardieu
Directed by : Mathieu Kassovitzl
Produced by : Gary Ungar, Christophe Rossignon, Alain Goldman

Death Race

Jason Statham leads the cast of an action-thriller set in the post-industrial wasteland of tomorrow, with the world's most brutal sporting event as its backdrop. A penitentiary full of felons has inspired the jailers to create a grisly pastime ripe for lucrative kickbacks. Now, adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for televised violence and a spectacular arena come together to form the 'Death Race.'

Three-time speedway champion Jensen Ames (Statham) is an expert at survival in the harsh landscape that has become our country. Just as he thinks he has turned his life around, the ex-con is framed for a gruesome murder he didn't commit. Forced to don the mask of the mythical driver Frankenstein--a crowd favorite who seems impossible to kill--Ames is given an easy choice by Terminal Island's warden (Joan Allen): suit up or rot away in a cell.

His face hidden by a metallic mask, one convict will be put through an insane three-day challenge. Ames must survive a gauntlet of the most vicious criminals in the country's toughest prison to claim the prize of freedom. Driving a monster car outfitted with machine guns, flamethrowers and grenade launchers, one desperate man will destroy anything in his path to win the most twisted spectator sport on Earth

Genres : Action, Science Fiction
Release Date : August 22nd, 2008
Distributors : Universal Pictures
Starring : Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, Tyrese Gibson, Natalie Martinez
Directed by : Paul W.S. Anderson
Produced by : Don Granger, Roger Corman, Paul W.S. Anderson

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old will join such favorite characters as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala, along with brand-new heroes like Anakin's padawan learner, Ahsoka. Sinister villains--led by Palpatine, Count Dooku and General Grievous--are poised to rule the galaxy. Stakes are high, and the fate of the Star Wars universe rests in the hands of the daring Jedi Knights. Their exploits lead to the action-packed battles and astonishing new revelations.

Genres : Science Fiction/Fantasy and Animation
Release Date : August 15th, 2008
Distributors : Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Starring : Anthony Daniels, Matthew Wood
Produced by : George Lucas, Catherine Winder

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

In grand "X-Files" manner, the film's storyline is being kept under wraps. This much can be revealed: It is a stand-alone story in the tradition of some of the show's most acclaimed and beloved episodes, and takes the complicated relationship between Fox Mulder and Dana Scully in unexpected directions. Mulder continues his unshakable quest for the truth, and Scully, the passionate, ferociously intelligent physician, remains inextricably tied to Mulder's pursuits.
Genres : Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Adaptation and Sequel
Release Date : July 25th, 2008
Distributors : 20th Century Fox Distribution
Starring : David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Xzibit , Amanda Peet, Billy Connolly
Directed by : Chris C. Carter
Produced by : Chris C. Carter, Frank Spotnitz

Meet Dave

A massive fireball from space hits New York's Central Park and an ordinary man emerges unscathed. The man turns out to be a spaceship operated by 100 human-looking aliens who are one-quarter inch tall and seeking a way to save their planet; complications ensue when their captain falls in love with an Earth woman who's always picked losers for previous romances.

Genres : Comedy and Science Fiction
Release Date : July 11th, 2008
Distributors : 20th Century Fox Distribution
Starring : Eddie Murphy, Gabrielle Union, Ed Helms, Elizabeth Banks, Judah Friedlander
Directed by : Brian Robbins
Produced by : Marc Turtletaub, David Friendly (II), Todd Komarnicki