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1	Spider-Man 3 (2007) more movies like this directed by Sam Raimi featuring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco Your friendly neighborhood web-slinger is back, only this time his sunny outlook has become partially overcast in the third chapter of director Sam Raimi's Spider-Man saga. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco return to reprise their roles from the previous two installments, with Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, and Bryce Dallas Howard ... see all copies from £3.80! new only from £7.45!
2	Blade Runner (1982) more movies like this directed by Ridley Scott featuring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, M. Emmet Walsh, Daryl Hannah A blend of science fiction and noir detective fiction, Blade Runner (1982) was a box office and critical bust upon its initial exhibition, but its unique postmodern production design became hugely influential within the sci-fi genre, and the film gained a significant cult following that increased its stature. Harrison Ford stars as Rick Deckard, a ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £6.48!
3	The Fifth Element (1997) more movies like this directed by Luc Besson featuring Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Ian Holm, Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker, Luke Perry Good and evil battle for the future of 23rd century Earth in this visually striking big-budget science fiction epic. In the movie's prologue, which is set in 1914, scientists gather in Egypt at the site of an event that transpired centuries earlier. Aliens, it seemed, arrived to collect four stones representing the four basic elements (earth, air, ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £2.77!
4	Total Recall (1990) more movies like this directed by Paul Verhoeven featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside In Paul Verhoeven's wild sci-fi action movie Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a 21st-century construction worker who discovers that his entire memory of the past derives from a memory chip implanted in his brain. Schwarzenegger learns that he's actually a secret agent who had become a threat to the government, so those in power planted ... see all copies from £2.04! new only from £3.46!
5	The X-Files (1998) more movies like this directed by Rob Bowman featuring David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Blythe Danner This 60-million-dollar science fiction suspense drama (marketed with an additional 25 million dollars), was adapted from the popular TV series The X-Files -- arriving in theaters while the Emmy-winning series was still being aired, continuing plot threads familiar to many of the series' 25 million viewers, and featuring several familiar recurring ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £2.77!
6	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) more movies like this directed by James Cameron featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Earl Boen A sequel to the low-budget sci-fi action thriller that made him and star Arnold Schwarzenegger A-list Hollywood names, writer/director James Cameron upped the ante with this follow-up by employing a more sweeping storyline and cutting-edge special effects. Linda Hamilton returns as Sarah Connor, now a single mother to rebellious teen John Connor ... see all copies from £1.51! new only from £2.77!
7	Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) more movies like this directed by Kerry Conran featuring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon, Bai Ling, Omid Djalili Directed by Kerry Conran, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow revolves around the mysterious disappearance of some of the world's most revered scientists. When an investigation is launched, Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow), reporter for the prestigious Chronicle, and Sky Captain (Jude Law), resident flying ace, are at the forefront of the case. ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £5.13!
8	Transformers (2007) more movies like this directed by Michael Bay featuring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rachael Taylor The interstellar battle between the Autobots and Decepticons rains destruction down on planet Earth as director Michael Bay adapts Hasbro and Takara's popular Transformers franchise into a big-budget, live-action summer tentpole extravaganza in this ambitious sci-fi action feature starring Shia LaBeouf, Tyrese Gibson, Bernie Mac, John Turturro, ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £6.41!
9	The Terminator (1984) more movies like this directed by James Cameron featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen Endlessly imitated, The Terminator made the reputation of cowriter/director James Cameron -- who would go on to make 1997's titanic Titanic -- and solidified the stardom of Arnold Schwarzenegger. The movie begins in a post-apocalyptic 2029, when Los Angeles has been largely reduced to rubble and is under the thumb of all-powerful ruling machines. ... see all copies from £2.07! new only from £3.37!
10	V for Vendetta (2006) more movies like this directed by James McTeigue featuring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt Based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore, V for Vendetta takes place in an alternate vision of Britain in which a corrupt and abusive totalitarian government has risen to complete power. During a threatening run in with the secret police, an unassuming young woman named Evey (Natalie Portman) is rescued by a vigilante named V (Hugo Weaving) -- a ... see all copies from £2.90! new only from £4.19!
11 view cover	Short Circuit (1986) more movies like this directed by John Badham featuring Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G.W. Bailey, Tim Blaney Struck by lightning, an endearing little robot known only as "Number 5" escapes from an experimental electronics firm. Technician Steve Guttenberg and his indecipherable East Indian assistant Fisher Stevens set out to locate Number 5 before the military can go through with its plans to destroy the robot. Number 5 takes refuge with loopy Ally ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £3.63!
12 view cover	Armageddon (1998) more movies like this directed by Michael Bay featuring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton Michael Bay (The Rock) directed this science fiction action thriller in the When Worlds Collide tradition. After astronomy students discover a comet-asteroid collision, an asteroid fragment "the size of the Super Dome" threatens. It's destroyed by a secret USA defense in space, but a large chunk veers off toward Singapore. With another asteroid ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £3.43!
13 view cover	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) more movies like this directed by George Lucas featuring Ian McDiarmid, Jimmy Smits, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor George Lucas draws the Star Wars film series to a close with this dark sci-fi adventure which sets the stage for the events of the first film and brings the saga full circle. After a fierce battle in which Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) and Anakin (Hayden Christensen) join Republic forces to help free Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) from the evil ... see all copies from £4.49! new only from £10.39!
14 view cover	I, Robot (2004) more movies like this directed by Alex Proyas featuring Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Tudyk, Bruce Greenwood Director Alex Proyas (Dark City, The Crow) helmed this sci-fi thriller inspired by the stories in Isaac Asimov's nine-story anthology of the same name. In the future presented in the film, humans have become exceedingly dependent on robots in their everyday lives. Robots have become more and more advanced, but each one is preprogrammed to always ... see all copies from £1.54! new only from £4.02!
15 view cover	Children of Men (2006) more movies like this directed by Alfonso Cuarón featuring Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Claire-Hope Ashitey Y Tu Mamá También and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban director Alfonso Cuarón returns to the helm to tell this futuristic tale in which society is without hope since humankind lost its ability to procreate. The year is 2027, and women can no longer give birth. The youngest inhabitant of the planet has just died at the age of 18, and all ... see all copies from £3.47! new only from £5.33!
16 view cover	Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) more movies like this directed by Nicholas Meyer featuring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, Walter Koenig Because it is the simplest of the Star Trek theatrical films, Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan is fondly regarded as being the closest in spirit to the 1966-69 TV series that spawned it. William Shatner plays Admiral Kirk (remember his promotion?) who escapes the tedium of a desk job to join Mr. Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £2.77!
17 view cover	Serenity (2005) more movies like this directed by Joss Whedon featuring Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Staite, Summer Glau, Sean Maher A band of renegades on the run in outer space get in more hot water than they anticipated in this sci-fi action-adventure adapted from the television series Firefly. In the 26th century, the galaxy has been colonized by a military force known as the Alliance, but its leadership has not gone unquestioned. The Alliance was once challenged by a ... see all copies from £4.02! new only from £6.23!
18 view cover	The Matrix (1999) more movies like this directed by Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski featuring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Gloria Foster, Joe Pantoliano What if virtual reality wasn't just for fun, but was being used to imprison you? That's the dilemma that faces mild-mannered computer jockey Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) in The Matrix. It's the year 1999, and Anderson (hacker alias: Neo) works in a cubicle, manning a computer and doing a little hacking on the side. It's through this latter ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £2.77!
19 view cover	The Road Warrior (1981) more movies like this directed by George Miller featuring Mel Gibson, Virginia Hey, Syd Heylen Director George Miller's follow-up to his own 1979 hit Mad Max is proof that not all sequels are inferior to their originals. If anything, this brutal sci-fi action film is even more intense and exciting than its predecessor, although the state of its post-apocalyptic world has only become worse. Several years after the deaths of his wife and ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £4.85!
20 view cover	Independence Day (1996) more movies like this directed by Roland Emmerich featuring Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch A group of intrepid humans attempts to save the Earth from vicious extraterrestrials in this extremely popular science-fiction adventure. Borrowing liberally from War of the Worlds, Aliens, and every sci-fi invasion film inbetween, director Roland Emmerich and producer and co-writer Dean Devlin present a visually slick, fast-paced adventure filled ... see all copies from £1.38! new only from £2.77!
21 view cover	Star Wars (1977) more movies like this directed by George Lucas featuring Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing George Lucas' mythological popcorn movie is a two-hour roller-coaster ride that has passed into movie legend. The story, for the tiny number of people not familiar with it, concerns a farm boy named Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) who discovers that the used robot recently purchased by his family plays back a message from one Princess Leia (Carrie ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £3.43!
22 view cover	Forbidden Planet (1956) more movies like this directed by Fred Wilcox featuring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly MGM's first big-budget science fiction film, Forbidden Planet, combined state-of-the-art special effects with a storyline based on Shakespeare's The Tempest. In the 23rd century, Cmdr. J.J. Adams (Leslie Nielsen) guides United Planets cruiser C-57-D on a rescue mission to faraway planet Altair-4. Twenty years earlier, Earth ship Bellerophon ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £11.36!
23 view cover	Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) more movies like this directed by Tim Story featuring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon The world's most famous team of astronauts-cum-superheroes returns in the effects-heavy sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. As the story opens, Sue Storm (aka The Invisible Girl [Jessica Alba]) and Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic [Ioan Gruffudd]) prepare for their upcoming, superhero-studded wedding celebration. But Reed cannot stay ... see all copies from £3.72! new only from £4.47!
24 view cover	Aeon Flux (2005) more movies like this directed by Karyn Kusama featuring Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Frances McDormand Based on the animated series by Peter Chung, Aeon Flux imagines a future in which 99 percent of the world's population is killed through industrial disease, and the survivors live in a single city that, despite utopian appearances, is quite totalitarian. Disinclined to embrace any particular ideology outside of a hatred for Trevor Goodchild ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £5.54!
25 view cover	Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) more movies like this directed by Jonathan Mostow featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken The second sequel to the 1984 sci-fi action classic, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines is the first film without the involvement of director James Cameron. Instead, Jonathan Mostow, the man behind Breakdown and U-571, has stepped in to fill the shoes left vacant by Cameron. In addition, the role of John Connor from the second film has been recast ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £2.78!

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