Sci-Fi
Equilibrium
(2002)
Kurt Wimmer
2 nominations
In a futuristic world, a strict regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions: books, art and music are strictly forbidden and feeling is a crime punishable by death. Cleric John Preston (Bale) is a top ranking government agent responsible for destroying those who resist the rules. When he misses a dose of Prozium, a mind-altering drug that hinders emotion, Preston, who has been trained to enforce the strict laws of the new regime, suddenly becomes the only person capable of overthrowing it.
Ex Machina
(2015)
Alex Garland
Won 1 Oscar. Another 59 wins & 127 nominations.
A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breath-taking humanoid A.I.
Face/Off
(1997)
Mike Werb, Michael Colleary
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 21 nominations.
Sean Archer, a very tough, rugged FBI Agent. Who is still grieving for his dead son Michael. Archer believes that his son's killer is his sworn enemy, a very powerful criminal, Castor Troy. One day, Archer has finally cornered Castor, however, their fight has knocked out Troy cold. As Archer finally breathes easy over the capture of his enemy, he finds out that Troy has planted a bomb that will destroy the entire city of Los Angeles and all of its inhabitants. Unfortunately the only other person who knows its location is Castor's brother Pollux, and he refuses to talk. The solution, a special operation doctor that can cut off people's faces, and can place a person's face onto another person. Archer undergoes one of those surgeries to talk to Pollux. However, Castor Troy somehow regains consciousness and now wants revenge on Archer for taking his face. Not only is Troy ruining Archer's mission, but his personal life as well. Archer must stop Troy again. This time, it's personal.
Fantastic Voyage
(1966)
Harry Kleiner (screenplay), David Duncan (adaptation), Otto Klement (story), Jerome Bixby (story)
Won 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations.
A scientist is nearly assassinated. In order to save him, a submarine is shrunken to microscopic size and injected into his blood stream with a small crew. Problems arise almost as soon as they enter the bloodstream.
Flatliners
(1990)
Peter Filardi
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 nominations.
Medical students begin to explore the realm of near death experiences, hoping for insights. Each has their heart stopped and is revived. They begin having flashes of walking nightmares from their childhood, reflecting sins they committed or had committed against them. The experiences continue to intensify, and they begin to be physically beaten by their visions as they try and go deeper into the death experience to find a cure.
Frankenstein
(1931)
John L. Balderston (based upon the composition by), Mary Shelley (from the novel by), Peggy Webling (adapted from the play by), Garrett Fort (screen play), Francis Edward Faragoh (screen play), Richard Schayer (scenario editor)
3 wins & 1 nomination.
An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.
Frankenstein
(2015)
Bernard Rose, Mary Shelley (novel)
3 wins.
Set in present day Los Angeles and told entirely from the perspective of the Monster. After he is artificially created, then left for dead by a husband-and-wife team of eccentric scientists, Adam is confronted with nothing but aggression and violence from the world around him. This perfect creation-turned disfigured monster must come to grips with the horrific nature of humanity.
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
(1943)
Curt Siodmak (original screenplay)
N/A
Larry Talbot finds himself in an asylum, recovering from an operation performed by the kindly Dr. Mannering. Inspector Owen finds him there, too, wanting to question him about a recent spate of murders. Talbot escapes and finds Maleva, the old gypsy woman who knows his secret: when the moon is full, he changes to a werewolf. She travels with him to locate the one man who can help him to die - Dr. Frankenstein. The brilliant doctor proves to be dead himself, but they do find Frankenstein's daughter. Talbot begs her for her father's papers containing the secrets of life and death. She doesn't have them, so he goes to the ruins of the Frankenstein castle to find them himself. There he finds the Monster, whom he chips out of a block of ice. Dr. Mannering catches up with him only to become tempted to monomania while using Frankenstein's old equipment.
Godzilla
(1954)
Takeo Murata, Ishirô Honda, Shigeru Kayama (story)
1 win.
A 164-foot-tall (50-meter-tall) monster reptile with radioactive breath is revived, thanks to nuclear testing. It goes on a mad rampage, destroying Tokyo - can it be stopped? Should it be killed?
Godzilla
(2014)
Max Borenstein (screenplay), Dave Callaham (story)
5 wins & 28 nominations.
The world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.
Gravity
(2013)
Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón
Won 7 Oscars. Another 205 wins & 164 nominations.
A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space.
High-Rise
(2015)
Amy Jump, J.G. Ballard (novel)
4 wins & 12 nominations.
Class struggle becomes all too real as a young doctor moves into a modern apartment block in suburban 1975 London. Drugs, drink & debauchery dissolve into murder, mayhem and misogyny in this pseudo-post-apocalyptic breakdown of societal norms.
Hot Tub Time Machine
(2010)
Josh Heald (screenplay), Sean Anders (screenplay), John Morris (screenplay), Josh Heald (story)
4 nominations.
A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and not change anything to make sure the nephew is born.
I Am Legend
(2007)
Mark Protosevich (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Richard Matheson (novel), John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington
9 wins & 23 nominations.
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone. Mutant victims of the plague -- The Infected -- lurk in the shadows... watching Neville's every move... waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But he knows he is outnumbered... and quickly running out of time.
I, Robot
(2004)
Jeff Vintar, Akiva Goldsman, Isaac Asimov
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 15 nominations total
In 2035, techno-phobic homicide detective Del Spooner of the Chicago PD heads the investigation of the apparent suicide of leading robotics scientist, Dr. Alfred Lanning. Unconvinced of the motive, Spooner's investigation into Lanning's death reveals a trail of secrets and agendas within the USR (United States Robotics) corporation and suspicions of murder. Little does he know that his investigation would lead to uncovering a larger threat to humanity.
In Time
(2011)
Andrew Niccol, Lee Falk (based on an original story by)
2 nominations.
Welcome to a world where time has become the ultimate currency. You stop aging at 25, but there's a catch: you're genetically-engineered to live only one more year, unless you can buy your way out of it. The rich "earn" decades at a time (remaining at age 25), becoming essentially immortal, while the rest beg, borrow or steal enough hours to make it through the day. When a man from the wrong side of the tracks is falsely accused of murder, he is forced to go on the run with a beautiful hostage. Living minute to minute, the duo's love becomes a powerful tool in their war against the system.
Inception
(2010)
Christopher Nolan
Won 4 Oscars. Another 138 wins & 192 nominations.
A thief who steals corporate secrets through use of the dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO.
Insurgent
(2015)
Brian Duffield (screenplay), Akiva Goldsman (screenplay), Mark Bomback (screenplay), Veronica Roth (novel)
3 wins & 17 nominations.
One choice can transform you-or it can destroy you. But every choice has consequences, and as unrest surges in the factions all around her, Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves--and herself--while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. And in times of war, sides must be chosen, secrets will emerge, and choices will become even more irrevocable--and even more powerful. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships. Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.
Interstellar
(2014)
Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Won 1 Oscar. Another 39 wins & 132 nominations.
A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.
Iron Sky
(2012)
Jarmo Puskala (original concept), Johanna Sinisalo (based on a story by), Michael Kalesniko (screenplay), Timo Vuorensola (screenplay)
4 wins & 2 nominations.
The Nazis set up a secret base on the dark side of the moon in 1945 where they hide out and plan to return to power in 2018.