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"The unauthorized, behind-the-scenes story of the stunning rise -- and suddenly uncertain reign -- of the most transformative cultural phenomenon of our time: the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel Entertainment was a moribund toymaker not even twenty years ago. Today, Marvel Studios is the dominant player both in Hollywood and in global pop culture. How did an upstart studio conquer the world? In MCU, beloved culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave...
4) Dark city
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When John Murdoch awakens in a strange hotel room, he finds he is wanted for a series of murders, but he cannot remember a thing. Pursued by the police and haunted by The Strangers, mysterious beings who possess the ability to stop time and alter reality, he seeks to unravel the riddle of his identity.
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"The year is 2065 A.D. The earth is infested with alien spirits and mankind faces total extinction. Led by a dream and guided by a mentor, Dr. Sid, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to destroy the alien presence and pure enough to protect the planet." -- case-slip.
7) The Present
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When a brilliant boy discovers he can manipulate time using an enchanted family heirloom, he and his siblings team up to go back to the eve of their parents’ separation in hopes of changing the outcome. As their schemes become more elaborate, the siblings will learn about family bonds and what they can and can’t control.
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COSMOLOGY & THE UNIVERSE. From transporters to fully functioning androids, science fiction expands our imaginations, spurring us to think about what the future might hold. But what would it take to bring this fictional technology to fruition? Here, in an irresistible analysis, is the real science behind 25 inventions from the most popular sci-fi movies and TV series, presented by Rob Pyle, a NASA insider. Looking at such works as "Star Trek," "Star...
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Set in a near-future California, this sci-fi thriller follows high school student Aisha (Helena Howard) as she begins to suspect that she isn’t entirely human. When strange glitches disrupt her daily life, Aisha uncovers shocking truths about her origins and the powerful forces monitoring her every move. As her world unravels, she must decide whom to trust and confront what it truly means to be human.
12) Them!
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Man has split the atom and created the ultimate weapon. But how could he have known he would also create Them!? The terror begins when a hard-nosed patrolman (James Whitmore) discovers a dazed child wandering in the New Mexico desert near a car and house trailer destroyed by a mysterious force. Whitmore next discovers a ransacked general store; its cash drawers are full but the sugar supply is missing. And on the floor lies a battered corpse containing...
14) The Matrix
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In an anti-utopian future, the "real" world as we know it is nothing more than a computer construct, created by an all-powerful artificial intelligence. A small group of humans as found a way out of the construct, and are now fighting for the future of the human race.
15) Biosphere
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In the not-too-distant future, the last two men on earth must adapt and evolve to save humanity.
16) Subject
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Compiling suppressed footage, SUBJECT follows a man on his way to prison who gets intercepted by a top-secret government agency. In order to serve out this sentence, he's sent to an isolated facility to observe a terrifying creature up close.
17) Soldier
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After being defeated and left for dead by his genetically engineered replacements, Sgt. Todd must save a peaceful community from destruction by the same soldiers.
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Told through the lens of a student film project, this found-footage horror from George A. Romero follows a group of film students as they document the chaos of a zombie outbreak. As civilization collapses around them, their cameras capture the brutal reality of survival—and the dark side of human nature.
19) Almost Home
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Having lived aboard a confined spaceship with his mother Nico for two years, Jacob’s dream of returning home is finally about to come true. But as they close in on Earth, they receive word of a great danger that could put the teenager in mortal peril.
20) Deliver Me
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Jora’s perfect relationship with himself becomes the worst “little prison” imaginable.
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