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Ready Player One (based on the book but with some significant changes) |
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Oblivion (post apocaplyptic future, Tom Cruise) |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (yer a wizard, Harry) |
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Ender's Game (war with aliens, child soldiers will save us...or not) |
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After Earth (post apocalyptic future, Will Smith's son will save us) |
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2001: A Space Odyssey (space exploration and an evil computer) |
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Men In Black (aliens on earth, Will Smith will save us) |
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Gravity (in space, no one can hear you scream) |
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Pacific Rim (big monster aliens vs. giant robots = AWESOME) |
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Real Steel (boxing robots) |
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (a less than serious look at King Arthur) |
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Back to the Future (time travel is more fun with a Delorean) |
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Hancock (Will Smith is not a great superhero) |
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (good vs. evil with characters from famous literature) |
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The Matrix (virtual reality and evil machines, WARNING: rated R) |
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X-Men (mutants with cool super powers) |
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Ghostbusters (ghosts and hilariousness) |
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Minority Report (utopia/dystopia by arresting people BEFORE they commit crimes) |
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Independence Day (aliens attacking earth, Will Smith will save us) |
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Godzilla (1956 American version, giant monster attacking Tokyo) |
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Avatar (Pocohontas/Dances With Wolves with big blue aliens) |
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Signs (I'm not saying it's aliens, but it's aliens) |
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Spaceballs (spoof of pretty much every well-known scifi movie from the 1960s to the 1980s) |
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Interstellar (space and time travel, rescuing Matt Damon) |
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Galaxy Quest (spoof of Star Trek and conventions) |
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The Martian (rescuing Matt Damon, again, using potatoes) |
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Terminator (murderous robots, time travel, Arnold Schwartzenegger, what's not to love? WARNING: rated R because they didn't have PG-13 back then) |
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (pirates/zombies) |
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San Andreas (massive earthquake, The Rock will save us) |
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2012 (the world blows up, nobody will save us) |
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Ladyhawke (fantasy, one of the movies Ready Player One references) |
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Star Wars IV: A New Hope (1977--original Star Wars movie) |
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The Princess Bride (you don't know this movie? Inconceivable!) |
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The Last Starfighter (playing video games teaches you how to fight aliens) |
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Inception (ability to enter and manipulate other people's dreams) |
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Iron Man (the movie that started the whole enchilada) |
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Captain America: The First Avenger (because that really is America's a$$) |
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Volcano (Los Angeles blows up, Tommy Lee Jones will save us) |
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Stardust (fun fantasy example of the hero's journey, plus Robert DeNiro in drag) |
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The Day After Tomorrow (climate change, Dennis Quaid will save us) |
