Synopsis Spiderhead stands as a psychological science-fiction thriller interrogating the tenuous boundary between autonomy and coercion. Adapted from George Saunders’ dystopic short parable “Escape from Spiderhead,” the motion picture unfurls within a plausible near-term setting where neurochemical engineering has advanced dramatically. Its locus—the minimalist, high-tech penitentiary dubbed Spiderhead—occupies a forbidding archipelago, isolated from the surveillance […]
Overview Acide is a dystopian fantasy drama film released in 2023 as a collaboration between France and Belgium, directed by Just Philippot who also co-wrote the film with Yacine Badday. Acide is based on Philippot’s 2018 short film titled Acid, and this sequel further elaborates on the horrifying concept of acid rain which systematically causes
Economic Overview and Context: Looper is an American science fiction action thriller film released in 2012. It is directed and written by Rian Johnson. Johnson is known for his inventive storytelling that blends different genres for Looper. In the film, he tells a gritty character-driven time travel story that deals with morality, choice, and the
Synopsis Pandorum is a sci-fi horror thriller released in 2009. It was directed by Christian Alvart, blending psychological tension with survival horror in a claustrophobic, high-tech setting. It starts with a giant interstellar colonization ship, Elysium, carrying 60,000 passengers in a cryogenic stasis sleep. It is set to take them to a Tanis, an earth-like
Synopsis Jung_E is a science fiction film from South Korea that has been both written and directed by Yeon Sang-ho, who is known internationally for his genre-blending works such as Train to Busan and Hellbound. The film is set in a bleak future where a war is tearing the world apart, and humanity’s survival depends
Synopsis The Philosophers – After The Dark is a movie made in 2013 and its director is John Huddles. The movie has a lot of psychological parts with some fiction and thriller pieces. It is a mixture of philosophy and fiction. It is set in a classroom of a school located in Jakarta, Indonesia. In
Overview and Background “Project Almanac” is an American science fiction thriller film from 2015 directed by Dean Israelite in his feature-length debut. The film is produced by Platinum Dunes, which is owned by Michael Bay, and was distributed by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jason Harry Pagan and Andrew Deutschman. The film is
Overview 3022 is a 2019 American science fiction thriller film directed John Suits and co-starring Omar Epps, Kate Walsh and Miranda Cosgrove. The film focuses on astronauts aboard a deep space station who, after a global catastrophe, lose contact with Earth, expertly portraying concepts of psychological breakdown, struggle and human connection. 3022 grabbed attention on
Synopsis Set in a bleak and dying world, the film 2067, directed by Seth Larney, is a science fiction film and thriller that is set in a world where the ecosystem has collapsed. Earth’s ecosystem has collapsed by 2067. The planet has been ravaged by climate change, environmental devastation, and nuclear disasters. Humanity is forced
Synopsis Mira is a Russian disaster drama set in the city of Vladivostok. It focuses on a 15-year-old girl named Valeria “Lera” Arabova who lives with her mom, stepdad, and younger half-brother. As a child, Lera suffered a traumatic incident in an elevator which fuels her pyrophobia, the intense fear of fire. Her emotions are
