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Science Fiction Movies by Plot

Can you guess the names of these science fiction movies based on a description of their plot?
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Last updated: October 17, 2021
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Year
Plot
Movie
1977
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a plucky band of rebels must destroy
a planet-killing space station
Star Wars
1984
Robot from the future is sent back in time to kill the mother of the future
leader of the human resistance
The Terminator
2010
Leonardo DiCaprio has developed technology to go inside dreams
Inception
1987
Nearly-dead policeman is resurrected as a cyborg law enforcement agent
Robocop
2009
In the pursuit of precious unobtainium, humans devastate a moon inhabited
by noble blue aliens
Avatar
2014
Astronauts travel through a wormhole in search of a new home for mankind,
but are nearly stymied by evil Matt Damon
Interstellar
1999
The vast majority of humans live in a computer simulation,
kept alive as mere batteries
The Matrix
1984/
2021
On a desert planet, precious spice is harvested from giant worms,
somehow making it possible to fold space
Dune
2014
To defeat an alien invasion, Tom Cruise lives the same day repeatedly
Edge of Tomorrow
1997
Vaguely fascist humans fight an interplanetary war against bugs.
Would you like to know more?
Starship Troopers
1990
Musclebound man travels to Mars to give the people air, sees a
three-breasted woman along the way
Total Recall
2020
Confusing technology allows a person to go backward through time even
when everyone else goes forward
Tenet
1960
Visiting the far future, a Victorian inventor discovers that humanity has
evolved into two races: Eloi and Morlocks.
The Time Machine
2013
Joaquin Phoenix falls in love with a very advanced version of Siri
Her
1986
Jeff Goldblum's experiment with teleportation is complicated when
an insect wanders into his device
The Fly
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Level 70
Oct 17, 2021
I can't believe I didn't remember the one from 2020. It was like the only movie released last year and for a whole month I saw people criticizing its director at my timeline.
+3
Level 70
Oct 18, 2021
"Would you like to know more?" : Thank you for reminding me how much I like this movie and this gorgeous brain-bug!
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Level 90
Oct 18, 2021
Glad I'm not the only one who found the technology in that 2020 entry confusing.
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Level 85
Oct 18, 2021
Want more sci-fi movies by plot?!? Try Science Fiction Movies and Films by Plot Clue Synopsis!!!
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Level 68
Oct 18, 2021
I know I'm nitpicking, but if you aknowledge both versions of Dune, you should also give a nod to 2012's Total Recall
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Level 90
Oct 22, 2021
No. That movie (much like the fabled 4th entry in the Indiana Jones franchise) does not exist.
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Level 75
Nov 21, 2021
Don't forget the third Godfather. That doesn't exist either.
+3
Level 89
Jan 2, 2022
Just because you didn't like it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Come on.
+1
Level 62
Jan 3, 2022
and don't forget every iteration after the original Matrix, but especially the latest one without Laurence Fishburne.
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Level 42
Jan 2, 2022
Same with RoboCop (2014).
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Level 53
Jan 3, 2022
Or 2002's Time Machine...
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Level 83
Oct 18, 2021
No Star Trek? Shame. Arrival would be another good addition
+3
Level 78
Oct 18, 2021
And, of course Mars Attacks!
+3
Level 93
Oct 19, 2021
and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
+2
Level 62
Nov 4, 2021
and Alien
+1
Level 81
Jan 2, 2022
Primer. And Dark City. And of course Galaxy Quest!
+10
Level 29
Oct 18, 2021
is it just me who only saw "lives the same day repeatedly" and thought Groundhog Day
+4
Level 82
Oct 20, 2021
I was typing it in like "I don't remember this movie having aliens or Tom Cruise but what do I know?" Apparently enough because that wasn't the movie
+2
Level 90
Oct 22, 2021
Groundhog Day isn't just a movie - it's a genre. See also "Happy Death Day", "Palm Springs", "Before I Fall", "Source Code"...
+3
Level 67
Jan 3, 2022
Bill Murray did not fight aliens in Groundhog Day
+1
Level 65
Sep 2, 2022
They just didn't show what he did on every single one of his repeated days. Maybe he did fight aliens.
+2
Level 87
Oct 18, 2021
Not going to lie: when I first saw the hint about a 1997 film about vaguely fascist humans fighting an interplanetary war against bugs, my mind went to Men in Black first.
+2
Level 77
Oct 19, 2021
Are you saying that the USA is vaguely fascist? Are you asking for the vengeance of Bahamut for such blasphemy???
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Level 90
Oct 22, 2021
To be fair, there's nothing at all vague about the level of fascism in Starship Troopers. The film is more about fascism than space marines.
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Level 79
Oct 19, 2021
I know Edge of Tomorrow as Live Die Repeat
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Level 75
Nov 21, 2021
I put that first also. The original title is so bad.
+1
Level 73
Jan 2, 2022
Live,die, repeat, here too
+1
Level 63
Jan 3, 2022
Should definitely be accepted, the original title was so bad that they renamed it to Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow for home releases.
+1
Level 71
Oct 28, 2021
You should include "The Time Machine" from 2002 as well.
+1
Level 40
Nov 22, 2021
Not exactly quiz related, but you should definitely check out Dune (2021). It's phenomenal.
+1
Level 72
Dec 8, 2021
3 of these are from the same director (Nolan), love it :)
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Level 89
Jan 2, 2022
Also Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Total Recall, Starship Troopers) :)
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Level 56
Jan 2, 2022
The Prestige, which I consider to be Nolan's best, could even be argued as Sci-Fi too.
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Level 52
Jan 2, 2022
"Vaguely fascist humans..." and I already knew which movie :-)
+1
Level 46
Sep 7, 2023
The word "vaguely" gave me pause there lol. The movie pulls no punches in that regard
+3
Level 67
Jan 3, 2022
You slightly spoiled Interstellar since Matt Damon was a twist villain.
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Level 65
Jan 6, 2022
Have not seen Tenet yet
+1
Level 42
Jan 6, 2022
the spice must flow
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Level 43
Jun 18, 2022
Have not seen Tenet, yet, but I guessed that by releaase date and premise.
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Level 55
Feb 7, 2024
This is a bit of a nitpick and it's been a while since I read Dune, but isn't spice just used by guild navigators to navigate through fold space? I don't think the spice itself is causing space to fold, it just helps them navigate