Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
[6] When it was William Shatner's turn to spearhead a Star Trek movie, he wanted it to be about a search for God in which God turned out to be the Devil. The studio let him have his way, and…
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
[8] After dealing with the death and resurrection of Spock in the previous two films, director Leonard Nimoy was given free reign with the fourth entry in the Star Trek franchise. Nimoy decided it was time for the series to…
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
[7] Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy, jumps into the director's chair for The Search for Spock, which picks up immediately after the events of The Wrath of Khan. When Kirk (William Shatner) learns that Spock's soul has been transferred to McCoy…
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
[8] Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy), Bones (DeForest Kelley) and the rest of the Enterprise's bridge crew return in this sequel that better captures the spirit of the original TV show than the previous feature film. Khan Noonien…
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
[7] After the success of Star Wars two years earlier, Paramount was quick to launch their own cinematic foray into outer space with the first Star Trek feature film. Star Trek: The Motion Picture reunites the crew from the TV…
Strange Days (1995)
[8] Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett star in this tech-noir thriller from director Kathryn Bigelow (Near Dark, The Hurt Locker) and writer James Cameron (Titanic, Avatar). It's late in the year 1999 (four years into the future for when the…
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
[8] Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige and writer/directors Joe and Anthony Russo hit a home run that should satisfy all Marvel fans with Avengers: Endgame, the climactic finale to what is essentially an 11-year story arc. It begins with the…
Zardoz (1974)
[7] If you can get past the ghastly sight of swarthy Sean Connery running around in a red diaper for two hours, you might enjoy this heady sci-fi flick from writer/director John Boorman (Excalibur, Deliverance). It's the year 2293 and…
The Fourth Kind (2009)
[5] Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element) stars as a psychologist in Nome, Alaska, where patients begin telling her about terrifying experiences in the middle of the night -- all of which start by seeing an owl in their bedroom window.…
Passengers (2016)
[7] Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence star as passengers of an enormous spaceship en route to a new colonial planet. They're two of five thousand, all in hibernation for their 120-year voyage. But when asteroids damage the ship and cause…