Philosophical Sci-Fi
2001: A Space Odyssey
Sci-Fi Movies from the 1960s
2001: A Space Odyssey
⚡ Byte-Sized Overview: From prehistoric apes discovering tools to astronauts confronting a malfunctioning AI en route to Jupiter, this cerebral…
Primer
Sci-Fi Movies from the 2000s
Primer
⚡ Byte-Sized Overview: Two engineers stumble upon time travel while tinkering in their garage. What begins as a clever side…
The Creator
Sci-Fi Movies from the 2020s
The Creator
⚡ Byte-Sized Overview: A soldier hunting a deadly AI weapon discovers it’s actually a small, adorable childbot. Suddenly, blowing it…
Things to Come
Sci-Fi Movies from pre-1950
Things to Come
⚡ Byte-Sized Overview: A century-long war devastates the world, followed by a plague and then a techno-utopia where humanity aims…
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Sci-Fi Movies from the 1950s
The Day the Earth Stood Still
⚡ Byte-Sized Overview: An alien lands in Washington D.C. with a robot and a message for mankind: stop your warlike…
Ex Machina
Sci-Fi Movies from the 2010s
Ex Machina
⚡ Byte-Sized Overview: A young coder wins a trip to test an AI, only to discover he’s the one being…
Metropolis
Sci-Fi Movies from pre-1950
Metropolis
⚡ Byte-Sized Overview: In a futuristic city ruled by elites, a mad scientist creates a robotic double to manipulate the…
Planet of the Apes
Sci-Fi Movies from the 1960s
Planet of the Apes
⚡ Byte-Sized Overview: An astronaut crash-lands on a strange planet ruled by hyper-intelligent apes, only to discover humanity’s true fate…
Arrival
Sci-Fi Movies from the 2010s
Arrival
⚡ Byte-Sized Overview: Aliens land, a linguist decodes their circular squiggles, and humanity learns that language can rewrite your brain—and…
Contact
Sci-Fi Movies from the 1990s
Contact
⚡ Byte-Sized OverviewA scientist hears alien radio, builds a space machine, and maybe meets an alien that looks like her…