Sentences with phrase «drama with science fiction»

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It's a rousing science fiction / fantasy tale with a dose of hard - hitting drama, an edgy approach that denies Hollywood's penchant for formula, and a smart script that was crafted with care and an attention to detail.

Interspersed with these are green - tinted installments of a science - fiction side - story inspired by Flash Gordon (one iteration of which includes an apparent Star Wars parody — the Flash Gordon serials were among Ruiz's childhood favorites); a Columbo - inspired detective story set at a country manor; a black - and - white romantic costume drama; a touch of musical comedy; and a Western - style shootout inside the movie theater.

He switched gears a few times with little success, turning to romantic drama in At First Sight and to science fiction in Red Planet, but neither fit his dramatic intensity.

Unfortunately, Another Earth operates under the guise of a science - fiction film with the heart - wrenching plot of a drama.

The original RoboCop (1987) made its mark not only as a solid science fiction and action movie but a drama sprinkled with a number of political topics.

Director Steven Spielberg still has several projects on his dance card, including «Ready Player One,» a big - screen adaptation of a best - selling science - fiction novel, and a drama about the Pentagon Papers with Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep.

Then came his chamber - drama Bug, a paranoid science - fiction noir with a whole lotta crazy showed delightful submission to the lead performances, Michael Shannon and Ashley Judd that its ricky one - room conceit worked some real magic.

In 2014, he co-starred in the comedy That Awkward Moment, alongside Zac Efron and Michael B. Jordan, appeared in the science fiction film Divergent, co-starring again with Shailene Woodley, and starred as a drummer in the well - reviewed drama Whiplash, which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and opened in theaters in October 2014.

We talk to Alexander Payne (Election, Sideways), director of the underrated science fiction comedy - drama Downsizing, starring Matt Damon, in which people choose to be shrunk down to live in miniaturized cities as a way to help with global warming and overpopulation.

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Here, he does a fine job of genre - bending, showing that campy science fiction can be successfully blended with a very grounded adult drama.

Director Alex Garland, whose first film was the impressive science - fiction drama «Ex Machina,» returns with a more elaborate and expensive tale of alien invasion starring Natalie Portman and

Tags: Colm McCarthy, Drama, Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close, Paddy Considine, Science - Fiction, Sennia Nanua, TBA 2016, The Girl with All the Gifts

The Girl with All the Gifts Genre: Drama / Science - Fiction Directed by: Colm McCarthy Starring: Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine, Glenn Close, Sennia Nanua Release Date: TBA 2016

While it's true that Wise explored a variety of genres including horror, science fiction, noir, westerns, musicals and war dramas, his best films frequently share a gloomy nihilistic worldview and he possessed the extraordinary ability to elicit career - defining performances from many of the actors he worked with.

The basic premise of 10 Cloverfield Lane — three people live in a suburban - home - styled bunker during what may or may not be the apocalypse — is, as you might expect from a J.J. Abrams - affiliated project, Spielbergian, combining fantastical science fiction with domestic drama.

The game combines the intense action of a third - person shooter, with the persistence and scale of a massive online game, while its television counterpart exudes the sweeping scope and heroic characters of classic science fiction dramas.

There are also some decent movie discounts with Seth Rogan's Sausage Party on sale for $ 9.99, Ted for $ 6.99, and the science fiction drama Passengers for $ 9.99.

Inspired by Asian mythology and fused with science fiction, ASURA»S WRATH will redefine the action genre by delivering unprecedented levels of dynamism, drama and interaction.

In this science fiction drama Tilda Swinton plays fours parts, including Rosetta Stone, a bio-geneticist who downloads her own DNA and combines it with a computer software to produce three Self Replicating Automatons (SRAs) who rely on sperm to survive.

Home Is Whenever I'm with You (2014) is a science - fiction drama about a new global health epidemic.