Sci-fi Movies that don't involve Aliens.....

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Blindness
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Sci-fi Genre: Epidemic/Plague Genre: Drama
Stars: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo
Why you should watch it: Brilliant concept, depicting scenes of the desperation of humanity. Beware, has some very disturbing scenes.
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Where to watch: (Yes it's on youtube)

Another Earth

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Genre: Drama/Romance/Sci-fi
Description: On the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.
Why It Stays With You: It's so beautifully shot and directed it hurts. It touches your heart on another level, and leaves your mind soaring with possibilities.
Stars: Brit Marling, William Mapother
Trailer:
Where to watch: Buy it.

About Time

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Sci-fi genre: Time Travel Genre: Sci-fi, RomCom
Stars: Rachel McAdams, Domhall Gleeson
Why you should watch it: Humorous, interesting, and a FAIRLY accurate take on time travel AKA not many flaws/loopholes like the typical time travel movie.
Trailer:
Where to watch: Buy it.

The Road

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Genre: Drama/Dystopian Description: A post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his son trying to survive by any means possible.
Why It Stays With You: It has some of the most emotionally disturbing scenes ever filmed.It will leave you drained, depressed but moved beyond words.
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron
Trailer:
Where to watch: Netflix!

Mr. Nobody

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Sci-Fi Genre: Dystopian, Alternate Timelines/lives Genre: Sci-fi, DramRom
Stars: Jared Leto, Diane Kruger
Why you should watch it: Stunningly directed. Complex, an experience revolving around the notion of choice, and leaves you reflecting upon your own choices. (Also jared leto guys)
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpi0qsp3v_w
Where to watch: Netflix !

Ruby Sparks

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Sci-Fi Genre: Magical Realism Genre: Sci-Fi RomCom
Stars: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan Why you should watch it: A quirkier, clever-er movie than 500 days of Summer. Ruby is the new Summer, all hail Ruby.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4RJYlSgDKM
Where to watch: Netflix!

Sound of My Voice

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Genre: Drama Description: Two documentary filmmakers attempt to penetrate a cult who worships a woman who claims to be from the future.
Why It Stays With You: the ethereal Brit Marling is so amazing in this role you too will begin to understand the desire to join her cult. The ending also will echo in your mind for years. Stars: Brit Marling, Christopher Denham
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W20Fl5m5FdM
Where to watch: Netflix!
 
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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Sci-FI Genre: Advanced Technology Genre: RomCom
Stars: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet
Why you should watch it: Charming, smart, wonderful. If you could erase your ex from your memories, would you?
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Where to watch it: Buy it.

Moon (As mentioned in comments on previous post)

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Genre: Thriller/Drama/Sci-fi
Description: Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planet's power problems.
Why It Stays With You: It leaves a hole in your heart, a sense of longing and despair that you didn't realize you possessed.
Stars: Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey Why you should watch it: I will borrow a tagline from a previous commenter. A man works in a spaceship alone on a moon. He gets a visitor- him.
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Where to watch: It's on Netflix !

Children of Men

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Sci-Fi Genre: Dystopian/Epidemic Genre: Drama
Stars: Clive Owens, Julianne Moore
Why you should watch it: For one it is beautifully shot and directed. It's about a world where women have been infertile for 20+ years. And suddenly, one gets pregnant.
Trailer:
Where to watch: Buy it

Sunshine

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Sci-Fi Genre: Space (No Aliens obvs they're scary) Genre: Thriller
Stars: Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Rose Byrne
Why you should watch it: It's a space movie without Aliens! It's set in the future when the sun is about to go-out, so almost pre-apocalyptic. ALSO CHRIS EVANS *heart eyes*
Trailer:
Where to watch: Buy it.

Primer

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Sci-Fi Genre: Time-Travel Genre: Drama/Thriller
Stars: Shane Carruth, David Sullivan
Why you should watch it: An amazing low budget indie that all my physics major friends say is the most accurate depiction of time-travel.
Trailer:
Where to watch: Buy it.

TiMER

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Sci-Fi Genre: Advanced Technology Genre: RomCom
Stars: Emma Caulfeild, John Patrick Amedori
Why you should watch it: It's about an implanted device that tells you the exact time you will meet your soulmate. Almost everyone has one. The movie weighs the pros and cons of knowledge of the future.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Iq_KE61Gio
Where to watch: On netflix!

Frailty


Sci-Fi Genre: Biblical?Angelic?
Genre: More Pyschological Thriller than Sci-fi
Stars: Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey
Why you should watch it: It stars a young Matthew McConaughey, and explores faith and belief. Bill Paxton plays a father who claims he can 'see' those possessed by demons, and gets his sons to assist in the killing of them.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW6TlPMHXgk
Where to watch: Buy it.
 
Gattaca
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Genre: Sci-fi/Drama/Thriller/Romance
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Jude Law Director: Andrew Niccol (The Truman Show)
Description: Set in the future where genetics determine everything. A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.
How It Will Leave You: happy, sad, hopeful.
Trailer:
Where to watch: Buy it.

The Mist

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Genre: Horror/Fantasy/Sci-fi/Thriller
Stars: *Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden Director: Frank Darabont (The Walking Dead)
Description: Based on novel by Stephen King. A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.
How It Will Leave You: OMG NO. WOW. NO OMG AGAIN.
Trailer:
Where to watch: Buy it.

Safety Not Guaranteed

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Genre: RomCom/Sci-fi
Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson Director: Colin Trevorrow
Description: Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel. How It Will Leave You: *aubrey plaza sneaky smile*
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Where to Watch: Netflix US & CAN

Her

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Genre: Romance/sads/scifi
Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams Director: Spike Jonze (Where the Wild Things Are)
Description: A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that's designed to meet his every need.
Why It Will Stay With You: It takes all your acceptance and hope and chews it up and spits it out. It's also so beautifully filmed and directed it's like staring at a piece of art for 2 hours.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzV6mXIOVl4
Where to watch: Buy it.

Donnie Darko

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Genre: Sci-fi/Drama/Thriller
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone Director: Richard Kelly
Description: A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident. (There is sci-fi too)
How It Will Leave You: that was confusing, and weird, but sick af, I am impressed and will think about this movie for awhile.
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Where to watch: Netflix US & CAN

The Green Mile

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Genre: Crime/Drama/Fantasy
Stars: Tom Hanks, Sam Rockwell, James Cromwell, the list goes on really...
Director: Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, TWD)
Description: Based on book by Stephen King. The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.
How It Will Leave You: WHERE ARE MY FEELINGS THEY ARE EVERYWHERE OMG
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctRK-4Vt7dA
Where to Watch: Buy it.

Chronicle

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Genre: Thriller/Fantasy/Action/most-realistic-superhero-movie-ever
Stars: Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan
Director: Josh Trank Description: Whilst attending a party, three high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery underground. Soon, though, they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides.
How It Will Leave You: That was f***ing sick, I have never seen anything like that, very unique, me likey.
Trailer:
Where to watch: Buy it.

Never Let Me Go

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Genre: Romance/Sci-fi
Stars: Keira Knightly, Carrie Mulligan, Andrew Garfield Director: Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo)
Description: A love triangle develops between three friends who came of age at a mysterious, secluded boarding school and are destined to lead brief lives. (Slow dystopian story, but beautifully shot)
Why It Stays With You: The cinematography is absolutely breathtaking, and the ending takes your breathe away- in a hold me I am crying so much I can't breathe kind of way.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXiRZhDEo8A
Where to watch: Buy it.

Looper

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Genre: Sci-fi/Action/Thriller/Crime
Stars: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Bruce Willis Director: Rian Johnson
Description: In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
How It Will Leave You: That was pretty f***ing cool.
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iQuhsmtfHw
Where to watch: Buy it.
 
How I Live Now
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Description: An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.
Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Tom Holland, George MacKay
Why You Should Watch: think apocolypse-now, not the movie, but literally if the 1st world society you know now ended. Add gorgeous cinematography, contrasting the darkness of humanity with the hope of it, and you've got one of the most realistic 'dystopian' movie of 2013.
Watch If You Liked: The Road
Trailer:
Where to Watch: Buy it.

Wristcutters: A Love Story

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Description: A film set in a strange afterlife way station that has been reserved for people who have committed suicide.
Stars: Patrick Fugit, Shea Whigham, Tom Waits
Why You Should Watch: It's weird, it's dark, it's charming, and it's funny. It makes a romance out of two depressed people who committed suicide, without romanticizing suicide or depression.
Watch If You Liked: The Go-Getter, Sunshine Cleaning, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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Where to Watch: Buy it.

Minority Report

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Description: In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.
Stars: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton
Why You Should Watch: because despite Tom Cruise, it's an insanely unique idea and a suspenseful thriller the whole time.
Watch If You Liked: Matrix Trailer:
Where to Watch: Buy it.

Waking Life

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Description: A man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.
Stars: Ethan Hawke, Trevor Jack Brooks, Lorelei Linklater
Why You Should Watch: honestly, don't watch if you are prone to motion sickness, but at least listen. The dialogue in this movie will change the way you look at your life and world around you.
Watch If You Liked: Slaker, Before Sunrise, Enter the Void
Trailer:
Where to Watch: Buy it.

Triangle

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Description: The story revolves around the passengers of a yachting trip in the Atlantic Ocean who, when struck by mysterious weather conditions, jump to another ship only to experience greater havoc on the open seas.
Stars: Melissa George, Joshua McIvor, Jack Taylor, Liam Hemsworth
Why You Should Watch: because it's like one big riddle, you're finding out along with the main character and trying to solve the mystery. The answer though will rattle your brain inside and out.
Watch If You Liked: Identity, Timecrimes, The Ruins, The Killing Room
Trailer:
Where to Watch: Buy it.

Big

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Description: When a boy wishes to be big at a magic wish machine, he wakes up the next morning and finds himself in an adult body.
Stars: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia
Why You Should Watch: it's a classic. If you haven't already seen it, you're a sad sad millennial, like myself. But hey I've seen 'Big' so I like to think I'm slightly less sad. Think the OG '13 going on 30' but a gazillion times better.
Watch If You Liked: Weird Science, 13 going on 30
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J62jciQ1PbY
Where to Watch: Buy it.

A.I Artificial Intelligence

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Description: A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.
Stars: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Sam Robards
Why You Should Watch: tbh it's been awhile since I watched this movie, I was probably the same age as HJO at the time. But I do remember being sufficiently creeped out by the kid. Also crying at some point. But all in all I will say with 90% confidence it's worth the watch.
Watch If You Liked: Minority Report, Bicentennial Man
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqS83f-NUww
Where to Watch: Buy it.

Carriers

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Description: Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are more dangerous than any virus.
Stars: Chris Pine, Piper Perabo, Lou Taylor Pucci, Emily VanCamp
Why You Should Watch: It has a zombie movie feel without the zombies. An infection movie that's dark and gritty, but despite the lack of 'action' and primary setting of a car, it is still seriously suspense packed. Watch If You Liked: Contagion, 28 weeks later, Children of Men Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwH4bxNK8Os (kind of a spoiler)
Where to Watch: Buy it.
 
About sunshine. Are we sure it has no Aliens ? There is that part near the end which seems to be non-human.

Also, I am going to check out that Mr Nobody. It sounds interesting. Plus, Jared Leto earned me as a fan with his performance in Dallas Buyers Club.
 
@menace-uk- not sure what you mean about Sunshine?

Ok, been a while since I watched it but...

Near the end when they find the other ship. You have that monstrous figure of a man or who obviously can not be a man. It would be impossible for him to survive in such conditions.