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Avatar (2009 film)

Avatar is a 2009 epic science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron. It features an ensemble cast including Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sigourney Weaver. It is the first in the Avatar film series. It is set in the mid-22nd century, when humans are colonizing Pandora, a lush habitable moon, in order to mine the valuable mineral unobtanium. The expansion of the mining colony threatens the existence of a local tribe of Na'vi, a humanoid species indigenous to Pandora. The title of the film refers to an "avatar", which is a genetically engineered Na'vi body remotely operated from the brain of a human, and which is used to interact with the Na'vi.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001 film by Peter Jackson

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002 film by Peter Jackson

2017 film directed by Taika Waititi

Avatar: The Way of Water

Avatar: The Way of Water is a 2022 American epic science fiction film directed by James Cameron and written by Cameron, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. It is the second installment in the Avatar film series and the sequel to Avatar (2009). Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña and Stephen Lang reprise their roles from the first film, with Sigourney Weaver returning in an additional role and Kate Winslet joining the cast. The plot follows Jake Sully, a human-Na'vi hybrid, and his family on the habitable moon Pandora. Hunted by RDA forces, they flee to an oceanic region to seek refuge with the Metkayina clan.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014 film directed by Peter Jackson

The Last Samurai

2003 film directed by Edward Zwick

2003 film directed by Park Chan-wook

2005 film directed by Peter Jackson

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

2005 film directed by Andrew Adamson

2009 film directed by Neill Blomkamp

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2009 film directed by Gavin Hood

Mission: Impossible – Fallout

2018 film by Christopher McQuarrie

1993 film directed by Jane Campion

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Avatar: Fire and Ash is a 2025 American epic science fiction film directed by James Cameron from a screenplay he co-wrote with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. Produced by Lightstorm Entertainment, it is the third installment in the Avatar film series and the sequel to Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). The film features Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, and Kate Winslet reprising their roles from previous films. The story follows the human-turned-Na'vi Jake Sully and his family on the habitable moon Pandora, as they face the combined threat of the human RDA forces and the Mangkwan, a ruthless Na'vi clan.

A Minecraft Movie

2025 film directed by Jared Hess

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

2008 film directed by Andrew Adamson

2018 film directed by Christian Rivers

Alien: Covenant

2017 film by Ridley Scott

Bridge to Terabithia

2007 film directed by Gábor Csupó

2020 film directed by Niki Caro

2018 film by Jon Turteltaub

2008 film directed by Roland Emmerich

The Power of the Dog

2021 film directed by Jane Campion

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

2010 film directed by Michael Apted

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

2004 film by Dwight H. Little

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

2023 superhero film by James Wan

The Lovely Bones

2009 film directed by Peter Jackson

Ghost in the Shell

2017 film directed by Rupert Sanders

1988 film directed by Ron Howard

30 Days of Night

2007 vampire horror film directed by David Slade

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

2009 film directed by Patrick Tatopoulos

1988 film by Martin Brest

Heavenly Creatures

1994 film directed by Peter Jackson

M3GAN (pronounced "Megan") is a 2022 American science fiction horror film with black comedy elements about an artificially intelligent doll who develops self-awareness and becomes hostile toward anyone who comes between her and her human companion. It was directed by Gerard Johnstone from a screenplay by Akela Cooper, based on a story by Cooper and James Wan. Allison Williams and Violet McGraw star, Amie Donald physically portrays M3GAN, and Jenna Davis voices the character. It is the first installment in the M3GAN franchise.

The Legend of Zorro

2005 film directed by Martin Campbell

2010 film by Eric Brevig

2013 film directed by Fede Álvarez

The Frighteners

1996 film by Peter Jackson

2016 film by David Lowery

2025 American film directed by Gerard Johnstone

2023 film directed by Lee Cronin

2006 film directed by Frank Marshall

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

1983 film by Nagisa Ōshima

1987 film directed by Roger Donaldson

2000 film directed by Martin Campbell

A Wrinkle in Time

2018 film directed by Ava DuVernay

1992 film by Peter Jackson

Predator: Badlands

Predator: Badlands is a 2025 American science fiction action film directed by Dan Trachtenberg and written by Patrick Aison from a story by Trachtenberg and Aison. It is the seventh installment in the Predator franchise and stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi in leading roles. The story follows Dek, a young exiled Yautja, who crash-lands on a hostile planet and must prove himself worthy of the hunt by killing an apex predator, leading him to form an alliance with Thia, a Weyland-Yutani Corporation android.

2005 film by Rob Cohen

2002 drama film directed by Niki Caro

2011 film by Michael Dougherty

2022 film directed by Ti West

Aliens in the Attic

2009 American live-action/CGI-animated film by John Schultz

What We Do in the Shadows

2014 film directed by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement

The World's Fastest Indian

2005 film directed by Roger Donaldson

2025 film directed by Leigh Whannell

1984 film directed by Roger Donaldson

The Light Between Oceans

2016 film directed by Derek Cianfrance

1996 film directed by Carroll Ballard