Andrea Ciriaco is a senior writer for Collider who is an expert in Hollywood history and all things Classic Movies.
Time travel, extraterrestrial life forms, and highly advanced technology are just a few familiar concepts of the science-fiction genre, and with little to no boundaries, the genre has branched out through the years into several popular subgenres, specifically hard science fiction. Unlike its core counterpart, hard science fiction requires scientific accuracy and a logical scenario that could be entirely plausible in the near or distant future of society.
19 'Destination Moon' Directed by Irving Pichel Close In the Mojave Desert, a group composed of an aerospace scientist , a former Air Force pilot , and an industrialist make the daring plan to travel to outer space and land on the moon.
The hard science-fiction thriller, Children of Men, is based on the 1992 novel, The Children of Men, written by P.D. James, and also stars Julianne Moore, Charlie Hunnam, and Michael Caine. The movie is a non-stop cycle of intensity and suspense filmed in a documentary style that adds more authenticity compared to other hard science-fiction films.
With a score of 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, the sci-fi thriller Ex Machina received generally favorable reviews from critics including The Los Angeles Times' Kenneth Turan, who praised the film as "a spooky piece of speculative fiction that's completely plausible.
The science-fiction drama, Arrival, is based on the 1998 short story, "Story of Your Life," by Ted Chiang and became an instant classic when it first premiered in 2016. Three linguists, including Canada Research Chair and professor at McGill University, Jessica Coon, were consulted about the field as well as review the alien languages created for the film.
Minority Report is an action-packed science-fiction film based on Philip K. Dick's 1956 novel, The Minority Report, and also stars Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, and Max von Sydow. Spielberg wanted to convey a less traditional sci-fi backdrop and developed a more plausible future. He decided to consult fifteen experts in various fields ranging from architecture, biomedical research, and computer science to come up with what they believe society would look like in 2054.
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