2005 Movies : Sci-Fi

With Samuel L. Jackson • Hayden Christensen • Natalie Portman • George Lucas • Ewan McGregor • James Earl Jones • John Rhys-Davies • Keisha Castle-Hughes • Anthony Daniels • Jay Laga'aia • Mimi Daraphet • Jimmy Smits • Ian McDiarmid • Frank Oz • Kenny Baker • Ahmed Best • Peter Mayhew • Tux Akindoyeni • Dave Bowers • Paul Davies • Nalini Krishan • Kenji Oates • Mary Oyaya • Matt Rowan • Orli Shoshan • Marty Wetherill • Graeme Blundell • Rick McCallum

In "Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith"—the final installment of the "Star Wars" saga—the Clone Wars rage as the rift widens between Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) and the Jedi Council. Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), the young Jedi Knight with an allegiance to Chancellor Palpatine, struggles to keep his marriage to Padme' Amidala (Natalie Portman) a secret amid the turmoil. Seduced by promises of power and temptations of the dark side, he pledges himself to the evil Darth Sidious and becomes Darth Vader. Together, Sidious and Vader set in motion a plot of revenge against the Jedi, leading to a climatic lightsaber battle between Vader and his former master, Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), that will decide the fate of the galaxy.

With Zhang Ziyi • Cecilia Cheung • Tsui Hark • Hark Tsui • Ekin Cheng • Louis Koo • Patrick Tam • Kelly Lin • Sammo Hung • Jacky Wu • Lan Shun • Man Choi Lee

From Tsui Hark, the legendary filmmaker who defined two decades of Asian Cinema and Yuen Wo-Ping, the visionary martial arts master behind "The Matrix" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" comes "Zu Warriors". In the world beyond our world there lies a mystic realm that guards the mortal universe—the kingdom of Zu.

With Tom Cruise • Dakota Fanning • Steven Spielberg • David Koepp • Tim Robbins • Yul Vazquez • Josh Friedman • Rick Gonzalez • Daniel Franzese • Walter Parkes • Laurie MacDonald • Paula Wagner

A contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells's seminal classic, the sci-fi adventure thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it.

With Timur Bekmambetov • Maria Poroshina • Konstantin Khabensky • Sergei Lukyanenko • Vladimir Menshov • Victor Verzhbitsky • Dima Martynov • Galina Tyunina • Konstantin Ernst • Anatoly Maximov

Set in contemporary Moscow, "Night Watch" revolves around the conflict and balance maintained between the forces of light and darkness—the result of a medieval truce between the opposing sides. As night falls, the dark forces battle the super-human "Others" of the Night Watch, whose mission is to patrol and protect. But there is constant fear that an ancient prophecy will come true: that a powerful "Other" will rise up, be tempted by one of the sides, and tip the balance plunging the world into a renewed war between the dark and light, the results of which would be catastrophic.

With Felicity Mason • Mungo Mckay • Rob Jenkins • Lisa Cunningham • Dirk Hunter • Emma Randall • Michael Spierig • Peter Spierig

Peaceful, rustic Berkeley is a charming fishing community where life is sweet and the people friendly. All that is about to change. After losing her childhood farm to the bank, local beauty Rene decides to leave town and head for the big city. Suddenly, an avalanche of meteorites races through the sky, bombarding the town and bringing an otherworldly infection. Departing is going to be much more difficult than she had planned. The living dead are awakened and Rene is now caught in a nightmare of zombies hungry for human flesh. She manages to find salvation in a small isolated farm house owned by the town loony, Marion. There she is met with four other desperate survivors. Together they battle their way through a plague of walking dead and discover that there is more transpiring than just an infection.

With Johnny Depp • Helena Bonham Carter • Missi Pyle • Freddie Highmore • AnnaSophia Robb • Tim Burton • Bruce Berman • Noah Taylor • John August • Christopher Lee • David Kelly • Julia Winter • Michael Siegel • Roald Dahl • James Fox • Jordan Fry • Philip Wiegratz • Patrick McCormick • Richard D. Zanuck • Brad Grey • Felicity Dahl

Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka, and Charlie, a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory. Long isolated from his own family, Wonka launches a worldwide contest to select an heir to his candy empire. Five lucky children, including Charlie, draw golden tickets from Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary candy-making facility that no outsider has seen in 15 years. Dazzled by one amazing sight after another, Charlie is drawn into Wonka's fantastic world in this astonishing and enduring story.

With Scarlett Johansson • Djimon Hounsou • Michael Bay • Alex Kurtzman • Steve Buscemi • Ewan McGregor • Michael Clarke Duncan • Shawnee Smith • Caspian Tredwell-Owen • Noa Tishby • Roberto Orci • Walter Parkes • Laurie MacDonald • Ian Bryce

Lincoln Six-Echo (Ewan McGregor) is a resident of a seemingly utopian but contained facility in the mid-21st century. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to the "The Island"—reportedly the last uncontaminated spot on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie. He and all of the other inhabitants of the facility are actually human clones whose only purpose is to provide "spare parts" for their original human counterparts. Realizing it is only a matter of time before he is "harvested," Lincoln makes a daring escape with a beautiful fellow resident named Jordan Two-Delta (Scarlett Johansson). Relentlessly pursued by the forces of the sinister institute that once housed them, Lincoln and Jordan engage in a race for their lives to literally meet their makers.

With Danny Trejo • Bill Moseley • Natasha Lyonne • Rob Zombie • Mike Elliott • William Forsythe • Sheri Moon • Michael Ohoven • Peter Block • Sid Haig • Tyler Mane • Ken Foree • Michael Berryman • Michael Paseornek • Andy Gould • Brent Morris • Marco Mehlitz • P.J. Soles

Sequel to "House of 1000 Corpses" is set some months later with the Texas State Police making a full-scale attack against the murderous Firefly family residence for the 1,000+ murders and disappearances of the past several years. But three of the family members escape, including Otis, Baby Firefly and Baby's father Captain Spaulding. The evil trio go on a road trip, leaving dozens of mangled bodies in their wake. Evading a massive Texas Rangers dragnet as well as a group of equally murderous bounty hunters led by Ken Dwyer (the brother of a policeman Mamma Firefly killed in 'House of...') who's obsessed with finding the deadly killers, the surviving Firefly clan gather at a run-down amusement park owned by Captain Spaulding's half-brother, Charlie Altamont, whom offers them shelter and a new base of operations for their killing spree as Sheriff Dwyer, the Texas Rangers, the FBI and others slowly close in.

With Zhang Ziyi • Takuya Kimura • Maggie Cheung • Tony Leung Chiu Wai • Li Gong • Faye Wong • Carina Lau • Chen Chang • Wang Sum • Ping Lam Siu • Kar Wai Wong

He was a writer. He thought he wrote about the future but it really was the past. In his novel, a mysterious train left for 2046 every once in a while. Everyone who went there had the same intention—to recapture their lost memories. It was said that in 2046, nothing ever changed. Nobody knew for sure if it was true, because nobody who went there had ever come back—except for one. He was there. He chose to leave. He wanted to change.

With Lena Headey • Morris Chestnut • Cole Hauser • Eddie Cibrian • Piper Perabo • Brian Steele • Judd Malkin • Rick Ravanello • Marcel Iures • Daniel Dae Kim • Bruce Hunt • Tom Rosenberg • Gary Lucchesi • Michael Ohoven • Michael Steinberg • Richard S. Wright • Andrew Mason • Tegan West • Marco Mehlitz • Neil Bluhm

Deep in the Romanian forest, a team of scientists stumbles upon the ruins of a 13th century Abbey. On further inspection, they make a startling discovery - the Abbey is built over the entrance to a giant underground cave system. Local biologists belive the cave could be home to an undiscovered eco-system, so they hire a group of American cave-explorers to help them investigate its depths. Jack (Cole Hauser) and his brother Tyler (Eddie Cibrian) are thrill-seeking professional cave explorers who run a team of the top divers in the world. They arrive in Romania with all the latest equipment, including a new type of scuba tank allowing a diver to remain submerged for up to 24 hours. The crack unit, which also includes Charlie (Piper Perabo) and Buchanan (Morris Chestnut), immediately begin their exploration. But what they find deep inside the caves is not just a new eco-system, but an entirely new species altogether...