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The Eternaut 2025
Series
After a devastating toxic snowfall kills millions, Juan Salvo and a group of survivors in Buenos Aires must resist an invisible threat from another world.
The sides of The Eternaut
- A toxic snowfall over Buenos Aires
- Ricardo Darín as Juan Salvo
- Survivors in homemade suits and gas masks
Good for you if
- you like ordinary neighbours working out how to stay alive in the snow.
- you like a threat you can't see at first.
- you like a tired man searching for his daughter in a dead city.
Bad for you if
- you need some hope, and a city of millions of dead is too dark for you.
About: solidarity · survival · memory
La llegada 2016
Película
Unas misteriosas naves espaciales aterrizan por todo el mundo. Un equipo, liderado por la lingüista Louise Banks, intenta descifrar el motivo de su visita. A medida que la humanidad se tambalea al borde de la guerra, Louise y su equipo luchan contra el tiempo, llegando a poner en peligro su vida y, muy posiblemente, la del resto de la humanidad.
Las caras de La llegada
- El duelo bajo la ciencia ficción
- Extraterrestres realmente ajenos
- Entender como trama
- Un tiempo que no va en línea recta
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una película que te rompe en silencio al final.
- te gustan las escenas pacientes en las que la gente intenta entenderse.
- te gustan los extraterrestres tratados como un problema real de lenguaje y ciencia.
Mala para ti si
- quieres una invasión alienígena con batallas. No hay ninguna.
- prefieres no esforzarte para seguir una historia. Los recuerdos de Louise solo encajan en el último acto.
Temas: el lenguaje · el duelo · el tiempo · la elección
Falling Skies 2011
Series
Falling Skies opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Each day is a test of survival as citizen soldiers work to protect the people in their care while also engaging in an insurgency campaign against the occupying alien force.
The sides of Falling Skies
- Survivors after an alien invasion
- A history professor leading a resistance
- A father searching for his son
Good for you if
- you like a ragged band of survivors fighting an occupying force.
- you like Tom Mason protecting his sons in the middle of a war.
- you like following a whole regiment, the 2nd Massachusetts, from fighters to doctors.
Bad for you if
- five seasons is too much for you.
- you roll your eyes at speeches about hope and humanity.
About: resistance · family · hope
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone 2007
Anime
After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji’s objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the first six episodes of GAINAX’s famous 1996 anime series. The film was retitled “Evangelion: 1.01” for its DVD release and “Evangelion: 1.11” for a release with additional scenes.
The sides of Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
- A boy told to pilot a giant machine
- Angels attacking a rebuilt Tokyo
- A father who only wants a pilot
Good for you if
- you want a purple giant fighting monsters over a city that folds away.
- you like a world with its own rules nobody stops to explain.
- you want a frightened fourteen year old more than the battle.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese film.
About: fathers and sons · duty · loneliness
For All Mankind 2019
Series
Explore an aspirational world where NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams as told through the lives of NASA astronauts, engineers, and their families.
The sides of For All Mankind
- The Soviets landing on the Moon first
- A space race that never ends
- Astronauts, engineers and their families
Good for you if
- you like a space race that reaches a Moon base and then Mars.
- you like alternate history jumping about a decade each season.
- you like launches and spacewalks where anything can go wrong.
Bad for you if
- five seasons across several decades is too much for you.
- you need momentum and can't take long stretches of politics and marriages.
About: ambition · rivalry · sacrifice · family
Raised by Wolves 2020
Series
After Earth is ravaged by a great religious war, an atheistic android architect sends two of his creations, Mother and Father, to start a peaceful, godless colony on the planet Kepler-22b. Their treacherous task is jeopardized by the arrival of the Mithraic, a deeply devout religious order of surviving humans.
The sides of Raised by Wolves
- Two androids raising human children on a far planet
- A religious war that ruined Earth
- An android mother with a deadly scream
Good for you if
- you like a strange planet full of bones and buried secrets.
- you like Ridley Scott's stark, empty landscapes.
- you can take a story where faith and atheism tear people apart.
Bad for you if
- you need answers, and the story stops after two seasons.
- you can't watch gory deaths on screen.
About: faith · parenthood · survival
Alien: Earth 2025
Series
When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.
The sides of Alien: Earth
- A research ship crashing into a city on Earth
- A child's mind inside a synthetic body
- Creatures from the ship getting loose
Good for you if
- you like the Alien creatures loose on Earth.
- you like children's minds put into artificial bodies.
- you like a dark, carefully designed science fiction world.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand bodies torn open by parasites.
- you need the creatures on screen more than the corporate scheming.
About: humanity · corporate power · childhood
Interstellar 2014
Película
En una Tierra moribunda, un antiguo piloto de la NASA deja atrás a sus dos hijos para cruzar un agujero de gusano y buscar un planeta donde pueda vivir la humanidad.
Las caras de Interstellar
- El padre y la hija
- Una ciencia en la que puedes creer
- El órgano y el silencio
- La soledad allá arriba
Buena para ti si
- las despedidas te afectan más que las explosiones.
- te gustan los agujeros de gusano, los agujeros negros y un planeta donde una hora cuesta años.
- quieres sentirte muy pequeño en tu butaca.
Mala para ti si
- prefieres no pensar en la relatividad y en el tiempo que se estira para seguir una historia.
- los grandes discursos sobre el amor te hacen poner los ojos en blanco.
- casi tres horas son demasiado para una noche.
Temas: el tiempo · el sacrificio · el hogar · los que se quedan atrás
La guerra de los mundos 2005
Película
Ray Ferrier es un descargador de muelle, divorciado y padre nada modélico. Poco después de que su ex mujer y su nuevo marido se vayan después de dejar a Robbie, su hijo adolescente, y a su pequeña hija Rachel para una de sus contadas visitas, estalla una tremenda e inesperada tormenta eléctrica. Unos momentos después, en un cruce cerca de la casa, Ray es testigo de un acontecimiento que cambiará su vida y la de los suyos para siempre. Una enorme máquina de tres patas emerge del suelo y antes de que alguien pueda hacer algo, arrasa todo lo que está a su alcance. Un día como otro cualquiera acaba de convertirse en la fecha más extraordinaria de su vida: el primer ataque alienígena contra la Tierra.
Las caras de La guerra de los mundos
- Un padre que huye con sus hijos
- Trípodes que surgen del suelo
- Un sótano y una sonda
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una invasión vista desde el suelo, desde los ojos de una familia.
- te gustan las escenas de destrucción aterradoras.
- te gusta una escena larga y silenciosa escondidos en un sótano.
Mala para ti si
- buscas algo para ver con niños. Aquí dos niños huyen de una invasión alienígena, aterrados.
- necesitas que la ciencia se sostenga. Los trípodes llevaban enterrados bajo nuestras ciudades mucho antes que nosotros.
Temas: la supervivencia · la paternidad · el miedo
War of the Worlds 2019
Series
When astronomers detect a transmission from another galaxy, it is definitive proof of intelligent extra-terrestrial life. The world’s population waits for further contact with bated breath. They do not have to wait long. Within days, mankind is all but wiped out by a devastating attack; pockets of humanity are left in an eerily deserted world. As aliens hunt and kill those left alive, the survivors ask a burning question – who are these attackers and why are they hell-bent on our destruction?
The sides of War of the Worlds
- A signal from another star
- Survivors in an emptied England and France
- Machines hunting the last humans
Good for you if
- you like hiding in silent streets while something hunts outside.
- you like small groups of survivors trying to stay alive after an invasion.
- you can take a world where almost everyone is already dead.
Bad for you if
- you want big battles against alien ships, not survivors hiding.
- you need to know quickly who the attackers are and why.
About: survival · loss · humanity's place in the universe
Stargate Universe 2009
Series
The adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from the Milky Way Galaxy. They evacuated there and are now trying to figure out a way to return to Earth, while simultaneously trying to explore and to survive in their unknown area of the universe.
The sides of Stargate Universe
- An ancient ship far from the Milky Way
- A crew who never meant to be there
- No way back to Earth
Good for you if
- you like a lost ship billions of light years from home.
- you like a crew short on air, water and power.
- you like people clashing more than aliens attacking.
Bad for you if
- you need an ending, and two seasons stop on a cliffhanger.
- you want fast space battles more than crew drama.
About: isolation · leadership · survival
Colony 2016
Series
In the near future a family must make difficult decisions as they balance staying together with trying to survive. They live in Los Angeles, which has been occupied by a force of outside intruders. While some people have chosen to collaborate with the authorities and benefit from the new order, others have rebelled — and suffer the consequences.
The sides of Colony
- Los Angeles behind walls, occupied by outsiders
- A father working for the new order
- A mother secretly in the resistance
Good for you if
- you like a couple keeping secrets from each other under occupation.
- you care about the Bowmans trying to stay together.
- you like the choice between collaborating and resisting.
Bad for you if
- you need closure. The series stops on a cliffhanger after three seasons.
- you need hope, and life under occupation stays grim.
About: collaboration · resistance · family
Ad astra 2019
Película
El futuro cercano, un tiempo en el que tanto la esperanza como la adversidad impulsan a la humanidad a mirar hacia las estrellas y más allá. Mientras un misterioso fenómeno amenaza con destruir la vida en el planeta Tierra, el astronauta Roy McBride emprende una misión a través de la inmensidad del espacio y sus muchos peligros para descubrir la verdad sobre una expedición perdida que décadas antes afrontó audazmente el vacío y el silencio en busca de lo desconocido.
Las caras de Ad astra
- Un astronauta que cruza el sistema solar
- Un padre perdido cerca de Neptuno
- Piratas en la Luna
Buena para ti si
- te gusta un viaje tranquilo de la Luna a Marte y a Neptuno.
- te gustan los silencios largos y un hombre solo con sus pensamientos.
- te gusta el espacio filmado frío, vacío y hermoso.
Mala para ti si
- quieres una película espacial llena de peleas y persecuciones.
- necesitas que la ciencia se sostenga de principio a fin.
Temas: la soledad · padres e hijos · el duelo
Battle: Los Angeles 2011
Film
When once distant UFOs become a terrifying threat and an alien invasion force begins attacking Earths major costal and riverside cities, a U.S Marine staff sergeant and his team are sent into battle only to find they must take it upon themselves to defeat an unknown enemy and protect what remains of Los Angeles.
The sides of Battle: Los Angeles
- Marines in a fallen Los Angeles
- Aliens landing off the coast
- A staff sergeant on his last mission
Good for you if
- you want street fighting from start to finish.
- you like a war film told at the level of one squad.
- you like a shaky camera that puts you inside the battle.
Bad for you if
- you need characters with more depth than their rank.
- you roll your eyes at heroic Marine speeches.
About: duty · sacrifice · brotherhood
Deep Impact 1998
Film
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.
The sides of Deep Impact
- A comet heading for Earth
- A crew sent to destroy it
- A lottery for places in the shelters
Good for you if
- you like being moved by people saying their goodbyes before the comet hits.
- you like a president speaking calmly to a frightened nation.
- you like a disaster told through parents and children.
Bad for you if
- you need the space science to hold up.
- you want nonstop action more than farewells.
About: sacrifice · family · the end of the world
Scavengers Reign 2023
Series
When a deep space freighter is damaged by a solar flare its surviving crew are stranded on a beautiful and unforgiving planet. They begin to learn the true nature of this planet as they try to survive long enough to escape or be rescued.
The sides of Scavengers Reign
- A crew stranded on an alien planet
- Creatures and plants that live off each other
- A survivor travelling with a robot
Good for you if
- you like an alien ecosystem with its own strange rules.
- you like castaways fighting to stay alive and find each other.
- you like every frame drawn like a painting.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated series.
- you get scared by body horror and creatures that feed on people.
About: survival · nature · loneliness
After Earth 2013
Película
Tras una serie de cataclismos que forzaron a la humanidad a abandonar la Tierra, Nova Prime se convirtió en su nuevo hogar. Tras una larga misión fuera de ese planeta, el legendario general Cypher Raige regresa en compañía de su hijo Kitai. En medio de una tormenta de asteroides, la nave se avería y se estrella contra la Tierra, lugar desconocido y peligroso en el que todos los seres vivos no tienen más objetivo que eliminar a los hombres. Como Cypher ha resultado herido, Kitai debe recorrer ese mundo hostil en busca de la baliza de rescate. Siempre ha querido ser un soldado como su padre, y ahora se le presenta la oportunidad de cumplir su deseo.
Las caras de After Earth
- Un padre y su hijo accidentados en una Tierra del futuro
- Un chico que cruza tierras salvajes hacia una baliza de rescate
- Animales que evolucionaron para cazar humanos
Buena para ti si
- te gusta un chico solo frente a un planeta que quiere verlo muerto.
- te gusta un padre distante y su hijo que aprenden a confiar el uno en el otro.
- te gustan los bosques, los acantilados y las aves gigantes de una Tierra que se ha vuelto salvaje.
Mala para ti si
- necesitas que la ciencia de mil años de evolución se sostenga.
- pones los ojos en blanco ante las lecciones de un padre sobre el miedo.
Temas: el miedo · los padres y los hijos · el valor
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance 2009
Anime
Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.
The sides of Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
- A new pilot in a red suit
- A sea that has turned red
- A rescue against every order
Good for you if
- you want a last battle where a boy disobeys everyone to save one girl.
- you want machines, red oceans and a city that sinks into the ground.
- you want three pilots who cook, argue and fail at living together.
Bad for you if
- you don't watch animated films.
- you won't read subtitles for a Japanese film.
About: duty · friendship · fathers and sons
Constellation 2024
Series
When a fatal accident occurs on board the International Space Station, a lone astronaut makes the heroic journey back to Earth, only to discover key pieces of her life—including her young daughter—have changed.
The sides of Constellation
- An accident on the International Space Station
- An astronaut coming home alone
- A daughter who seems different
Good for you if
- you like piecing together which reality you are watching.
- you like a mother who can't trust her own memories.
- you like a story that starts with an accident aboard the International Space Station.
Bad for you if
- you need a story that moves faster.
- you need the quantum physics to make real sense.
About: identity · motherhood · reality
Alien: El octavo pasajero 1979
Película
De regreso a la Tierra, la nave de carga Nostromo interrumpe su viaje y despierta a sus siete tripulantes. El ordenador central, MADRE, ha detectado la misteriosa transmisión de una forma de vida desconocida, procedente de un planeta cercano aparentemente deshabitado. La nave se dirige entonces al extraño planeta para investigar el origen de la comunicación.
Las caras de Alien: El octavo pasajero
- Una tripulación que responde a una señal de socorro
- Algo a bordo
- Una heroína que mantiene la cabeza fría
Buena para ti si
- quieres una criatura que apenas se ve y que nunca olvidas.
- te gusta una larga y silenciosa tensión creciente antes de que empiece el horror.
- te gustan los pasillos oscuros y un detector de movimiento que pita.
Mala para ti si
- no soportas el horror corporal. La criatura usa cuerpos humanos, y la película lo muestra.
- quieres ciencia ficción con armas y batallas. La Nostromo es un carguero y su tripulación no tiene armas de verdad.
Temas: la supervivencia · lo desconocido · la codicia