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War of the Worlds

2005 · Science fiction · Steven Spielberg · 1h 57m

Machines come up out of the ground under New Jersey and a dock worker drives his two children north. Stays at ground level the whole way.

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  • Clearly fantastic

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    The only survivor of the first encounter goes back to the colony that has stopped answering, this time with marines. Half setup and half sustained firefight.

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    Describe: Aliens

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  • Elysium

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    A factory worker with five days to live tries to reach the orbital ring where the rich keep the medical machines. Grimy on the ground and spotless above it.

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    Describe: Elysium

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  • 1997 · Science fiction

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