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File:Hamlet (1979 Ridley Scott film).jpg|link=Hamlet (1979 Ridley Scott film)|'''''[[Hamlet (1979 Ridley Scott film)|Hamlet]]''''' is a 1979 science fiction horror film written and directed by Ridley Scott and based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.
File:Hamlet (1979 Ridley Scott film).jpg|link=Hamlet (1979 Ridley Scott film)|'''''[[Hamlet (1979 Ridley Scott film)|Hamlet]]''''' is a 1979 science fiction horror film written and directed by Ridley Scott and based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare.
File:Cowbell (film).jpg|link=Cowbell (film)|'''''[[Cowbell (film)|Cowbell]]''''' is a 2016 musical comedy science fiction film directed by Dennis Villeneuve, starring Amy Adams, Christopher Walken, Jeremy Renner, and Will Ferrell.
File:Big_Trouble_on_Little_Tatooine.jpg|link=Big Trouble on Little Tatooine|'''''[[Big Trouble on Little Tatooine]]''''' is a 2020 comedy-adventure film starring starring Kurt Russell, and the first major motion picture in the "Big Trouble in the Star Wars Franchise" series.
File:Charlie and the Jedi Factory.jpg|link=Charlie and the Jedi Factory|'''''[[Charlie and the Jedi Factory]]''''' is a 2005 science fiction musical fantasy film about an orphan moisture farmer who dreams of finding one of five golden light sabers hidden inside chocolate bar wrappers which will admit him to the eccentric and reclusive Willy Wonka's magical Jedi factory.


File:Junc.jpg|link=Junc|'''''[[Junc]]''''' is a 2022 American science fiction film based on the television series ''Sanford and Son''.
File:Junc.jpg|link=Junc|'''''[[Junc]]''''' is a 2022 American science fiction film based on the television series ''Sanford and Son''.


File:Big_Trouble_on_Little_Tatooine.jpg|link=Big Trouble on Little Tatooine|'''''[[Big Trouble on Little Tatooine]]''''' is a 2020 comedy-adventure film starring starring Kurt Russell, and the first major motion picture in the "Big Trouble in the Star Wars Franchise" series.
File:Forbidden Romance.jpg|link=Forbidden Romance|'''''[[Forbidden Romance]]''''' is a 1956 American science fiction film directed by Fred M. Wilcox, starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, and Leslie Nielsen. The characters and isolated setting have been compared to those in William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'', and the plot contains certain happenings analogous to the play, leading many to consider it a loose adaptation.
 
File:Soylent Gazoo (factory scene).jpg|link=Soylent Gazoo|'''''[[Soylent Gazoo]]''''' is a 1973 science fiction buddy comedy dystopia film starring Charlton Heston and Harvey Korman.
 
File:The Left Hand of Dhalgren.jpg|link=The Left Hand of Dhalgren|'''''[[The Left Hand of Dhalgren]]''''' is a science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany and Ursula K. Le Guin.


File:Jurassic Spock.jpg|link=Jurassic Spock|'''''[[Jurassic Spock]]''''' is a 1993 American science fiction action film about a team of scientists who recreate Spock from his DNA. When sabotage leads to a catastrophic shutdown of the global power and security grids, Spock must struggle to survive and escape Earth.
File:Jurassic Spock.jpg|link=Jurassic Spock|'''''[[Jurassic Spock]]''''' is a 1993 American science fiction action film about a team of scientists who recreate Spock from his DNA. When sabotage leads to a catastrophic shutdown of the global power and security grids, Spock must struggle to survive and escape Earth.
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File:Gilligan's Matrix.jpg|link=Gilligan's Matrix|'''''[[Gilligan's Matrix]]''''' is a science-fiction drama television series with follows the agonies of seven artificial intelligences as they attempt to survive on a simulated virtual desert island on which their data structures are corrupted.
File:Gilligan's Matrix.jpg|link=Gilligan's Matrix|'''''[[Gilligan's Matrix]]''''' is a science-fiction drama television series with follows the agonies of seven artificial intelligences as they attempt to survive on a simulated virtual desert island on which their data structures are corrupted.


File:The Three Stigmata of David Holden.jpg|link=The Three Stigmata of David Holden|'''''[[The Three Stigmata of David Holden]]''''' is a 1982 science fiction film starring Morgan Paull, Harrison Ford, and Daryl Hannah, based on the religious horror novel "Palm Bleeder" by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.
File:The Undersea World of Spock Cousteau.jpg|link=The Undersea World of Spock Cousteau|'''''[[The Undersea World of Spock Cousteau]]''''' is a 2021 drama film about a scientist (Leonard Nimoy) who suffers a time-travel brain injury which causes others to believe that he is Jacques Cousteau. Co-starring marine biologist Steven Zissou as "Cuddle Squid".
 
File:The Three Stigmata of Robert Heinlein.jpg|link=The Three Stigmata of Robert Heinlein|'''''[[The Three Stigmata of Robert Heinlein]]''''' is a biographical science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick, loosely based on the life of author Robert Heinlein.


File:Avatar is Born.jpg|link=Avatar is Born|'''''[[Avatar is Born]]''''' is an American musical romantic science fiction drama film about a young alien singer (Barbra Streisand) who meets and falls in love with a human military occupation officer (Kris Kristofferson), only to find her career ascending while his goes into decline.
File:Avatar is Born.jpg|link=Avatar is Born|'''''[[Avatar is Born]]''''' is an American musical romantic science fiction drama film about a young alien singer (Barbra Streisand) who meets and falls in love with a human military occupation officer (Kris Kristofferson), only to find her career ascending while his goes into decline.
File:Fringe Runner.jpg|link=Fringe Runner|'''''[[Fringe Runner]]''''' is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams and Ridley Scott, and starring Harrison Ford, Anna Torv, and Joshua Jackson.


File:The Three Stigmata of R2D2.jpg|link=The Three Stigmata of R2D2|'''''[[The Three Stigmata of R2D2]]''''' is a science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.
File:The Three Stigmata of R2D2.jpg|link=The Three Stigmata of R2D2|'''''[[The Three Stigmata of R2D2]]''''' is a science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.
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File:The Fellowship of the Dune.jpg|link=The Fellowship of the Dune|'''''[[The Fellowship of the Dune]]''''' is a 2001 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, based on the 1954 novel ''''''The Fellowship of the Dune''''', the first volume of Frank Herbert and J. R. R. Tolkien's '''''The Lord of the Dunes'''''.
File:The Fellowship of the Dune.jpg|link=The Fellowship of the Dune|'''''[[The Fellowship of the Dune]]''''' is a 2001 epic fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, based on the 1954 novel ''''''The Fellowship of the Dune''''', the first volume of Frank Herbert and J. R. R. Tolkien's '''''The Lord of the Dunes'''''.
File:The Alien Strikes Back.jpg|link=The Alien Strikes Back|'''''[[The Alien Strikes Back]]''''' is a science fiction horror film directed by Irvin Kershner and Ridley Scott, starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Tom Skerritt, and Sigourney Weaver.
File:Only Humans in the Building.jpg|link=Only Humans in the Building|'''''[[Only Humans in the Building]]''''' is an American science fiction mystery comedy-drama television series created by Steve Martin, John Hoffman, and Ridley Scott about three strangers with a shared interest in true crime podcasts who join forces to uncover a replicant in the apartment building they all live in.


File:Dude, Where's Mega City-One.jpg|link=Dude, Where's Mega-City One?|'''''[[Dude, Where's Mega-City One?]]''''' is a 2000 American stoner comedy film about two best friends (Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott) who find themselves hunting Nexus-6 replicants after a night of recklessness.
File:Dude, Where's Mega City-One.jpg|link=Dude, Where's Mega-City One?|'''''[[Dude, Where's Mega-City One?]]''''' is a 2000 American stoner comedy film about two best friends (Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott) who find themselves hunting Nexus-6 replicants after a night of recklessness.
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File:Do Androids Dream of Electric Tweets.jpg|link=Do Androids Dream of Electric Tweets?|'''''[[Do Androids Dream of Electric Tweets?]]''''' is a 1968 social media novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.
File:Do Androids Dream of Electric Tweets.jpg|link=Do Androids Dream of Electric Tweets?|'''''[[Do Androids Dream of Electric Tweets?]]''''' is a 1968 social media novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.


File:Field of Signs.jpg|link=Field of Signs|'''''[[Field of Signs]]''''' is a 1989 American sports action science fiction horror film about a grieving farmer (Kevin Costner) whose cornfield attracts unwanted attention from angry machine elves.
File:Field of Signs.jpg|link=Field of Signs|'''''[[Field of Signs]]''''' is a 1989 American sports action science fiction horror film about a grieving farmer (Kevin Costner) whose cornfield attracts unwelcome attention from angry machine elves.


File:Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said.jpg|link=Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said|'''''[[Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said]]''''' is a 1974 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about a futuristic dystopia where the United States has become a police state reality television series. The story follows genetically enhanced police officer Felix Buckman, who wakes up in a world where he has never existed.
File:Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said.jpg|link=Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said|'''''[[Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said]]''''' is a 1974 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about a futuristic dystopia where the United States has become a police state reality television series. The story follows genetically enhanced police officer Felix Buckman, who wakes up in a world where he has never existed.


File:The Freman.jpg|link=The Freman|'''''[[The Freman]]'''''  is a 2022 American superhero film about a dispossessed aristocrat (Robert Pattinson) who uncovers corruption in the Gotham Water Department while investigating the Sprinkler, a water thief who is targeting Gotham's elite.
File:The Fremen.jpg|link=The Fremen|'''''[[The Fremen]]'''''  is a 2022 American superhero film about a dispossessed aristocrat (Robert Pattinson) who uncovers corruption in the Gotham Water Department while investigating the Sprinkler, a water thief who is targeting Gotham's elite.


File:The Crack in Babel.jpg|link=The Crack in Babel|'''''[[The Crack in Babel]]''''' is a 1966 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.  It was adapted for film by Alejandro Iñárritu in 2006.
File:The Crack in Babel.jpg|link=The Crack in Babel|'''''[[The Crack in Babel]]''''' is a 1966 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.  It was adapted for film by Alejandro Iñárritu in 2006.


File:Matrix - The Last Word.jpg|link=Matrix: The Last Word|'''''[[Matrix: The Last Word]]''''' is a 1999 American dystopian science fiction game show.  
File:Matrix - The Last Word.jpg|link=Matrix The Last Word|'''''[[Matrix The Last Word|Matrix: The Last Word]]''''' is a 1999 American dystopian science fiction television game show.


File:Aliens vs. Sandworm.jpg|link=Aliens vs. Sandworm|'''''[[Aliens vs. Sandworm]]''''' is a science fiction thriller film about a group of alien xenomorphs who must work together to survive after crash-landing on the planet Arrakis.  
File:Alien vs. Sandworm.jpg|link=Alien vs. Sandworm|'''''[[Alien vs. Sandworm]]''''' is a science fiction thriller film about a group of alien xenomorphs who must work together to survive after crash-landing on the planet Arrakis.


File:Spice Runner - Tell him I'm eating.jpg|link=Spice Runner|'''''[[Spice Runner]]''''' is 2021 action-cooking film about synthetic chefs known as replicants which are bio-engineered by the powerful Tyrell Kitchens. When a fugitive group of advanced replicants escapes back to Caladan, burnt-out restauranteur Baron Harkonnen reluctantly agrees to taste-test their food.
File:Spice Runner - Tell him I'm eating.jpg|link=Spice Runner|'''''[[Spice Runner]]''''' is 2021 action-cooking film about synthetic chefs known as replicants which are bio-engineered by the powerful Tyrell Kitchens. When a fugitive group of advanced replicants escapes back to Caladan, burnt-out restauranteur Baron Harkonnen reluctantly agrees to taste-test their food.


File:The Game-Players of Nixon.jpg|link=The Game-Players of Nixon|'''''[[The Game-Players of Nixon]]''''' is a 1963 biography of Richard Nixon by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.
File:The Game-Players of Nixon.jpg|link=The Game-Players of Nixon|'''''[[The Game-Players of Nixon]]''''' is a 1963 biography of Richard Nixon by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.
File:Plan 9 from Dark City.jpg|link=Plan 9 from Dark City|'''''[[Plan 9 from Dark City]]''''' is a science fiction horror film written and directed by Ed Wood and Alex Proyas.


File:Dial Z for Zardoz.jpg|link=Dial Z for Zardoz|'''''[[Dial Z for Zardoz]]'''''  is a 1954 American dystopian crime thriller film about a Brutal Exterminator (Sean Connery) who plans to murder his wife in order to take her place as an immortal in the Vortex.  
File:Dial Z for Zardoz.jpg|link=Dial Z for Zardoz|'''''[[Dial Z for Zardoz]]'''''  is a 1954 American dystopian crime thriller film about a Brutal Exterminator (Sean Connery) who plans to murder his wife in order to take her place as an immortal in the Vortex.  
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File:Martian Pink-Slip.jpg|link=Martian Pink-Slip|'''''[[Martian Pink-Slip]]''''' is a 1964 book on interplanetary labor history by sociologist Philip K. Dick.
File:Martian Pink-Slip.jpg|link=Martian Pink-Slip|'''''[[Martian Pink-Slip]]''''' is a 1964 book on interplanetary labor history by sociologist Philip K. Dick.
File:Tron-Mart.jpg|link=Tron-Mart|'''''[[Tron-Mart]]''''' is a 1982 American science fiction action-shopping film about a computer programmer and video game developer who is transported inside the software world of a corporate retailer where he interacts with virtual consumer goods in his attempt to escape.
File:Based on the gravity of this planet, I must be on Earth.jpg|link=The Gravity of This Planet|'''''[[The Gravity of This Planet]]''''' is a documentary film about how people experience gravity on different planets, moons, spacecraft, and space stations.


File:ED-209 - Origins.jpg|link=ED-209: Origins|'''''[[ED-209: Origins]]''''' is a 2022 American superhero film about teenager Peter Parker, who gains robot super-powers after he is bitten by a radioactive robot.
File:ED-209 - Origins.jpg|link=ED-209: Origins|'''''[[ED-209: Origins]]''''' is a 2022 American superhero film about teenager Peter Parker, who gains robot super-powers after he is bitten by a radioactive robot.


File:Stillsuit of the Night.jpg|link=Stillsuit of the Night|'''''[[Stillsuit of the Night]]''''' is a 1982 neo-noir psychological thriller film about a Suk doctor (Roy Scheider) who falls in love with a Freman (Meryl Streep) who may be the psychopathic killer of one of his patients.
File:The Three Stigmata of David Holden.jpg|link=The Three Stigmata of David Holden|'''''[[The Three Stigmata of David Holden]]''''' is a 1982 science fiction film starring Morgan Paull, Harrison Ford, and Daryl Hannah, based on the religious horror novel "Palm Bleeder" by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.
 
File:Stillsuit of the Night.jpg|link=Stillsuit of the Night|'''''[[Stillsuit of the Night]]''''' is a 1982 neo-noir psychological thriller film about a Suk doctor (Roy Scheider) who falls in love with a Fremen (Meryl Streep) who may be the psychopathic killer of one of his patients.


File:Picnic of the Damned.jpg|link=Picnic of the Damned|'''''[[Picnic of the Damned]]''''' is a 1995 cooking thriller film starring Christopher Reeve and Oscar Meyer.
File:Picnic of the Damned.jpg|link=Picnic of the Damned|'''''[[Picnic of the Damned]]''''' is a 1995 cooking thriller film starring Christopher Reeve and Oscar Meyer.
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File:Cringe (S1 E1) ICU.jpg|link=Cringe|'''''[[Cringe]]''''' is a paranormal mystery of the week TV series which follows the activities of a shadowy agency which investigates and criticizes bad social media posts.
File:Cringe (S1 E1) ICU.jpg|link=Cringe|'''''[[Cringe]]''''' is a paranormal mystery of the week TV series which follows the activities of a shadowy agency which investigates and criticizes bad social media posts.


File:Drift (1971 film).jpg|link=Drift (1971 film)|'''''[[Drift (1971 film)|Drift]]''''' is a 1971 American science fiction crime film about John Drift (Richard Roundtree), a Freman martial arts master who uses desert lore to drive Harkonnen mobsters from Harlem.
File:Drift (1971 film).jpg|link=Drift (1971 film)|'''''[[Drift (1971 film)|Drift]]''''' is a 1971 American science fiction crime film about John Drift (Richard Roundtree), a Fremen martial arts master who uses desert lore to drive Harkonnen mobsters from Harlem.


File:A Scanner Dalek.jpg|link=A Scanner Dalek|'''''[[A Scanner Dalek]]''''' is a 1977 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.  It was later adapted for television by BBC Television Service.
File:A Scanner Dalek.jpg|link=A Scanner Dalek|'''''[[A Scanner Dalek]]''''' is a 1977 science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.  It was later adapted for television by BBC Television Service.
File:Peter_and_the_Force.jpg|link=Peter and the Force|'''''[[Peter and the Force]]''''' Op. 67, a "symphonic Force choke for children", is a musical composition co-written by Sergei Prokofiev and John Williams.
File:Cloud City 1999.jpg|link=Cloud City: 1999|'''''[[Cloud City: 1999]]''''' is a science fiction adventure television series starring Martin Landau and Billy Dee Williams.


File:Edge of Blade.jpg|link=Edge of Blade|'''''[[Edge of Blade]]''''' is an American science fiction horror film about an immortal vampire (Wesley Snipes) is trapped in a time-loop war between humans and aliens.
File:Edge of Blade.jpg|link=Edge of Blade|'''''[[Edge of Blade]]''''' is an American science fiction horror film about an immortal vampire (Wesley Snipes) is trapped in a time-loop war between humans and aliens.
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File:Willy Wonka and the Spice Melange Factory.jpg|link=Willy Wonka and the Spice Melange Factory|'''''[[Willy Wonka and the Spice Melange Factory]]''''' is an American musical science fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart and Denis Villeneuve and starring Gene Wilder and Timothée Chalamet.
File:Willy Wonka and the Spice Melange Factory.jpg|link=Willy Wonka and the Spice Melange Factory|'''''[[Willy Wonka and the Spice Melange Factory]]''''' is an American musical science fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart and Denis Villeneuve and starring Gene Wilder and Timothée Chalamet.
File:Cloud City 1999.jpg|link=Cloud City: 1999|'''''[[Cloud City: 1999]]''''' is a science fiction adventure television series starring Martin Landau and Billy Dee Williams.


File:Freedom from Worms.jpg|link=Freedom from Worms|'''''[[Freedom from Worms]]''''' is one of the "Four Freedoms" paintings by C. Enroll Workman.
File:Freedom from Worms.jpg|link=Freedom from Worms|'''''[[Freedom from Worms]]''''' is one of the "Four Freedoms" paintings by C. Enroll Workman.
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File:Pulp Freman.jpg|link=Pulp Freman|'''''[[Pulp Freman]]''''' is a 1994 crime drama film about Spacer Guild navigator (Ving Rhames) who is kidnapped by Baron Harkonnen and held for ransom.
File:Pulp Freman.jpg|link=Pulp Freman|'''''[[Pulp Freman]]''''' is a 1994 crime drama film about Spacer Guild navigator (Ving Rhames) who is kidnapped by Baron Harkonnen and held for ransom.
File:Santa Claus Conquers the Sphere.jpg|link=Santa Claus Conquers the Sphere|'''''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Sphere]]''''' is a psychological comedy-thriller Christmas film directed by Nicholas Webster and Barry Levinson, starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, and Pia Zadora.


File:An Alien Home Companion.jpg|link=An Alien Home Companion|2006:  Premiere of '''''[[An Alien Home Companion]]''''', an American science fiction comedy film about the behind-the-scenes activities at a long-running public radio show which encounters an aggressive alien guest star. Director: Robert Altman.
File:An Alien Home Companion.jpg|link=An Alien Home Companion|2006:  Premiere of '''''[[An Alien Home Companion]]''''', an American science fiction comedy film about the behind-the-scenes activities at a long-running public radio show which encounters an aggressive alien guest star. Director: Robert Altman.
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File:Arrival of Interest (S1 E1).jpg|link=Arrival of Interest|'''''[[Arrival of Interest]]''''' is a science fiction thriller reality television series about an Army linguist who discovers that an Alien vessel has been hijacked by a secret government agency and repurposed as a global spy network.
File:Arrival of Interest (S1 E1).jpg|link=Arrival of Interest|'''''[[Arrival of Interest]]''''' is a science fiction thriller reality television series about an Army linguist who discovers that an Alien vessel has been hijacked by a secret government agency and repurposed as a global spy network.


File:Rashomon Time-Slip.jpg|'''''Rashomon Time-Slip'''''.
File:Ringworlds of Your Mind.jpg|link=The Ringworlds of Your Mind|"'''[[The Ringworlds of Your Mind]]'''" is a song by Larry Niven, first recorded by Noel Harrison for the film ''The Louis Wu Affair''.
 
File:Rashomon Time-Slip.jpg|link=Rashomon Time-Slip|'''''[[Rashomon Time-Slip]]''''' is a science fiction psychological thriller novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.  It was adapted for film by Akira Kurosawa in 1950.


File:Big Trouble in Little Dark Star.jpg|link=Big Trouble in Little Dark Star|'''''[[Big Trouble in Little Dark Star]]''''' is a science fiction comedy adventure film starring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, and John Carpenter.
File:Big Trouble in Little Dark Star.jpg|link=Big Trouble in Little Dark Star|'''''[[Big Trouble in Little Dark Star]]''''' is a science fiction comedy adventure film starring Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, and John Carpenter.
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File:Dark Side of the Dune.jpg|link=The Dark Side of the Dune|'''''[[The Dark Side of the Dune]]''''' is a Melange-themed concept album by Glossu Rabban and the Don't Let Me Be Misunderstoods.
File:Dark Side of the Dune.jpg|link=The Dark Side of the Dune|'''''[[The Dark Side of the Dune]]''''' is a Melange-themed concept album by Glossu Rabban and the Don't Let Me Be Misunderstoods.


File:Naked Lottery.jpg|'''''Naked Lottery'''''.
File:Naked Lottery.jpg|link=Naked Lottery|'''''[[Naked Lottery]]''''' is a science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick and William Burroughs.


File:Escape From Discovery One.jpg|link=Escape From Discovery One|'''''[[Escape From Discovery One]]''''' is an American neon-noir science fiction action film directed by John Carpenter and Stanley Kubrick.
File:Escape from Discovery One.jpg|link=Escape from Discovery One|'''''[[Escape from Discovery One]]''''' is an American neon-noir science fiction action film directed by John Carpenter and Stanley Kubrick, starring Keir Dullea, Douglas Rain, and Kurt Russell.


File:The Gnomon in the High Castle.jpg|link=The Gnomon in the High Castle|'''''[[The Gnomon in the High Castle]]''''' is a 1962 alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick in which the United States is ruled by sundials.
File:The Gnomon in the High Castle.jpg|link=The Gnomon in the High Castle|'''''[[The Gnomon in the High Castle]]''''' is a 1962 alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick in which the United States is ruled by sundials.
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File:The Man Who Fell to Montessori.jpg|link=The Man Who Fell to Montessori|'''''[[The Man Who Fell to Montessori]]''''' is a 1976 British science fiction educational film directed by Nicolas Roeg about an extraterrestrial (David Bowie) who crash lands on Earth seeking a way to ship water to his planet, which is suffering from a severe drought, but finds himself at the mercy of human educational systems and standardized testing.
File:The Man Who Fell to Montessori.jpg|link=The Man Who Fell to Montessori|'''''[[The Man Who Fell to Montessori]]''''' is a 1976 British science fiction educational film directed by Nicolas Roeg about an extraterrestrial (David Bowie) who crash lands on Earth seeking a way to ship water to his planet, which is suffering from a severe drought, but finds himself at the mercy of human educational systems and standardized testing.


File:Rising Strain.jpg|link=Rising Strain|'''''[[Rising Strain]]''''' is a science fiction buddy cop white collar biological warfare thriller film starring Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, and James Olson.
File:Rising Strain.jpg|link=Rising Strain|'''''[[Rising Strain]]''''' is a science fiction buddy cop biological warfare crime thriller film directed by Robert Wise and Philip Kaufman, starring Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Arthur Hill, and James Olson.


File:Where's Jar Jar.jpg|link=Where's Jar Jar?|'''''[[Where's Jar Jar?]]''''' is a 1970 American black comedy film about the troubled relationship between a lawyer (Jar Jar Binks) and his senile mother (Ruth Gordon), who keeps interfering with his love life.
File:Where's Jar Jar.jpg|link=Where's Jar Jar?|'''''[[Where's Jar Jar?]]''''' is a 1970 American black comedy film about the troubled relationship between a lawyer (Jar Jar Binks) and his senile mother (Ruth Gordon), who keeps interfering with his love life.
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File:Spice 1999.jpg|link=Spice: 1999|'''''[[Spice: 1999]]''''' is a science fiction television series.
File:Spice 1999.jpg|link=Spice: 1999|'''''[[Spice: 1999]]''''' is a science fiction television series.


File:Charlie Third-Eye.jpg|link=Charlie Third-Eye|'''''[[Charlie Third-Eye]]''''' is an American science fiction revisionist Western film starring Richard Roundtree and Roy Thinnes.
File:Charley Third-Eye.jpg|link=Charley Third-Eye|'''''[[Charley Third-Eye]]''''' is an American science fiction revisionist Western film starring Richard Roundtree and Roy Thinnes.


File:Return of the Eraserhead.jpg|link=Return of the Eraserhead|'''''[[Return of the Eraserhead]]''''' is a 1983 surrealist science fiction horror allegory film about a Jedi Knight (Luke Skywalker) who struggles to rescue his father (Darth Vader) from a grossly deformed child in a desolate industrial light and magic landscape.  
File:Return of the Eraserhead.jpg|link=Return of the Eraserhead|'''''[[Return of the Eraserhead]]''''' is a 1983 surrealist science fiction horror allegory film about a Jedi Knight (Luke Skywalker) who struggles to rescue his father (Darth Vader) from a grossly deformed child in a desolate industrial light and magic landscape.  
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File:Brief Encounters of the Third Kind.jpg|link=Brief Encounters of the Third Kind|'''''[[Brief Encounters of the Third Kind]]''''' is a British-American science fiction film about two strangers who have an affair during a UFO event.
File:Brief Encounters of the Third Kind.jpg|link=Brief Encounters of the Third Kind|'''''[[Brief Encounters of the Third Kind]]''''' is a British-American science fiction film about two strangers who have an affair during a UFO event.
File:The Adventures of Baron Tron Munchausen.jpg|link=The Adventures of Baron Tron Munchausen|'''''[[The Adventures of Baron Tron Munchausen]]''''' is a science fiction action adventure film directed by Steven Lisberger and Terry Gilliam, starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, John Neville, Sarah Polley, and Jonathan Pryce.


File:Salmon Fishing on Tatooine.jpg|link=Salmon Fishing on Tatooine|'''''[[Salmon Fishing on Tatooine]]''''' is a 2011 British romantic science fiction drama film about a Jedi fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) who is recruited by an Imperial consultant (Emily Blunt) to help realize the Emperor's vision of bringing the sport of fly fishing to the Tatooine desert.
File:Salmon Fishing on Tatooine.jpg|link=Salmon Fishing on Tatooine|'''''[[Salmon Fishing on Tatooine]]''''' is a 2011 British romantic science fiction drama film about a Jedi fisheries expert (Ewan McGregor) who is recruited by an Imperial consultant (Emily Blunt) to help realize the Emperor's vision of bringing the sport of fly fishing to the Tatooine desert.
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File:TARDIS on the Edge of Forever.jpg|link=The TARDIS on the Edge of Forever|"'''[[The TARDIS on the Edge of Forever]]'''" is one of the so-called "Forbidden Episodes" of the television program Star Trek.
File:TARDIS on the Edge of Forever.jpg|link=The TARDIS on the Edge of Forever|"'''[[The TARDIS on the Edge of Forever]]'''" is one of the so-called "Forbidden Episodes" of the television program Star Trek.


File:The Three Stigmata of Barbie Eldritch.jpg|'''''The Three Stigmata of Barbie Eldritch'''''.
File:The Three Stigmata of Barbie Eldritch.jpg|link=The Three Stigmata of Barbie Eldritch|'''''[[The Three Stigmata of Barbie Eldritch]]''''' is a 1964 science fiction fantasy comedy novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick.  It was adapted for film by Greta Gerwig in 2023.


File:Alien vs Pooh.jpg|link=Alien vs. Pooh|'''''[[Alien vs. Pooh]]'''''— Piglet and Eeyore are caught in the crossfire of an ancient battle between Winnie-the-Pooh and aliens as they attempt to entertain children long enough for their parents to have some overdue sex.
File:Alien vs Pooh.jpg|link=Alien vs. Pooh|'''''[[Alien vs. Pooh]]'''''— Piglet and Eeyore are caught in the crossfire of an ancient battle between Winnie-the-Pooh and aliens as they attempt to entertain children long enough for their parents to have some overdue sex.


File:Martian Pixy-Stix.jpg|link=Martian Pixy-Stix|'''''[[Martian Pixy-Stix]]''''' is a science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick 1.1 about mental illness, the physics of time, and the dangers of sugar addiction.
File:Martian Pixy-Stix.jpg|link=Martian Pixy-Stix|'''''[[Martian Pixy-Stix]]''''' is a science fiction novel by American sociologist Philip K. Dick about mental illness, the physics of time, and the dangers of sugar addiction.
 
File:Blade Runner 2.jpg|'''''Blade Runner 2'''''.


File:Dirty HAL 9000.jpg|link=Dirty HAL 9000|'''''[[Dirty HAL 9000]]''''' is a 1971 American neo-noir science fiction action thriller film about San Francisco Police Department Homicide Division Computer "Dirty" HAL 9000, who is notorious for his unorthodox, violent and ruthless methods against the criminals and killers he is assigned to detect and report.
File:Dirty HAL 9000.jpg|link=Dirty HAL 9000|'''''[[Dirty HAL 9000]]''''' is a 1971 American neo-noir science fiction action thriller film about San Francisco Police Department Homicide Division Computer "Dirty" HAL 9000, who is notorious for his unorthodox, violent and ruthless methods against the criminals and killers he is assigned to detect and report.
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


* ''[[2001: A Djinn Chair Odyssey]]''
* ''[[2001: A Flash Odyssey]]''
* ''[[2001: A Matrix Odyssey]]''
* ''[[2001: A Shine Odyssey]]''
* ''[[2001: A Smart Odyssey]]''
* ''[[A Scanner Dalek]]''
* ''[[Alien: First Commandment]]''
* ''[[Alien vs. Pooh]]''
* ''[[Alien vs. Sandworm]]''
* ''[[Aliens vs. Avatar]]''
* ''[[Along Comes E.T.]]''
* ''[[Always Looping Home]]''
* ''[[An Alien Home Companion]]''
* ''[[Arrakishead]]''
* ''[[Arrival of Interest]]''
* [[Association (film)]]
* ''[[Avatar is Born]]''
* ''[[Barbie 2049]]''
* [[Bele and Lokai]]
* ''[[Ben Wa Kenobi]]''
* ''[[Better Off Dredd]]''
* ''[[Big Thing in Little China]]''
* ''[[Big Trouble in Little Dark Star]]''
* ''[[Big Trouble on Little Tatooine]]''
* ''[[Black M3GAN]]''
* [[Blade Runner Festival]]
* ''Blade Runner 2''
* ''[[Blade Wobegon]]''
* ''[[Bloodmoney Nights]]''
* ''[[Brief Encounters of the Third Kind]]''
* ''[[Butlerian Jihad 2]]''
* [[John Carpenter Festival]]
* ''[[Calaladan]]''
* ''[[Charlie and the Jedi Factory]]''
* ''[[Charley Third-Eye]]''
* ''[[Cloud City: 1999]]''.
* ''[[Cocaine Baron]]''
* [[Cowbell (film)]]
* ''[[Cringe]]''
* ''[[Dark Side of the Planet of the Apes]]''
* ''[[Dial Z for Zardoz]]''
* ''[[Do Androids Dream of Electric Tweets?]]''
* ''[[Do Greyhounds Dream of Electric Hare?]]''
* ''[[Donnie Dartho]]''
* ''[[Dr. Greenmoney]]''
* ''[[Dr. Spicelove]]''
* [[Drift (1971 film)]]
* ''[[Dude, Where's Mega-City One?]]''
* ''[[Dune: House Soprano]]''
* ''[[Dune Another Day]]''
* ''[[ED-209: Origins]]''
* ''[[Edge of Blade]]''
* ''[[Escape from Discovery One]]''
* [[Festivals]]
* [[Festivals]]
* ''[[Field of Signs]]''
* ''[[Flipper 2049]]''
* ''[[Flow My Androids, The Shepherd Said]]''.
* ''[[Forbidden Romance]]''
* ''[[Freedom from Worms]]''
* ''[[Fringe Runner]]''
* ''[[Ghost Species: The Way of the Shape-Changer]]''
* ''[[Gilligan's Matrix]]''
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Hamlet (1979 Ridley Scott film)]]
* [[I've seen people you things wouldn't believe]]
* [[I Guess That's Why They Call It The Borg]]
* ''[[Into Dreddness]]''
* ''[[Jeffgoldblum Park]]''
* ''[[Junc]]''
* ''[[Jurassic Piano]]''
* ''[[Jurassic Spock]]''
* ''[[Kokor Hekkus Strikes Back]]''
* ''[[Martian Pink-Slip]]''
* ''[[Matrix The Last Word|Matrix: The Last Word]]''
* ''[[Naked Lottery]]''
* [[Nostromo Cafe]]
* ''[[Only Humans in the Building]]''
* ''[[Palmer Eldritch Overdrive]]''
* ''[[Peter and the Force]]''
* ''[[Picnic of the Damned]]''
* ''[[Pink Blob]]''
* ''[[Plan 9 from Dark City]]''
* ''[[Popeye the Blade Runner Man]]''
* ''[[Pulp Freman]]''
* ''[[Purple Recall]]''
* ''[[Rashomon Time-Slip]]''
* ''[[Return of the Eraserhead]]''
* [[Ridley Scott Festival]]
* ''[[Rising Strain]]''
* ''[[RoboCop Begins]]''
* ''[[RoboMarx]]''
* ''[[Rosemary's Alien]]''
* ''[[Salmon Fishing on Tatooine]]''
* ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Sphere]]''
* ''[[Sogum]]''
* ''[[Soylent Gazoo]]''
* ''[[Spice: 1999]]''
* ''[[Spice Runner]]''
* [[Spock Invaders]]
* ''[[Stillsuit of the Night]]''
* ''[[The Adventures of Baron Tron Munchausen]]''
* ''[[The Alien Strikes Back]]''
* ''[[The Bride of RoboCop]]'
* ''[[The Bullitt]]''
* ''[[The Crack in Babel]]''
* ''[[The Dark Side of the Dune]]''
* ''[[The Fellowship of the Dune]]''
* ''[[The Fremen]]''
* ''[[The Game-Players of Nixon]]''
* ''[[The Gnomon in the High Castle]]''
* ''[[The Gravity of This Planet]]''
* ''[[The Left Hand of Dhalgren]]''
* ''[[The Little Barmaid]]''.
* ''[[The Old Man and C-3PO]]''
* [[The Ringworlds of Your Mind]]
* ''[[The Man Who Fell to Montessori]]''
* ''[[The Passion of the Binks]]''
* ''[[The Three Stigmata of David Holden]]''
* ''[[The Three Stigmata of R2D2]]''
* ''[[The Three Stigmata of Robert Heinlein]]''
* ''[[The Three Stigmata of Southland Tales]]''
* ''[[The Undersea World of Spock Cousteau]]''
* ''[[The VALIS Show]]''
* [[There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the Dune)]]
* ''[[Tron-Mart]]''
* ''[[Where's Jar Jar?]]''
* ''[[Who's Afraid of Jar Jar Binks?]]''
* ''[[Where No Man Has Spawned Before]]''
* ''[[Willy Wonka and the Spice Melange Factory]]''
* ''[[All in the Family 2]]''
* ''[[Andromeda Strain 2: Silent Straining]]''
* ''[[Dune, Where's My Cargo?]]''
* ''[[Golden Girls Quest]]''
* ''[[Judge Dredd Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]''
* ''[[Colossus 2: The Harrad Experiment]]''
* ''[[Altered Apes]]''
* ''[[Elon]]''
* ''[[Ex Machina 2: Fifty Shades of Ex]]''
* ''[[Mind Haunter]]''
* ''[[Gwangiworld]]''
* ''[[My Dinner With Atreides]]''
* [[Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Brew]]
* [[Mama Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Androids]]
* ''[[Octosarlacc]]''
* ''[[I, Rivet]]''
* ''[[Pride and Prejudice 2049]]''
* ''[[McRib]]''
* ''[[The Prime Directive of Miss Jean Brodie]]''
* ''[[Alien: Wassup?]]''
* ''[[That Atreides Show]]''
* [[The TARDIS on the Edge of Forever]]
* ''[[The Three Stigmata of Barbie Eldritch]]''
* ''[[Martian Pixy-Stix]]''
* ''[[Dirty HAL 9000]]''
=== Categories ===
* [[:Category:Festivals]]
* [[:Category:Science fiction (nonfiction)]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
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=== Social media ===
=== Social media ===


* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1699568508479094934 Post] @ Twitter (6 September 2023) • Big Trouble on Little Tatooine • Purple Recall • Avatar is Born • The Fellowship of the Dune
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1686148077495750656 Post] @ Twitter (31 July 2023) -  Jurassic Spock • Gilligan's Matrix • Dark Side of the Planet of the Apes • Junc
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1686148077495750656 Post] @ Twitter (31 July 2023) -  Jurassic Spock • Gilligan's Matrix • Dark Side of the Planet of the Apes • Junc



Latest revision as of 11:49, 29 September 2024

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  • Post @ Twitter (6 September 2023) • Big Trouble on Little Tatooine • Purple Recall • Avatar is Born • The Fellowship of the Dune
  • Post @ Twitter (31 July 2023) - Jurassic Spock • Gilligan's Matrix • Dark Side of the Planet of the Apes • Junc