John Carter (2012) Transplanted to Mars, a Civil War vet discovers a lush planet inhabited by 12-foot tall barbarians. Finding himself a prisoner of these creatures, he escapes, only to encounter a princess who is in desperate need of a savior. Directed by Andrew Stanton | Writing credits: Andrew Stanton, Mark Andrews, Michael Chabon
Chronicle (2012) Three high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery. Soon, though, they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides. Directed byJosh Trank | Writing credits: Max Landis, Max Landis, Josh Trank
Monsters (2010) Six years after Earth has suffered an alien invasion a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border. Director: Gareth Edwards | Writer: Gareth Edwards
The Invasion (2007) As a Washington psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped. Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Writers: David Kajganich (screenplay), Jack Finney (novel)
Repo Men (2010) Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. He must therefore go on the run before said ticker is repossessed. Director: Miguel Sapochnik | Writers: Eric Garcia, Garrett Lerner, Eric Garcia
The Thing (1982) Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills. Director: John Carpenter | Writers: Bill Lancaster (screenplay), John W. Campbell Jr. (story)
Ghost in the Shell  A female cyborg cop and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master. Director: Mamoru Oshii | Writers: Kazunori Itô, Masamune Shirow (comic)
Back to the Future In 1985, Doc Brown invents time travel; in 1955, Marty McFly accidentally prevents his parents from meeting, putting his own existence at stake. Director: Robert Zemeckis | Writers: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale
Avatar (2009) A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home. Director: James Cameron | Writer: James Cameron
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) The Autobots learn of a Cybertronian spacecraft hidden on the moon, and race against the Decepticons to reach it and to learn its secrets. Director: Michael Bay | Writer: Ehren Kruger