Lionsgate Play, a premium streaming service, is all set to present exciting and engaging content to its viewers with a line-up of sci-fi movies this new year.
The list includes best sci-fi films like ‘Cube’, ‘Tides’, ‘Dune’, ‘Dimension 404’, ‘VICE’, ‘Pandorum’, ‘Divergent’, and ‘Kin’.
Cube: Directed by Vincenzo Natali, Cube is about a group of strangers who awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Some cubes are booby-trapped, and others are safe. Everyone brings a unique perspective and talent to the party, and they all must work together to escape the Cube.
Tides: It is a 2021 English-language German-Swiss science fiction thriller directed and written by Tim Fehlbaum. The film stars Nora Arnezeder, Iain Glen, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, and Joel Basman. In the not-too-distant future, after a global catastrophe has wiped out nearly all of humanity on earth, Blake, an elite astronaut from Space Colony Kepler-209, must make a decision that will seal the fate of the people on both planets.
Dune: Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their fear will survive. It’s directed by Denis Villeneuve and has an IMDB rating of 8.2.
Dimension 404: Directed by Dave Boyle, Dimension 404 is a science fiction anthology that explores the wonders – and terrors – of our digital age. From outrageous horror comedy to mind-bending action adventure, each episode tells a weird and wild sci-fi tale where the twist ending…is just the beginning. The series has received an IMDB ranking of 6.8.
VICE: It’s about where anything goes and the customers can play out their wildest fantasies with artificial inhabitants who look, think, and feel like humans. When an artificial becomes self-aware and escapes, she finds herself caught in the crossfire mercenaries and a cop who is hell-bent on shutting down Vice and stopping the violence once and for all. Directed by Brian A Miller, the movie stars Bruce Wills and Thomas Jane in the lead.
Pandorum: It is a 2009 British-German science fiction horror film, with elements of love crafting horror and survival adventure. The film was directed by Christian Alvart. The plot is about two crew members of a spaceship who wake up from hypersleep to discover that all their colleagues are missing. Despite this, it appears that they are not alone.
Divergent: Directed by Neil Burger, the movie is about Tris Prior (Shailene Woodley) who lives in a futuristic world in which society is divided into five factions. As each person enters adulthood, he or she must choose a faction and commit to it for life. Tris chooses Dauntless — those who pursue bravery above all else. However, her initiation leads to the discovery that she is a Divergent and will never be able to fit into just one faction.
Kin: Eli and Jimmy Solinski struggle to save themselves from criminals seeking vengeance, federal officials, and soldiers from another world. The movie is directed by Josh and Jonathan Baker.