Science Fiction or Things To Watch Movies

District 9 -

Starring: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Vanessa Haywood
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth -- not to conquer or give aid, but -- to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent (Sharlto Copley) contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.

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Picture Show @ Bloomingdale

324 West Army Trail Road - Bloomingdale

9 -

Starring: Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly
When 9 (Elijah Wood) springs to life, it finds itself in a post-apocalyptic world where humans no longer exist, and the only signs of life are sentient rag dolls like itself and the machines that hunt them. Though it is the youngest of the group, 9 convinces comrades that the only way to survive against the machines is to stop hiding, go on the offensive, and find out why the machines want to destroy them. As 9 and the group learn, the fate of civilization hinges on their success or failure.

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Cinemark Movies 10

2601 Plainfield Road - Joliet

The Time Traveler's Wife -

Starring: Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana, Arliss Howard, Ron Livingston
Chicago librarian Henry De Tamble (Eric Bana) suffers from a rare genetic disorder that causes him to drift uncontrollably back and forth through time. On one of his sojourns, he meets the love of his life, Claire (Rachel McAdams), and they marry. But the problems and complexities of any relationship are multiplied by Henry's inability to remain in one time and place, so that he and his beloved are continually out of sync.

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Bensenville 2 Theater

9 S. Center St. - Bensenville

Picture Show @ Bloomingdale

324 West Army Trail Road - Bloomingdale

Pandorum -

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet, Antje Traue
Astronauts Payton (Dennis Quaid) and Bower (Ben Foster) awake in a hypersleep chamber with no memory of who they are or what their mission might be. While Payton stays behind to monitor the radio transmitter, Bower ventures out of the chamber into the seemingly abandoned spaceship. The men quickly realize that they are not alone, and that the fate of mankind hinges on what they do next.

Astro Boy -

Starring: Freddie Highmore, Kristen Bell, Nathan Lane, Eugene Levy
In futuristic Metro City, a brilliant scientist named Tenma builds Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore), a robotic child with super strength, x-ray vision and the ability to fly. Astro Boy sets out to explore the world and find acceptance, and learns what being human is all about. Upon learning that his friends and family in Metro City are in danger, Astro Boy must utilize his incredible powers to save everyone and everything he loves.

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Kerasotes Chicago City North 14

2600 N. Western Ave. - Chicago

Logan Theatre

2646 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Chicago (Logan Square)

2012 -

Starring: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt

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Regal Lincolnshire Stadium 20 & IMAX

300 Parkway Drive - Lincolnshire

Regal Lake Zurich 12

755 S. Rand Road - Lake Zurich

Surrogates -

Starring: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Boris Kodjoe
In the near future, people live their lives free of pain, danger and complications through robotic representations of themselves, called surrogates. When the first murder in more than a decade rocks this near-perfect society, FBI Agent Greer (Bruce Willis) discovers a vast conspiracy and must abandon his own surrogate to solve the crime, risking his own life in the process.

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AMC South Barrington 30

170 Studio Drive - South Barrington

Marcus Gurnee Cinema

6144 Grand Ave. - Gurnee