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The Day the Earth Stood Still - (2008 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
http://www.foxmovies.com/movies/the-day-the-earth-stood-still
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970416/

Aliens return to Earth to save it.

Great pacing and straightforward plot. Features Keanu Reeves as himself.



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Terra Nova - (2011 show) image

Entertainment > Television >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1641349/

Following a colony in prehistoric times founded by people from the future.

Kinda okay I guess; the people are pretty.

  • Abandoned: Although successful, only one season was produced.

    • I bet it was cancelled because that first season ended weak.



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Trading Places - (1983 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086465/

In a nature versus nurture experiment, two too-rich men decide to swap the roles of an unfortunate and fortunate man.

A riveting movie through and through.

  • Contains plenty of inappropriate things that wouldn’t fly in later years.


Yesterday - (2019 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8079248/

In a global event, a failed hobby singer-songwriter is shifted into another universe where The Beatles are unknown, and he steps into their role.

Messy and awkward in places, and definitely not written as a proper romance. Vaguely-recommended for people who want to see one perspective on the alternate reality theme.



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The Iron Giant - (1999 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129167/
was https://theirongiantmovie.com/ (redirect)
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/iron-giant (redirect)

A metal groot crashes by a small town, and is befriended by a boy.

Charming!



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Shrek - (2001 movie) poster

Entertainment > Movies >

(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0126029/
https://www.dreamworks.com/movies/shrek

An ogre petitions the lord of the land to get rid of illegal immigrants and is sent on a quest.

Very good; I can see why it was popular!



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Seven Years in Tibet - (1997 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120102/

A mountaineer in India gets captured by the British during World War II, fleeing until circumstances bring him in the company of the Dalai Lama in Tibet.

A story about a man, until it nosedives straight into the politics of the hostile takeover that turned Tibet into an autonomous region in communist China.



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