Moonshot
In a future where Mars is terraformed and colonized by the best humanity has to offer, two very different college students wind up joining forces and sneak onboard a space shuttle to the red planet in order to be united with their significant others.
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1974★ 6.0
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1987★ 6.2
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1987★ 6.8
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Sleeper
1973★ 6.9
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2013★ 6.7
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2019★ 5.9
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2016★ 6.8
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017★ 6.6
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.
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2013★ 6.3
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