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Sci-Fi Movies For When You Can’t Concentrate With Family

Sci-Fi movies for when you cant concentrate with family. Includes Solaris, Hoppers, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 and more, curated by Moviepiq.

No focus required. Just press play and let it happen.

Solaris movie poster
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1972 · ★★★½☆ 7.8/10

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

You can lose the thread and find it again without the film punishing you for it.

Hoppers movie poster
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2026 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

Scientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined.

Short scenes, clear stakes. Easy to re-engage after each drift.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 movie poster
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2012 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?

You can lose the thread and find it again without the film punishing you for it.

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie movie poster
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2001 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren't the only ones hunting him.

Short scenes, clear stakes. Easy to re-engage after each drift.

Everything Everywhere All at Once movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.

You can lose the thread and find it again without the film punishing you for it.

When concentration fails, good pacing picks up the slack. These are paced for exactly this.

Stick to accessible premises. Complex sci-fi will lose you.

Works across the room. Nobody left out or checked out.

The Martian movie poster
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2015 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

You can lose the thread and find it again without the film punishing you for it.

PK movie poster
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2014 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laughter and letting go.

Short scenes, clear stakes. Easy to re-engage after each drift.

Predator: Badlands movie poster
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2025 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

Cast out from his clan, a young Predator finds an unlikely ally in a damaged android and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

Short scenes, clear stakes. Easy to re-engage after each drift.

The Terminator movie poster
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1984 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?

You can lose the thread and find it again without the film punishing you for it.

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust movie poster
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2001 · ★★★½☆ 7.7/10

D, a legendary dhampir competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman who has seemingly been abducted by vampire nobleman Meier Link.

Short scenes, clear stakes. Easy to re-engage after each drift.

The right film for the right state is a specific thing. These are specific.

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