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Science Fiction Revolution

  • 2025
  • Ended
  • Documentary
  • 1 season
  • 7.5/10

A journey through the 1980s sci-fi films, exploring the impact and relevance they had and still hold today, as told by the artists that made them as well as those inspired by their works.

Latest: Miniseries · 2025

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  1. E1. The Pioneers

    May 4, 2025 · 53m

    The 1980s are considered the golden era of science fiction; filmmakers initially deal with darker themes, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg give science fiction genre a new lease on life.

  2. E2. Futurist Effects

    May 4, 2025 · 50m

    The 1980s spawn countless sci-fi extravaganzas; thematically, Blade Runner and Tron draw attention; Steven Spielberg also delivers with E.T., a movie classic.

  3. E3. Dystopia

    May 11, 2025 · 50m

    In the mid-1980s, two films raise the bar for the sci-fi genre; Terminator revolutionises the action genre, while Robert Zemeckis creates an ingenious screenplay for Back to the Future.

  4. E4. Welcome To The Machine

    May 18, 2025 · 50m

    From Alan Silvestri to John Williams, gifted composers in the 1980s ensure that the great sci-fi spectacles of the decade remain in moviegoers' memories forever, thanks to their music.

  5. E5. Space-Time

    May 25, 2025 · 51m

    The 1989 Japanese animation film Akira thrills viewers worldwide with its dystopian cyberpunk world; the sci-fi movie Mac and Me shines only with lavish advertising placements.