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Passengers is a 2016 American science-fiction romance film directed by  Morten Tyldum and written by Jon Spaihts, partially based on the 1950s  EC Comics story "50 Girls 50". The film stars Jennifer Lawrence and  Chris Pratt, with Michael Sheen and Laurence Fishburne in supporting  roles. The plot depicts a man who is awakened 90 years too early from an  induced hibernation on a spaceship, transporting thousands of  passengers, travelling to a colony on a planet in a star system 60 light  years from Earth, who becomes obsessed with another passenger named  Aurora, and later decides to sabotage her capsule, trapping her with  him, robbing her of her freedom, life, and future.

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Batman & Robin is a 1997 American superhero film based on the DC  Comics characters Batman and Robin. It is the fourth and final  installment of Warner Bros.'s initial Batman film series, a sequel to  Batman Forever and the only film in the series made without the  involvement of Tim Burton in any capacity. Directed by Joel Schumacher  and written by Akiva Goldsman, it stars George Clooney as Bruce Wayne /  Batman, replacing Val Kilmer, Arnold Schwarzenegger as Victor Fries /  Mr. Freeze, and Chris O'Donnell reprising his role as Dick Grayson /  Robin, alongside Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Gough, Pat  Hingle, and Elle Macpherson. The film follows the titular characters as  they attempt to prevent Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from taking over the  world, while at the same time struggling to keep their partnership  together. It is also to date the only live-action film appearance of  Batgirl, portrayed by Silverstone, who helps the title characters fight  the villains.

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The Thirteenth Floor is a 1999 science fiction neo-noir film written and  directed by Josef Rusnak, and produced by Roland Emmerich through his  Centropolis Entertainment company. It is loosely based upon Simulacron-3  (1964), a novel by Daniel F. Galouye, and a remake of the German  tv-film World on a Wire (1973). The film stars Craig Bierko, Gretchen  Mol, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Dennis Haysbert. In  2000, The Thirteenth Floor was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best  Science Fiction Film, but lost to The Matrix.

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Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel  Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character  Batman. The third installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film  series, it is a stand-alone sequel to the 1992 film Batman Returns[3],  starring Val Kilmer replacing Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman[4],  alongside Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O'Donnell,  Michael Gough, and Pat Hingle. The plot focuses on Batman trying to stop  Two-Face and the Riddler in their villainous scheme to extract  confidential information from all the minds in Gotham City and use it to  learn Batman's identity and bring the city under their control. In the  process, he gains allegiance from a young, orphaned circus acrobat named  Dick Grayson, who becomes his sidekick Robin, and meets and develops  feelings for psychologist Dr. Chase Meridian, which brings him to the  point to decide if he will lead a normal life or if he is destined to  fight crime as Batman forever.

Schumacher mostly eschewed the dark, dystopian atmosphere of Burton's  films by drawing inspiration from the Batman comic books of the Dick  Sprang era, as well as the 1960s television series, but without the  campiness of the later film. After Keaton chose not to reprise his role,  William Baldwin and Ethan Hawke were considered as a replacement before  Val Kilmer joined the cast.

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The Time Machine is a 2002 American science fiction film loosely adapted by John Logan from the 1895 novel of the same name by H. G. Wells and the screenplay of the 1960 film of the same name by David Duncan. Arnold Leibovit served as executive producer and Simon Wells, the great-grandson of the original author, served as director. The film stars Guy Pearce, Orlando Jones, Samantha Mumba, Mark Addy, and Jeremy Irons, and includes a cameo by Alan Young, who also appeared in the 1960 film adaptation. The film is set in New York City instead of London,  and contains new story elements not present in the original novel nor  the 1960 film adaptation, including a romantic backstory, a new scenario  about how civilization was destroyed, and several new characters such  as an artificially intelligent hologram and a Morlock leader.

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Batman Returns is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton  and produced by Denise Di Novi and Burton, based on the DC Comics  character Batman. The sequel to the 1989 film Batman, it is the second  installment of Warner Bros.' initial Batman film series, and stars  Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken,  Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Michael Murphy, and Vincent Schiavelli. In  Batman Returns, Batman faces the Penguin, who plots to kill all of  Gotham City's firstborn sons, while dealing with Catwoman, who seeks  vengeance against Max Shreck, a corrupt tycoon who allies with the  Penguin to bring Gotham City under his control.

Burton originally did not want to direct another Batman film. Warner  Bros. developed a script with Sam Hamm which had the Penguin and  Catwoman going after hidden treasure. Burton agreed to return after they  granted him more creative control and replaced Hamm with Daniel Waters.  Wesley Strick was later chosen to do an uncredited rewrite shortly  before filming. This included normalizing dialogue, fleshing out the  Penguin's motivations and master plan, and removing scenes due to budget  concerns. Strick continued working as the on-set writer through  filming. Annette Bening was originally cast as Catwoman, but became  pregnant and was replaced with Pfeiffer.

Batman Returns was released on June 19, 1992. It grossed $266.8 million  worldwide on a total budget of $80 million and received positive  reviews. Critics praised its action sequences, performances, Danny  Elfman's score, effects and villains, but its PG-13 rating was  criticized due to the dark tone and violence. The film was nominated for  two Academy Awards: Best Visual Effects and Best Makeup, as well as two  BAFTA awards. A stand-alone sequel, Batman Forever, was released in  1995, with Val Kilmer replacing Keaton as Batman.

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Batman is a 1989 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton and  produced by Jon Peters and Peter Guber, based on the DC Comics character  of the same name. It is the first installment of Warner Bros.' initial  Batman film series. The film stars Jack Nicholson as the Joker and  Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman, alongside Kim Basinger, Robert  Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, and Jack Palance.  The film takes place early in the title character's war on crime, and  depicts his conflict with the Joker.

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Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American fantasy romance film directed by  Tim Burton. It was produced by Burton and Denise Di Novi, and written by  Caroline Thompson from a story by her and Burton. Johnny Depp plays an  artificial humanoid named Edward, an unfinished creation who has scissor  blades instead of hands. The young man is taken in by a suburban family  and falls in love with their teenage daughter Kim (Winona Ryder).  Additional roles were played by Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall,  Kathy Baker, Vincent Price, and Alan Arkin.

Burton conceived Edward Scissorhands from his childhood upbringing in  suburban Burbank, California. During pre-production of Beetlejuice,  Caroline Thompson was hired to adapt Burton's story into a screenplay,  and the film began development at 20th Century Fox, after Warner Bros.  declined. Edward Scissorhands was then fast tracked after Burton's  critical and financial success with Batman. The majority of filming took  place in Lutz, Florida between March 26 and July 19, 1990. The film  also marks the fourth collaboration between Burton and film score  composer Danny Elfman. The leading role of Edward had been connected to  several actors prior to Depp's casting: a meeting between Burton and the  preferred choice of the studio, Tom Cruise, was not fruitful, and Tom  Hanks and Gary Oldman turned down the part. The character of The  Inventor was devised specifically for Vincent Price, and would be his  last major role. Edward's scissor hands were created and designed by  Stan Winston.

Edward Scissorhands was released to a positive reception from critics  and was a financial success, grossing over four times its $20 million  budget. The film received numerous nominations at the Academy Awards,  British Academy Film Awards, and the Saturn Awards, as well as winning  the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation. Both Burton and Elfman  consider Edward Scissorhands their most personal and favorite work.

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The Time Machine (also known promotionally as H. G. Wells' The Time  Machine) is a 1960 American science fiction film in Metrocolor from  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced and directed by George Pal, that stars Rod  Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, and Alan Young. The film was based on the 1895  novella of the same name by H. G. Wells that was influential on the  development of science fiction.

An inventor in Victorian England constructs a machine that enables him  to travel into the distant future; once there, he discovers that  mankind's descendants have divided into two species, the passive,  childlike, and vegetarian Eloi and the underground-dwelling Morlocks,  who feed on the Eloi.

Gene Warren and Tim Baar received the Academy Award for Best Special  Effects for its time-lapse photographic effects, which show the world  changing rapidly as the time traveler journeys into the future.

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Spider-Man: Far From Home is a 2019 American superhero film based on the  Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, co-produced by Columbia Pictures  and Marvel Studios, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. It is  the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and the 23rd film in the  Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Jon Watts,  written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, and stars Tom Holland as  Peter Parker / Spider-Man, alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie  Smulders, Jon Favreau, J. B. Smoove, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr, Marisa  Tomei, and Jake Gyllenhaal. In the film, Parker is recruited by Nick  Fury and Mysterio to face the Elementals while he is on a school trip to  Europe.

Discussions for a sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming began by October  2016, and the project was confirmed later that year. Holland, Watts, and  the writers were all set to return by the end of 2017. In 2018, Jackson  and Gyllenhaal joined the cast as Fury and Mysterio, respectively.  Holland revealed the sequel's title ahead of filming, which began that  July and took place in England, the Czech Republic, Italy, and the New  York metropolitan area. Production wrapped in October 2018. The  marketing campaign was the most expensive for a film ever and attempted  to avoid revealing spoilers for Avengers: Endgame prior to its April  2019 release.