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my daughter seems to like scifi. We watched enders game, lost in space series (the new version), arrival, I am mother, and she liked them all. Can I get some more suggestions?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You can't go wrong with "they're made of meat", or "when the yogurt took over" ( warning, boring boobs for like 2.5 seconds).

https://youtu.be/7tScAyNaRdQ?si=9_jCNLRr_4KSfw77

https://youtu.be/lOpvxj_FRN0?si=Aa5_mwVvkrTxWMDb

Also: The World of Tomorrow is top tier scifi.

https://youtu.be/lOpvxj_FRN0?si=Aa5_mwVvkrTxWMDb

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for all the advice! I added some movies to my own to watch list, and here is the complete list of this thread (Sorted old to new).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'd add these two:

Space Sweepers

The Wandering Earth

As well as Netflix's The Orbital Children animated series. This was excellent and would be great for a younger teen, I was surprised how good this one was.

(Edit: Someone remade The Giver recently too, that's a classic YA sci-fi staple and worth a watch.)

If she likes animation the original Ghost in the Shell movie is great, so are Psycho Pass seasons 1 & 2.

Altered Carbon season 1 on Netflix is really good too, but probably not appropriate for a younger teen, I'd save that for the 16-17 age bracket. For older teens Akira is a great watch too, there's some graphic violence in parts and one scene depicting suggested sexual violence.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The Thing 1982

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't believe no one has suggested "Everything Everywhere All at Once"

You'll both be crying and hugging each other at the end of it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Before you pull the trigger on this one, figure out whether your daughter is of an age to understand why the tax agent has butt plug trophies. Not just because it could lead to awkward conversation, but also because if your kid doesn't have the maturity to grasp that visual pun they won't get the rest of the movie either.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

She does? I've never heard that, and I didn't notice it. I understood the rest of the movie just fine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Star trek Strange new worlds. Foundation. Pantheon. Any of the new starwars series.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Check out some Star Trek like Strange New Worlds or Deep Space Nine, you don't have to understand much about Star Trek to enjoy it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I haven’t seen anyone else recommend Prospect (2918).

I think your daughter might really enjoy it because the lead role is a young female, played by Sophie Thatcher, and it has a terrific far-future, hard SF vibe and great production values for an indie feature. Also the ubiquitous Pedro Pascal is very good in it as well. Killer sound track too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The original Twilight Zone is a rapid fire smorgasbord of the greatest Sci-Fi writers of the 60s. When I was around 12 or 13 I couldn't get enough Twilight Zone. I always looked out for marathons on the SyFy channel on Holidays.

And since it's from the 60s it doesn't have any swearing or gore or anything inappropriate for kids but there's a lot of irony and death that a kid a little older will be able to appreciate that a younger kid wouldn't.

Short List of my Favorites: I Shot an Arrow into the Air To Serve Man The Monsters are Due on Maple Street It's A Good Life Eye of the Beholder Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
  • Moon
  • Event Horizon
  • Alien and Aliens
  • District 9
  • Solaris
  • The 5th Element
  • The Valerian
  • Blade Runner (both)
  • Back to the Future 1, 2 and 3
  • 2001: A Space Oddity
  • Silent Running
  • Fire in the Sky
  • A Scanner Darkly
  • Total Recall
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth
  • Planet of the Apes (all of them)
  • John Carter (more the books than the movie IMO)

Some of these may be for when she's a bit older, but I had seen most of these before I was 13 and nothing traumatized me. The genre has quite a bit of horror in it, just FYI.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'll anti-suggest Event Horizon for a young teen. It's got themes of torture, suicide, and mutilation and is a horror movie in a sci-fi setting.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Half the movies on that list are rated R anddecivesly not for young adults lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I just left the moderation up to the parent to decide what is appropriate for their kid. If I stuck to just PG/PG13 movies, it'd be a small list.

How about Big Hero 6?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not sure how old she is, but if she's 14+ I would recommend The Expanse

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Star Trek Strange New Worlds is very good.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

This. SNW is truly amazing.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Annihilation

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Hey mom or dad,

Just wanted to let you, I use the Parental Guide on Imdb before I watch content with my dad. Helps to get a feel for what I'm about to see.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1856101/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_Blade%2520Runner%25202049

Just above the "Did you know" section, you'll see the parent's guide.

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1856101/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Titan A.E.

Battle Beyond the Stars

The Last Starfighter

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Disney's Treasure Island!