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1. Humans set out on a journey to Jupiter to find out who, or what, is watching them, in this classic science-fiction movie from 1968. A monolith found on the moon directs them to the planet.
2. A Russian communications satellite is about to crash into Earth's atmosphere. Four retired engineers are called upon to help, because code that they created in the 1950s somehow ended up being used on the satellite.
3. Based on a TV series, this 1998 sci-fi movie is about the Robinson family who travel to the nearest known inhabitable planet, Alpha Prime. There they must build a time travel gate to receive people from Earth, since Earth's resources are dwindling.
4. Gonzo receives a message from his breakfast cereal and determines that he is an alien. His friends dismiss his notions, but a government agent kidnaps him to prove the existence of extraterrestrial life. It's up to his friends to rescue him and reunite him with his family.
5. In this 1996 sci-fi comedy, Michael Jordan is recruited to help the Looney Tunes win their freedom in a basketball game against the Monstars.
6. In this cute movie from 1978, a furry alien named Jake seeks help from a man named Frank. The US government has impounded his spaceship, and he needs Frank's help to get it back and repair it.
7. A miniaturization experiment goes awry when there is a break-in at the lab. A doctor escapes with the syringe containing the pilot and the pod, and just before he dies, injects it into a hypochondriac named Jack (Martin Short). Jack enlists the ex-girlfriend of the pilot to help find a missing microchip which will allow the pilot to be re-enlarged.
8. A group of teenagers learn more than they bargained for when the space shuttle they are sitting in, just to test the engines, is accidentally launched in this sci-fi adventure from 1986.
9. Written and directed by Ed Wood, this sci-fi movie from 1959 is about aliens who have made several failed attempts to get the attention of mankind. Their new plan calls for re-animating corpses.
10. John Canyon (Dennis Hopper) is in the business of space transport, and business being slow, he can't be too choosy about his cargo. On one trip from the space station to Earth, he finds out he is carrying an army of killer robots.
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