# Recommend upbeat sci-fi/fantasy movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 16, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-upbeat-sci-fi-fantasy-movies/768760 "2016-10-16T19:40:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-upbeat-sci-fi-fantasy-movies/768760/62 "2016-10-21T00:02:30Z")
[Real Genius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Genius) ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-upbeat-sci-fi-fantasy-movies/768760/63 "2016-10-21T01:56:49Z")
> [@thorvitz](#): > > I’m not answering your question (too long since I saw 2001) but you reminded me of Contact, which is also a beautiful, moving film… and while the ending may have been a copout to some, I think it was the best way to handle it (without being ridiculous). Actually Contact is also one of my favourite sci-fi movies, and I agree, I don’t understand why it arouses so much strong feeling about the ending. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-upbeat-sci-fi-fantasy-movies/768760/64 "2016-10-21T12:42:14Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Or _Howl’s Moving Castle_: We’re talking about literal deals with demons, here. And while “demon” has a different meaning in Japanese culture than in ours, the fire-spirit at the heart of the castle certainly seems to be at best amoral. The story[isn’t Japanese at all](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howl%27s_Moving_Castle). ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-upbeat-sci-fi-fantasy-movies/768760/65 "2016-10-23T03:27:56Z")
[Penelope](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/?ref_=nv_sr_4) is a cute fantasy-romance movie starring Christina Ricci and James McAvoy. _Starman_ with Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen is one of my all-time favorites. ---
**Author:** ![thorvitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eb8c5e/32.png) [@thorvitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorvitz)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-upbeat-sci-fi-fantasy-movies/768760/66 "2016-10-23T19:46:03Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > [Penelope](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472160/?ref_=nv_sr_4) is a cute fantasy-romance movie starring Christina Ricci and James McAvoy. > > _Starman_ with Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen is one of my all-time favorites. Added Penelope to the list! Starman I’ve seen—and btw, love the 80s-synth theme music. Here’s what else I’ve found: Sappy– 1. The Kid–worth re-seeing 2. Forever Young; worth re-seeing 3. Phenomenon 4. Midnight in Paris 5. About Time (someone also mentioned above) 6. Stranger than Fiction 7. The Wishing Well (\*hallmark) 8. A Gift of Miracles (\*hallmark) Twilight-zone’ish– Some are obscure/indie flicks 9. Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road 10. The Booth at the end (series, Hulu) 11. Pig (2014) 12. The Man From Earth 13. 12:01am 14. 5 Days to Midnight (scifi miniseries) 15. The Hole (2001) 16. Premonition (2007) 17. Waking 18. The After (2012) 19. Enter Nowhere (2012) 20. Synchronicity (2015) 21. Exam (2008) 22. Another Day (2001) Shannen Doherty,no comments pls 23. Time lapse 24. Alternate Realities (2015) 25. The Frame (2014) 26. Found in time (2012) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-upbeat-sci-fi-fantasy-movies/768760/67 "2016-10-27T16:23:37Z")
[Hidalgo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidalgo_(film)) for sappy fantasy of the tall tale variety. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-upbeat-sci-fi-fantasy-movies/768760.md?page=3)