A Glean movie guide
Beyond Arrakis: Epic Sci-Fi Masterpieces
For fans of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune
High-concept worlds, grand visual scales, and serious philosophical depth.
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The movie list
- 01
Blade Runner 2049
Shares the same director and a breathtakingly deliberate, atmospheric visual style.
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
- 02
Interstellar
A massive, high-stakes journey through space that balances hard science with emotional weight.
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
- 03
Lawrence of Arabia
The definitive desert epic that served as a primary inspiration for the original Dune novel.
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
- 04
Arrival
A cerebral and grounded look at first contact that prioritizes atmosphere and complex themes.
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
- 05
2001: A Space Odyssey
The ultimate blueprint for the grand, philosophical, and visually stunning space epic.
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
- 06
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
A stunning ecological epic featuring messianic themes and complex political factions.
After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.
- 07
The Creator
A visually immersive future war story that explores the ethics of artificial intelligence on a grand scale.
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself.
- 08
Children of Men
A gritty, masterfully shot vision of societal collapse with incredible world-building.
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
- 09
Prometheus
An ambitious exploration of human origins set against a backdrop of massive, ancient architecture.
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
- 10
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
A grounded and gritty military perspective on a galactic conflict with massive visual scale.
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.