Stormbreaker (2006)
Nov 10, 2006Teenage Spy
Film adaptation of a popular series of Young Adult books about a teenage spy. Made not long after the Austin Powers films, this seems unable to decide if it is being serious or a parody
Alex Pettyfer
Tormented (2009)
May 7, 2018Bullied Schoolkid's Retribution From Beyond the Grave
The first film from Irish director Jon Wright who subsequently made films Grabbers and Robot Overlords concerning a bullied schoolkid who comes back from the grave to kill his tormentors,. Not as polished but what a cast of unknowns
I Am Number Four (2011)
Feb 25, 2011Alien Teenager on Earth/Young Adult
Produced by Michael Bay and directed by the perpetually insipid D.J. Caruso, this is no more than a Young Adult high school version of Disney's Witch Mountain films concerning an alien teenager with psi powers
In Time (2011)
Nov 4, 2011Dystopian Future
Niccol has a smartness that makes him a must-watch director. Considerable conceptual dexterity has gone into this variant on Logan's Run set in a future in which time is regarded as a currency
Beastly (2011)
Mar 13, 2011High-School Version of Beauty and the Beast
The interesting idea of the fairytale Beauty and the Beast retold in a modern high school setting. Despite itself, the film manages to wring a reasonable sincerity out of the premise
Warning (2021)
Sep 26, 2022Anthology of Future SF Tales
An anthology film that has been intended in the same vein as tv’s Black Mirror, offering a series of dark reflections of technological changes
Black Noise (2023)
Jun 5, 2025Mysterious Happenings on an Island
A team of mercenaries arrive on an island on a retrieval mission only to find everybody has been turned to dust and a mysterious piercing noise that causes them to hallucinate