Copyright © 2026 OyList. All Rights Reserved.
Share
Items30
25
Source Code (2011)
7.5/10on IMDb
Released
An eight-minute reconstruction of a commuter's final journey turns strangers into people a soldier cannot bear to abandon. Repetition lets small interactions acquire weight while the bombing investigation keeps moving. The machinery invites questions the film does not entirely settle, but its most persuasive idea is ethical: a person's last minutes should belong to them, rather than just to the mission.
26
The Martian (2015)
8.0/10on IMDb
Released
Survival on Mars becomes a chain of manageable problems, with humour helping Mark Watney keep a sense of himself between setbacks. The rescue effort widens the feeling beyond one resourceful man to the people willing to take risks for him. Pick it for a buoyant adventure where technical ingenuity and collective care reinforce each other.
27
Sunshine (2007)
7.2/10on IMDb
Released
A crew travelling to revive a dying sun has to weigh individual lives against a mission for everyone else. Brief messages, strained loyalties and the ship's precious living garden keep that enormous calculation tangible. The later turn towards violent horror changes the experience sharply. It earns a place for the earlier and continuing pressure of caring about people you may have to endanger.
28
Advantageous (2015)
6.0/10on IMDb
Released
A mother considering a radical procedure to secure her daughter's prospects makes technological progress look very different from a launch-day promise. Jennifer Phang ties questions of identity to employment, appearance and the price of education. The restrained performances are the point of entry: this future hurts because the pressure to make yourself acceptable for someone else's sake feels familiar.
29
Marjorie Prime (2017)
6.3/10on IMDb
Released
An elderly woman's artificial companion resembles her late husband, but the stories he learns depend on what the family chooses to tell him. Repeated conversations reveal how affection can edit a life as thoroughly as any machine. Its stage origins remain visible in the spare setting and dialogue. Choose it for a quiet, sad inquiry into whether comforting memories also leave people out.
30
Swan Song (2021)
6.8/10on IMDb
Released
A terminally ill father is offered a replacement who could spare his family the knowledge of his death. Mahershala Ali makes the premise an intimate argument about love, consent and the desire to remain indispensable. The measured pace lets conflicting motives coexist. This is a grief-heavy choice, particularly suited to viewers interested in who gets to decide what a family should be protected from.
