List Post / Discussion
Watch a film in 6 of the following decades:
- 1890 - The Astronomer's Dream; or, the Man in the Moon, The (La lune à un mètre) (1898)
- 1900 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (20000 lieues sous les mers) (1907)
- 1910 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1913)
- 1920 - The Monster (1925)
- 1930 - Sky Racket (1937)
- 1940 - It Happened Tomorrow (1944)
- 1950 - The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
- 1960 - The Day of the Triffids (1963)
- 1970 - The Medusa Touch (1978)
- 1980 - V: The Final Battle (1984)
- 1990 - The Faculty (1998)
- 2000 - The Crow: Salvation (2000)
- 2010 - Zoombies (2016)
- 2020 - Day Shift (2022)
Watch films in at least two languages other than English.
- First language, Japanese - Godzilla Minus One (Gojira -1.0) (2023)
- Second language, Finnish - Hatching (Pahanhautoja)
Watch a film in 6 of the following:
- MST3K/Rifftrax/Cinematic Titanic/Hosted version of a sci-fi/fantasy film - Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Christmas That Almost Wasn't (1966/2017)
- Low budget (ex. Corman or Castle movie) - Coherence (2013)
- Based on a novel - Bird Box (2018)
- Nominated for a Hugo Award - Palm Springs (2020)
- Saturn Award - Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
- Won an Academy Award (Oscar) or stars an actor who won one for their performance in that film - Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
- Documentary Feature (at least 40 minutes long) - The Great UFO Conspiracy (2015)
- Criterion Collection (Doesn't have to be the Criterion Version) - Varan (Daikaijû Baran) (1958)
- Commentary - Wicked (Wicked: Part I) (2024)
- Film and at least two sequels - Predator (1987); Predator 2 (1990); Predators (2010)
- Animated film - Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)
- Special effects by Ray Harryhausen - Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
- Takes place in the 'future' but the year has already come and gone - Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
- Film and its remake/reboot - Godzilla (Gojira) (1954); Shin Godzilla (Shin Gojira) (2016)
- About a LGBTQ+ person/topic or about POC/other minority groups - Sinners (2025)
- 60 minutes of Sci-fi/Fantasy shorts (animated or non-animated) - N. (2008); Decades Apart: The Noir Cut (2021); TBD
He's dead, Jim. Watch 5 out of the following written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late:
- Joan Plowright - George and the Dragon (2004)
- Mara Corday - The Black Scorpion (1957)
- Earl Holliman - The Power (1968)
- Peter Jason - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
- Tony Todd - Tales from the Hood 3 (2020)
- Val Kimer - Real Genius (1985)
- James Earl Jones - Click (2006)
- Maggie Smith - Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
- Ed Gale - Lifepod (1993)
- Angus MacInnes - Hellboy (2004)
- Teri Garr - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- Shannen Doherty - Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys (2014)
- Richard Norton - Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
- Kris Kristofferson - Planet of the Apes (2001)
- Bill Cobbs - Demolition Man (1993)
- Jonathan Haze - Not of This Earth (1957)
- David Graham - Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
Thank the Maker. Watch 3 out of the following written by/inspired by/or related in some way to the late:
- Gene Roddenberry - Star Trek: Section 31 (2025)
- Stan Lee - Venom (2018)
- Jules Verne - Nautilus: S1E01-02 (2024)
- C.S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
- JRR Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
- HG Wells - War of the Worlds: The Attack (2023)
- Philip K. Dick - Paycheck (2003)
- Michael Crichton - Jurassic World (2015)
- Robert Heinlein - The Puppet Masters (1994)
- HP Lovecraft - The Whisperer in Darkness (2011)
Watch 10 films directed/produced/written by:
- Samuel Z. Arkoff - Meteor (1979)
- Roy Ward Baker - Moon Zero Two (1969)
- Charles Band - Trancers II (1991)
- Mario Bava - The Day the Sky Exploded (La morte viene dallo spazio) (1958)
- Luc Besson - The Fifth Element (1997)
- Tim Burton - Beetlejuice (1988)
- Richard Fleischer - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
- Terry Gilliam - The Brothers Grimm (2005)
- James Gunn - Scooby-Doo (2002)
- George Lucas - Labyrinth (1986)
- Georges Méliès - A Trip to the Moon (Le voyage dans la lune) (1902)
- Joseph M. Newman - This Island Earth (1955)
- George Pal - The War of the Worlds (1953)
- Sam Raimi - Darkman (1990)
- M. Night Shyamalan - Signs (2002)
- Curt Siodmak - The Magnetic Monster (1953)
- Steven Spielberg - Transformers One (2024)
- David Twohy - Pitch Black (2000)
- Jerry Warren - The Wild World of Batwoman (1966)
- Robert Wise - Audrey Rose (1977)
Watch 4 films composed by:
- Danny Elfman - Meet the Robinsons (2007)
- Jerry Goldsmith - The Haunting (1999)
- Joe Hisaishi - The Boy and the Heron (Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka) (2023)
- Akira Ifukube - Latitude Zero (Ido zero daisakusen) (1969)
- Howard Shore - The Brood (1979)
- Alan Silvestri - Practical Magic (1998)
- John Williams - War of the Worlds (2005)
- Hans Zimmer - Interstellar (2014)
Watch a film in 3 of these ratings:
- Unrated (pre-MPAA)/Approved - Unrated: Space Probe Taurus (1965); Approved: Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
- G - King Kong Escapes (Kingu Kongu no gyakushû) (1967)
- PG - Wonka (2023)
- GP - The Light at the Edge of the World (1971)
- M - Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
- PG-13 - The Gorge (2025)
- R - Companion (2025)
- NC-17/X (not porn!)/Unrated - NC-17: Hard to Die (1990); X: Future-Kill (1985); Unrated: Paul (2011)
Watch a film in 5 of the following sub-genres:
- Action/Adventure - Kraven the Hunter (2024)
- Animation - Babylon 5: The Road Home (2023)
- Comedy - Death of a Unicorn (2025)
- Crime/Film Noir/Mystery/Thriller - The Crow: City of Angels (1996)
- Drama - Unbreakable (2000)
- Family - Slumberland (2022)
- History/War/Western - Zone Troopers (1985)
- Horror - The Substance (2024)
- Music/Musical - Wicked (Wicked: Part I) (2024)
- Romance - Love Me (2024)
Watch a film in 10 sub-genres:
- Alien invasion - Quatermass 2 (1957)
- Alternate History - Watchmen: Chapter I (2024)
- Based on fairy tale - Snow White (2025)
- Christmas in July - Snowmageddon (2011)
- Comic Book - The Crow (2024)
- Disaster - Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
- Dystopian Society - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
- High Fantasy - Ella Enchanted (2004)
- Immortality - The Old Guard (2020)
- Kaiju - Godzilla (2014)
- Laser (death by or contains one)- The Predator (2018)
- Mad Scientist - Morbius (2022)
- Mythology (Can be anybody's mythology) - Moana 2 (2024)
- Paranormal - We Have a Ghost (2023)
- Post-Apocalyptic - Bird Box: Barcelona (2023)
- Prehistoric - Kong: Skull Island (2017)
- Robot/Android - I, Robot (2004)
- Space Themed - Mickey 17 (2025)
- Superhero Themed - The Crow (1994)
- Sword and Sorcery - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
- Time travel - Tenet (2020)
Watch a film starring 9 of these classic actors and new actors who have not been in our lists before:
Classic:
- Abbott & Costello - The Time of Their Lives (1946)
- Evelyn Ankers - Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
- Lionel Atwill - Doctor X (1932)
- Lloyd Bridges - In the Nick of Time (1991)
- Boris Karloff - The Man Who Lived Again (The Man Who Changed His Mind) (1936)
- Christopher Lee - Starship Invasions (1977)
- Bela Lugosi - The Devil Bat (1940)
- Alan Napier - Sinbad, the Sailor (1947)
- Vincent Price - Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)
- Max von Sydow - Dreamscape (1984)
New:
- Sean Bean - Mirror Mirror (2012)
- Donald Glover - The Martian (2015)
- Seth Green - Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
- Carol Kane - The Dead Don't Die (2019)
- Catherine O’Hara - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
- John Ritter - Stay Tuned (1992)
- William Morgan Sheppard - The Prestige (2006)
- Brent Spiner - Independence Day (1996)
Watch a film starring 10 of these actors/actresses:
- Amy Adams - Arrival (2016)
- Peter Dinklage - I Think We're Alone Now (2018)
- William Fichtner - Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
- Lena Headey - The Cave (2005)
- Charlton Heston - Solar Crisis (1990)
- Samuel L. Jackson - Glass (2019)
- Scarlett Johansson - Asteroid City (2023)
- Christopher Lambert - Southland Tales (2006)
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw - Fast Color (2018)
- Ray Milland - Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
- Rick Moranis - Spaceballs (1987)
- Chris Pine - Wish (2023)
- Natalie Portman - Fountain of Youth (2025)
- Callum Keith Rennie - Warcraft (2016)
- Alan Rickman - Alice in Wonderland (2010)
- Kurt Russell - Sky High (2005)
- Charlize Theron - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
- Tim Thomerson - Trancers (1984)
- Mark Wahlberg - Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
- Joey Wang - Kung Fu vs. Acrobatic (Mo deng ru lai shen zhang) (1990)
Personal Checklist:
- Anime - Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (Gojira: Kaijû Wakusei) (2017)
- Found Footage - Hangar 10 (2014)
- TV Miniseries - V (1983) (0/2)
- TV Movie - SnakeHead Swamp (2014)
- TV Season - Murderbot: Season 1 (2025) (0/10)