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Directed by Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve and starring Americans Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford and Israeli Hiam Abbass, "Blade Runner 2049" picks up 30 years after the original. Movie critic Katie Walsh called it "a meditative and moving film."

In the film, based on the best-selling novel by Andy Weir, Watney recovers the NASA Mars Pathfinder and hacks it to regain communication with Earth. The probe, which landed in July 1997, lasted three months on the red planet's surface before finally failing.

Helmed by American director Rian Johnson and prolific Israeli filmmaker Ram Bergman, "The Last Jedi's" most adorable creatures were the diminutive porgs that live on the alien world of Ahch-To. According to Johnson, the porgs were inspired by the copious puffins that dotted the film location of Skellig Michael Island.

In 1992, American actress Sigourney Weaver reprised her role of Ellen Ripley in "Alien 3" with a shaved head. "It made me feel colder," she told Starburst Magazine. "It’s amazing how much your head stays warm when you’ve got hair. So I just felt colder most of the time, and other than that, I just felt lighter."

Produced by Israeli legend Avi Arad, "Ghost in the Shell" is a futuristic thriller that revolves around an advanced human cyborg named Major who must stop an evil force from wiping out the technology that powers her abilities.

American filmmaking legend Mel Brooks' 1987 space comedy "Spaceballs" is by all accounts the greatest spoof of the "Star Wars" franchise ever conceived. In the film, the hero Lonestar fires a jar of raspberry jam at Dark Helmet's spaceship to disable the radar. Adding insult to injury, raspberry is Dark Helmet's least favorite jam.

Helmed by Israeli producer Sasha Harari, "The Space Between Us" tells the story of a boy born on Mars who strikes up a long-distance romance with a girl from Earth. When he gets the opportunity to visit her, his (red) world is turned upside-down at the beauty of life on our blue marble.

Instead of using CGI, British director Christopher Nolan chose to plant 500 acres of corn for the farm scenes in the black hole-focused scifi hit "Interstellar." After filming was completed, the corn was harvested, sold, and ultimately returned a profit.

In "District 9," directed by South African filmmaker Neill Blomkamp, the alien "prawns" exhibit a strong liking to wet cat food. Apparently, it has the same euphoric effect on them as catnip on cats. They also enjoy eating rubber because of the taste and texture.

In 2009, Australian actor Chris Hemsworth made his Hollywood debut as George Kirk in the "Star Trek" reboot. Two years later, as the newest member of the Marvel family, he made his debut as Thor, the god of thunder, in the 2011 film of the same name.

Starring American actors George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, "Gravity" tells the story of an astronaut stranded in space after debris from colliding satellites destroys her space station. Directed by Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón, the film won seven Oscars.

Starring Israeli-American Natalie Portman, "Annihilation" tells the story of a group of scientists sent to research an environmental disaster zone on Earth called "Area X." Based on the trailers, the film appears to retain the eerie beauty, drama and dread from the best-selling book it's based on.