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Science Fiction Collection

This guide spotlights circulating Science Fiction texts at City Tech Library.

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Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.

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Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as “firemen,” to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation…

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Nope (2022)

Residents in a lonely gulch of inland California bear witness to an uncanny, chilling discovery.

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Metropolis (1927)

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

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The Real History of Science Fiction (2014)

A TV mini-series offering a definitive exploration of science fiction's enduring themes (time travel, space exploration, robots/AI, and aliens) with insights from the genre's visionary creators.

The Fifth Element (1997)

The Earth is about to be destroyed by a huge ball of fire racing toward the planet. Cornelius, an old monk, knows how to stop the burning sphere with the help of Korben Dallas, a taxi driver and former secret agent and a woman named Leeloo.

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The Thing (1982)

A research team at an outpost in Antarctica becomes the prey of a 100,000-year-old shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

Physical Media

City Tech library also has physical media that you can borrow. We have included a selection below. For a complete list, see our catalog here.

Databases

Check out these streaming video databases to explore more films available to you as a member of the City Tech community: