Here is the list of movies and series to watch that are recommended for Shandarians and members of the circle. Most of these movies are not recommended for their scenarios or for the actors who play in them, but for the meaning and the message they convey. This is therefore a double reading to watch.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
After discovering a mysterious artifact buried under the lunar surface, a spaceship is sent to Jupiter to discover its origins.
2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
Nine years have passed since the incident of the Discovery ship, still in orbit around Jupiter. Its time to unravel this mystery.
Gravity (2013)
Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer, accompanies veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky on her first spacewalk. But while it seems like a routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. When the shuttle is blown up, Stone and Kowalsky find themselves completely alone, stranded in the universe.
Interstellar (2014)
As life on Earth comes to an end, a group of explorers embark on the most important mission in human history: to cross the edge of our galaxy to find out if humans can live on another planet...
The Martian (2015)
During an expedition to Mars, astronaut Mark Watney is left for dead by his crewmates after a storm forces them to take off in an emergency. But Mark survived and is now alone, with no way to leave, on a hostile planet.
Top Movies
Intruders (1992)
While studying the case of two women troubled by recurring nightmares, Doctor Neil Chase decides to take an interest in alien abductions.
Contact (1997)
Ellie Arroway is a young scientist passionate about astronomy who dreams of discovering a form of life outside our solar system. After four years of effort, she receives a message from aliens describing the plans for an interstellar transporter.
Sphere (1998)
A multidisciplinary team of scientists is sent in great secrecy on a warship to communicate with possible aliens. The Navy has just spotted, lying at a depth of three thousand meters, a huge spaceship from which mysterious signals emanate.
Arrival (2016)
When mysterious ships from the depths of space appear all over Earth, a team of experts is assembled under the direction of linguist Louise Banks to try to understand their intentions.
Secondary Films
The Gracefield Incident (2017)
In Gracefield, three couples spend a long weekend in a luxurious cabin when suddenly an uninvited guest, in the form of a meteorite, comes to disrupt the party...
The Recall (2017)
Five friends who spend their vacation in a cabin remote from the rest of the world and located near a lake. While having a great time, these vacationers are unaware that Earth is being visited by aliens who are performing abductions.
Beyond the Sky (2018)
While filming a documentary to expose the lies of alien abductees, a provocative filmmaker and his crew encounter a young woman with a dark secret who leads them to uncover a disturbing truth.
Encounter (2018)
A group of friends discover an otherworldly object in a rural field, which they soon discover holds greater secrets than they could ever imagine.
Top Movies
The Fury (1978)
The father of a child with psi powers sets out to find his son. He has been kidnapped by a counterintelligence agency that wants to use his paranormal abilities for political purposes. He is helped by a young student who has the same powers as his son.
The Shining (1980)
Jack Torrance, the caretaker of a hotel closed in winter, his wife and his son Danny are preparing to live long months of solitude. Danny, who has a gift of medium, the Shining, is frightened at the idea of living in this place, a theater marked by terrible past events.
Tulpa (2012)
Lisa, a powerful stockbroker, in the evening, frequents the "Tulpa", a private night club run by a guru. A series of bloody murders committed by his double, her tulpa, then begins...
Doctor Sleep (2019)
Irrevocably scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook, Dan Torrance has struggled to find some semblance of peace, but that peace is shattered when he meets Abra, a plucky teenager who has the same extrasensory gift as him.
Secondary Movies
Momentum (2003)
A trio of men with telekinetic powers, led by Adrian Geiger, attack an armored car. The FBI on the case is skeptical of the testimony of those who witnessed the event.
Anatomy (2000)
Paula, an ambitious medical student, is selected to attend a prestigious anatomy course taught by a renowned professor. However, she quickly becomes disillusioned when the body of a young man she met on the train arrives on her dissection table.
Circle of Eight (2009)
Jessica has just arrived in Los Angeles, where she moves into the eighth floor of a building, "The Dante". Despite the kindness of her new neighbors, mostly young people like her, something worries her in this building. The situation worsens when tenants are murdered in horrific circumstances. Jessica investigates to uncover the mysteries of her apartment building.
Flatliners (2017)
To discover what happens after death, five medical students embark on an experiment as daring as it is dangerous. On themselves, they voluntarily induce cardiac arrests for short periods in order to live near-death experiences.
Under the Silver lake (2018)
In Los Angeles, Sam, 33, unemployed, dreams of fame. When Sarah, his young and enigmatic neighbor, suddenly disappears, Sam sets out to find her and then undertakes an obsessive investigation across the city. It will make him dive into the darkest depths of the City of Angels, where he will have to solve mysterious disappearances and murders against a backdrop of scandals and conspiracies.
Top Movies
The Wicker Man (1973)
In order to investigate the disappearance of a young girl, Sergeant Howie of the Scottish police goes to the island where the missing girl lived. There, he discovers the existence of a pagan society with loose morals that practices a strange cult.
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Bill and Alice were the perfect couple until the day she confessed her unfulfilled fantasy to him. Troubled, imagining this extramarital affair, he wanders alone in the streets of New York, attracted by new carnal experiences.
The Ninth Gate (1999)
While looking for the last two copies of a demonic text, Dean Corso, a rare book dealer, is drawn into a conspiracy with supernatural connotations.
Secondary Films
The Darkness (2016)
Peter and his family return from a stay at the Grand Canyon with their children. The latter brought back five stones from their trip. Shortly after, the couple notices that strange phenomena are occurring in their house.
Lights out (2016)
When she was little, Rebecca was always afraid of the dark. When she left home, she thought she had overcome her childhood terrors. Now it's his little brother Martin's turn to be the victim of the same supernatural phenomena that nearly made him lose his mind.