Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "genetic-science"

1. Spider-Man (2002)

PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

After being bitten by a genetically-modified spider, a shy teenager gains spider-like abilities that he uses to fight injustice as a masked superhero and face a vengeful enemy.

Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco

Votes: 881,279 | Gross: $403.71M

2. Heroes (II) (2006–2010)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Common people discover that they have super powers. Their lives intertwine as a devastating event must be prevented.

Stars: Jack Coleman, Hayden Panettiere, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka

Votes: 251,823

3. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

PG-13 | 96 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

After being rescued and brought to an island, a man discovers that its inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange-looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor.

Directors: John Frankenheimer, Richard Stanley | Stars: David Thewlis, Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk

Votes: 35,518 | Gross: $27.66M

4. Kyle XY (2006–2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A family takes in a formerly institutionalized teen savant who is missing standard human behaviors such as anger, joy, and love.

Stars: Matt Dallas, Marguerite MacIntyre, Bruce Thomas, April Matson

Votes: 30,665

5. Island of Lost Souls (1932)

Passed | 70 min | Film-Noir, Horror, Sci-Fi

A mad doctor conducts ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor who finds himself trapped there.

Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Charles Laughton, Bela Lugosi, Richard Arlen, Leila Hyams

Votes: 10,930

6. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000 Video)

PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Action, Crime

The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Gotham's newest Dark Knight needs answers as he stands alone to face Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.

Director: Curt Geda | Stars: Will Friedle, Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy, Angie Harmon

Votes: 29,824

7. Immortal (2004)

R | 103 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

In the distant future, Earth is occupied by ancient gods and genetically altered humans. When a god is sentenced to death he seeks a new human host and a woman to bear his child.

Director: Enki Bilal | Stars: Linda Hardy, Thomas Kretschmann, Charlotte Rampling, Yann Collette

Votes: 21,789

8. American Cyborg: Steel Warrior (1993)

R | 94 min | Action, Sci-Fi

After a devastating nuclear war, the last fertile woman on Earth joins forces with a tough renegade warrior to fight a team of deadly cyborgs and save the human race from extinction.

Director: Boaz Davidson | Stars: Joe Lara, Nicole Hansen, John Saint Ryan, Yosef Shiloach

Votes: 1,641 | Gross: $0.45M

9. The Mutants: Ways of the Heart (2008–2009)

60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In a world taken by a ghoulish/lycanthropic outbreak and populated by super-powered humans created by a mad scientist, a fight between good and evil is launched following a prophecy that might lead to the end of everything.

Stars: Priscila Martz, Thaís Fersoza, Maytê Piragibe, Juan Alba

Votes: 291

10. De drabbade (2003)

738 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A group of people with problems suddenly finds that they have supernatural powers.

Stars: Eric Ericson, Lia Boysen, Lotta Karlge, Eva Röse

Votes: 515

11. Zelos (2015)

15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

A competitive mother orders a clone to outshine her flawless friend, but soon realizes she purchased an unbeatable rival.

Director: Thoranna Sigurdardottir | Stars: Erica Piccininni, Michael Ornstein, Brooke Nevin, Michael Traynor

Votes: 62

12. The Lost World (1999–2002)
Episode: Unnatural Selection (2000)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Challenger, Roxton, and Veronica come upon an old friend of Challengers, who resembles the sadistic "creator" Dr. Moreau. Elsewhere, Summerlee, Malone, and Marguerite meet an elderly woman who has a radio headset.

Director: Catherine Millar | Stars: Peter McCauley, Rachel Blakely, William Snow, David Orth

Votes: 87

13. Sliders (1995–2000)
Episode: This Slide of Paradise (1997)

TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Rickman becomes leader of a clan of half breeds of humans and animals who help take the Sliders prisoner on the island. The creatures' creator, Dr. Vargas, inadvertently distracts the ... See full summary »

Director: Jim Johnston | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks, Kari Wuhrer

Votes: 247

14. Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1976–1978)
Episode: Tarzan and the Island of Dr. Morphos (1978)

13 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The crazed scientist Dr. Morphos has lured Tarzan to his evil island where the inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange-looking creatures. There he is captured and chosen to be part of the main experiment tests.

Stars: Robert Ridgely, Jack Bannon, Erika Scheimer, Ted Cassidy

Votes: 15

15. Super Friends (1973–1985)
Episode: The Man Beasts of Xra/Prejudice/Tiny World of Terror/Tibetan Raiders (1977)

TV-Y7-FV | 60 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Superman, Batman and Robin have their hands full when they deal with Dr. Xra and her half-human half-animal man beasts. Superman and Flash must rescue passengers on a stranded aircraft from the Tibetan Raiders.

Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Norman Alden, Jack Angel, Michael Bell, Danny Dark

Votes: 44

16. National Geographic Explorer (1985– )
Episode: Finding Anastasia (2008)

Documentary, History

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Director: Ian Denyer | Stars: Anna Anderson, Michael Coble, Peter Coyote, Anthony Falsetti