The Body Machine (2008)

How did your body become the complicated, quirky, amazing machine it is today? Anatomist Neil Shubin uncovers the answers in this 3-part science series that looks at human evolution. Using fossils, embryos and genes, he reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates — the ancestors you never knew were in your family tree.

Earth teems with a staggering variety of animals, including 9,000 kinds of birds, 28,000 types of fish, and more than 350,000 species of beetles. What explains this explosion of living creatures—1.4 million different species discovered so far, with perhaps another 50 million to go? The source of life's endless forms was a profound mystery until Charles Darwin brought forth his revolutionary idea of natural selection. But Darwin's radical insights raised as many questions as they answered. What actually drives evolution and turns one species into another? To what degree do different animals rely on the same genetic toolkit? And how did we evolve?

A documentary series from Channel 4, hosted by professor Richard Dawkins, well-known darwinist. The series mixes segments on the life and discoveries of Charles Darwin, the theory of natural selection and evolution, and Dawkins' attempts at convincing a group of school children that evolution explains the world around us better than any religion.

An African narrator tells the story of earth history, the birth of the universe and evolution of life. Beautiful imagery makes this movie documentary complete.

Darwin's great insight – that life has evolved over millions of years by natural selection – has been the cornerstone of all David Attenborough’s natural history series. In this documentary, he takes us on a deeply personal journey which reflects his own life and the way he came to understand Darwin’s theory.

Documentary telling the little-known story of how Darwin came to write his great masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, a book which explains the wonderful variety of the natural world as emerging out of death and the struggle of life. In the twenty years he took to develop a brilliant idea into a revolutionary book, Darwin went through a personal struggle every bit as turbulent as that of the natural world he observed. Fortunately, he left us an extraordinary record of his brilliant insights, observations of nature, and touching expressions of love and affection for those around him. He also wrote frank accounts of family tragedies, physical illnesses and moments of self-doubt, as he laboured towards publication of the book that would change the way we see the world. The story is told with the benefit of Darwin's secret notes and correspondence, enhanced by natural history filming, powerful imagery from the time and contributions from leading contemporary biographers and scientists.

アル・ゴア元米副大統領が環境問題を提起するドキュメンタリー映画。彼のスライド講演を中心に、地球崩壊の危機を訴える。監督は、『24 TWENTY FOUR』や『ER 緊急救命室』を手がけたデイヴィス・グッゲンハイム。

A psychological, heart-wrenching love story that provides a unique and inside look at Charles Darwin. Torn between faith and science, he struggles to finish his legendary book "On the Origin of the Species," which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.

人間を凶暴な捕食者に変異させる新型狂犬病によって、世界は崩壊。生存者たちは、感染者（＝インフェクテッド）の襲撃を逃れるため、軍により保護された核貯蔵の地下施設で生活していた。感染者と意思疎通ができる特殊な能力を持つモーガンとローズ博士が率いる研究チームは、感染者“第1号”を見つけ、元の人間に戻す治療法を探る。必死の研究に挑む彼らだが、軍が捕獲した感染者の体内に発信機が仕掛けられていたことで、突如インフェクテッドの大群が地下施設へと雪崩れ込んできて...。

In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.

人間の意識をコンピューターに移行させる実験を続け、成功目前まで近づいた神経科学者のウィリアム・フォスター(キアヌ・リーヴス)は、事故で家族を失ってしまう。深い悲しみの中、彼は家族のクローンを作り出し、そのなかに彼らの意識と改ざんした記憶を移し替える。そして今までと変わりない生活を送ろうとするが、実験の動向をチェックしていた政府の組織がサンプルとして家族を奪おうと画策していた。

現代のロンドン。12歳の少年クインは、母が働く地下鉄工事現場に立ち寄った時、そこで永い眠りから覚めた巨大竜“サラマンダー”の姿を目撃する。その後、驚異的な早さで世界中に繁殖したサラマンダーは、人間を喰らい、炎を吐いて何もかも焼き尽くし、人類を滅亡の危機に陥れる。わずかに生き残った人々は都市を捨て荒野に要塞を築き身を潜めて暮らすしかなかった。あれから20年、要塞で仲間と共に飢えと恐怖に苦しむ日々を過ごしていたクインのもとに、ヴァンザン率いるアメリカの義勇軍が現われ、一緒にサラマンダーと対決するよう迫るのだが…。

18世紀、ロンドン。地図製作者のジョナサンは、トランシルヴァニアの未知の土地を地図に書き加えるための旅に出た。カルパティア山脈を越えたところで、彼は外界から孤立した小さな村を発見。そこでは、人々が村の中に潜む魔物の影に怯えながら暮らしていた。偶然に迷い込んだジョナサンは、この魔物の謎を解き明かし、村人たちを救うことができるのか。

A disease carried by common cockroaches is killing Manhattan children. In an effort to stop the epidemic an entomologist, Susan Tyler, creates a mutant breed of insect that secretes a fluid to kill the roaches. This mutant breed was engineered to die after one generation, but three years later Susan finds out that the species has survived and evolved into a large, gruesome monster that can mimic human form.

Elsa and Clive, two young rebellious scientists, defy legal and ethical boundaries and forge ahead with a dangerous experiment: splicing together human and animal DNA to create a new organism. Named "Dren", the creature rapidly develops from a deformed female infant into a beautiful but dangerous winged human-chimera, who forges a bond with both of her creators - only to have that bond turn deadly.

When a billionaire gives a group of young scientists unlimited resources to study the science of matter transfer, the scientists unlock the secrets of time travel. But they soon find out that the project is backed by a militant extremist group, and the billionaire plans to go back in time and prove that Jesus never rose from the dead.

Having just returned from a mission to Mars, Commander Ross isn't exactly himself. He's slowly becoming a terrifying alien entity with one goal -- to procreate with human women! When countless women suffer gruesome deaths after bearing half-alien offspring, scientist Laura Baker and hired assassin Press Lennox use Eve, a more tempered alien clone, to find Ross and his brood. Before long Eve escapes to mate with Ross.

天才科学者のリチャーズは、元恋人のスー、スーの弟でパイロットのジョニー、そして親友のベンとともに、宇宙に出て実験を行うことになった。だが事故により宇宙線を浴びて4人とも超能力を得てしまう。彼らはこの力を世のために役立てようと考え、スーパーヒーローチーム「ファンタスティック・フォー」を結成する。

ニューヨーク。高校生ピーターはクモのようなパワーを持つ正義のヒーロー、スパイダーマンでもあるが、恋人グウェンの亡き父親と交わした“彼女を危険に巻き込まないよう別れる”という約束を果たせずに悩む。そのころ町では孤独な男性マックスが勝手に自分がスパイダーマンのパートナーだと思い込む一方、ピーターの旧友ハリーの父親が総帥を務める巨大企業“オズコープ”がなぜかずっとピーターを監視していた事実が分かる。

鬼才ケン・ラッセルが人類進化の謎に迫ったSFスリラー。人間の肉体が変化していく特殊メイクアップが話題を呼んだ。細胞に眠る人類進化の起源を探ろうと、タンクに浸かりドラッグを試みる学者。実験は成功し、彼は太古のイメージを見るのだが、その効果は精神だけでなく肉体にも影響を及ぼし始めていた……。