After the death of her father, Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) devotes her life to science. Convinced of the existence of extra-terrestrial life, she uses satellites to sweep the stars for evidence. When she receives the transmission of what seems to be a blueprint from another species for the construction of a spacecraft, she has to fight for the right to lead the ship's maiden flight to meet the alien life forms. She finds herself working with her former lover, ex-priest Palmer Joss (Michael McConaughey), now a governmental advisor.

Superhero action film based on the DC comic strip. The Green Lantern Corps is an intergalactic brotherhood of warriors with otherworldly powers whose job it is to uphold peace and justice throughout the universe. With the advent of a deadly and powerful new enemy called Parallax, it is up to Green Lantern's newest recruit Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), an army pilot and the Corps's first ever human recruit, to restore peace and save the universe. Blake Lively and Peter Sarsgaard co-star.