1) This book analyses the role of cosmopolitan ideals in the science fiction cinemas of twenty-first century. 2) It deals with diverse topics like economic precarity, climate change, kinship, romance, networks, and colonialism through films like Elysium and Cloud Atlas, among others. 3) This book will be of interest to departments of film & media studies and cultural studies across UK.

1) This book analyses the role of cosmopolitan ideals in the science fiction cinemas of twenty-first century. 2) It deals with diverse topics like economic precarity, climate change, kinship, romance, networks, and colonialism through films like Elysium and Cloud Atlas, among others. 3) This book will be of interest to departments of film & media studies and cultural studies across UK.