How often do we watch movies and say, "That would never happen in real life," or "I wonder how realistic that is?" Not that we care, for the most part, since the hilarious, dramatic, or scary is part ...

Realistic science fiction? Ghost in The Shell, which explores the boundaries of what can be considered human and what can be considered AI. And Planetes, which explores human relations in the true ...

Christopher Nolan's Interstellarearned critical praise and multiple Academy Award nominations and wins. This was due in large part to its realism and accuracy, thanks to Nobel Prize–winning physicist ...

Science fiction often exaggerates or distorts science for dramatic effect—but many movies and TV shows have a nugget of realism at their core. The humanoid robot, Sophia, is one of the most ...

When Hollywood creates compelling entertainment, it cranks up the storytelling to add intrigue and suspense. That can make a movie seem far-fetched and unbelievable, especially when based on ...

Popular science fiction has long shaped public understanding of scientific possibility, yet studies suggest that many widely recognized sci-fi concepts depart significantly from established physics. A ...