For fans of science fiction, detective stories, comedies and adventures: what to watch this weekend

Chases, salvation of humanity, exposure of the most secret secrets, breathtaking special effects, brilliant acting - all this awaits the lovers of incredible cinema. UNN offers a selection of movies to watch on the weekend.

Don't Look Up 2021 - according to the plot, Kate Dibiaski, a graduate student in astronomy, and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy make an amazing discovery of a comet that is rapidly moving towards the Earth. Scientists estimate that the comet will collide with the planet in six months, which will lead to the destruction of humanity. A professor and a graduate student are trying their best to draw the attention of the public and the country's president to the impending threat, but they are faced with complete indifference. They are forced to draw public attention to the problem on their own, and the protagonists embark on a media tour across the country, facing distrust.

• Genre: Film, Drama, Comedy, Fiction

• Country: USA

• Director: Adam McKay

• Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Timothée Chalamet, Melanie Lynskey, Jonah Hill, Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, Ariana Grande, Ron Perlman.

Captive State 2019 - the film takes place in Chicago ten years after the occupation of the Earth by an alien force, the reasons for which are still unclear. Having seized power, the aliens have established control over all spheres of the city's activity, appointing governors as defectors who decided not to oppose the invaders. However, there are people in the city who do not want to put up with this situation. Their goal is to defeat the enemy and return the previous life on the planet.

• Genre: Movie, Sci-Fi, Horror, Thriller, Action

• Country: USA

• Director: Rupert Wyatt

• Cast: John Goodman, Vera Farmiga, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, Kevin Dunn, James Ransone, Alan Ruck, Madeline Brewer, Colson Baker, Kevin J. O'Connor.

Bird Box 2018 - according to the plot of the film, the world's population is on the verge of extinction, as people everywhere are going crazy, killing others and themselves. In the wake of an unknown global terror, a mother must find the strength to save her children. To escape with the children down the treacherous river in search of safety. She will have to overcome a dangerous path blindfolded, relying only on her own hearing and intuition.

• Genre: Movie, Fiction, Horror

• Country: USA

• Director: Suzanne Beer

• Cast: Sandra Bullock, Sarah Paulson, Rosa Salazar, John Malkovich, David Dastmalchian, Parminder Nagra, Colson Baker, Jackie Weaver.

Blade Runner 2049 2017 - is a sequel to the 1983 cult film Blade Runner. Officer Kay uncovers a long-hidden secret that could plunge the rest of society into chaos. The discovery leads him to search for Rick Deckard, a former Special Forces officer who has been missing for thirty years.

• Genre: Film, Drama, Fiction, Thriller, Detective, Action

• Country: USA, Great Britain, Hungary, Canada, Spain

• Director: Denis Villeneuve

• Cast: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, Wood Harris.

Knock at the Cabin 2023 - the film tells the story of a close-knit family taken hostage by four armed strangers while vacationing in a remote cabin. The attackers demand that a little girl and her parents make an incredible choice to prevent the apocalypse.

• Genre: Movie, Horror, Thriller, Detective

• Country: USA, Japan, China

• Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Cast: Dave Batista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Eldridge, Nikki Amuka-Byrd, Rupert Grint, Abby Quinn, Kristen Tsui, McKenna Kerrigan, Ian Merrill Peakes