Movie List (Alphabetical by Year)
Title (Rating)	Year	Director	Major Cast	Biology Rating1	ELSI Rating2	IMDb Rating3
The Boys from Brazil (R)	1978	Franklin J. Schaffner	Gregory Peck Laurence Olivier James Mason	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	7.0
Coma (R)	1978	Michael Crichton	Michael Douglas Rip Torn Geneviève Bujold	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	6.8
The Elephant Man (PG-13)	1980	David Lynch	Anthony Hopkins John Hurt Anne Bancroft	5.0	5.0	8.3
The Godsend (R)	1980	Gabrielle Beaumont	Malcolm Stoddard Cyd Hayman Angela Pleasence	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	4.9
Blade Runner (R)	1982	Ridley Scott	Harrison Ford Rutger Hauer Sean Young	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	8.3
The Race for the Double Helix (TV movie)	1987	Mick Jackson	Jeff Goldblum Tim Pigott-Smith Alan Howard	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	6.7
Lorenzo's Oil (PG-13)	1992	George Miller	Nick Nolte Susan Sarandon Peter Ustinov	5.0	5.0	7.0
Medicine Man (PG-13)	1992	John McTiernan	Sean Connery Lorraine Bracco José Wilker	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	5.7
And The Band Played On (TV movie)	1993	Roger Spottiswoode	Matthew Modine Alan Alda Patrick Bauchau	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	7.6
Jurassic Park (PG-13)	1993	Steven Spielberg	Sam Neill Laura Dern Jeff Goldblum	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	7.9
Outbreak (R)	1995	Wolfgang Petersen	Dustin Hoffman Rene Russo Morgan Freeman	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	6.4
Species (R)	1995	Roger Donaldson	Natasha Henstridge Michael Madsen Ben Kingsley	1.0	1.0	5.7
The Island of Dr. Moreau (PG-13)	1996	John Frankenheimer	David Thewlis Marlon Brando Val Kilmer	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	4.2
Multiplicity (PG-13)	1996	Harold Ramis	Michael Keaton Andie MacDowell Zack Duhame	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	5.8
Twilight of the Golds (PG-13)	1996	Ross Kagan Marks	Garry Marshall Faye Dunaway Jill Bernstein	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	6.5
Gattaca (PG-13)	1997	Andrew Niccol	Ethan Hawke Uma Thurman Jude Law	3.5	4.0	7.8
The Relic (PG-13)	1997	Peter Hyams	Penelope Ann Miller Tom Sizemore Linda Hunt	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	5.5
The Sixth Day (PG-13)	2000	Roger Spottiswoode	Arnold Schwarzenegger Michael Rapaport Tony Goldwyn	1.0	2.0	5.8
Code 46 (R)	2003	Michael Winterbottom	Tim Robbins Samantha Morton Om Puri	3.0	3.0	6.2
ReGenesis TV series	2004-2008	Christina Jennings	Peter Outerbridge Mayko Nguyen Conrad Pla	5.0	4.0	7.7
The Island (PG-13)	2005	Michael Bay	Scarlett Johansson Ewan McGregor Djimon Hounsou	2.0	3.0	6.8
I Am Legend (PG-13)	2007	Francis Lawrence	Will Smith Alice Braga Charlie Tahan	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	7.1
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (PG-13)	2008	David Fincher	Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett Tilda Swinton	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	7.8
Living Proof TV Movie	2008	Dan Ireland	Harry Connick Jr. Tammy Blanchard Amanda Bynes	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	6.5
Seven Pounds (PG-13)	2008	Gabriele Muccino	Will Smith Rosario Dawson Woody Harrelson	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	7.5
Splice (R)	2009	Vincenzo Natali	Adrien Brody Sarah Polley Delphine Chaneac	2.0	2.0	5.9
My Sister's Keeper (PG-13)	2009	Nick Cassavetes	Cameron Diaz Abigail Breslin Alec Baldwin	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	7.3
Contagion (R)	2011	Steven Soderbergh	Matt Damon Kate Winslet Jude Law	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	6.8
Do You Really Want to Know? (R)	2012	John Zaritsky	Jeffrey Carroll Gaalen Engen Lini Evans	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	9.3
Prometheus (R)	2012	Ridley Scott	Noomi Rapace Logan Marshall-Green Michael Fassbender	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	7.7
Decoding Annie Parker (not yet rated)	2013 (in production)	Steven Bernstein	Maggie Grace Alice Eve Aaron Paul	Biology Rating	ELSI Rating	not yet rated

1Biology Rating: The movie's biology, particularly with respect to genetics, is rated for scientific accuracy from five flasks (highly accurate) to one flask (wildly inaccurate).

2ELSI Rating: The movie's exploration of ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) is rated for depth and complexity from five hearts (complex and nuanced) to one star (crude and simplistic).

3IMDb Rating: The movie's rating by film fans on IMDb is shown. Ratings at IMDb range from ten stars (a favorite) to one star (a dog).

Documentary List (Alphabetical by Year)
Title (Rating)	Year	Director	Biology Subjects1	ELSI Subjects2	IMDb Rating3
NOVA: Cracking the Code of Life Documentary	2001	Robert Krulwich	biology subjects	ELSI subjects	N/A
NOVA: DNA - Secret of Photo 51 Documentary	2003	Gary Glassman	biology subjects	ELSI subjects	N/A
Darius Goes West Documentary	2007	Logan Smalley	biology subjects	ELSI subjects	8.3
In the Family Documentary	2008	Joanna Rudnick	BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer ovarian cancer	informed consent burden of knowing guilt health disparities	5.8
65_RedRoses Documentary	2009	Nimisha Mukerji & Philip Lyall	CFTR cystic fibrosis organ transplantation	ethics of organ transplantation patient responsibility	8.1
NOVA: Dogs Decoded Documentary	2010	Dan Child	biology subjects	ELSI subjects	N/A
The Power of Two (R)	2011	Marc Smolowitz	CFTR cystic fibrosis organ transplantation	ethics of organ transplantation When is a person dead?	7.7
NOVA: Cracking Your Genetic Code Documentary	2012	Sarah Holt	CFTR, XIAP, APOE4, HTT, BRCA1, BRAF Cystic Fibrosis Alzheimer Disease Huntington Disease breast cancer melanoma	IVF and PGD informed consent burden of knowing genetic determinism	N/A

Documentaries would almost all receive five-point ratings for both biology and ELSI, so for these we list keywords associated with the biology and ELSI subjects covered.

1Biology Subjects: Important genes, inherited disorders, and bilogical topics covered in the documentary are listed.

2ELSI Subjects: Key ethical, legal, and social issues covered in the documentary are listed.

3IMDb Rating: The movie's rating by film fans on IMDb is shown. Ratings at IMDb range from ten stars (a favorite) to one star (a dog). Documentaries for theatrical release are frequently rated at IMDb; TV documentaries (e.g., NOVA) are generally not rated at IMDb.