Ready Player One
With its slick VR utopia and heapings of retro ’80s nostalgia, Ready Player One ignited the imaginations of millions to climb the NYT Bestsellers list in 2011. Set in 2045, humanity is retreating from a grim reality into the solace of The Oasis—an online virtual reality. When The Oasis’s creator leaves his immense fortune to the first person to find a digital Easter egg he’s hidden somewhere in the VR world, a cutthroat global game ensues. Coming to theaters March 29.