I'm sure there are many.... but if I understand the question, off the top I
can think of Strange Days (1994) with Ralph Fiennes, The Fifth Element
(1997) with Bruce Willis, and if I recall (ha ha) Total Recall and the
Terminator movies with Arnold Schwarzenegger ?  Sorry none of these is
recondite - and the conspiracy is not necessarily the author/cause of the
sci fi element, in each - sometimes the conspirators just use the
available, futuristic technology.  Anyway, hope mention of these few helps.

At 12:27 PM 8/30/04, you wrote:
>A friend who is a Hollywood sci fi and horror writer wanted to know what
>movies, obviously generic and otherwise, where one conspiracy or another has a
>supernatural or a sci fi thrust. Of course there are many, but he wants to go
>beyond INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, the more recondite the better. The
>conspirators can be CIA, government bad guys, monsters from outspace,
>vampires, etc.
>Main thing is that there should be a conspiracy element of some sort. TO do
>whatever.   hr greenberg md
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