Doctor Who (American film series)

Doctor Who is a British-American film series of three science fiction adventure films directed by Steven Spielberg, adapted from the British television show of the same name. The films are subtitled Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks (2001), Doctor Who and the Scratchman (2003), and Doctor Who and the Trial of a Time Lord (2004). Produced by Amblin Entertainment and BBC Films and seeing distribution through Paramount Pictures, the films were a venture between Steven Spielberg and the BBC.

The films exist from a separate canon of the television show, and focus on the Doctor encountering several iconic villains and battling them alongside multiple companions he meets throughout the trilogy. Eventually his heroism sparks the interest of both fearsome foes and his home planet, leading to more high-stakes adventures.

The first film was shot between 18 August 2000 until 4 January 2001, with the last two being made back-to-back between 7 July 2002 until 29 January 2003. Overall, the films had a combined budget of $286 million and was a major box office success, earning back a total $897 million return.

Doctor Who and the Genesis of the Daleks
The Doctor and his newly-acquired companions, Sarah Foreman and Ian Sullivan, are tasked by Time Lord High President Rassilon with preventing the creation of the Daleks, who are destined to rule over the universe with their supremacist goal of total domination.

Doctor Who and the Scratchman
The Doctor takes a trip to a remote Scottish island alongside his companions Sarah Foreman and Ian Sullivan, however a mystery presents itself when news of supernatural activity is made clear to them by fearful locals. Scarecrows made up of human bone and occult activity plague the village, and a sacrifice of a certain outsider is being orchestrated by a pale and shadowy figure, one Harry Scratch.

Doctor Who and the Trial of a Time Lord
The Doctor is taken back to his home planet, Gallifrey, where he is put on trial by the Time Lords for interference with the outside world and genocide. Corruption is afoot, and the Doctor must prove his innocence or let there be serious consequences as a result of his potential execution.