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Science Fiction

Science fiction as a genre of film making has been an element of the cinema experience since the earliest days of the motion picture industry. These films have explored a great range of unique topics, including many that cannot be readily presented in other genre. Science fiction films have been used to explore sensitive social and political issues, while often providing an entertaining story for the more casual viewer. Today, science fiction films are in the forefront of new special effects technology, and the audience has become accustomed to displays of realistic aliens, space battles, energy weapons, faster than light travel, and distant worlds. This genre has produced many memorable films, as well as a number that can be considered mediocre or even among the worst examples of film production. It took many decades, and the efforts of talented teams of film producers, for the science fiction film genre to be taken seriously as an art form by many critics. The very best of these films may be scrolled below, or for Sci-Fi TV Series, select the green 'Televison Shows' heading on left, and then the 'TV Sci-Fi' option.

The Signal (2007)

6.1/10
Director: David Bruckner, Dan Bush, Jacob Gentry
Starring: Anessa Ramsey, AJ Bowen, Justin Welborn, Scott Poythress, Sahr Ngaujah, Suehyla...

As the citizens of Terminus prepare to ring in the new year, a mysterious signal transmitted through all electronic devices turns normally sane people... Read more

The Signal (2014)

6.1/10
Director: William Eubank
Starring: Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke, Laurence Fishburne, Beau Knapp, Lin Shaye, Rober...

Nic (Brenton Thwaites), his girlfriend, Haley (Olivia Cooke), and his buddy, Jonah (Beau Knapp), take an unexpected detour from an idyllic cross-count... Read more

The Sky Crawlers (2008)

6.8/10
Director: Mamoru Oshii

Winner of the Best Animation Film at the Japanese Academy Awards, this futuristic sci-fi-tinged drama is based on a popular five-part novel by best-se... Read more

The Stepford Wives (1974)

5.3/10
Director: Bryan Forbes
Starring: Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson, Nanette Newman, Tina Louise, Ca...

Two women who move with their families to the quiet Connecticut town of Stepford wonder why all the local wives are in a state of perpetual bliss, but... Read more

The Stepford Wives (2004)

5.3/10
Director: Frank Oz
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken, Faith Hill,...

Something strange is happening in the town of Stepford, Connecticut, and after relocating from New York to the pristine, ultra-modern community, forme... Read more

The Survivalist (2015)

6.4/10
Director: Stephen Fingleton
Starring: Martin McCann, Mia Goth, Barry Ward, Andrew Simpson

During a food shortage a survivalist lives off of a small plot of land in the forest. When two women show up looking for food and shelter, his existen... Read more

The Terminator (1984)

8/10
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Paul Winfield, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger

A cyborg is sent from the future to present-day Los Angeles on a deadly mission. He's got to kill a young woman whose life will have great significanc... Read more

The Terminator (Blu-ray) (1984)

8/10
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Paul Winfield, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger

A cyborg is sent from the future to present-day Los Angeles on a deadly mission. He's got to kill a young woman whose life will have great significanc... Read more

The Thaw (2009)

5.2/10
Director: Mark A Lewis
Starring: Val Kilmer, Aaron Ashmore, Kyle Schmid, Steph Song, Martha MacIsaac

When a renowned environmental advocate, Dr. David Kruipen (Val Kilmer), discovers the carcass of a woolly mammoth in a polar ice cap, he leads a team... Read more

The Thing From Another World (1951)

7.2/10
Director: Christian Nyby
Starring: Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Douglas Spencer

An American scientific expedition, set up in the North Pole, discovers a UFO crashed in the icecap. Inside is a frozen extra-terrestrial visitor. The... Read more