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 Divergent Series: Allegiant ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
Director: Robert Schwentke
Starring: Jeff Daniels, Naomi Watts, Maggie Q, Ray Stevenson, Shailene Woodley, Theo James...
After the earth-shattering revelations of INSURGENT, Tris must escape with Four and go beyond the wall enclosing Chicago. For the first time ever, the... Read more
The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
Director: Robert Schwentke
Starring: Ansel Elgort, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Shailene Woodley, Octavia Spencer, Jai C...
Now on the run from Jeanine (Kate Winslet) and the rest of the power-hungry Erudites, Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) search for allies... Read more
The Divergent Series: Insurgent ( Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D ) (2015)
Director: Robert Schwentke
Starring: Ansel Elgort, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Shailene Woodley, Octavia Spencer, Jai C...
Now on the run from Jeanine (Kate Winslet) and the rest of the power-hungry Erudites, Tris (Shailene Woodley) and Four (Theo James) search for allies... Read more
The Drone (2019)
3.9/10
Starring: Anita Briem
A newlywed couple is terrorized by a consumer drone that has become sentient with the consciousness of a deranged serial killer. Read more
The Endless (2017)
6.5/10
Director: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
Starring: Callie Hernandez, Justin Benson, Emily Montague, Aaron Moorhead
This mind-bending thriller follows two brothers who receive a cryptic video message inspiring them to revisit the UFO death cult they escaped a decade... Read more
The Essential John Sayles: Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980) / Lianna (1983) / Brother From Another Planet (1984)
Director: John Sayles
Starring: Bruce MacDonald, Adam Lefevre, Maggie Cousineau, Maggie Renzi, Gordon Clapp, Mar...
An eclectic and unmissable collection from a great American director. 'Return of the Secaucus Seven' is John Salyes' engaging debut, looking at seven... Read more
The Expanse: Season 1 (2015)
8.4/10
Director: Terry McDonough, Bill Johnson
Starring: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait
Hundreds of years in the future, things are different than what we are used to after humans have colonized the solar system and Mars has become an ind... Read more
The Faculty (1998)
6.5/10
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Starring: Jordana Brewster, Clea DuVall, Josh Hartnett, Famke Janssen, Piper Laurie, Bebe...
When their teachers begin to act more than a little odd, a group of teenagers uncover the gory alien conspiracy behind it. A variation on 'Invasion of... Read more
The Fifth Element (1997)
7.7/10
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker
A dazzling, imaginative tale set in the 23rd century where a cabbie (Bruce Willis) finds himself involved with a strange woman (Milla Jovovich) who mi... Read more
The Fifth Element ( Blu-ray ) (1997)
7.7/10
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Chris Tucker
A dazzling, imaginative tale set in the 23rd century where a cabbie (Bruce Willis) finds himself involved with a strange woman (Milla Jovovich) who mi... Read more