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 Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
6.8/10
Director: Garth Jennings
Starring: Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Warwick Davis, Alan Rick...
Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) escapes Earth seconds before destruction with ET pal Ford (Mos Def) joining forces with galactic president Zaphod (Sam Ro... Read more
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ( Blu-ray ) (2005)
6.8/10
Director: Garth Jennings
Starring: Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Warwick Davis, Alan Rick...
Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) escapes Earth seconds before destruction with ET pal Ford (Mos Def) joining forces with galactic president Zaphod (Sam Ro... Read more
The Host (2013)
5.9/10
Director: Andrew Niccol
Starring: Frances Fisher, William Hurt, Diane Kruger, Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Chandler C...
An alien race has begun colonising Earth by taking over human bodies and erasing their minds and memories. Only a small band of survivors remain who a... Read more
The Host (2006)
7/10
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Hie-bong Byeon, Ah-sung Ko, Hae-il Park, Bae Doo-na
AKA 'Gweomul'. 'Godzilla' meets 'Alien' in this monster movie with everything, from Korean director Joon-ho Bong. Following a careless toxic waste le... Read more
The Host (Blu-ray) (2013)
5.9/10
Director: Andrew Niccol
Starring: Frances Fisher, William Hurt, Diane Kruger, Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Chandler C...
An alien race has begun colonising Earth by taking over human bodies and erasing their minds and memories. Only a small band of survivors remain who a... Read more
The Host (BLU11823) (2013)
5.9/10
Director: Andrew Niccol
Starring: Frances Fisher, William Hurt, Diane Kruger, Saoirse Ronan, Jake Abel, Chandler C...
An alien race has begun colonising Earth by taking over human bodies and erasing their minds and memories. Only a small band of survivors remain who a... Read more
The Human Race (2013)
5.3/10
Director: Paul Hough
Starring: Paul McCarthy-Boyington, Eddie McGee, Trista Robinson, T Arthur Cottam, Brianna...
Eighty people are abducted from a city street by an unknown entity and forced to participate in a brutal race to the death. The rules are simple; foll... Read more
The Humanity Bureau (2017)
4.6/10
Starring: Nicolas Cage
A dystopian thriller set in the year 2030 that sees the world in a permanent state of economic recession and facing serious environmental problems as... Read more
The Hunger Games (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Gary Ross
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Josh Hutcher...
In a post-apocalyptic future, the government of what was once North America sponsors an annual televised entertainment in which 24 teenagers battle on... Read more
The Hunger Games ( Blu-ray ) (2012)
7.2/10
Director: Gary Ross
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Stanley Tucci, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Josh Hutcher...
In a post-apocalyptic future, the government of what was once North America sponsors an annual televised entertainment in which 24 teenagers battle on... Read more