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.
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
6.4/10
Director: Rupert Sanders
Starring: Chin Han, Juliette Binoche, Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pi...
In the near future, Major (Scarlett Johansson) is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect so... Read more
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (Blu-Ray) (3D) (2017)
7/10
Director: Rian Johnson
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Carrie Fisher, Frank Oz, Laura Dern, Mark Hamill, Andy Serkis,...
Luke Skywalker's peaceful and solitary existence gets upended when he encounters Rey, a young woman who shows strong signs of the Force. Her desire to... Read more
Star Trek Beyond (3D & Blu-ray) (2016)
7.1/10
Director: Justin Lin
Starring: Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Idris Elba, Simon Pegg, Chris...
Star Trek is now celebrating its 50th anniversary, a huge multimedia franchise that found its way onto TV, film, cartoons, books, comics and video gam... Read more
Star Trek Generations (Blu-ray) (1994)
6.6/10
Director: David Carson
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Stewart, William Shatner
The old guard gives way to the new as Captain Kirk (William Shatner) passes the baton to a new Starfleet commander, Captain Picard (Patrick Stewart) i... Read more
X-Men: First Class (Blu-ray) (2011)
7.7/10
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Oliver Platt, Rose Byrne, James McAvoy, January Jones, Michael Fass...
Set against the backdrop of the looming Cuban Missile Crisis, this thrilling prequel shows mutants Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lensherr (Mi... Read more
Splice (Blu-ray) (2009)
5.7/10
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Starring: Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, Delphine Chaneac
Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hy... Read more
The Purge (Blu-ray) (2013)
5.7/10
Director: James DeMonaco
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey, Rhys Wakefield, Max Burkholder, Adelaide Kane, Edwin H...
In the near future, the corporations that govern the United States have devised a way for citizens to release negative energy. It's called "the Purge,... Read more
Proximity (2020)
4.7/10
A young NASA JPL scientist is abducted by extraterrestrials but when no one believes his story he becomes obsessed with finding proof which leads him... Read more
The Circle (2017)
5.3/10
Director: James Ponsoldt
Starring: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Bill Paxton, Karen Gillan, Ellar Coltrane,...
A woman lands a dream job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, only to uncover an agenda that will affect the lives of all of humanity. Read more
La Brea (2021)
5.6/10
Starring: Natalie Zea, Eoin Macken, Jack Martin
A massive sinkhole mysteriously opens up in Los Angeles, separating part of a family in an unexplainable primeval world, alongside a desperate group o... Read more