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.
AVH: Alien vs. Hunter (2007)
1.5/10
Starring: William Katt, Dedee Pfeiffer
A galactic hunter chases down his deadliest prey in the universe. Read more
Twenty Forty Three (2014)
A dystopian love story set in a world where a virus deems physical contact impossible. Thirty years after a devastating disease has consumed humankin... Read more
Invasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here (1988)
3.1/10
Insect-like aliens invade a small town. The local teenagers have been watching a sci-fi marathon in the local theater, and from those films they get i... Read more
Timelock (1996)
3.1/10
Starring: Maryam D'Abo, Arye Gross, Ricco Ross
It's the 23rd century, and the world's most dangerous criminal has taken over the maximum security prison on asteroid Alpha 4. Caught in the middle ar... Read more
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
5.5/10
Director: J Lee Thompson
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Natalie Trundy, Severn Darden, Claude Akins, John Huston
Earth confronts its ultimate destiny in the fifth and final chapter in the ape saga. Chimpanzee leader Roddy McDowall must confront enemies both human... Read more
Dune (1984)
6.6/10
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis, Brad Dourif, Sting , Max von Sydow
A monumental film by the director of 'Eraserhead' featuring Kyle MacLachlan, Sting and Max Von Sydow. The saga of an intergalactic warrior and his ris... Read more
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
7.4/10
Director: Philip Kaufman
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwrig...
When health official Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) notices that her lover has become strangely distant, this sets in train a series of shocking di... Read more
The Black Hole (1979)
5.9/10
Director: Gary Nelson
Starring: Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimie...
The Disney studio's foray into big budget science-fiction came in the wake of 'Star Wars' with this ambitious undertaking that, despite excellent effe... Read more
Blade Runner: Ultimate Collector's Edition (1982)
8.2/10
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Rutger Hauer, Daryl Hannah, Edward James Olmos, Joe T...
And this really is the ultimate collection with all five known versions of the film - Ridley Scott's newest cut includes added and extended scenes and... Read more
Alien Raiders (2008)
5.6/10
Director: Ben Rock
Starring: Carlos Bernard, Mathew St Patrick
A grisly shocker that finds Carlos Bernard leading an armed squad into an Arizona supermarket, locking it down, and then interrogating patrons in the... Read more