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.
Battle Beyond The Sun ( Nebo Zovyot ) (1959) / Star Pilot ( 2+5: Missione Hydra ) (1966) (1959)
7.6/10
Director: Francis Ford Coppola, Pietro Francisci, Mikhail Karzhukov, Aleksandr Kozyr
An americanised version of Nebo Zovyot was the product of Roger Corman's acquiring the rights to the Russian film and exploiting it for all the specia... Read more
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within ( Blu-ray ) (2001)
6.4/10
Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi
Starring: Alec Baldwin, Donald Sutherland, James Woods, Steve Buscemi, Ving Rhames, Ming-...
The year is 2065 A.D. The Earth is infested with alien spirits and mankind faces total extinction. Led by a strange dream and guided by her mentor, Dr... Read more
Superman: Unbound (2013)
6.7/10
Director: James Tucker
Starring: John Noble, Stana Katic, Matt Bomer, Molly Quinn
An unstoppable android on the horizon. A mysterious fireball hurtling toward Earth. A fearless - and beautiful - reporter who'll stop at nothing to ge... Read more
The Day The World Ended (1956)
4.4/10
Director: Roger Corman
Starring: Richard Denning, Adele Jergens, Lori Nelson
Originally released in the fifties during the atomic decade, Day The World Ended tells the story of what happened when man finally destroys himself in... Read more
After Midnight (2019)
6.1/10
Director: Jeremy Gardner
Starring: Justin Benson
When his long suffering girlfriend disappears suddenly, leaving a cryptic note as her only explanation, Hank's comfortable life and his sanity begin t... Read more
M3gan (Blu-ray) (2022)
6.4/10
Director: Gerard Johnstone
Starring: Allison Williams
A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own. Read more
The Congress (2013)
6.5/10
Director: Ari Folman
Starring: Harvey Keitel, Robin Wright, Paul Giamatti, Danny Huston, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jon...
Robin Wright stars as herself in this drama directed by Ari Folman. When mature actress Robin Wright realises that no studio will offer her work anymo... Read more
Shazam!: Fury Of The Gods (Blu-ray) (2023)
7.5/10
Director: David F Sandberg
Starring: Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, Adam Brody, Djimon Hounsou, Meagan...
The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, S... Read more
Spectres of the Spectrum (1999)
6.4/10
Director: Craig Baldwin
Starring: Sean Kilkoyne, Caroline Koebel
Mixing bizarre narration with footage taken from educational films, vintage TV shows, cartoons, commercials, and early cinematic works, filmmaker Crai... Read more
Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
6.2/10
Director: Ishiro Honda
Starring: Katsuhiko Sasaki, Akihiko Hirata, Tomoko Ai, Katsumasa Uchida
Aliens rebuild Mechagodzilla with the help of a demented scientist who has discovered a creature called Titanosaurus, which they intend to team up to... Read more