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 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
Psycho Goreman (2020)
6.3/10
Director: Steven Kostanski
Starring: Adam Brooks
After unearthing a gem that controls an evil monster looking to destroy the Universe, a young girl and her brother use it to make him do their bidding... Read more
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Blu-ray) (2023)
7.6/10
Director: James Gunn
Starring: Michael Rooker, Sylvester Stallone, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Brad...
Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own - a mission that could mean the end of... Read more
The Flash (2023)
7.5/10
Director: Andy Muschietti
Starring: John Wesley Shipp, Alex Desert, Amanda Pays
Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for... Read more
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2022)
7/10
Director: Peyton Reed
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Walton Goggin...
Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne are dragged into the Quantum Realm, along with Hope's parents and Scott's daughter Cassie. Together they must find a way... Read more
Species ( Blu-ray ) (1995)
5.8/10
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Alfred Molina, Ben Kingsley, Forest Whitaker, Marg Helgenberger, Michael Madsen,...
Another take on things from another world. A creature who is made of half alien and half human DNA adopts the guise of a beautiful woman and sets off... Read more
Alien Nation (1988)
6.3/10
Director: Graham Baker
Starring: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp
A gritty sci-fi, crime procedural in the vein of The Hidden and District 9, Alien Nation is a tense tale of urban life in Los Angeles circa 1991. Here... Read more
Tetsujin 28 (2005)
5.1/10
Director: Shin Togashi
Starring: Ayako Kawahara, Hiroshi Abe, Masato Ibu, Sosuke Ikematsu, Teruyuki Kagawa, Yu Ao...
A throwback to a time when families stuck together, and giant fighting robots didn't need any super-weapons, just their own two fists and a heart of g... Read more
Tobor the Great (1954)
5.3/10
Director: Lee Sholem
Starring: Charles Drake, Billy Chapin, Karin Booth
A neglected sci-fi gem about enemy agents who plot to abduct America's latest secret invention: a giant, thought-controlled robot built for space expl... Read more
Shivers (1975)
6.6/10
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Barbara Steele, Joe Silver, Lynn Lowry, Paul Hampton
Aka 'They Came from Within', 'The Parasite Murders'. Initially reviled in its native land (some critics took exception to the fact the film was largel... Read more