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.
Roswell (1994)
6.4/10
Director: Jeremy Kagan
Starring: Dwight Yoakam, Kim Greist, Kyle MacLachlan, Martin Sheen
Aka "Incident at Roswell", "Roswell: The UFO Cover-Up". 'Something' crashed in the desert outside Roswell, New Mexico in the summer of 1947. This made... Read more
The Puppet Masters (1994)
5.9/10
Director: Stuart Orme
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner
Here's a cracking 50's style science fiction thriller with a sense of humour and some real suspense. A flying saucer lands in middle America, and a co... Read more
Star Trek Generations (1994)
6.6/10
Director: David Carson
Starring: Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Malcolm McDowell
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
Timecop (1994)
5.8/10
Director: Peter Hyams
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mia Sara, Ron Silver
In the year 2004, a new law enforcement agency polices time-tripping criminals; top agent Jean-Claude Van Damme is determined to nail the ringleader o... Read more
Time Runner (1993)
4.1/10
Starring: Mark Hamill
During the unstoppable alien invasion of 2022, one man flees through a wormhole to 1992 in hope of changing the future. But attempt after attempt is m... Read more
Jurassic Park ( Blu-ray ) (1993)
8.1/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Ariana Richards, B D Wong, Bob Peck, Jeff Goldblum, Joseph Mazzello, Laura Dern,...
Steven Spielberg's brontosaurus-sized blockbuster, based on Michael Crichton's best-seller, follows scientists Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Ellie Sattler (... Read more
Coneheads (1993)
5.3/10
Director: Steve Barron
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Michelle Burke
The Coneheads, from the planet Remulak, land on Earth in a botched mission and, to their own surprise, adapt easily into middle-class surburban life.... Read more
Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993)
7.6/10
Director: Various
Starring: Michael O'Hare, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan
This TV movie is the pilot for the "Babylon 5" TV series. Set on a space station in the late 23rd Century, Babylon 5 is a centre of diplomacy and trad... Read more
Babylon 5: The Movie Collection (1993)
8.3/10
Starring: Andreas Katsulas, Bruce Boxleitner, Jerry Doyle, Patricia Tallman, Tracy Scoggin...
This Box Set of five "Babylon 5" movies include: "The Gathering" (1993) - Alien envoys come to the giant space station in the pilot that launched the... Read more
Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow (1993)
3.8/10
Director: Michael Schroeder
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Jack Palance, Elias Koteas
Angelina Jolie has her first starring role as a super-cyborg in the year 2074, when Earth has become the battlefield for a war between corporate giant... Read more