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.
A Little Bit Zombie (Blu-ray) (2012)
5.3/10
Infected by a virus, a mild mannered HR manager attempts to fulfill his overwhelming desire for brains, all while trying to keep it together so as not... Read more
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
7.1/10
Director: Richard Linklater
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr, Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, Rory Cochrane
Director Richard Linklater returns to the animation style of his earlier 'Waking Life' for this adaptation of Philip K. Dick's novel. In the not-too-... Read more
A Sound of Thunder (2005)
4.2/10
Director: Peter Hyams
Starring: Edward Burns, Catherine McCormack, Ben Kingsley
In the year 2055 a private firm offers the chance to travel back in time and hunt the biggest game of all time: dinosaurs. Despite precautions to prev... Read more
A Thousand Kisses Deep (2011)
5/10
Starring: Jodie Whittaker, Dougray Scott, Emilia Fox, David Warner, Allan Corduner
Returning home from work, Mia witnesses an aged woman leap from a window. Scattered around the old woman's broken, lifeless body Mia discovers shredde... Read more
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
7.1/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, William Hurt
Scripter/Director Steven Spielberg's interpretation of the long in the works Stanley Kubrick project is a tale set in the future where robots are used... Read more
About Time (2013)
7.8/10
Director: Richard Curtis
Starring: Bill Nighy, Rachel McAdams, Domhnall Gleeson
At the age of 21, Tim is told an incredible family secret by his father: all the men in his family have the ability to relive their past. He can revis... Read more
Ad Astra (2019)
7/10
Director: James Gray
Starring: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland, John Ortiz...
Thirty years ago, Clifford McBride led a voyage into deep space, but the ship and crew were never heard from again. Now his son -- a fearless astronau... Read more
Ad Astra (Blu-Ray) (2019)
7/10
Director: James Gray
Starring: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland, John Ortiz...
Thirty years ago, Clifford McBride led a voyage into deep space, but the ship and crew were never heard from again. Now his son -- a fearless astronau... Read more
Aeon Flux (2005)
5.5/10
Director: Karyn Kusama
Starring: Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Sophie Okonedo, Frances McDorm...
Charlize Theron dons the skimpy black leotard of vendetta-feulled assassin, Aeon Flux, in this adaptation of the cult animated series. In a world wher... Read more
After Earth (2013)
4.9/10
Director: M Night Shyamalan
Starring: Will Smith, Jaden Smith
M. Night Shyamalan ("Signs") co-wrote and directed this sci-fi tale in which a crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legenda... Read more