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 Box (2009)
5.6/10
Director: Richard Kelly
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Frank Langella, James Marsden, James Rebhorn, Holmes Osborne
In 1976, a cash-strapped suburban couple (Cameron Diaz and James Marsden) receive a gift of a simple wooden box with a single button on it. A mysterio... Read more
The Brain Eaters (1958)
4/10
Director: Bruno Vesota
Starring: Ed Nelson, Alan Frost
Strange things are happening in Riverdale, Illinois. A mysterious cone, 50-feet tall by 50-feet across at its base, is discovered sticking out of the... Read more
The Brain from Planet Arous (1957)
5.3/10
Director: Nathan Hertz
Starring: John Agar, Joyce Meadows, Robert Fuller
Two brains from outer space land on our planet, one is good, one is bad. Both must possess bodies to accomplish their goals. Who will be taken next? C... Read more
The Butterfly Effect (2003)
7.7/10
Director: Eric Bress, J Mackye Gruber
Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart, Eric Stoltz, William Lee Scott, Elden Henson, Logan L...
In this intriguing sci-fi thriller, a young man (Ashton Kutcher) struggling to get over disturbing memories from his childhood discovers that he is ab... Read more
The Cave (2005)
5.1/10
Director: Bruce Hunt
Starring: Cole Hauser, Morris Chestnut, Piper Perabo, Daniel Dae Kim
When a gigantic cave network containing an underground river is discovered in Romania's Carpathian Mountains, a team of underwater explorers is summon... Read more
The Cell (2000)
6.3/10
Director: Tarsem Singh
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Psychotherapist Jennifer Lopez, who uses experimental virtual reality technology to enter the minds of her patients, is recruited by the FBI to delve... Read more
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
6.7/10
Director: David Twohy
Starring: Vin Diesel, Thandie Newton, Karl Urban, Colm Feore, Linus Roache, Judi Dench
Large scale, action-packed follow-up to the sleeper sci-fi hit "Pitch Black" follows the continuing adventures of renegade outlaw Richard Riddick (Vin... Read more
The Circle (2017)
5.3/10
Director: James Ponsoldt
Starring: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Bill Paxton, Karen Gillan, Ellar Coltrane,...
A woman lands a dream job at a powerful tech company called the Circle, only to uncover an agenda that will affect the lives of all of humanity. Read more
The City Under the Sea (1965)
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Starring: David Tomlinson, Tab Hunter, Vincent Price, Susan Hart
Aka 'War-Gods of the Deep'. Edgar Allan Poe's poem is translated to film by director Jacques Tourneur in his last production. Vincent Price, ruler of... Read more
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
5.6/10
Starring: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Daniel Bruhl, John Ortiz, Chris O'Dowd, Elizabet...
Orbiting above an Earth on the brink of catastrophic energy wars, scientists test a dangerous device that could provide unlimited power but also runs... Read more