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.
THX 1138 (1970)
6.8/10
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Maggie McOmie, Robert Duvall
George Lucas' first feature film is a thought-provoking look at a future society where robot police keep humans drugged and forbid any form of emotion... Read more
Time After Time (1979)
7.2/10
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, David Warner, Mary Steenburgen, Charles Cioffi
H G Wells (Malcolm McDowell) pursues Jack the Ripper (David Warner) into modern day San Francisco via a time machine. An imaginative film notable for... Read more
Time Lapse (2014)
6.5/10
Director: Bradley King
Starring: Danielle Panabaker, Matt O'Leary, George Finn
Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24hrs into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and d... 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
Time Trap (2017)
6.6/10
Director: Mark Dennis, Ben Foster
Starring: Andrew Wilson, Cassidy Gifford, Brianne Howey
A group of students venture into the deep caves of remote Texas to locate a favorite archaeology professor who inexplicably has gone missing while sea... Read more
Time Trap (Blu-Ray) (2017)
6.6/10
Director: Mark Dennis, Ben Foster
Starring: Andrew Wilson, Cassidy Gifford, Brianne Howey
A group of students venture into the deep caves of remote Texas to locate a favorite archaeology professor who inexplicably has gone missing while sea... 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
Timecrimes (2007)
7.2/10
Director: Nacho Vigalondo
Starring: Karra Elejalde, Candela Fernandez, Barbara Goenaga, Nacho Vigalondo, Juan Inciar...
Aka "Los Cronocrimenes". Fiendishly clever and stylishly crafted, this low-budget Spanish sci-fi thriller ably demonstrates the value of a great idea... Read more
Timeless (2016)
7.7/10
Starring: Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett
Intent on destroying America as we know it by changing history, a mysterious criminal, Flynn, steals a secret state-of-the-art time machine. The only... Read more
Timeline (2003)
5.6/10
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Paul Walker, Frances O'Connor, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly, David Thewlis
Based on the Michael Crichton novel, this time-travel adventure helmed by Richard Donner ("Ladyhawke") stars Paul Walker as a member of an archeologic... Read more