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.
Cyborg 3: The Recycler (1994)
3.4/10
Director: Michael Schroeder
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Zach Galligan, Khrystyne Haje, Richard Lynch
For 200 years the humans built cyborgs to be their friends and to fight their wars. But now the last of the great corporations is dead and humans hun... Read more
Cypher (2002)
6.8/10
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Starring: Jeremy Northam, Lucy Liu
Morgan Sullivan (Jeremy Northam) is an out of work accountant, stuck in an unhappy suburban life. Seeking an escape, he joins the multinational corpor... Read more
Cyxork 7 (2006)
4.2/10
Starring: Ray Wise
RAY WISE and SONYA SMITH star as washed-up action hero Kommander 88 and struggling filmmaker Angela LaSalle in this dark and twisted comedy. They're f... Read more
Daft Punk's Electroma (2006)
7/10
Director: Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel De Homem-Christo
Starring: Peter Hurteau, Michael Reich
Written and directed by French musical duo, Daft Punk, this is the story of two robots driving through the California desert on a quest to become huma... Read more
Dark Angel ( aka I Come in Peace ) (1990)
7.4/10
Director: Craig R Baxley
Starring: Betsy Brantley, Brian Benben, Dolph Lundgren
Aka "I Come in Peace". While making a drug bust, police detective Jack Caine (Dolph Lundgren) witnesses a drug dealer and his partner slaughtered by a... Read more
Dark City ( Blu-ray ) (1997)
7.7/10
Director: Alex Proyas
Starring: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Richard O'Brie...
A Kafkaesque slice of sci-fi noir from director/co-writer Alex Proyas ("The Crow"), this haunting thriller stars Rufus Sewell as a man who awakens to... Read more
Dark City (Director's Cut) (1997)
7.7/10
Director: Alex Proyas
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, William Hurt, Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Richard O'Brie...
A Kafkaesque slice of sci-fi noir from director/co-writer Alex Proyas ("The Crow"), this haunting thriller stars Rufus Sewell as a man who awakens to... Read more
Dark Star (1974)
6.4/10
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Brian Narelle, Dan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich, Cal Kuniholm
A cult classic that began as a $6,000 project by a group of Californian students, 'Dark Star' is an earth spaceship on a mission to find and destroy a... Read more
Darkman (Blu-Ray) (1990)
6.4/10
Director: Sam Raimi
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Colin Friels, Dan Hicks, Frances McDormand, Larry Drake, Liam Ne...
When thugs employed by a crime boss lead a vicious assault on Dr. Peyton Wilder (Liam Neeson), leaving him literally and psychologically scarred, an e... Read more
David Cronenberg Collection: Shivers / Rabid / The Dead Zone (1975)
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Brooke Adams, Christopher Walken, Frank Moore, Joe Silver, Marilyn Chambers, Lyn...
This boxset includes 3 iconic films from master horror director David Cronenberg. "Shivers" (1975) - Starliner Island is an idyllic community. Cut off... Read more