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.
Metropia (2009)
6.3/10
Director: Tarik Saleh
Starring: Juliette Lewis, Stellan Skarsgard, Udo Kier, Vincent Gallo, Alexander Skarsgard
'Metropia' takes place in a not-so-distant but terrifying Europe of the future. The world is running out of oil and the underground train systems have... Read more
Metropolis (Reconstructed & Restored) (1927)
8.3/10
Director: Fritz Lang
Starring: Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Klein-Rogge
Fritz Lang's masterwork, set in a towering city of the future whose populace is divided between the idle ruling class and the dehumanized workers who... Read more
Metropolis (Reconstructed & Restored) ( Blu-ray ) (1927)
8.3/10
Director: Fritz Lang
Starring: Alfred Abel, Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Gustav Frohlich
Fritz Lang's masterwork, set in a towering city of the future whose populace is divided between the idle ruling class and the dehumanized workers who... Read more
Metropolis (Restored) (1927)
8.3/10
Director: Fritz Lang
Starring: Gustav Frohlich, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel
Perhaps the most famous and influential of all silent films, 'Metropolis' had for 75 years been seen only in shortened or truncated versions. Now, res... Read more
Mickey 17 (2025)
6.8/10
Director: Bong Joon Ho
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Mark Ruffalo, Toni Collette, Naomi Ackie
A disposable employee is sent on a human expedition to colonize the ice world Niflheim. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most... Read more
Midnight Special (2016)
6.6/10
Director: Jeff Nichols
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Sam Shepard, Joel Edgerton, Michael Shannon, Adam Driver
A father (Michael Shannon) goes on the run to protect his young son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), and uncover the truth behind the boy's special powers.... Read more
Midnight Special ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
6.6/10
Director: Jeff Nichols
Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Sam Shepard, Joel Edgerton, Michael Shannon, Adam Driver
A father (Michael Shannon) goes on the run to protect his young son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), and uncover the truth behind the boy's special powers.... Read more
Millennium (1989)
5.7/10
Director: Michael Anderson
Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Robert Joy
While investigating an air disaster Kris Kristofferson becomes wary of evasive attendant Cheryl Ladd and uncovers an unbelievable conspiracy that reac... Read more
Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime (2001)
8.1/10
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Billy West
If you are a Star Trek fan then I think you will find this documentary interesting. This is mainly 75 Shatner + Nimoy discussing various aspects of th... Read more
Minority Report (2002)
7.7/10
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Max von Sydow, Samantha Morton, Peter Stormare
In Steven Spielberg's electrifying adaptation of Philip K Dick's short story, Tom Cruise is a detective for a government agency in 2025 Washington tha... Read more