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.
Red Planet (2000)
5.7/10
Director: Antony Hoffman
Starring: Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tom Sizemore, Terence Stamp
On a pollution ravaged Earth in 2025, man's survival lies in colonising the planet Mars. But when a five person mission is sent to discover why a robo... Read more
Red Planet Mars (1952)
4.9/10
Director: Harry Horner
Starring: Herbert Berghof, Peter Graves, Andrea King, Walter Sande, John Hoare
A scientist (Peter Graves) uses Nazi radio equipment to contact Mars. When he gets an answer, he finds that Mars is a true Utopia and that the message... Read more
Regular Show: The Movie (2015)
7.5/10
Starring: William Salyers, J G Quintel
Mordecai and Rigby are two slackers who work in a city park. When a spaceship from the future crashes in front of them, an intergalactic warrior warns... Read more
Reminiscence (2021)
5.9/10
Director: Lisa Joy
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Cliff Curtis, Daniel Wu, Natalie Martinez
Nick Bannister, a private investigator of the mind, navigates the alluring world of the past when his life is changed by new client Mae. A simple case... Read more
Reminiscence (Blu-ray) (2021)
5.9/10
Director: Lisa Joy
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Cliff Curtis, Daniel Wu, Natalie Martinez
Nick Bannister, a private investigator of the mind, navigates the alluring world of the past when his life is changed by new client Mae. A simple case... Read more
Renaissance (2006)
6.7/10
Director: Christian Volckman
Starring: Voices Of, Daniel Craig, Catherine McCormack, Romola Garai, Jonathan Pryce, Ian...
In the labyrinthine streets of 21st century Paris, where every move is monitored and every action recorded, a mysterious kidnapping sets a catastrophi... Read more
Replicas (2019)
5.5/10
Director: Jeffrey Nachmanoff
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alice Eve, Thomas Middleditch
A daring synthetic biologist, after a car accident kills his family, will stop at nothing to bring them back, even if it means pitting himself against... Read more
Repo Men (2010)
6.3/10
Director: Miguel Sapochnik
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Jude Law, Liev Schreiber, Alice Braga, Carice Van Houten
A sci-fi action thriller set in a dystopian future and based on a novel by Eric Garcia. In the year 2025, people who can no longer make the payments o... Read more
Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
6.7/10
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Starring: Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head, Sarah Brightman, Paris Hilton, Bill Mose...
A uniquely bizarre, gory, sci-fi, musical horror, and pet project of 'Saw' sequels director Darren Lynn Bousman. The year is 2056, and following an ep... Read more
Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008)
6.5/10
Director: Makoto Kamiya
Seven years after Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield fought the sinister Umbrella Corporation in Raccoon City, Harvardville Airport has been overrun... Read more