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Subgenre Sampler

 
ContactContact (1997) Recommended
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Jodie Foster, Jena Malone, Matthew McConaughey
The E.T.s phone Earth in this lavish adaptation of Carl Sagan's novel, with scientists retrieving alien radio signals from Somewhere Out There. …
Men in BlackMen in Black (1997) Recommended
Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Fiorentino
Far out effects, a slightly believable alien conspiracy plot and some savvy comic timing render this superior blockbuster fare. Will Smith and Tommy…
Arrival, TheArrival, The (1996)
Dir. David Twohy
Feat. Charlie Sheen
Radio astronomer Charlie Sheen detects signs of intelligent life in outer space, and soon discovers hostile ET's, already intent on…
Doctor Who - The Movie [Paul McGann]Doctor Who - The Movie [Paul McGann] (Dr. Who) (1996)
Dir. Geoffrey Sax
Feat. Paul McGann, Eric Roberts
Paul McGann (WITHNAIL AND I) incarnates the Doctor in this feature–film revival, materialising in San Francisco on the eve of the millennium…
Independence DayIndependence Day (ID4) (1996)
Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Will Smith
Absurdly mega–hyped sci–fi blockbuster revels in its own trashiness, but to its credit revives an old high–concept with (then)…
Mars Attacks!Mars Attacks! (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening
Tim Burton once again turns tacky into an art form, but this time with a monster budget to match the alien carnage. This gleefully (though…
Third Rock From The Sun (TV Series)Third Rock From The Sun (TV Series) (3rd Rock From The Sun) (1996-2001) Aro Favourite
Feat. John Lithgow, Kristen Johnston, French Stewart
A group of alien beings take up residence in a typical American sitcom world on suburban Earth – '3rd rock from the sun' – to study the…
EpsilonEpsilon (1995)
Dir. Rolf De Heer
Feat. Ullie Birve, Syd Brisbane
An ordinary bloke is confronted by a woman from another planet against a shifting backdrop of time and space... Filmed over a twelve month…
SpeciesSpecies (1995) Recommended
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker
Ben Kingsley rounds up 'experts' (Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina, Marg Helgenberger), a kind of A–Team of strange phenomena to…
Village of the DamnedVillage of the Damned (1995)
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley
Schlocky remake of the 60s horror, where women in a smalltown are inseminated by an alien entity. Luckily, the presence of lightweights Christopher…

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