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Rental > Science Fiction > Outer Space: 23 Films to Rent
- Ad Astra (2019)
- Dir. James Gray
Feat. Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga…
- After his father's doomed space expedition threatens the universe, an astronaut embarks on a mission to the outer edges of the solar system to try to…
- Alien: Covenant (2017)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, Billy Crudup…
- The alien resurrection continues with director Ridley Scott returning once again to the sci–fi blockbuster franchise for another…
- Life (2017)
- Dir. Daniel Espinosa
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson…
- Claustrophobic white knuckle horror where a team of scientists on an international space station discover that the biological sample they took from…
- Martian, The (2015)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig…
- Ridley Scott adapts the acclaimed novel by Andy Weir as an unabashed crowd–pleaser about an astronaut who is left behind after a manned mission…
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac…
- A triumphant return to a a galaxy far, far away – and one that seemed further away after the prequels – is thrillingly directed by reboot…
- Interstellar (2014)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain…
- Christopher Nolan's space epic has a team of explorers travel through a wormhole in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.
- Gravity (2013)
- Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Feat. Sandra Bullock, George Clooney
- Is GRAVITY the first really new film of the 21st Century? I hazard it may be. It is certainly the first to harness the bleeding edge of the current…
- Prometheus (2012)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender…
- Ridley Scott's return to the ALIEN franchise results in his most visually enthralling film since BLADE RUNNER, with outstanding art direction and…
- Super 8 (2011)
- Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths…
- A young group of film–loving friends witness a train crash and suspect it was not an accident and their suspicions are fueled by a series of…
- Moon (2009)
- Dir. Duncan Jones
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott…
- Smartly handled science fiction from the offspring of David Bowie (aka Zowie Bowie), with Sam Rockwell playing the lone occupant of an energy…
- Wall-E (2008)
- Dir. Andrew Stanton
- Another stroke of Pixar genius, this time one for our conservationist times, this is the delightful eco–tale of the last surviving "waste…
- Alien Resurrection (1997)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman
- Sigourney is back from the dead in part four of the continuing Alien saga, this time in the hands of the French DELICATESSEN helmer who sneaks in as…
- Alien 3 (1992)
- Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Pete Postlethwaite…
- Third entry suffers from its plagued production history, but still emerges as an enjoyable piece of hokum and Sigourney is as terrific as always.
- Aliens (1986)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn…
- Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, the only survivor from the first grisly encounter with the slimy she–creature, here joining a team of…
- Star Trek III - The Search for Spock (1984)
- Dir. Leonard Nimoy
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- Leonard Nimoy himself directed this continuation of 'The Wrath of Khan', in which the crew set out to rescue Spock from Kurge (Christopher Lloyd).…
- Star Wars: Episode VI - The Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Dir. Richard Marquand
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…
- Final installment in George Lucas' space–trilogy sees the conclusion of the galactic war between the Empire and the 'Rebel forces'.
Mark…
- Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- The Enterprise crew are back to do battle with Kirk's old enemy Khan, as he takes control of a Federation Starship. Nice touches of humour and…
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…
- The remaining rebel forces play a game of cat and mouse with the emperors immense galactic armada.
Tight action sequences, deft plot twists and a…
- Alien (1979)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt…
- One of the best films of modern cinema, this classic combines nail–shredding suspense with H.R. Giger's awesome production design. This film…
- Star Trek - The Motion Picture (1979)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- Starring the cast from the 60's TV phenomenon, this special effects fest features the crew fighting a lethal force field spinning toward Earth.…
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…
- George Lucas' epic trilogy of space adventure begins "long ago and far far away", with the life of Luke Skywalker being disturbed by the galactic war…
- 2001 - A Space Odyssey (1968)
- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
- Stanley Kubrick's milestone sci–fi film is a magnificent visual wonder.
Based on the short story 'The Sentinal' by Arthur C. Clarke, this…
- Forbidden Planet (1956)
- Dir. Fred M. Wilcox
Feat. Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen
- Pre–eminent sci–fi film of the 50's with a story and special effects well beyond its time. This fascinating film launched the careers of…