Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction: 211 Films to Rent on VHS
Punisher, The (2004)
- Dir. Jonathan Hensleigh
Feat. Tom Jane, John Travolta, Laura Elena Harring
- A violent, straight–faced adaptation of the Marvel Comics hero (without superpowers), a traumatised cop who seeks to inflict grave punishment…
Impostor (2002)
- Dir. Gary Fleder
Feat. Gary Sinise, Vincent D'Onofrio, Madeleine Stowe
- Conveniently released after MINORITY REPORT, this sci–fi noir also arises from a 1950s Philip K Dick story concerning identity and fate, with…
Lost World, The (TV Series) (2002)
- Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Peter Falk, James Fox
- BBC adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s adventure novel, where an intrepid bunch of Victorians explore the Amazon jungle for dinosaurs and…
Spirited Away (2002)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Feat. Miyu Hiragi, Miyu Irino
- Animation visionary Hayao Miyazaki gets to fully unlock his boundless imagination through the otherworldly adventures of an innocent young girl that…
Star Trek - Nemesis (2002)
- Dir. Stuart Baird
Feat. Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton…
- The ‘Next Generation’ film series continues with another competent adventure set around a fresh Romulan threat to the planet Earth.
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen…
- The attack of the most successful–ever movie franchise continues, with Lucas’ space–opera following further galactic struggles, in…
Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within (2001)
- Dir. Hironobu Sakaguchi
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, David Sutherland…
- Derived from a computer game scenario, this sci–fi actioner, set on an Earth ravaged by alien invasion, is notable as the first movie to ‘star’…
Jimmy Neutron - Boy Genius (2001)
- Dir. John A Davis
- Sophisticated animated feature from Nickelodeon TV is a mite hyperactive but is breathtaking in design and has a captivating story that will…
Jurassic Park 3 (2001)
- Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, William H. Macy…
- Sam Neill is the only original cast member to return (save a cameo from Laura Dern) for more run–around with the dinosaurs. Without…
Mists of Avalon, The (2001)
- Dir. Uli Edel
Feat. Anjelica Huston, Joan Allen, Julianne Margulies
- Interesting TV–Movie re–casting of the King Arthur mythology from the women’s – Igraine, Morgaine, Viviane, Gwenwyfer –…