Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction > Suspense/Crime: 104 Films to Rent on DVD
- Fury, The (1978)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes
- Despite a barmy sci–fi plot concerning telekinetic teenagers being used for military experiments, this Brian de Palma–directed thriller…
- Demon Seed, The (1977)
- Dir. Donald Cammell
Feat. Julie Christie
- The thought of a woman (Julie Christie) being literally impregnated by a machine may be a dodgy premise for a movie, but it all works surprisingly…
- Futureworld (1976)
- Dir. Richard T. Heffron
Feat. Peter Fonda, Yul Brynner
- WESTWORLD sequel is set in a 1985 'fool–proof' theme–park that spawns a new generation of robot doubles threatening to take over the…
- Stepford Wives, The (1975)
- Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson…
- Beautifully understated, bizarre satire on suburbia and the feminist movement in which the inhabitants of a small town seem curiously contented. …
- Night Gallery (TV Series) (1970-1973)
- Feat. Rod Serling
- Spooky suspense series, hosted by Rod Serling, with each episode adapted from a sci–fi and horror short story. While not up to Serling's…
- Fantastic Voyage (1966)
- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Donald Pleasence, Raquel Welch
- A team of 'experts' are miniaturized and injected into a high–ranking scientist as a last resort to repair his medical condition.
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- Day the Earth Caught Fire, The (1962)
- Dir. Val Guest
Feat. Edward Judd, Leo McKern
- A solidly old–fashioned 'disaster film' in which H–Bomb test knock the Earth of its axis, leading to terrifying and accelerating climate…
- Atomic Submarine (1959)
- Dir. Spencer Gordon Bennet
Feat. Arthur Franz, Dick Foran
- Entertaining sci–fi thriller with a decent script and a believable cast, even if the small budget is plainly obvious.
- One Step Beyond (TV Series) (1959)
- Feat. John Newland
- Classic television series billed as 'your guide to the supernatural' serves half–hour docudramas of unexplained, paranormal 'true events'.…
- It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958)
- Dir. Edward L. Cahn
Feat. Marshall Thompson, Kim Spalding, Shawn Smith
- 50's sci–fi horror set in a future 1973. A hostile martian life form stows away on a rescue ship heading to Mars to recover survivors of an…