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Rental > Science Fiction: 1542 Films to Rent
Robot Jox (1989)
- Dir. Stuart Gordon
Feat. Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson, Paul Koslo
- Crash and burn in a bleak future where one–to–one combat is conducted using robot killing–machines the size of buildings. The idea…
Salute of the Jugger (1989)
- Dir. David Peoples
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen
- Rutger Hauer leads a band of brutal apocalyptic gladiators in their challenge for The League.
Star Trek V - The Final Frontier (1989)
- Dir. William Shatner
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- This time Shatner tries his hand at directing, in what turns out to be one of the less memorable missions of the series. The crew travel through…
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
- Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto
Feat. Tomorowo Taguchi, Kei Fujiwara
- Mind–blowing cyberpunk tour–de–force that sandwiches enough visuals to fill three movies into its sweat–breaking 67 minutes.…
Venus Wars (1989)
Alien Nation (1988)
- Dir. Graham Baker
Feat. James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp
- Extra–terrestrials have now settled in suburban California – some are good, some bad, but all are ugly! A futuristic buddy–cop…
Appleseed (Appurushîdo) (1988)
- Dir. Kazuyoshi Katayama
- The original TV version of the post–apocalyptic anime based on Masamune Shirow's comicbook. Following WW3, a world government confines the…
Cherry 2000 (1988)
- Dir. Steve DeJarnatt
Feat. Melanie Griffith, Ben Johnson, David Andrews
- Melanie Griffith stars as a sort of bazuka–wielding female MAD MAX in this tongue–in–cheek blast from the future. An A–grade…
Gandahar (Light Years) (1988)
- Dir. Rene Laloux
- Typically vibrant animation from Laloux has an evil force from a 1000 years in the future threatening an idyllic paradise, where the citizens are in…
Moonwalker (1988)
- Dir. Colin Chilvers, Jerry Kramer
Feat. Michael Jackson
- Feature–length fantasy from the imagination of pop–prince Michael Jackson that combines sci–fi, adventure and plenty of…