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Rental > Science Fiction > Futurism: 131 Films to Rent
Battlestar Galactica (Original TV Series) (1979)
- Feat. Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Jane Seymour…
- The followup television series to the 1978 feature–film concerning the future plight of the human race when persecuted by the powerful Cylon…
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
- Dir. Daniel Haller
Feat. Gil Gerrard, Henry Silva
- Feature pilot from the TV–Series about the adventures of a 20th century astronaut who is time–warped into the 25th. Amiable revival of…
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…
Logan's Run (1976)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Michael York, Jenny Agutter
- Enjoyable escapism set in an idyllic 23rd Century society where no–one is allowed to live beyond 30! Lurex clad twenty–somethings Michael…
Questor Tapes, The (1976)
- Feat. Robert Foxworth, Mike Farrell, John Vernon…
- Though never developed into the TV series it was designed to precede, this curious Gene Roddenberry telemovie has all the makings of a sci–fi…
Rollerball (1975)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams…
- The title refers to a violent sport in a corrupt, totalitarian future society where all forms of violence have been outlawed. Influenced by A…
Ultimate Warrior (1975)
- Dir. Robert Clouse
Feat. Max von Sydow, Yul Brynner
- Post–Armageddon tale with Max Von Sydow as a tyrannical dictator and Yul Brynner a rebel street–fighter.
Terminal Man, The (1974)
- Dir. Mike Hodges
Feat. George Segal, Joan Hackett, Richard Dysart…
- A man experiencing violent seizures agrees to undergo experimental treatment involving the implantation of microcomputers in his brain. Seventies…
Zardoz (1974)
- Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Sean Connery, Charlotte Rampling
- Sean Connery stars in this enigmatic, garish space odyssey about a group of eternally young intellectuals in the year 2293. The bizarre visual…
Sleeper (1973)![Recommended Recommended](/img/arorecsm.gif)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton
- Woody Allen plays a health–food shop owner who is frozen and awakened 200 years later in a fascist state. His campy version of the future…