Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction: 1571 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
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. …
Survivors (TV Series) (1975-1977)
- Feat. Carolyn Seymour, Ian McCulloch, Lucy Fleming
- Memorable post–apocalyptic drama serial following a small group of survivors after 99.9% of Earth’s population has been wiped out by a deadly…
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.
Chosen Survivors (1974)
- Dir. Sutton Roley
Feat. Jackie Cooper, Alex Cord, Richard Jaeckel…
- Sci–fi horror about a group of people who have been flown to a futuristic bomb shelter in the desert, after being chosen at random to survive…
Dark Star (1974)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Brian Narelle, Dre Pahich, Carl Kuniholm…
- Directing debut of Carpenter contains that renegade spirit that is so often lost further down career paths. With ALIEN scribe Dan O'Bannon, he forges…
Day of the Dolphin, The (1974)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Paul Sorvino…
- An ecological sci–fi thriller, based on a French novel by Robert Merle. George C Scott stars as a scientist who has trained two dolphins to…
Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla (Godzilla Vs. The Cosmic Monster) (1974)
- Dir. Jun Fukuda
Feat. Masaaki Daimon
- A titanium cyborg Godzilla, manufactured by invading aliens, is the big lizard’s foe in this 14th film of the franchise.
Invasion: UFO (1974)
- Dir. Gerry Anderson
Feat. Ed Bishop, Michael Billington, Gabrielle Drake
- A feature film cleverly edited from several episodes of Gerry Anderson's UFO TV Series. Set in the year of 1980, S.H.A.D.O. (Supreme Headquarters…
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) (1974-1975)
- Feat. Darren McGavin, Simon Oakland, Jack Grinnage
- Darkly comic supernatural series following newspaper reporter Carl Kochak as he attempts to uncover supernatural occurrences in downtown Chicago.…