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Rental > Science Fiction: 1542 Films to Rent
Astro Boy (TV Series) (1963-1980)
- Dir. Noboro Ishiguro
- The Japanese–animated robot boy struts his stuff in this historic series, performing Superman–style heroic deeds and dealing with a bit…
Damned, The (These Are The Damned) (1963)
- Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Macdonald Carey, Shirley Anne Field, Viveca Lindfors…
- Dir. Joseph Losey’s bleak but brilliant movie about a breed of radioactive children groomed to withstand a nuclear apocalypse is one of best…
Day of the Triffids (1963)
- Dir. Steve Sekely
Feat. Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey
- Harmless plants mutate into giant man–eaters after a strange meteor blinds those who witnessed it. From John Wyndham's famous novel.
Doctor Who (TV Series) [William Hartnell] (Dr. Who) (1963-1966)
- Feat. William Hartnell
- William Hartnell plays the very first incarnation of the BBC's highly successful TV creation, the resourceful Time Lord "Doctor Who" who travels time…
Godzilla vs. King Kong (1963)
- Dir. Inoshiro Honda
Feat. Tadao Takashima, Kenji Sahara
- Two titans of movie monsterdom battle it out over a low–budget Tokyo set.
Mind Benders, The (1963)
- Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Mary Ure, Michael Bryant…
- A sombre and sobering thriller about the dangers of scientific experiments into sensory deprivation.
Investigating the suicide of a colleague,…
Outer Limits, The (TV Series) (1963-1964)
- Dir. Byron Haskin, Laslo Benedek, Various.
Feat. Cliff Robertson, Martin Landau, Shirley Knight…
- Seminal TV series that explored the universal themes of time, space and humankind. Twelve hour–long episodes contained on four volumes, with…
Stingray (TV Series) (1963)
- Dir. Gerry Anderson
- One of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's first 'Supermarionation' series, set around W.A.S.P. and the submarine 'Stingray' as it battles the evil…
X - The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Ray Milland, Don Rickles, John Hoyt…
- Furrow–browed scientist Ray Milland discovers the ability to see through matters, and takes advantage with card games and ladies etc., but…
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…