Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction: 1573 Films to Buy & Rent
Mars Needs Moms (2011)
- Dir. Simon Wells
Feat. Seth Green, Joan Cusack, Dan Fogler
- A young kid comes to appreciate just how much he needs his mother when she is kidnapped by Martians, who plan to steal her 'mom–ness' for their…
Melancholia (2011)
- Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, John Alexander…
- A wedding party celebrating the marriage of a young couple is overshadowed by the threat of a planet on a collision course with Earth in this…
Paul (2011)
- Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen…
- The creators of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ make a beeline for America's UFO heartland in this comedy about two sci–fi nerds who befriend a…
Perfect Sense (2011)
- Dir. David Mackenzie
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Eva Green
- The director and star of YOUNG ADAM return for this unusual take on the pandemic sub–genre, set in their Scottish homeland.
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Prophets of Science Fiction (TV Series) (2011)
- Somewhat exaggerated series produced and hosted by Ridley Scott that depicts numerous occasions when science fiction authors have predicted and…
Real Steel (2011)
- Dir. Shawn Levy
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie…
- Hugh Jackman seeks redemption as a boxing trainer for an all–robot fighting league in this silly, but triumphant sci–fi sports movie.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
- Dir. Rupert Wyatt
Feat. James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow…
- A thought–provoking prequel to the PLANET OF THE APES legacy, set during the present day where a genetically–enhanced chimpanzee uses its…
Sanctum (2011)
- Dir. Alister Grierson
Feat. Richard Roxburgh, Ioan Gruffudd
- James Cameron–produced underwater thriller, about a team of divers who encounter more than they bargained for during an expedition to an…
Sector 7 (2011)
- Dir. Ji-hun Kim
Feat. Ji-won Ha, Sung-kee Ahn
- Produced by the director of tidal wave catastrophe HAEUNDAE, this big budget monster movie (Korea's first in 3D) lurches between hokey character…
Skin I Live In, The (2011)
- Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes…
- Over twenty years after their last collaboration, a gracefully middle–aged Antonio Banderas returns for Spanish maestro Pedro Almodovar to play…