Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction: 1542 Films to Rent
Aeon Flux (2005)
- Dir. Karyn Kusama
Feat. Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller…
- Sci–fi action fantasy based on the mid–1990s animation by Peter Chung, in which a spandex–clad superheroine (Theron) flits around…
Alien Apocalypse (2005)
- Dir. Josh Becker
Feat. Bruce Campbell
- Suspension of disbelief is strongly advised in order to enjoy this campy, schlocky spatter–fest.
Campbell (EVIL DEAD) hams it up as an…
Batman Begins (2005)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman…
- Angular and grim prequel explores the origins of brooding superhero Batman, here played by Christian Bale, from the childhood trauma of millionaire…
Brothers Grimm (2005)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Heath Ledger, Matt Damon, Jonathan Pryce…
- Loosely based on the lives of 19th century German folklore collectors Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, this has the said brothers (played by Ledger and…
Disaster! (2005)
- Dir. Roy T. Wood
- A marginal, clay–mated spoof of disaster films, this offers a potty–fixated twist on the script of ARMAGEDDON, with impending doom coming…
Doctor Who (Series 2) [David Tennant] (Dr. Who) (2005-2006)
- Feat. Billie Piper, David Tennant
- Tenth 'regeneration' of the enigmatic Doctor Who with David Tennant bequeathed the Tardis and sidekick Rose (played again by Billie Piper) in a new…
Doom (2005)
- Dir. Andrzej Bartkowiak
Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike
- Based on one of the most popular computer games ever made, this concerns a corp of elite commandos who are sent into a quarantined laboratory on Mars…
Elektra (2005)
- Dir. Rob Bowman
Feat. Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Terence Stamp
- Reprising her quasi–superhero role from DAREDEVIL, Garner dons a red supervixen outfit as a contract assassin pitted against a cabal of ninjas…
Evil Aliens (2005)
- Dir. Jake West
- Riotous horror–comedy in the shamelessly low–rent tradition of BAD TASTE, in which a tabloid TV presenter gathers up her film crew to…
Fantastic Four (2005)
- Dir. Tim Story
Feat. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans…
- A surprisingly fetching adaptation of Stan "Spider–man" Lee's tale of a group of astronauts transformed by accidental exposure to cosmic…