Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction > Outer Space: 137 Films to Buy & Rent
Star Trek - First Contact (1996)
- Dir. Jonathan Frakes
Feat. Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes
- Highly accredited STAR TREK entry in which an entirely new crew of the Starship Enterprise E come up against series arch–enemies The Borg……
Star Trek - Generations (1995)
- Dir. David Carson
Feat. LeVar Burton, Malcolm McDowell, James Doohan…
- Capt. Picard and crew get their big–screen debut but are forced to call on the spirit of predecessor Capt. Kirk to assist them in a struggle…
Star Trek - Voyager (TV Series) (1995)
- Feat. Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran
- As a spinoff TV series of the STAR TREK empire, this was not as high–achieving as DEEP SPACE NINE, but still holds it own with some good…
Royal Space Force (Wings of Honnemaise) (1994)
- Dir. Hiroyuki Yamaga
- Quality Anime feature distinguishes itself by taking its time to develop story and character, as well as boasting intricate animation. Score by…
Stargate (1994)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson
- Kurt Russell and James Spader headline this big–budget spectacle. Promising start evokes the epic adventure intrigue of a LAWRENCE OF ARABIA,…
Babylon 5 (TV Series) (1993)
- Dir. Richard Compton
Feat. Michael O'Hare, Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian…
- Renegade staff from Star Trek's Next Generation developed their own series for an opposition TV network. Computer generated effects give them a run…
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series) (Deep Space 9) (1993)
- Feat. Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig…
- Son of the Next Generation, this initiated a new tele series for trekkies to indulge. Intrepid officers of Starfleet acquire an abandoned alien space…
Alien 3 (1992)
- Dir. David Fincher
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Pete Postlethwaite…
- Third entry suffers from its plagued production history, but still emerges as an enjoyable piece of hokum and Sigourney is as terrific as always.
Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country (1991)
- Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- Gracious conclusion to the film series featuring the original cast. Combines great special effects, a plot with a social conscience, and some deft…
Moon 44 (1990)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Michael Pare, Lisa Eichhorn, Malcolm McDowell
- Low–rent, but tolerable sci–fi action set on a remote corporate mining colony which is under siege from rival interests.
Pare plays an…