Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction: 1571 Films to Buy & Rent
Devilman (2004)
- Dir. Hiroyuki Nasu
Feat. Hisato Izaki
- Clunky live–action manga adaptation saddles a dorky teenager with the fate of mankind, forcing him to adopt the characteristics of a…
Doctor Who (Series 1) [Christopher Eccleston] (Dr. Who) (2004-2005)
- Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Billie Piper
- A Doctor Who for the digital age with Christopher Eccleston upholding the fine tradition of the quirky, time–travelling hero, with one time…
Dragon's World - A Fantasy Made Real (2004)
- Dir. Justin Hardy
- Interesting TV hybrid, poses the question "what if dragons were real?", and unfolds the story of a group of hikers who stumble upon the frozen…
Elfen Lied (2004)
- Dir. Mamoru Kanbe
- Anime TV series adapting the earlier part of a manga of the same name by Lynn Okamoto that was considered edgy in its time due to being pretty dark…
Final Cut, The (2004)
- Dir. Omar Naim
Feat. Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, Jim Caviezel…
- Pertinent in an age where everything is over–recorded, and continuing a wave of films that play with memory, this sci–fi speculation from…
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2004)
- Dir. Tetsuya Nomura, Takeshi Nozue
- The second major feature film to emerge from the PlayStation game franchise (after FINAL FANTASY – THE SPIRITS WITHIN), this again encases some…
Forgotten, The (2004)
- Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. Julianne Moore, Gary Sinise, Alfre Woodard…
- A year after her young son is killed in a plane crash, Julianne Moore is told by authorities that he never existed and that she is suffering from…
Gankutsuou (TV Series) (Count of Monte Cristo, The) (2004)
- Born into an aristocratic family in Paris, Albert sets out on a journey with his best friend, Franz, to escape his privileged yet dull life. They…
Gantz (TV Series) (2004)
- Dir. IchirĂ´ Itano
- A kinetic and ultraviolent adaptation of Hiroya Oku's legendary 'manga' comics, beginning with the resurrection of several unconnected indivduals by…
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (TV Series) (2004)
- Feat. Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade, Alice Lowe
- Richard Ayoade (THE IT CROWD) spun this radical late–night oddity with cohort Matthew Holness, who plays a fictional horror author and creator…