Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction > Suspense/Crime: 113 Films to Buy & Rent
Thirteenth Floor, The (1999)
- Dir. Josef Rusnak
Feat. Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Armin Mueller-Stahl
- Handsomely designed but meandering virtual reality thriller with a now second–hand premise that flits between 1937 and 1999 and ultimately…
Cube (1998)
- Dir. Vincenzo Natali
Feat. Nicole De Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett…
- More than meets the eye of this enthralling dark–horse B–movie from Canada.
Five strangers find themselves thrown together in a…
Dark City (1998)
- Dir. Alex Proyas
Feat. Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Jennifer Connelly…
- Advancing on earlier efforts like THE CROW, director Alex Proyas, fabricates a shadowy urban jungle, replete with echoes of earlier sci–fi…
Event Horizon (1997)
- Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill
- This sleek monstrosity is worth a look for some reasonably scary special effects or if you just want reminding of what a masterpiece ALIEN really is.…
Gattaca (1997)
- Dir. Andrew Niccol
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman
- The big league writer/directing debut of ex–pat Wellingtonian and former London adman Niccol, is a highly intriguing thriller about the scary…
Mimic (1997)
- Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Feat. Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam
- A mutant strain of humanoid bugs come back to taunt entomologist Mira Sorvino, who enters into a fierce confrontation through the dank, falteringly…
Open Your Eyes (Abre Los Ojos) (1997)
- Dir. Alejandro Amenabar
Feat. Eduardo Noriega, Penelope Cruz, Chete Lera
- A surrealistic nightmare unfurled with Hitchcockian precision and irony, Eduardo Noriega plays a young–man–who–has–everything…
Arrival, The (1996)
- Dir. David Twohy
Feat. Charlie Sheen
- Radio astronomer Charlie Sheen detects signs of intelligent life in outer space, and soon discovers hostile ET's, already intent on…
Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
- Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, Temuera Morrison
- HG Wells' ever–timely tale of the perils of genetic science, featuring big–name Hollywood talent and a troubled production record, it…
Millennium (TV Series) (1996-1999)
- Feat. Lance Henriksen, Megan Gallagher, Klea Scott
- Occult sci–fi series from the creator of The X–Files) following the investigations of ex–FBI agent Frank Black (Lance Henriksen),…