Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction > Suspense/Crime: 104 Films to Rent on DVD
- Body Parts (1992)
- Dir. Eric Red
Feat. Jeff Fahey
- Criminal psychologist Jeff Fahey loses his arm in a car accident and becomes the recipient of an homicidal donor arm! Unsettling thriller soon takes…
- Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong
- The ultimate Sci–fi action picture, it shamelessly flaunts its $100 million budget with Big Arnie playing second fiddle to a plethora of…
- Total Recall (1990)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone
- From the heyday of the Arnold Schwarzenegger craze, this excellent sci–fi thriller boasts a massive f/x budget, Sharon Stone and a Phillip K…
- Dead End Drive-In (1986)
- Dir. Brian Trenchard-Smith
- Low–budget Ozploitation thriller set in a post–apocalyptic world where an unwitting young couple get themselves interned with fellow…
- Dreamscape (1984)
- Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer
- Psychic Dennis Quaid treks through the dreams and nightmares of others, ultimately confronting the nihilistic visions of the President. Works well…
- Terminator, The (1984)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton
- Breakthrough film for Schwarzenegger and its director, it's a high–powered action fantasy that set a precedent for the genre. And 'I'll be…
- Looker (1981)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey…
- Sci–fi thriller written and directed by Michael Crichton that comments upon and satirizes media, advertising, TV's effects on the populace, and…
- Hangar 18 (1980)
- Dir. James L. Conway
Feat. Robert Vaughn, Darren McGavin, Gary Collins…
- Hokey Sci–Fi riffs on the Roswell incident with two astronauts determined to prove the U.S government is in possession of a flying saucer.
- Capricorn One (1978)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro…
- Intriguing, thought–provoking thriller, with astronauts Sam Waterston and OJ Simpson helping NASA to fake a manned landing on Mars, unknowing…
- Coma (1978)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Genevieve Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley…
- Numerous patients fall into a permanent coma, arousing the suspicions of maverick doctor Genevieve Bujold. Excellent thriller unfolds its queasy…