Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction > Fantasy: 50 Films to Rent
- Tomorrowland (2015)
- Dir. Brad Bird
Feat. George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie…
- Disney live–action adventure that allies a scientifically–curious teenage girl and a former boy–genius inventor (Clooney) who…
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
- Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender…
- This latest installment in the X–Men saga sees Wolverine travel back in time to prevent a world changing event.
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Dir. Alan Taylor
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston…
- In this predictably bombastic sequel, the action relocates from Earth to the Nine Realms, where the Norse God must team up with nemesis Loki…
- Chronicle (2012)
- Dir. Josh Trank
Feat. Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B. Jordan…
- Amping up the 'found–footage' concept to even dizzier heights than CLOVERFIELD, this fantasy has three teens running amok after acquiring…
- Thor (2011)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman…
- Engaging superhero escapism with The God of Thunder banished to earth where his skills with a hammer soon come in handy.
Flitting between godly…
- Clash of the Titans (2010)
- Dir. Louis Leterrier
Feat. Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes…
- Beefy, special effects–saturated blockbuster reworks the 1981 fantasy film (and Ray Harryhausen’s beloved stop motion animations), based on…
- CJ7 (Cheung Gong 7 hou) (2008)
- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
- Hong Kong superstar Stephen Chow turns his directing talents to the family–friendly fantasy, playing a dirt–poor father who surprises his…
- X-Men 2 (2002)
- Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, Patrick Stewart…
- A new war between humans and mutants looks to boil over in this sure–footed sci–fi sequel, again steered by dir. Singer.
Centred…
- X-Men (2000)
- Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman…
- Star Trek's Patrick Stewart gathers together an argumentative bunch of superheros with a variety of mutant powers, in a society where prejudice…
- 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…