Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction > Futurism: 18 Films to Rent
- 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…
- Fifth Element, The (1997)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich…
- Whether you think it's a gorgeous sci–fi masterpiece or narcissistic fluff, French director Luc 'Nikita' Besson's multi–million dollar…
- 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…
- Back to the Future 2 (1989)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson…
- Second part of the trilogy has Marty McFly catapulted into 2020 and back again into a dark alternate reality. With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd,…
- Robocop (1987)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox…
- Loaded with sweat–breaking violence and suspense, dir. Paul Verhoeven never surpassed this stunning dystopian satire about a prototype cyborg…
- Dune (1984)
- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Jose Ferrer, Brad Dourif…
- Ambitious but muddled adaptation of Frank Herbert's cult novel recouped less than half its $25 million cost. Still of interest to spotters of…
- Escape from New York (1981)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine…
- 1997 New York is a huge maximum–security prison where the President's plane just happens to crash! Futuristic actioner notable for its sardonic…
- Westworld (1973)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin
- A theme–park where one experiences violent fantasies in perfect safety gradually goes haywire. Inspired idea would strike the big time for…