Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction > Suspense/Crime: 108 Films to Rent
- 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…
- Fury, The (1978)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Kirk Douglas, John Cassavetes
- Despite a barmy sci–fi plot concerning telekinetic teenagers being used for military experiments, this Brian de Palma–directed thriller…
- Demon Seed, The (1977)
- Dir. Donald Cammell
Feat. Julie Christie
- The thought of a woman (Julie Christie) being literally impregnated by a machine may be a dodgy premise for a movie, but it all works surprisingly…
- Futureworld (1976)
- Dir. Richard T. Heffron
Feat. Peter Fonda, Yul Brynner
- WESTWORLD sequel is set in a 1985 'fool–proof' theme–park that spawns a new generation of robot doubles threatening to take over the…
- Stepford Wives, The (1975)
- Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. Katharine Ross, Paula Prentiss, Peter Masterson…
- Beautifully understated, bizarre satire on suburbia and the feminist movement in which the inhabitants of a small town seem curiously contented. …
- Night Gallery (TV Series) (1970-1973)
- Feat. Rod Serling
- Spooky suspense series, hosted by Rod Serling, with each episode adapted from a sci–fi and horror short story. While not up to Serling's…
- Fantastic Voyage (1966)
- Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Donald Pleasence, Raquel Welch
- A team of 'experts' are miniaturized and injected into a high–ranking scientist as a last resort to repair his medical condition.
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- Satan Bug, The (1964)
- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Alistair Maclean, Richard Basehart
- Set in a hushed desert landscape of secret government laboratories and ominous rock–formations, this Cold War paranoia–thriller…