Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction > Suspense/Crime: 108 Films to Rent
- 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),…
- Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
- Dir. Richard Longo
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Dina Meyer, Ice-T…
- Keanu Reeves as futuristic cyber courier, dude! Aimed well below the high–concept, author William Gibson gleefully cannibalizes much of his…
- Strange Days (1995)
- Dir. Kathryn Bigelow
Feat. Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis
- Ralph Fiennes runs into all sorts of bother as a low–rent dealer of subversive pleasures encoded on diskettes.
An ambitious,…
- Virtuosity (1995)
- Dir. Brett Leonard
Feat. Russell Crowe, Denzel Washington
- Russell Crowe plays a computer–generated composite of 200 serial killers who escapes cyberspace and proves a formidable opponent for…