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Jurassic World: DominionJurassic World: Dominion (2022)
Dir. Colin Trevorrow
Feat. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern
This Jurassic franchise has finally gone full flintstones. Dinosaurs and Humans coexisting together all over the planet. Numerous homages to…
UpgradeUpgrade (2018) Aro Favourite
Dir. Leigh Whannell
Feat. Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson
Futuristic body horror about a man who "upgrades" his body using an AI implant called STEM after his wife is murdered – the kicker of the…
Jurassic WorldJurassic World (2015) Recommended
Dir. Colin Trevorrow
Feat. Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins
The monstrous popcorn franchise reboots on the premise of silly humans building a theme park on the original site of Jurassic Park, only to have its…
LucyLucy (2014)
Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi
A woman's full mental capacity is unlocked when she inadvertently digests a powerful synthetic drug in this outrageous action film from dir. Luc…
AntiviralAntiviral (2012) Recommended
Dir. Brandon Cronenberg
Feat. Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gadon, Douglas Smith
Brandon Cronenberg has made an object lesson in intelligent low budget horror. In the near future, our obsession with celebrity will have become so…
Crazies, TheCrazies, The (2010)
Dir. Breck Eisner
Feat. Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell
George Romero's low budget classic gets a flashy, though ultimately needless makeover angled at the Iraq war set, with Radha Mitchell and Timothy…
Tron: LegacyTron: Legacy (2010) Recommended
Dir. Joseph Kosinski
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde
Eye–popping sequel to Disney's digital effects landmark of the eighties, with Jeff Bridges reemerging as the arcade whiz trapped in an…
SpliceSplice (2009)
Dir. Vincenzo Natali
Feat. Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley
The director of cult hit CUBE ups the ante in hybrid horror with this story of geneticists who, after recombining DNA from different species, give…
Primeval (TV Series)Primeval (TV Series) (2007) Recommended
Feat. Douglas Henshall, Juliet Aubrey
Exciting kidult adventure romp posits time slips in modern–day England that unleash various prehistoric creatures onto the world. From the…
IdiocracyIdiocracy (2006) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mike Judge
Feat. Luke Wilson, Dax Shepard, David Herman
A dumb comedy for smart people, this follows the likes of TEAM AMERICA and BORAT as another shrewd post–9/11 satire in which Americans take a…
Hard PillHard Pill (2005) Recommended
Dir. John Baumgartner
Feat. Jonathan Slavin, Scotch Ellis Loring, Susan Slome
Provocative comedy–drama dares to posit a scenario in which a little pill can induce heterosexuality and when a depressed gay man wonders if…
HulkHulk (2003) Recommended
Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte
The thinking person's superhero actioner, this boldly revises the 1960s Marvel Comics icon, a mild–mannered scientist who, when triggered or…
Jurassic Park 3Jurassic Park 3 (2001)
Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, William H. Macy
Sam Neill is the only original cast member to return (save a cameo from Laura Dern) for more run–around with the dinosaurs. Without…
Mutant X (TV Series)Mutant X (TV Series) (2001-2004)
Feat. John Shea, Victoria Pratt, Lauren Lee Smith
Sci–Fi TV series about a team of "New Mutants" who possess extraordinary powers as a result of genetic engineering when used as test subjects…
Hollow ManHollow Man (2000)
Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, James Brolin
Unpleasant, one–dimensional sci–fi thriller that lavishes astonishing, groundbreaking special effects on a script that doesn't deserve…
MetropolisMetropolis (2000)
Dir. Rinataro
Visually splendid ‘future–noir’ set in a teeming, multi–leveled city, inhabited by several storylines: a detective quest, the…
MimicMimic (1997) Recommended
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…
SpeciesSpecies (1995) Recommended
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker
Ben Kingsley rounds up 'experts' (Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina, Marg Helgenberger), a kind of A–Team of strange phenomena to…
Machine, LaMachine, La (1994)
Dir. Francois Dupeyron
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye
Gerard Depardieu goes into mad–doctor mode for this high–tech mind–transplant thriller, as a shrink/inventor whose fleeting…
Jurassic ParkJurassic Park (1993) Recommended
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum
All–time world box–office champ will be most remembered for the breakthrough computer effects that bring the Dinos to astonishing life.…
Body PartsBody 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…
FreejackFreejack (1992)
Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Anthony Hopkins
Champion race driver Emilio Estevez is rescued from death and beamed into 2009 where he soon sets about kicking the totalitarian asses of both Mick…
Lawnmower Man, TheLawnmower Man, The (1992)
Dir. Brett Leonard
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Jeff Fahey, Jenny Wright
Tech–head Pierce Brosnan unwittingly transforms his simple–minded gardener into a megalomaniac. This first feature to explore 'Virtual…
Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. John Hurt, Raul Julia, Bridget Fonda
John Hurt stars as a 21st century scientist who is thrown back to 19th century England, where Frankenstein's creature and other famous Brits run…
CreatorCreator (1985)
Dir. Ivan Passer
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano
A charmingly absurd sci–fi rom–com from the 1980's starring Peter O'Toole as a madcap scientist who applies his eccentric methodology to…
Quiet Earth, TheQuiet Earth, The (1985)
Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge
New Zealand's best attempt yet at the sci–fi genre. Bruno Lawrence wakes one morning to find himself apparently the only person left on earth.…
TronTron (1982)
Dir. Steve Lisberger
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner
Jeff Bridges becomes trapped in an alternative computer universe where he is forced to combat evil pac–men and corporate corruption. Made at…
Altered StatesAltered States (1980) Recommended
Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. William Hurt, Blair Brown
William Hurt plays a scientist with a penchant for mind exploration in his starring debut. Russell's overly talky but fascinating film has found a…
Incredible Melting Man, The (1978)
Dir. William Sachs
Feat. Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey
Radiation poisoning causes an astronaut to literally fall to pieces during a murderous rampage. Slimy effects by Rick Baker distinguish this pure…
Crazies, TheCrazies, The (1975) Recommended
Dir. George Romero
Feat. Lane Carroll, Will MacMillan, Harold Wayne Jones
Underrated low–budgeter about germ warfare, a personal favourite of Romero's. Fast–paced editing creates some real excitement.
WestworldWestworld (1973) Recommended
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…
Andromeda Strain, TheAndromeda Strain, The (1971)
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson
Four experts undergo a rigid sterilisation program to identify a deadly virus that has wiped out a small town. Fascinating science parable adapted…
Omega Man (1971)
Dir. Boris Sagal
Feat. Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash
Charlton Heston is the last man on earth in this passable screen version of Richard Matheson's classic novel 'I am Legend'.
Sorcerers, TheSorcerers, The (1967)
Dir. Michael Reeves
Feat. Boris Karloff, Catherine Lacey, Ian Ogilvy
An aging couple conduct secret experiments in vicarious mind–control, living out perverse scenarios through young and unwitting victims.…
Projected Man, The (1966)
Dir. Ian Curteis
Feat. Bryant Halliday
Laboratory misadventure yarn derived in part from THE FLY: a researcher tests his laser device on himself and regrets it.
Human Vapour, The (1964)
Dir. Inoshiro Honda
Feat. Tatsuya Mihashi, Kaoru Yachigusa, Yoshio Tsuchiya
After an awry experiment, a benign librarian is able to spontaneously vapourize and get away with robbery, blackmail and murder in metropolitan…
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…
X - The Man with the X-Ray EyesX - The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) Recommended
Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Ray Milland, Don Rickles, John Hoyt
Furrow–browed scientist Ray Milland discovers the ability to see through matters, and takes advantage with card games and ladies etc., but…
Amazing Transparent Man, TheAmazing Transparent Man, The (1960)
Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
Feat. Douglas Kennedy, Marguerite Chapman
Underrated, though still fairly tacky mad–scientist caper in which Douglas Kennedy turns a convict invisible so he can steal uranium for…
Wasp Woman, TheWasp Woman, The (1960) Recommended
Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Susan Cabot, Michael Mark
A glamorous but ageing cosmetic executive develops an age–retarding serum, but her lust for youth and wealth is besieged by ugly…
4D Man4D Man (1959) Recommended
Dir. Irvin S. Yeaworth
Feat. Robert Lansing
Sullen scientist Robert Lansing becomes greedy and homicidal after being charged with the ability to pass through solid matter. A certain…
Beyond the Time BarrierBeyond the Time Barrier (1959)
Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
Feat. Robert Clarke
An astronaut on a space mission is unwittingly catapulted into a plague–ridden Earth of 50 years into the future. Inriguing low–budgeter…
Fly, TheFly, The (1958) Aro Favourite
Dir. Kurt Neumann
Feat. David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price
Classic B–movie is a hammy horror tale of an obsessed scientist who unwittingly turns himself into a freak of nature.
Terror from the Year 5,000Terror from the Year 5,000 (1958)
Dir. Robert J. Gurney
Feat. Ward Costello, Joyce Holden, Frederic Downs
In a future contaminated with radioactivity, bizarre experiments with a time machine materialise with a terrifying she devil from 3000 years in the…
Incredible Shrinking ManIncredible Shrinking Man (1957) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. Grant Williams, Randy Stuart
A man suffers a humiliatingly gradual size–reduction after exposure to radiation. A class act, compellingly told through water–tight…
Indestructible ManIndestructible Man (1956)
Dir. Jack Pollexfen
Feat. Lon Jr. Chaney
Homicidal maniac Lon Chaney Jnr is revived, post–execution, by a mad scientist, before going on a revenge–spree. Interesting entry for…
Tarantula!Tarantula! (1955)
Dir. Jack Arnold
Feat. John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll
One of the best B–movie directors of the 1950s crafts an effective tale of a manic scientist (Carroll) whose experiments unleash a gigantic and…
Them!Them! (1954) Recommended
Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn
Mutated giant ants run amok after a nuclear test in the New Mexico desert. Atomic parable is a major studio '50s creature feature that benefits from…
Donovan's Brain (1953)
Dir. Felix Feist
Feat. Lew Ayres, Gene Evans
B–movie classic about a scientist who keeps alive the brain of a tyrannical tycoon and slowly succumbs to its sinister motives.
Quatermass Experiment, The (TV Series)Quatermass Experiment, The (TV Series) (1953) Recommended
Dir. Rudolph Cartier
Feat. Reginald Tate, Isabel Dean
The seminal serial (in six parts) by award–winning writer Nigel Kneale that laid the foundations of British Sci–Fi TV.. This first…
Vanishing Shadow, TheVanishing Shadow, The (1934)
Dir. Lew Landers
Feat. Onslow Stevens, Walter Miller, Ada Ince
12–episode sci–fi serial about an electrical engineer and a mad scientist who attempt to take down a corrupt politician with a device…
Invisible Man, TheInvisible Man, The (1933) Recommended
Dir. James Whale
Feat. Claude Rains
Engrossing fantasy about a scientist who becomes invisible, thus leaving ego unchecked to gain advantage and wreak havoc. A memorable,…

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