Aro Favourite: Science Fiction
21 Science Fiction Films have attained the hallowed status of Aro Favourite
- I'm Your Man (2021)
- A fabulously entertaining high concept comedy from Germany about a skeptical scientist who agrees to a three week product test of a humanoid robot…
- DVD $29.95
- Upgrade (2018)
- 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…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
- Thrillingly turbo–charged fourth installment (and effective reboot) of the "salvage punk" action series set in post–apocalyptic Australia…
- DVD $19.95
- Gravity (2013)
- Is GRAVITY the first really new film of the 21st Century? I hazard it may be. It is certainly the first to harness the bleeding edge of the current…
- DVD
$15 $11.25
- Troll Hunter (2010)
- Three college kids who set out to make a documentary about illegal bear hunters encounter more than bargained for in this thrilling Norwegian…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- 9 (Nine) (2009)
- Successfully expanded from an Oscar–nominated animated short, this quite extra–ordinary fable pits nine thumb–sized creations…
- Blu-Ray $29.95
- District 9 (2009)
- Superb sci–fi blockbuster from first–time writer/director Blomkamp, set in an alternate–reality Johannesburg where an…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Sin City (2005)
- A sensational slab of stylized and ultra–violent pulp fiction, adapted from Frank Miller's own notorious 'crime noir' comicbooks, and…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
- Yet another miraculous animated odyssey from Hayao Miyazaki, who finds a perfect vehicle in the English fantasy novel by Diana Wynne Jones, about a…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
- Spirited Away (2002)
- Animation visionary Hayao Miyazaki gets to fully unlock his boundless imagination through the otherworldly adventures of an innocent young girl that…
- DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- Speculative sci–fi at its most fascinating and opaque, this project developed by Stanley Kubrick is comparable to 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
- Truman Show, The (1998)
- A brilliantly conceived script by expat–Kiwi whizz–kid Andrew Niccol (GATTACA) finds consummate direction in the hands of esteemed…
- DVD $19.95
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- The remaining rebel forces play a game of cat and mouse with the emperors immense galactic armada.
Tight action sequences, deft plot twists and a…
- DVD
$30 $22.50
- Star Wars Trilogy, The (Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi) (1977-1983)
- George Lucas' original trilogy of sci–fi blockbusters, presented in their extended, remastered versions.
- DVD
$29.95 $22.45
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- George Lucas' epic trilogy of space adventure begins "long ago and far far away", with the life of Luke Skywalker being disturbed by the galactic war…
- DVD
$30 $22.50
- Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
- From Anthony Burgess' novel, Stanley Kubrick flexes his genius with this electrifying satire about an ultra–violent gang of 'droogs' whose…
- DVD
$24.95 $18.70
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- Stanley Kubrick's milestone sci–fi film is a magnificent visual wonder.
Based on the short story 'The Sentinal' by Arthur C. Clarke, this…
- DVD
$19.95 $14.95
- Thunderbirds (TV Series) (1965- 1966)
- The complete series of Gerry Anderson's exemplary puppet suspense TV series that continues to enthrall new generations.
Set around the…
- DVD $89.95
- Star Trek - Season 1 (TV Series) (1964)
- The original Star Trek series was a milestone in television – as one of the best sci–fi conceptions and as the start of a remarkable…
- Blu-Ray $64.95
- Fly, The (1958)
- Classic B–movie is a hammy horror tale of an obsessed scientist who unwittingly turns himself into a freak of nature.
- DVD $14.95
- Metropolis (1926)
- Fritz Lang's masterpiece is a magnificent marriage of pure cinema innovation and startlingly ambitious set design.
Set around the year 2000, a…
- DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95