Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction > Futurism: 133 Films to Buy & Rent
- Max Headroom (TV Series) (1987)
- Feat. Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays, George Coe
- Edison Carter and his computer–generated alter–ego, Max Headroom, pursue justice in a corrupt, corporate future. Four episodes on two…
- 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…
- Robocop Trilogy, The (1987-1993)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven, Irvin Kershner, Fred Dekker
Feat. Peter Weller, Nancy Allen
- Contains all three Robocop movies.
- Running Man, The (1987)
- Dir. Paul Michael Glaser
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto…
- Schwarzenegger is in his element in this dystopian fantasy set around a televised game–show. The story has much in common with ROLLERBALL, but…
- 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…
- Dune (Extended Version) (1984)
- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Brad Dourif, Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen
- Adds an extra 50 trimmed–minutes to this gargantuan, flawed adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel. Quality varies between the new footage…
- Runaway (1984)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Tom Selleck, Cynthia Rhodes, Gene Simmons…
- Micheal Crichton writes and directs this whimsical, entertaining cops and robots action–adventure starring Tom Selleck as a police officer who…
- Battletruck (Warlords of the 21st Century) (1982)
- Dir. Harley Cokeliss
Feat. Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright…
- In the 21st Century oil wars have left civilisation verging on collapse. Lawlessness and anarchy are the order of this day in this…
- Tripods, The (TV Series) (1982)
- Dir. Graham Theakston
Feat. John Shackley, Jim Baker II, Peter Dolphin
- One of the BBC's most expensive serials was this imaginative, if uneven, handling of John Christopher's Tripods trilogy. In 2089, the Earth is ruled…
- 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…