Subgenre Sampler
      Science Fiction > Futurism: 133 Films to Buy & Rent
	  		 
	        
 Max Headroom (TV Series) (1987) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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…