Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction: 1540 Films to Rent
V (TV Series) (1983)
- Dir. Kenneth Johnson
Feat. Robert Englund, Michael Ironside
- Compelling sci–fi saga detailing the mass invasion of alien spacecraft whose inhabitants dubiously claim to have come in peace.
1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982)
- Dir. Enzo G. Castellari
Feat. Vic Morrow, Fred Williamson, Christopher Connelly
- Renowned cheese–fest in which youth gangs of the post–Apocalypse Bronx, battle each other and an evil corporate arms manufacturer. Prime…
Android (1982)
- Dir. Aaron Lipstadt
Feat. Klaus Kinski, Brie Howard, Norbert Weisser
- Quirky tale of an almost–human robot who learns he is about to be made obsolete. Entertaining script and tight direction redeems the small…
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…
Blade Runner (1982)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Daryl Hannah…
- This sci–fi neo–noir classic is an exercise in style over substance, but what style! A work of towering imagination and extraordinary…
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
- Dir. John Milius
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Slave–turned–swordsman Arnold Schwarzenegger's 20 year search for his parent's killers is a violent, comic–pulp romp through a…
Doctor Who (TV Series) [Peter Davison] (Dr. Who) (1982-1984)
- Feat. Peter Davison
- Succeeding the ever–popular Tom Baker, Peter Davison held his own as the fifth incarnation of "Doctor Who' by bringing a boyish charm to the…
Fire and Ice (1982)
- Dir. Ralph Bakshi
- One of dir. Bashki’s (FRITZ THE CAT) lesser efforts, this sword–and–sorcery animated fantasy is notable for the seminal visuals by…
Les Maitres du Temps (Time Masters) (1982)
- Dir. Rene Laloux
- Another vivid, otherworldly animation from French dir. Laloux (FANTASTIC PLANET), with design from Jean Giraud (aka Mobius). Bygone sci–fi…
Q: the Winged Serpent (1982)
- Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine
- A tongue–in–cheek monster movie about a prehistoric giant bird nesting at the top of New York's Chrysler building. Surprisingly well…