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Rental > Science Fiction: 1546 Films to Rent
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…
Space Adventure Cobra (1982)
- Dir. Osamu Dezaki
- Space opera at its soapiest – a rouge intergalactic criminal thwarts alien pirates, saves the universe, and gets the ladies in this retro anime…
Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- The Enterprise crew are back to do battle with Kirk's old enemy Khan, as he takes control of a Federation Starship. Nice touches of humour and…
Sword and the Sorcerer, The (1982)
- Dir. Albert Pyun
Feat. Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis…
- Not bad swords–and–sandals fantasy, set in a medieval kingdom ruled by an evil sorcerer. To the rescue comes a mercenary who wields a…
Thing, The (1982)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart…
- Kurt Russell headlines this remake of the 1951 film about an Antarctic outpost terrorized by an alien organism. Dir. John Carpenter cranks up the…
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…