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      Rental > Science Fiction: 1546 Films to Rent
	  		 
	        
 Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1981) Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1981)
- A quintessential retro import by way of Japan that found its way onto afternoon TV screens in the eighties, this gleefully pre–empted POWER…
 Altered States (1980) Altered States (1980) 
- Dir. Ken Russell
 Feat. William Hurt, Blair Brown
- William Hurt plays a scientist with a penchant for mind exploration in his starring debut. Russell's overly talky but fascinating film has found a…
 Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
- Dir. Jimmy T. Murakami
 Feat. John Saxon, Richard Thomas
- A campy space–set reworking of THE SEVEN SAMURAI/MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, produced by Roger Corman and scripted by John Sayles. The effects shine…
 Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 3 (1980) Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 3 (1980)
- Feat. Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating
- More adventures and intrigues for the crew of the 'Liberator', in this classic British TV Series.
Series Three: 13 episodes over five…
 Castle of Cagliostro (1980) Castle of Cagliostro (1980) 
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
- Ground–breaking animated feature from the director of PRINCESS MONONOKE holds its own in today's high–tech animation environment. Based…
 Chain Reaction, The (1980) Chain Reaction, The (1980)
- Dir. Ian Barry
- A holidaying couple are unwittingly exposed to contamination in this watchable nuclear thriller. Plausibility soons gives way to an enjoyable…
 Deathwatch (1980) Deathwatch (1980)
- Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
 Feat. Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton
- Cerebral drama set in the future about a media group who attempt to film the deaths of the terminally ill for public consumption. 
 Final Countdown, The (1980) Final Countdown, The (1980)
- Dir. Don Taylor
 Feat. Martin Sheen, Kirk Douglas, Katherine Ross…
- The nuclear–era aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, skippered by Martin Sheen, steams into a time–warp and pops up in the Pacific Ocean, just…
 Flash Gordon (1980) Flash Gordon (1980) 
- Dir. Michael Hodges
 Feat. Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson,  Topol…
- Max Von Sydow's Ming the Merciless only has one thing in his way of universal domination – that blasted quarterback from the New York Jets!…
 Hangar 18 (1980) Hangar 18 (1980)
- Dir. James L. Conway
 Feat. Robert Vaughn, Darren McGavin, Gary Collins…
- Hokey Sci–Fi riffs on the Roswell incident with two astronauts determined to prove the U.S government is in possession of a flying saucer.