Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction: 1535 Films to Rent
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
- Dir. J. Lee Thompson
Feat. Roddy McDowall
- The fourth in the series prefaces the original as enslaved Apes revolt against the humans. Worthwhile for those wishing to fill in the gaps of the…
- Godzilla Vs. Gigan (1972)
- Dir. Jun Fukuda
- The 12th film in the Godzilla franchise concerns aliens plotting to conquer the world using space monsters Gigan and King Ghidrah, which they control…
- Night of the Lepus (1972)
- Dir. William Claxton
Feat. Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Rory Calhoun
- One of the most incredibly lame (and strange and entertaining) horror films of all time, in which giant mutant rabbits terrorize a small community in…
- Slaughterhouse Five (1972)
- Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Michael Sacks, Ron Leibman, Eugene Roche
- Though a conservative adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's time–tripping novel, this is still a significant entry to the genre, with a wide cult…
- Solaris (1972)
- Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
Feat. Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk, Juri Jarvet
- Brilliant imagery permeates this provocative insight into life on an isolated space station, where madness threatens all who work there. Paced to…
- Stone Tape, The (1972)
- Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Jane Asher, Michael Bryant
- Interesting TV ‘one–off’ sees a boisterous electronic research–team set up in a run–down country estate, then become…
- Andromeda Strain, The (1971)
- Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson…
- Four experts undergo a rigid sterilisation program to identify a deadly virus that has wiped out a small town. Fascinating science parable adapted…
- Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates…
- From Anthony Burgess' novel, Stanley Kubrick flexes his genius with this electrifying satire about an ultra–violent gang of 'droogs' whose…
- Dracula vs. Frankenstein (Blood of Frankenstein) (1971)
- Dir. Al Adamson
Feat. J. Carrol Naish, Lon Jr. Chaney, Anthony Eisley
- J. Carrol Naish plays a mad scientist in a wheelchair who conspires with Dracula to resurrect Frankenstein, in this C–grade horror that finds…
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
- Dir. Don Taylor
Feat. Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter
- Second sequel brings the Apes back in time to contemporary LA, where the dominant human race exploit the simians.
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