Subgenre Sampler
Outer Space: 169 Films to Buy & Rent
Star Wars Trilogy, The (Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi) (1977-1983)
- Dir. George Lucas
- George Lucas' original trilogy of sci–fi blockbusters, presented in their extended, remastered versions.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…
- George Lucas' epic trilogy of space adventure begins "long ago and far far away", with the life of Luke Skywalker being disturbed by the galactic war…
Dark Star (1974)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Brian Narelle, Dre Pahich, Carl Kuniholm…
- Directing debut of Carpenter contains that renegade spirit that is so often lost further down career paths. With ALIEN scribe Dan O'Bannon, he forges…
Space 1999 (TV Series) (1974- 1978)
- Dir. David Tomblin
Feat. Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse…
- A live–action creation from puppet–master Gerry Anderson about a crew of scientists stationed on "Moonbase Alpha". With sterling…
Moonbase 3 (TV Series) (1973)
- Feat. Donald Houston, Ralph Bates
- A British sci–fi show set in 2003 when five world powers have colonised the moon, the third of which is a European base run by Donald Houston…
Silent Running (1971)
- Dir. Douglas Trumball
Feat. Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin…
- Environmental parable stars Bruce Dern as a space–station botanist who defies authority to preserve final samples of Earth's vegetation. A…
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (Doppelganger) (1969)
- Dir. Robert Parish
Feat. Roy Thinnes, Lynn Loring, Herbert Lom
- Venturing behind the sun to a planet that turns out to be the mirror opposite of Earth, Roy Thinnes heads the space crew that come face to face with…
Marooned (Space Travelers) (1969)
- Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Gene Hackman, Richard Crenna, Gregory Peck…
- An excellent outer space thriller which proffers an APOLLO 13–like situation of NASA astronauts being stuck in orbit, while the Earthbound…
Moon Zero Two (1969)
- Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. James Olson, Catherina Von Schell, Warren Mitchell…
- Low–budget science fiction foray from Hammer Films, billed as the first moon "western" and released very soon after the first moon landing in…
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
- Stanley Kubrick's milestone sci–fi film is a magnificent visual wonder.
Based on the short story 'The Sentinal' by Arthur C. Clarke, this…