Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction > Fantasy: 209 Films to Buy & Rent
- Cool World (1992)
- Dir. Ralph Bakshi
Feat. Brad Pitt, Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne
- Cartoonist Gabriel Byrne is seduced into the animated world of his sexy creation in this dense, saucy amalgam of live–action and animation for…
- Delicatessen (1992)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
Feat. Marie-Laure Dougnac, Dominique Pinon, Karin Viard…
- Two former Ad–men splash down with an audacious, darkly comic masterpiece set in a vegetarianist, post–apocalyptic future. Consumed with…
- Highlander 2 (1991)
- Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Michael Ironside…
- Sequel to the video blockbuster of the 80's sees the back–story of the original film ditched and Scottish immortal MacLeod now in fact an alien…
- Rocketeer, The (1991)
- Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Bill Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin…
- A young pilot stumbles upon a jetpack that enables him to fly, but greedy villains lurk in the wings. Exciting update of the comicbook hero evokes…
- Star Trek VI - The Undiscovered Country (1991)
- Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- Gracious conclusion to the film series featuring the original cast. Combines great special effects, a plot with a social conscience, and some deft…
- Zeram (1991)
- Dir. Keita Amamiya
Feat. Yuko Moriyama, Kunihiro Ida, Yukijiro Hotaru
- A ninja babe bounty hunter and two hapless mortals are stalked by a mutating alien in this engaging live–action 'manga'. Beefing up its…
- Darkman (1990)
- Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels
- A superhero emerges from a scientist charred beyond recognition, but able to assume the identity of anyone he chooses. Fun all the way, with the…
- Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, Robin Williams
- An elaborate and hugely expensive adventure for dir. Gilliam who successfully visualises the fantastic tall–tales of the real–life 18th…
- Batman (1989)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger
- The box–office sensation that almost survived its own hype. Jack Nicholson's Joker and the incredible set designs will ensure it to be…
- Star Trek V - The Final Frontier (1989)
- Dir. William Shatner
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- This time Shatner tries his hand at directing, in what turns out to be one of the less memorable missions of the series. The crew travel through…