Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction: 1540 Films to Rent
Green Hornet, The (2011)
- Dir. Michel Gondry
Feat. Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz…
- French auteur Michel Gondry directs this blockbuster spin–off of the classic crime fighting TV series about a scruffy millionaire (Rogen) and…
Green Lantern (2011)
- Dir. Martin Campbell
Feat. Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard…
- Superhero spectacle, with Ryan Reynolds as a test pilot granted a mystical green ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers, as well as…
I Am Number Four (2011)
- Dir. D. J. Caruso
Feat. Alex Pettyfer, Dianna Agron, Timothy Olyphant…
- Youthful sci–fi thriller centred on a teenage fugitive who, in hiding from mysterious forces, settles in a small Ohio town.
In Time (2011)
- Dir. Andrew Niccol
Feat. Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy…
- More high–concept futurism from ex–pat Kiwi Andrew Niccol (GATTACA, S1M0NE) finds Justin Timberlake on the lam in a world where units of…
Limitless (2011)
- Dir. Neil Burger
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish…
- Dynamic thriller in the hyper–reality genre that follows a struggling writer who discovers a top–secret brain–enhancing drug which…
Love (2011)
- Dir. William Eubank
Feat. Gunner Wright
- A cerebral, one–man science fiction odyssey which contemplates the difficulties of deep space isolation, and more portentously, the need for…
Mars Needs Moms (2011)
- Dir. Simon Wells
Feat. Seth Green, Joan Cusack, Dan Fogler
- A young kid comes to appreciate just how much he needs his mother when she is kidnapped by Martians, who plan to steal her 'mom–ness' for their…
Melancholia (2011)
- Dir. Lars Von Trier
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, John Alexander…
- A wedding party celebrating the marriage of a young couple is overshadowed by the threat of a planet on a collision course with Earth in this…
Paul (2011)
- Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen…
- The creators of SHAUN OF THE DEAD and HOT FUZZ make a beeline for America's UFO heartland in this comedy about two sci–fi nerds who befriend a…
Perfect Sense (2011)
- Dir. David Mackenzie
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Eva Green
- The director and star of YOUNG ADAM return for this unusual take on the pandemic sub–genre, set in their Scottish homeland.
Centred around…