Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction: 1535 Films to Rent
- Alien Trespass (2009)
- Dir. R.W. Goodwin
Feat. Eric McCormack, Robert Patrick, Dan Lauria
- Old school invaders–from–space movie has prissy scientist McCormack 'inhabited' by friendly alien Urp and used to track down…
- Avatar (2009)
- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver…
- James Cameron’s record–shattering 3D epic is a woozy mix of allegory and special effects (developed at Wellington's Weta studios), set on a…
- Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) - The Plan (2009)
- Dir. Edward James Olmos
Feat. Tricia Helfer, Edward James Olmos, Grace Park…
- Feature length installment of the acclaimed BATTLESTAR GALACTICA series, telling the story of the attack on the human colonies through the eyes of…
- Ben 10: Alien Swarm (2009)
- Dir. Alex Winter
Feat. Ryan Kelley, Galadriel Stineman
- Second installment of the BEN 10 live action series follows Ben, a boy with super–hero powers granted by a magical wristwatch, go on a quest to…
- Black Lightning (Chernaya Molniya) (2009)
- Dir. Dmitriy Kisselev, Aleksandr Voytinskiy
Feat. Grigoriy Dobrygin, Ekaterina Vilkova, Viktor Verzhbitskiy
- Timur Bekmambetov–produced action–adventure, about a poor Russian student who's gifted a used car by his father for his birthday.…
- Blood - The Last Vampire (2009)
- Dir. Chris Nahon
Feat. Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Liam Cunningham
- Nonsensical 'live action' movie of the popular anime sees a surly demon–killing teenage vampire inserted in a military school in order to catch…
- Cargo (2009)
- Dir. Ivan Engler, Ralph Etter
Feat. Anna Katharina Schwabroh
- A slavish, though impressively conceived sci–fi on a shoestring, centred on the voyage of a cargo ship with a mysterious consignment on board.…
- Day of the Triffids (TV Mini-Series) (2009)
- Dir. Nick Copus
Feat. Dougray Scott, Joely Richardson, Eddie Izzard…
- This second–stab by the BBC excitingly updates John Wyndham's cautionary sci–fi novel with a big budget and spectacular special effects.…
- District 13: Ultimatum (2009)
- Dir. Patrick Alessandrin
Feat. Cyril Raffaelli, David Belle
- Cash–in sequel to the Luc Besson–produced sci–fi thriller whose action was shaped creatively around Parkour, an athletic pursuit…
- District 9 (2009)
- Dir. Neill Blomkamp
Feat. Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James
- Superb sci–fi blockbuster from first–time writer/director Blomkamp, set in an alternate–reality Johannesburg where an…