Subgenre Sampler
Futurism: 144 Films to Buy & Rent
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, William Hurt
- Speculative sci–fi at its most fascinating and opaque, this project developed by Stanley Kubrick is comparable to 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY in…
- Avalon (2001)
- Dir. Mamoru Oshii
- A landmark technical achievement from the director of Anime classic GHOST IN THE SHELL, this distinctive 'hybrid' Anime is curiously inspired by…
- Rollerball (2001)
- Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Jean Reno, Chris Klein, LL Cool J…
- Now–notorious flop ‘remake’ of the James Caan original, set around the violent futuristic game of the title (kind of a cross between…
- Titan A.E. (2001)
- Dir. Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Feat. Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo…
- Unique combination of traditional animation and computer–generated images draws new inspiration from the debris of other sci–fi sources,…
- Battle Royale (Batoru Rowaiaru) (2000)
- Dir. Fukasaku Kinji
Feat. Takeshi Kitano, Chiaki Kuriyama, Tatsuya Fujiwara…
- This hyper–kinetic, violent satire from Japan courted controversy (and a fair swag of hype) for its ‘irresponsible’ premise and searing…
- Dune (TV Series) (2000)
- Dir. John Harrison
Feat. William Hurt, Alec Newman, Giancarlo Giannini
- Frank Herbert’s sci–fi classic, a mixture of New Testament, pulp fantasy and T.E. Lawrence, where the galaxy is enslaved to a…
- Mission to Mars (2000)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle
- A loop–ily solemn mission to the red planet in the year 2020 with Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins and Don Cheadle, that threatens at times to overcome…
- Red Planet (2000)
- Dir. Anthony Hoffman
Feat. Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tom Sizemore…
- Attempting to colonise Mars in 2050, Val Kilmer, Carrie–Ann Moss, Tom Sizemore and a pesky robot helper suffer the NASA–jinx and…
- X-Men (2000)
- Dir. Bryan Singer
Feat. Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman…
- Star Trek's Patrick Stewart gathers together an argumentative bunch of superheros with a variety of mutant powers, in a society where prejudice…
- Xchange (2000)
- Dir. Allan Moyle
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Stephen Baldwin
- With more than a few IQ points, this MATRIX–like thriller centres round the concept of body–swapping, in which one changes bodies to cut…