Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction: 1540 Films to Rent
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…
Bicentennial Man (1999)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz
- The indefatigable Robin Williams extends his range into the robotic, playing a household android who, over the course of 200 years learns what it is…
Big O, The (TV Series) (1999)
- Dir. Kazuyoshi Katayama
- Reasonably inviting anime series is set in the noirish future of an 'Art Deco' metropolis ("Paradigm City") where the inhabitants have, except for…
Crusade (TV Series) (1999)
- Feat. Gary Cole, Peter Woodward
- A short–lived BABYLON 5 spinoff, in which the inhabitants of Earth in 2267 AD, must combat a virulent plague that has been implanted in the…
Dragonball Z (TV Series) (1999)
- A violent Japanese children’s animation that features standoffs between various good and evil characters. Rather repetitive after a while, though…
Farscape (TV Series) (1999-2003)
- Feat. Ben Browder, Claudia Black
- Suprisingly resourceful sci–fi series, with Channel 9 and Jim Henson collaborating in an extended saga of intergalactic intrigue.
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Fortress 2: Re-entry (1999)
- Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Pam Grier
- Geoff Murphy helms this trashy, belated sequel to low–brow prison sci–fi pic, FORTRESS, with Christopher Lambert returning as one of the…
Futurama (TV Series) (1999)
- Dir. Various
Feat. Billy West, Katey Sagal, John Di Maggio
- Matt Groening’s sci–fi followup show to THE SIMPSONS is a similarly clever adult–oriented cartoon, again with layers of satire and…
Godzilla 2000 (1999)
- Dir. Takao Okawara
Feat. Takehiro Murata, Hiroshi Abe, Naomi Nishida
- A reverential GODZILLA 'sequel' that plays its tale of flying saucers, overgrown reptiles and sea monsters with sober, though good humoured verve.…
Harsh Realm (TV Series) (1999-2000)
- Feat. Scott Bairstow, D.B. Sweeney, Terry O'Quinn…
- A US infantryman (Bairstow), about to be demobilised, is given one last mission – to test a top secret 'virtual reality' training game.
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