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Rental > Science Fiction: 1540 Films to Rent
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
- Dir. John R. Leonetti
Feat. Robin Shou, James Remar, Talisa Soto
- Bottom–of–the–barrel sequel to the hit vidgame–adaptation picks up immediately after the original concluded. Which is to say…
Open Your Eyes (Abre Los Ojos) (1997)
- Dir. Alejandro Amenabar
Feat. Eduardo Noriega, Penelope Cruz, Chete Lera
- A surrealistic nightmare unfurled with Hitchcockian precision and irony, Eduardo Noriega plays a young–man–who–has–everything…
Princess Mononoke (Mononoke Hime) (1997)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
- A landmark animation that set box–office records in Japan and was a hit worldwide due to it’s stunningly smooth visuals, and complex,…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 7 (1997)
- Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy.
Available on DVD or over 2 VHS…
Sleepwalker Project, The (TV Series) (Sleepwalkers) (1997)
- Feat. Bruce Greenwood, Naomi Watts
- With a premise that's a cut above the usual sci–fi series imagination, this has a team of researchers at the Morpheus Institute use special…
Spawn (1997)
- Dir. Mark A. Z. Dippe
Feat. Theresa Randle, Martin Sheen
- Mightily fluid digital FX are the primary inspiration in this version of Todd McFarlane's cult comic book, wherein the forces of light and darkness…
Spawn - The Movie (1997)
- Dir. Thomas A Nelson
Feat. Keith David, Richard Dysart, James Keane
- Animated TV version of Todd McFarlane’s gothic comic book, melded into a feature–length movie. Includes the voices of Keith David, Richard…
Stargate SG1 (TV Series) (1997-1998)
- Feat. Richard Dean Anderson
- Based on the rather average 1994 sci–fi movie, this series proved a long–running success, boosting the original concept with a more…
Starship Troopers (1997)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer
- ROBOCOP man Verhoeven's 'ironic' take on Robert Heinlein's 1959 novel about a totalitarian future society whose perfectly toned young 'citizens' wage…
X-Files, The - Season 5 (TV Series) (1997)
- Dir. R.W. Goodwin, Kim Manners, Rob Bowman
Feat. Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny
- Series 5 continues along the lines of Series 4, and is dominated by Mulder's series–long sustained belief that there are, actually, no aliens,…