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Rental > Science Fiction: 1540 Films to Rent
Alien Autopsy Video (1996)
- Dir. Tom McGough
- Documentary based around footage purporting to come from the Roswell, New Mexico UFO crash in 1947, showing an 'alien' being dissected. A suspect…
Arrival, The (1996)
- Dir. David Twohy
Feat. Charlie Sheen
- Radio astronomer Charlie Sheen detects signs of intelligent life in outer space, and soon discovers hostile ET's, already intent on…
Barb Wire (1996)
- Dir. David Hogan
Feat. Pamela Anderson, Temuera Morrison
- Pam Anderson bounces though an enjoyably trashy catalogue of apocalyptic–future cliches. Aside from the obvious attractions, it's worth seeing…
Crow: City of Angels, The (1996)
- Dir. Tim Pope
Feat. Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner
- Vincent Perez takes over from the late Brandon Lee as the dark angel of vengeance, hell–bent on ridding his designer–gothic stomping…
Dark Skies (TV Series) (1996-1997)
- Feat. Megan Ward, J.T. Walsh
- Darkly imaginative series set in 1960s America, where a young couple is attempting to expose a hostile alien invasion, whilst struggling to stay one…
Doctor Who - The Movie [Paul McGann] (Dr. Who) (1996)
- Dir. Geoffrey Sax
Feat. Paul McGann, Eric Roberts
- Paul McGann (WITHNAIL AND I) incarnates the Doctor in this feature–film revival, materialising in San Francisco on the eve of the millennium…
Dragonheart (1996)
- Dir. Rob Cohen
Feat. Sean Connery, Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis…
- Medieval fantasy hokum highlighted by Sean Connery in drag! Drag–on, that is – the large lizard of legend variety. The sublime CGI…
Escape from L.A. (1996)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell
- Carpenter's belated follow–up sequel to his cult smash ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK revives Kurt Russell as a straight–faced, world–saving…
Frighteners, The (1996)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson…
- A big–budget Hollywood hootenanny made in Miramar and starring Lyttleton harbour, this is a must–see for any self–respecting…
Independence Day (ID4) (1996)
- Dir. Roland Emmerich
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Will Smith
- Absurdly mega–hyped sci–fi blockbuster revels in its own trashiness, but to its credit revives an old high–concept with (then)…