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Rental > Futurism: 20 Films to Rent

 
Blade Runner 2049Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Aro Favourite
Dir. Denis Villeneuve
Feat. Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas…
The visionary director of ARRIVAL helms this faithfully thoughtful and spectacular sequel to the 1982 sci–fi classic, with Ryan Gosling…
Ghost in the ShellGhost in the Shell (2017)
Dir. Rupert Sanders
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano…
Shot in New Zealand, this Westernised live action adaptation of the iconic Japanese franchise has Scarlet Johansson as the prototype…
Terminator: GenisysTerminator: Genisys (2015)
Dir. Alan Taylor
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke…
Arnie is back as the T–800, and back in 1984 with the twist that this time out he's Sarah Connor's guardian, but a fractured timeline cause…
Edge of TomorrowEdge of Tomorrow (2014) Recommended
Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Brendan Gleeson…
Tom Cruise plays a reluctant futuristic solider who gets caught in a time loop and is forced to repeat his death on the battlefield until victory…
RobocopRobocop (2014)
Dir. José Padilha
Feat. Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton…
Paul Verhoeven's electric blockbuster about a tormented robotic supercop is rebooted for the 21st century.
TranscendenceTranscendence (2014)
Dir. Wally Pfister
Feat. Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany…
Johnny Depp plays an innovator in the field of artificial intelligence whose consciousness is absorbed into a computer mainframe. The directorial…
In TimeIn Time (2011) Recommended
Dir. Andrew Niccol
Feat. Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy…
More high–concept futurism from ex–pat Kiwi Andrew Niccol (GATTACA, S1M0NE) finds Justin Timberlake on the lam in a world where units of…
Wall-E Wall-E (2008) Aro Favourite
Dir. Andrew Stanton
Another stroke of Pixar genius, this time one for our conservationist times, this is the delightful eco–tale of the last surviving "waste…
Children of MenChildren of Men (2006) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Feat. Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Chiwetel Ejiofor…
Clive Owen is pursued across a dystopian England of 2027 in this stimulating, pertinent sci–fi parable, rendered with stunning virtuosity by…
X-MenX-Men (2000) Recommended
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…
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