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Rental > Family > Science Fiction: 112 Films to Rent
- Doctor Who (Animated TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. David Tennant, Freema Agyeman, Anthony Head…
- Animated spin–offs that aim predominantly at a younger audience, but have enough well–crafted animation locations and clever technique to…
- Last Mimzy, The (2007)
- Dir. Robert Shaye
Feat. Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Chris O'Neil
- Bro and sis develop amazing mental powers when they uncover a mysterious black box full of objects including Mimzy, a stuffed rabbit, sent from the…
- Martian Child (2007)
- Dir. Menno Meyjes
Feat. John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Amanda Peet
- Nicely judged performances from a quality cast lend weight to this rather feathery, maudlin tale of a lonely sci–fi author who adopts an…
- Seeker, The - The Dark is Rising (2007)
- Dir. David L Cunningham
Feat. Alexander Ludwig, Ian McShane, Christopher Eccleston…
- Choppy big screen adaptation of Susan Cooper's popular children's series, which pits a chosen young boy against Christopher Eccleston, Ian McShane,…
- Ben 10: Race Against Time (2006)
- Dir. Alex Winter
Feat. Graham Phillips, Lee Majors
- Live–action version of the kid's animation phenomenon about a boy wonder with a magic wristwatch who must protect the earth from a space…
- Maddigan's Quest (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Michael Hurst, Timothy Balme, Danielle Cormack
- Nicely–produced local series for children – adapted from Margaret Mahy's bestseller – set in a post–technological future…
- Tales From Earthsea (Gedo senki) (2006)
- Dir. Goro Miyazaki
- The animated feature debut from Goro Miyazaki, son of Hayao, based on Ursula K Le Guin's popular 'Earthsea' novels, this is a commendable addition to…
- Ultimate Avengers (2006)
- Dir. Bob Richardson
- Slim, cheerfully low–grade Marvel animated feature which unites six iconic superheroes (Captain America, The Hulk, etc.) in a fight against…
- Zoom - Academy for Superheroes (2006)
- Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. Tim Allen, Courteney Cox, Chevy Chase…
- Tim Allen plays a has–been caped crusader, recruited in his twilight to train four gifted children with superpowers into a new…
- Fantastic Four (2005)
- Dir. Tim Story
Feat. Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans…
- A surprisingly fetching adaptation of Stan "Spider–man" Lee's tale of a group of astronauts transformed by accidental exposure to cosmic…