Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Science Fiction > Invaders: 110 Films to Rent
- Alien Nation (1988)
- Dir. Graham Baker
Feat. James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp
- Extra–terrestrials have now settled in suburban California – some are good, some bad, but all are ugly! A futuristic buddy–cop…
- They Live (1988)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Keith David, Meg Foster
- Earth is invaded by aliens that offer materialism in exchange for human souls. One can only detect their presence through special glasses. Too often…
- Hidden, The (1987)
- Dir. Jack Sholder
Feat. Michael Nouri, Kyle MacLachlan
- An alien lifeform uses innocent human bodies to rob banks, kill people and listen to heavy metal! An exciting and bizarre sci–fi actioner…
- Invaders from Mars (1986)
- Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. Karen Black, Louise Fletcher, Bud Cort
- Madeover by Tobe 'Texas Chainsaw' Hooper, this version of 50s paranoia classic is patchy but above–average. Same basic story with an…
- Cocoon (1985)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn…
- Delightful fantasy about a group of elderly folk who find the fountain of youth in a swimming pool that has been adopted by alien visitors. A special…
- Children Of The Dog Star (TV Mini-series) (1984)
- Feat. Sarah Dunn, Jason Wallace, Hamish Bartle…
- Beloved New Zealand sci–fi series following 12–year–old Gretchen (Dunn) who discovers a link to an extra–extraterrestrial…
- Chocky (TV Series) (1984)
- Dir. Vic Hughes, Christopher Hodson
Feat. Carol Drinkwater
- One of the best sci–fi TV serials of the 1980s is set around a schoolboy who begins to develop supernormal talents. It seems an alien force has…
- Starman (1984)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith…
- Jeff Bridges plays an alien trying to recover his spaceship on Earth with the help of young widow Karen Allen. Entertaining fantasy–drama.
- V (TV Series) (1983)
- Dir. Kenneth Johnson
Feat. Robert Englund, Michael Ironside
- Compelling sci–fi saga detailing the mass invasion of alien spacecraft whose inhabitants dubiously claim to have come in peace.
- Thing, The (1982)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart…
- Kurt Russell headlines this remake of the 1951 film about an Antarctic outpost terrorized by an alien organism. Dir. John Carpenter cranks up the…