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Rental > Science Fiction > Invaders: 106 Films to Rent on DVD
- Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, The (2001)
- Dir. Larry Blamire
Feat. Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks, Larry Blamire
- A dead–on Z–grade movie parody that replicates the wooden acting, dumb dialogue, sloppy editing and cheap props of 50's "creature…
- Battlefield Earth (2000)
- Dir. Roger Christian
Feat. John Travolta, Forest Whitaker
- Ludicrous though fun space–opera adapted from guru L. Ron Hubbard's book and a long–cherished project for Scientologist John Travolta.…
- Sphere (1998)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Sharon Stone, Dustin Hoffman, Samuel L. Jackson
- Back in the ocean depths, a 300yr–old alien spacecraft lies silently waiting for the team to investigate. Michael Crichton's story unavoidably…
- X-Files Movie, The (1998)
- Dir. Rob Bowman
Feat. David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
- Following the STAR TREK model, the '90s TV phenomenon, featuring terminally–perturbed FBI agents Mulder and Scully, beams up onto the big…
- Contact (1997)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Jodie Foster, Jena Malone, Matthew McConaughey…
- The E.T.s phone Earth in this lavish adaptation of Carl Sagan's novel, with scientists retrieving alien radio signals from Somewhere Out There. …
- Men in Black (1997)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Fiorentino…
- Far out effects, a slightly believable alien conspiracy plot and some savvy comic timing render this superior blockbuster fare. Will Smith and Tommy…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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)…
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Glenn Close, Annette Bening…
- Tim Burton once again turns tacky into an art form, but this time with a monster budget to match the alien carnage.
This gleefully (though…