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Science Fiction movies

Futuristic concepts, space exploration, and advanced technology that challenge our understanding of what is possible.

Subgenres include: Epic Sci-Fi, Space Sci-Fi, Dystopian Sci-Fi.

eXistenZ

1081. eXistenZ

Action Thriller Science Fiction
6.8

19991h 37min

Canada, United Kingdom

Director: David Cronenberg

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.


The Matrix

1082. The Matrix

Action Science Fiction Dystopian Sci-Fi
8.7

19992h 16min

United States

Director: Lana Wachowski

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

Themes

Simulated reality, Man vs machines, Illusion and agency, Prophecy and choice, Dystopian control, Underground resistance

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Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

1083. Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

Fantasy Science Fiction Horror
7.1

19991h 48min

Japan

Director: Shusuke Kaneko

With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine and Asagi must reach Ayana before she takes her revenge on Gamera, who she blames for the death of her family.


Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century

1084. Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century

Family Adventure Comedy Science Fiction TV Movie
6.3

19991h 37min

United States

Director: Kenneth Johnson

Zenon Kar, a 13-year-old girl who lives on a space station in the year 2049, gets into some trouble and is banished to Earth. With help from some Earth friends she must find her way back.


The Faculty

1085. The Faculty

Horror Science Fiction
6.6

19981h 44min

United States

Director: Robert Rodriguez

When some very creepy things start happening around school, the kids at Herrington High make the chilling discovery that confirms their worst suspicions: their teachers really are from another planet!


Babylon 5: The River of Souls

1086. Babylon 5: The River of Souls

Action Science Fiction Adventure
6.5

19981h 34min

United States

Director: Janet Greek

A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.


Star Trek: Insurrection

1087. Star Trek: Insurrection

Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller
6.4

19981h 42min

United States

Director: Jonathan Frakes

When an alien race and factions within Starfleet attempt to take over a planet that has "regenerative" properties, it falls upon Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise to defend the planet's people as well as the very ideals upon which the Federation itself was founded.


Soldier

1088. Soldier

Science Fiction Action Drama Fantasy
6.1

19981h 39min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Paul W. S. Anderson

Sergeant Todd is a veteran soldier for an elite group of the armed forces. After being defeated by a new breed of genetically engineered soldiers, he is dumped on a waste planet and left for dead. He soon interacts with a group of crash survivors who lead out a peaceful existence. The peace is broken as the new soldiers land on the planet to eliminate the colony, which Sergeant Todd must defend.


Six-String Samurai

1089. Six-String Samurai

Action Adventure Science Fiction Comedy
6.4

19981h 31min

United States

Director: Lance Mungia

In a post-apocalyptic world where the Russians have taken over a nuked USA and Elvis is king of Lost Vegas, Buddy is a '50s rocker and wandering warrior rolled into one, too-cool package. Armed with his six-string in one hand and his sword in the other, Buddy is on his way to Vegas to succeed Elvis as King. Along the way, he saves an orphan who decides to tag along.


Babylon 5: Thirdspace

1090. Babylon 5: Thirdspace

Action Science Fiction Adventure
6.8

19981h 34min

United States

Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño

Susan Ivanova discovers a derelict spaceship in hyperspace. They tow it back to Babylon 5, then strange things start happening. People are being telepathically taken over by aliens from another (third)space.