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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.

Mutant Action

1161. Mutant Action

Action Comedy Science Fiction Thriller
6.4

19931h 30min

France, Spain

Director: Álex de la Iglesia

Waging war against all things glamorous and beautiful, crippled terrorists Acción Mutante plot a series of attacks on society's elite, and attempt the kidnapping of a wealthy socialite at her elaborate wedding reception.


Forever Young

1162. Forever Young

Adventure Fantasy Drama Science Fiction Romance
6.4

19921h 42min

United States

Director: Steve Miner

A 1939 test pilot asks his best friend to use him as a guinea pig for a cryogenics experiment. Daniel McCormick wants to be frozen for a year so that he doesn't have to watch his love lying in a coma. The next thing Daniel knows is that he's been awoken in 1992.


Godzilla vs. Mothra

1163. Godzilla vs. Mothra

Action Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Epic Action
6.2

19921h 42min

Japan

Director: Takao Okawara

Mothra's dark counterpart, Battra, emerges to eliminate humanity on behalf of the Earth. Two tiny fairies called the Cosmos offer their help by calling Mothra to battle the creature. Unfortunately a meteorite has awoken a hibernating Godzilla as a three way battle for the Earth begins.

Themes

Outsiders intrusion vs indigenous resilience, Ecological balance under threat, Corporate greed versus public welfare, Nuclear legacy and accountability, Civilian risk amid crisis, Conservation versus exploitation

Available on

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Tetsuo II: Body Hammer

1164. Tetsuo II: Body Hammer

Science Fiction Horror Drama
6.4

19921h 21min

Japan

Director: Shinya Tsukamoto

A Japanese salaryman finds his body transforming into a weapon through sheer rage after his son is kidnapped by a gang of violent thugs.


Universal Soldier

1165. Universal Soldier

Thriller Action Science Fiction Crime
6.1

19921h 43min

United States

Director: Roland Emmerich

An American soldier who had been killed during the Vietnam War is revived 25 years later by the military as a semi-android, UniSols, a high-tech soldier of the future. After the failure of the initiative to erase all the soldier's memories, he begins to experience flashbacks that are forcing him to recall his past.


Alien³

1166. Alien³

Science Fiction Action Horror
6.4

19921h 54min

United States

Director: David Fincher

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and Hicks do not survive the crash, a more unwelcome visitor does. The prison does not allow weapons of any kind, and with aid being a long time away, the prisoners must simply survive in any way they can.


Split Second

1167. Split Second

Science Fiction Action Crime Thriller Horror
6.0

19921h 30min

United Kingdom

Director: Tony Maylam

In a flooded future London, Detective Harley Stone hunts a serial killer who murdered his partner and has haunted him ever since — but he soon discovers what he is hunting might not be human.


Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

1168. Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge

Horror Fantasy Science Fiction
6.0

19921h 22min

United States

Director: David DeCoteau

After hearing that mystical toymaker Andre Toulon has managed to create a troupe of sentient, living puppets, Nazi underling Dr. Hess sets his sights on exploiting Toulon's powers for the glory of the Reich.


Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1169. Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Science Fiction Comedy Romance Thriller
6.0

19921h 39min

United States, France

Director: John Carpenter

After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.


Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

1170. Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Action Adventure Science Fiction
6.5

19911h 43min

Japan

Director: Kazuki Ōmori

The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation's destruction under Godzilla. They offer to help erase Godzilla from history by preventing his creation. With Godzilla seemingly gone, a new monster emerges as the Futurians' true intentions are revealed.