
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.
A fleet of Martian spacecraft surrounds the world's major cities and all of humanity waits to see if the extraterrestrial visitors have, as they claim, "come in peace." U.S. President James Dale receives assurance from science professor Donald Kessler that the Martians' mission is a friendly one. But when a peaceful exchange ends in the total annihilation of the U.S. Congress, military men call for a full-scale nuclear retaliation.

1122. Star Trek: First Contact
Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller1996•1h 51min
United States
Director: Jonathan Frakes
The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.

1123. Space Jam
Comedy Animation Family Science Fiction1996•1h 27min
United States
Director: Joe Pytka
With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan to win a basketball game against a team of moronic aliens.

1124. Multiplicity
Comedy Fantasy Science Fiction Romance1996•1h 57min
United States
Director: Harold Ramis
Construction worker Doug Kinney finds that the pressures of his working life, combined with his duties to his wife Laura and daughter Jennifer leaves him with little time for himself. However, he is approached by geneticist Dr. Owen Leeds, who offers Doug a rather unusual solution to his problems: cloning.

1125. Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
Fantasy Science Fiction Horror1996•1h 39min
Japan
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in Gamera losing his bond with both Asagi and humanity.

1126. Phenomenon
Drama Romance Science Fiction Fantasy1996•2h 3min
United States
Director: Jon Turteltaub
An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

1127. Independence Day
Action Adventure Science Fiction Alien Invasion Sci-Fi Military Action1996•2h 25min
United States
Director: Roland Emmerich
Vibe
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.
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1128. The Arrival
Science Fiction Thriller Horror1996•1h 55min
Mexico, United States
Director: David Twohy
Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.

1129. Doctor Who
TV Movie Adventure Science Fiction1996•1h 26min
United Kingdom, United States
Director: Geoffrey Sax
The Seventh Doctor becomes the Eighth. And on the streets of San Francisco – alongside new ally Grace Holloway - he battles the Master.

1130. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie
Comedy Science Fiction1996•1h 13min
United States
Director: Jim Mallon
Dr. Clayton Forrester figures he can rule the world if he deadens his subjects' brains by making them endure terrible movies. Exploiting his access to nearby satellite-dwellers Mike Nelson and his robot pals, Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo, Forrester makes them watch "This Island Earth", a cheesy 1950s spaceship film. But when Mike and friends make funny comments throughout the movie and others that follow, Forrester's plan looks increasingly flimsy.
