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, 1h34Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Time travel films, Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Lindsay Wagner, Marc Singer, Linda Gray, Henry Wilcoxon, Constance McCashin, Irene Tedrow
Michael Logan (Alan Feinstein) and his wife Jennie (Lindsay Wagner) are trying to salvage their marriage after Jennie finds out about Michael's infidelity. They move into an old Victorian house in rural New England. In the attic, Jennie, who is herself a Victorian at heart, finds an authentic Victorian white dress under a protective cover, thick with dust. The dress is intact save for one small tear in the fabric at the shoulder.
Barjo (1992)
, 1h25Directed by Jérôme Boivin
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films based on science fiction novels, Films based on works by Philip K. Dick
Actors Richard Bohringer, Anne Brochet, Hippolyte Girardot
Barjo (Hippolyte Girardot) is eccentric, naive and obsessive. After he accidentally burns down his house during a "scientific" experiment, he moves in with his impulsive twin sister Fanfan (Anne Brochet), who is married to Charles "the Aluminum King" (Richard Bohringer). In his new surroundings, Barjo continues his old habits: cataloging old science magazines, testing bizarre inventions and filling his notebooks with his observations about human behavior and his thoughts about the end of the world. Through Barjo's journals we see the development of conflict and sexual tension between Fanfan and Charles, and the descent of Charles into madness.
Timescape (1992)
, 1h39Directed by David Twohy
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Time travel films, Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Jeff Daniels, Ariana Richards, Marilyn Lightstone, George Murdock, Nicholas Guest, Robert Colbert
Haunted by the death of his wife, Ben Wilson (Jeff Daniels), has recently returned to his hometown and purchased an old guest house on the outskirts of town, which he is renovating with his young daughter Hillary (Ariana Richards). When local bus driver Oscar arrives with a tour group from "South California", the group's leader insists on renting out the rooms at the guest house, pointedly rejecting Ben's suggestion that they could stay at his friends' large hotel in the middle of town. Ben soon begins to note their peculiar behaviour, manner and dress. Oscar points out the fact that, while they purport to be tourists, they do not carry cameras or take photographs. Shortly after they settle into their rooms, another stranger, Quish (David Wells), arrives to join them, and Ben notices the odd fact that Quish's clothes have a fine covering of ash.
Frankenstein Island (1981)
, 1h37Directed by Jerry Warren
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors John Carradine, Robert Clarke, Steve Brodie, Cameron Mitchell, Andrew Duggan
When a hot air balloon crashes on a remote and uncharted island, the four balloonists and their dog Melvin are captured by a pair of drunken old pirates who take them to the hilltop laboratory home of Dr. Frankenstein's modern-day descendant Sheila Frankenstein (Katherine Victor) who is carrying on the family tradition by turning shipwrecked sailors into pre-programmed bloodless, black-garbed zombies who must wear sunglasses to protect their weird white eyes from light.
Malevil (1981)
, 2hDirected by Christian de Chalonge
Origin France
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes La fin du monde, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Arme nucléaire, Disaster films
Actors Michel Serrault, Jacques Dutronc, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Villeret, Robert Dhéry, Hanns Zischler
Vivant avec leur famille dans un petit bourg campagnard du centre de la France nommé « Malevil », le maire, le pharmacien, des cultivateurs, commerçants, une vieille femme et un simple d'esprit se réunissent dans une grande cave viticole pour débattre d'un banal sujet administratif, un beau jour ensoleillé à la fin de l'été. Soudain, le petit poste de radio qu'écoute le benêt ne capte plus aucune fréquence. Quelques instants plus tard, une considérable explosion retentit ainsi qu'un violent et long éclair qu'ils aperçoivent sous la porte d'entrée. Le bruit, la chaleur intense, l'humidité qui suinte des murs les assomment tous.
To the Stars by Hard Ways (1981)
, 2h28Genres Science fiction, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Films about music and musicians, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Musical films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Alexander Lazarev, Aleksandr Yakovlevich Mikhailov, Igor Ledogorov, Gleb Strizhenov
In the 23rd century a reconnaissance starship discovers a dead alien spaceship of unknown origin in deep space. The crew are found to be humanoid bodies, made by an advanced cloning process. One humanoid woman appears to be alive but has memory loss and is brought back to Earth. Scientist Sergei Lebedev settles her in his own house and names her Niya.
Anna to the Infinite Power (1983)
, 1h45Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Films based on science fiction novels, Children's films
Actors Martha Byrne, Dina Merrill, Mark Patton, Jack Gilford, Loretta Devine
Twelve-year-old Anna Hart of Flemington, New Jersey, a student at a school for gifted children is a genius and a kleptomaniac who insults her teachers, gets headaches when she stares at fires and flickering lights, and suffers from strange prophetic dreams. Simultaneously, several strange things begin to happen. A mysterious neighbor named Michaela Dupont (a piano teacher who has been watching Anna, and has kept photos of her and of another girl taken in 1970 who much resembles Anna) moves in next door. Then Anna sees her exact double on local TV news when a commuter plane makes a forced landing nearby, and learns that her double, Anna Smithson, has the same family setting as hers—the child of a scientist and a musician.
Sayonara Jupiter (1984)
, 2h10Directed by Sakyo Komatsu, Kōji Hashimoto
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Space opera
Actors Akihiko Hirata, Tomokazu Miura, Masumi Okada, Andrew Hughes, Hisaya Morishige, Miyuki Ono
It's the 22nd Century (2125 AD), and mankind's population has exponentially expanded beyond Earth's handling. Therefore, humans now live throughout the Solar System and the total population has gone well over 18 billion. As a result, there's a severe energy crisis for planets further out from the sun and plans to turn Jupiter into a second sun have been set into motion. However, markings are found on Mars that indicates that alien life lives in Jupiter and the J.S. Project (Jupiter Solarization Project) is put on hold.
The Pass (1988)
, 30minutesDirected by Vladimir Tarasov
Genres Science fiction, Animation
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Vassili Livanov
On a distant, snow-covered planet, a starship from Earth crashes. Due to dangerous radiation levels, the survivors have to evacuate far away. Over years, the radiation levels go down but all attempting to return to the ship die when crossing a treacherous mountain pass, due to a combination of the elements and wild animals who come out at night.
Hard to Be a God (1990)
, 1h59Directed by Peter Fleischmann
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Werner Herzog, Edward Żentara, Aleksandre Filippenko, Hugues Quester, Christine Kaufmann, Pierre Clémenti
Dans un futur où les Terriens ont enfin réussi à dompter leurs émotions, une équipe de chercheurs est envoyée en observation d'une civilisation humaine découverte sur une autre planète, dont les mœurs et la technologie sont restées aux stades les plus barbares. L'un des observateurs finira par prendre parti contre la règle la plus élémentaire, celle de non-ingérence, pour lutter contre le régime de terreur des obscurantistes.
Directed by Albert Pyun, Rusty Lemorande
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in Atlantis
Actors Emo Philips, Nicola Cowper, Kathy Ireland, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Jeff Celentano, Charlotte Stewart
A group of young people get lost in an underground cavern while exploring a volcano. Eventually they find their way to the lost city of Atlantis, at the center of the Earth.
Millennium (1989)
, 1h48Directed by Michael Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller
Themes Transport films, Time travel films, Aviation films, Films based on science fiction novels
Actors Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Robert Joy, Brent Carver, Al Waxman, Daniel J. Travanti
The film begins in the cockpit of a U.S. passenger airliner (Boeing 747) in 1989, shortly before they are struck from above by another airliner (McDonnell Douglas DC-10) on a landing approach. The pilot handles the airplane as well as he can while the flight engineer goes back to check on the passenger cabin. He comes back in the cockpit screaming, “They're dead! All of them! They’re burned up!”
By Dawn's Early Light (1990)
, 1h40Directed by Jack Sholder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Films based on science fiction novels, Political films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Martin Landau, Rip Torn, Jeffrey DeMunn
Renegade Soviet military officers steal a nuclear missile, launching it at the Soviet city of Donetsk from Turkey. Soviet defense systems, believing a NATO attack is in progress, order an immediate launch of ICBMs and SLBMs at the United States.
Escape to Witch Mountain (1995)
, 1h27Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about children, Films based on science fiction novels, Children's films
Actors Robert Vaughn, Elisabeth Moss, Erik von Detten, Vincent Schiavelli, Brad Dourif, Lynne Moody
The twins, named Danny and Anna, are found by Zoe Moon (Perrey Reeves), a young waitress. She notices when the children's hands touch, they create a wave of purple energy. However, before she can do anything, the infant children are separated when Bruno the Hermit (Brad Dourif) places Anna on a truck upon Bruno being spotted by Sheriff Bronson (Kevin Tighe).
Monster Mash: The Movie (1995)
Directed by Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Musical theatre, Horror, Musical
Themes Films about animals, Films about computing, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Films based on science fiction novels, Wolves in film, Dracula films, Frankenstein films, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Musical films, Films based on plays, Comedy horror films, Cyberpunk films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Candace Cameron Bure, Ian Bohen, John Kassir, Anthony Crivello, Sarah Douglas, Adam Shankman
A teenage couple, Mary and Scott, are on their way home from a Halloween party when car trouble prompts them to seek help at the old mansion of Dr. Frankenstein. Once inside, they meet a host of strange characters, at whose mercy Scott and Mary suddenly find themselves when Frankenstein informs them, "I'm sorry the bridge is out, you'll have to spend the night!"