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| 1 |  | Metropolis (1927) |  3.9370 109 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Romance |
$20.95
| In the future humans are divided into two classes: the thinkers and the workers. When the leader of ...more about Metropolis starring Alfred Abel and Gustav Fröhlich |
| 2 |  | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) | 3.9287 257 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Family |
$12.87
| An extra terrestrial is accidentally left behind on Earth. He befriends a boy named Elliot and his ...more about E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial starring Henry Thomas and Dee Wallace-Stone |
| 3 |  | Star Wars (1977) | 3.9039 237 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$8.26
| Part IV in George Lucas' epic, "Star Wars: A New Hope" follows Luke Skywalker, a orphaned farm boy, ...more about Star Wars starring Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford |
| 4 |  | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) | 3.8508 157 reviews | PG | Drama, War, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adaptation |
$3.95
| Insane Gen. Jack Ripper is convinced that the U.S.S.R is conspiring to contaminate the American ...more about Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb starring Peter Sellers and George C. Scott |
| 5 |  | Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) | 3.7670 116 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$8.26
| As Luke goes into seclusion, to master his Jedi skills, Hans and Leia have joined the Rebel Army to ...more about Star Wars Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back starring Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford |
| 6 |  | Alien (1979) |  3.6601 312 reviews | R | Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$7.50
| Space vehicle Nostromo discovers a strange pod. The creature in the pod infects a member of the ...more about Alien starring Tom Skerritt and Sigourney Weaver |
| 7 |  | 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | 3.6321 218 reviews | G | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$10.99
| After thousands of years, a monolith reappears on the moon. When modern astronauts go to ...more about 2001: A Space Odyssey starring Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood |
| 8 |  | Planet of the Apes (1968) | 3.6000 60 reviews | G | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| Three astronauts come out of deep hibernation after their ship crashes on a strange planet. They ...more about Planet of the Apes starring Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall |
| 9 |  | Incredibles, The (2004) | 3.5296 515 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family, Animation, Disney |
$12.99
| A community of superheroes is forced to give up their crime fighting ways after a string of ...more about Incredibles starring Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter |
| 10 |  | Aliens (1986) | 3.4949 153 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| Ripley is discovered, 57 years after the Nostromo mission, drifting through space. Back on Earth, ...more about Aliens starring Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn |
| 11 |  | Children of Men (2006) | 3.3475 276 reviews | R | Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$5.55
| In 2027, humans can no longer procreate. A British government agent agrees to transport a pregnant ...more about Children of Men starring Clive Owen and Julianne Moore |
| 12 |  | Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) | 3.2520 83 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| When several locals witness a strange alien encounter, they are all mysteriously drawn to a remote ...more about Close Encounters of the Third Kind starring Richard Dreyfuss and François Truffaut |
| 13 |  | Young Frankenstein (1974) |  3.2497 80 reviews | PG | Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$6.86
| Dr. Frederick Frankenstein denounces his relationship to his famous grandfather, but he is lured by ...more about Young Frankenstein starring Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle |
| 14 |  | Return of the Living Dead, The (1985) | 3.2449 38 reviews | R | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$5.25
| Two medical supply warehouse workers unknowingly release a secret chemical rumored to re-animate ...more about Return of the Living Dead starring Clu Gulager and James Karen |
| 15 |  | Ghost Busters (1984) | 3.2317 58 reviews | PG | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$4.43
| Three paranormal investigators begin ghost hunting in NYC shortly after their university funding ...more about Ghost Busters starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd |
| 16 |  | Host, The (2007) | 3.2098 89 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction, Foreign |
$12.27
| A giant monster emerges from the Han River and begins abducting locals. When a young girl is ...more about Host starring Song Kang-ho and Scott Wilson |
| 17 |  | Fly, The (1986) | 3.2056 80 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$8.26
| Seth Brundle, a brilliant but eccentric scientist attempts to woo investigative journalist Veronica ...more about Fly starring Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis |
| 18 |  | Island of Lost Souls (1933) | 3.2053 18 reviews | NA | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Romance | N/A | After his ship goes down, Edward Parker is rescued at sea. Parker gets into a fight with Captain ...more about Island of Lost Souls starring Charles Laughton and Richard Arlen |
| 19 |  | Repo Man (1984) | 3.1910 61 reviews | R | Action, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$8.05
| In the wake of losing his job and girlfriend, punk rocker Otto teams up with a seasoned repo man. ...more about Repo Man starring Harry Dean Stanton and Emilio Estevez |
| 20 |  | Lost World, The (1925) | 3.1887 24 reviews | NA | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$4.99
| Explorer Professor Challenger is taking quite a beating in the London press thanks to his claim ...more about Lost World starring Bessie Love and Lloyd Hughes |
| 21 |  | Terminator, The (1984) | 3.1805 127 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$4.12
| In the future war between humans and machines destroys civilization. A cyborg is sent into the past ...more about Terminator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Biehn |
| 22 |  | Dark Star (1974) | 3.1718 58 reviews | G | Thriller, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$6.98
| A space parody about four astronauts whose mission is to destroy unstable planets. After 20 years, ...more about Dark Star starring Brian Narelle and Dan O'Bannon |
| 23 |  | Bride of Frankenstein (1935) | 3.1701 73 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$12.95
| As Dr. Frankenstein is on his deathbed a colleague forces him to help create another monster, this ...more about Bride of Frankenstein starring Colin Clive and Valerie Hobson |
| 24 |  | Iron Giant, The (1999) | 3.1677 331 reviews | PG | Drama, Sci-Fi, Family, Animation |
$4.60
| A young boy befriends a large metal man sent to Earth by aliens, but when the town's people and ...more about Iron Giant starring Vin Diesel and Jennifer Aniston |
| 25 |  | Frankenstein (1931) | 3.1514 82 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$12.95
| Scientist Dr. Frankenstein creates and reanimates a creature compiled from various parts of the ...more about Frankenstein starring Colin Clive and Mae Clarke |
| 26 |  | Death Race 2000 (1975) | 3.1478 62 reviews | NA | Action, Sci-Fi, Sports |
$10.98
| In the future, the most popular American pastime will be cross-country car racing. Racers are given ...more about Death Race 2000 starring David Carradine and Simone Griffeth |
| 27 |  | Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) | 3.1461 58 reviews | NA | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$15.69
| On an expedition along the Amazon, a group of scientists discover and capture the pre-historic ...more about Creature from the Black Lagoon starring Richard Carlson and Richard Denning |
| 28 |  | Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | 3.1433 163 reviews | R | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$5.99
| 10 years ago the Terminator failed his mission to kill Sarah Connor. Now a new model, the T1000, ...more about Terminator 2: Judgment Day starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton |
| 29 |  | Iron Man (2008) | 3.1427 316 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | N/A | Robert Downey Jr. stars as Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who builds a ...more about Iron Man starring Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard |
| 30 |  | Day the Earth Stood Still, The (1951) | 3.1353 95 reviews | G | Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$4.86
| When an alien and his robot land on Earth to deliver a message to all it's world leaders they are ...more about Day the Earth Stood Still starring Michael Rennie and Patricia Neal |
| 31 |  | Superman II (1980) | 3.1311 62 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$5.99
| When Superman saves Paris by throwing a nuclear bomb into outer space, he awakens three exiled ...more about Superman II starring Gene Hackman and Christopher Reeve |
| 32 |  | Rocky Horror Picture Show, The (1975) | 3.1124 66 reviews | R | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Musical, Comedy |
$5.84
| Brad and Janet are stranded in the mansion of a crazy, transsexual, transvestite scientist on the ...more about Rocky Horror Picture Show starring Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon |
| 33 |  | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) | 3.1073 46 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$3.91
| Strange underground alien spores are planted in the earth and eventually begin to flower. As people ...more about Invasion of the Body Snatchers starring Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams |
| 34 |  | Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) | 3.0983 107 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$8.26
| As the Empire builds a new Death Star, Luke must save his friends from Jabba the Hut, but when Luke ...more about Star Wars Episode VI - Return of the Jedi starring Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford |
| 35 |  | Mad Max (1979) | 3.0981 73 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
$4.12
| In the future following the apocalypse pillage and plunder is a way of life. Mild-mannered, police ...more about Mad Max starring Mel Gibson and Joanne Samuel |
| 36 |  | Invisible Man, The (1933) | 3.0934 41 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$15.69
| A scientist turns himself invisible. However, the formula slowly drives him insane, causing him to ...more about Invisible Man starring Claude Rains and Gloria Stuart |
| 37 |  | Predator (1987) | 3.0850 114 reviews | R | Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| A group of trained special forces commandos is commandeered by the CIA for a rescue mission. The ...more about Predator starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers |
| 38 |  | Bad Taste (1987) | 3.0818 84 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$23.79
| Aliens from outer space come to earth hunting for human flesh to supply their growing fast food ...more about Bad Taste starring Peter Jackson and Pete O'Herne |
| 39 |  | Man Who Fell to Earth, The (1976) | 3.0812 56 reviews | NA | Drama, Sci-Fi |
$19.85
| An alien comes to Earth on a mission to gather water to take back to his home planet. With his ...more about Man Who Fell to Earth starring David Bowie and Rip Torn |
| 40 |  | Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) | 3.0720 51 reviews | NA | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Comedy |
$8.99
| To save the future the Enterprise and her crew must travel back to 1986 for two humpback whales and ...more about Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home starring William Shatner and James Doohan |
| 41 |  | Brazil (1985) | 3.0674 100 reviews | Not Rated | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Cult |
$8.89
| Sam lives in a world of technology, where the government takes extreme anti-terrorism measures. ...more about Brazil starring Jonathan Pryce and Robert De Niro |
| 42 |  | Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) | 3.0670 59 reviews | NA | Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$6.88
| Aliens try to take over the world by raising the dead and marching on all its major cities. ...more about Plan 9 from Outer Space starring Gregory Walcott and Mona McKinnon |
| 43 |  | Abyss, The (1989) | 3.0643 97 reviews | PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$7.49
| An American nuclear submarine is attacked (during the cold war) and crashes underwater. The navy ...more about Abyss starring Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio |
| 44 |  | Escape from New York (1981) | 3.0614 105 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| In 1997 the island of Manhattan has been converted into a maximum security prison. When Air Force ...more about Escape from New York starring Kurt Russell and Lee Van Cleef |
| 45 |  | War of the Worlds, The (1953) | 3.0598 79 reviews | PG | Action, Drama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$5.64
| H.G. Well's classic novel is brought to life is this tale of alien invasion. The resisdents of a ...more about War of the Worlds starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson |
| 46 |  | Strange Days (1995) | 3.0555 113 reviews | R | Action, Drama, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Crime, Mystery |
$5.00
| Set in the year 1999 during the last days of the old millenium, the movie tells the story of Lenny ...more about Strange Days starring Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett |
| 47 |  | Videodrome (1983) | 3.0537 94 reviews | R | Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery |
$6.99
| A sleazy television producer stumbles upon a program that broadcasts snuff films called, ...more about Videodrome starring James Woods and Sonja Smits |
| 48 |  | Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) | 3.0466 45 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| Dr Miles Bennel returns his small town practice to find several of his patients suffering the ...more about Invasion of the Body Snatchers starring Dana Wynter and Larry Gates |
| 49 |  | Day of the Dead (1985) | 3.0457 124 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$9.99
| Zombies have taken over the country and the few humans alive are forced to hide in underground ...more about Day of the Dead starring Lori Cardille and Terry Alexander |
| 50 |  | Total Recall (1990) | 3.0427 105 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi |
$4.79
| When a virtual reality trip to Mars goes horribly wrong memories of Douglas Quaid's former life as ...more about Total Recall starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sharon Stone |
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