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The Incredible Shrinking Man
(1957) [G]
One of the best science-fiction films of the 50’s, Jack Arnold's The Incredible Shrinking Man is a gripping and thought-provoking classic. Scott Carey (Grant Williams) encounters a mysterious radioactive mist on a boating trip and soon finds his life taking a bizarre and frightening twist. His... More
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This Island Earth
(1955) [G]
It's death rays, mutant bugs, college sweethearts turned nuclear fission experts, and a visit to the planet Metaluna via spaceship in this 1955 science fiction classic.
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The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms
(1953) [PG]
An atomic bomb tested in the Arctic frees a gigantic dinosaur from the icy tomb that has encased it for 100 million years. An ice fall kills all witnesses except one, Professor Tom Nesbitt (Paul Hubschmid) who returns to New York with the fantastic story. No one will believe his tale, but the... More
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Re-Animator
(2007) [MA]
Herbert West is obsessed with the idea of bringing the dead back to life. Experimenting with a glowing green liquid (Re-Agent), he successfully reanimates dead tissue. Unfortunately, the dead are uncontrollable and difficult to subdue. Dr. Carl Hill, West's instructor, is determined to steal his... More
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Journey To The Centre Of The Earth
(1959) [PG]
Prof. Lindenbrook leads his intrepid party on an expedition to the center of the earth, via a volcano in Iceland, encountering all manner of prehistoric monsters and life-threatening hazards on the way. More
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Them!
(1954) [PG]
Nuclear tests in the desert result in the growth of gigantic mutant ants who menace cities in the American south-west as a team of investigators and the army search for a way to control their spread in this Cold War-era monster film.
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Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope (2 disc set)
(1977) [PG]
The Jedi Knights have been exterminated and the Empire rules the galaxy with an iron fist. A small group of Rebels have dared to fight back by stealing the secret plans to the Empire's mightiest weapon, the Death Star battle station. The Emperor's most trusted servant, Darth Vader, must find the... More
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Tetsuo Body Hammer
(1992) [R]
A follow-up to the 1988 film Tetsuo (also known as Tetsuo: The Iron Man) that is less sequel than more-expensive remake, Tetsuo II: Body Hammer revisits director Shinya Tsukamoto's vision of a post-industrial Tokyo where man and machine have begun to merge. Tomoroh Taguchi still plays the title... More
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Tetsuo The Iron Man
(1989) [R]
An hour-long feature from Japanese director Shinyu Tsukamoto, Tetsuo (also known as Tetsuo: The Iron Man) tells a horrific, cyberpunk-influenced science fiction tale about the intersection of man and post-industrial technology. The central character is a Japanese salary man, an average office... More
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Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
(1978) [M]
The first remake of the paranoid infiltration classic moves the setting for the invasion from a small town to the city of San Fransisco and starts as Matthew Bennell notices that several of his friends are complaining that their close relatives are in some way different. When questioned later... More
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Dune
(1984) [PG]
The long-awaited film version of Frank Herbert's classic science fiction epic, Dune, explodes on the screen with dazzling special effects, unforgettable images and powerful performances. The saga of intergalactic warrior Paul Atreides (Kyle MacLachlan) and his messianic rise to leadership... More
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The Day Of The Triffids
(1962) [PG]
Bill Masen (Howard Keel) lies in his hospital bed and listens to the radio broadcast in frustration - the bandages on his eyes are not meant to be removed until the following morning. When the time comes he is relieved to find he can see perfectly. But he is soon to discover that he is one of the... More
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On The Beach
(1959) [PG]
The war is over. Nobody won. Only the inhabitants of Australia and the men of the U.S. submarine Sawfish have escaped the nuclear destruction. Captain Dwight Towers (Gregory Peck) takes the Sawfish on a mission to see if an approaching radiation cloud has weakened, but returns with grim news; the... More
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Invaders From Mars
(1953) [PG]
One night, a small boy, David MacLean (Jimmy Hunt), sees a flying saucer land near his home. His scientist father (Leif Erickson) goes to investigate; when he returns, there is an unusual mark on the back of his neck and he behaves in a different, cold and hostile manner. Gradually, David... More
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Alien 3
(1992) [M]
Lt. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the lone survivor when her crippled spaceship crash-lands on Florina 161, a bleak wasteland inhabited by former inmates of the planet's maximum-security prison. Ripley's fears that an alien was on board her craft are confirmed when the mutilated bodies of ex-cons... More
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The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy (1981)
(1981) [G]
When the Earth is destroyed a Vogon Demolition Fleet to make way for a new hyperspace bypass, Arthur Dent joins his friend Ford Prefect (who turns out to be a researcher for an electronic reference guide called the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) for a galactic voyage on which they meet Zaphod... More
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Dark Star (Director's Cut)
(1974) [G]
John Carpenter's low-budget debut feature is a hilarious romp set in the deepest reaches of outer space. The haggard crew of the dilapidated Dark Star spaceship--Doolittle (Brian Narelle), Boiler (Cal Kuniholm), Pinback (Dan O'Bannon), and Talby (Dre Pahich)--is on an extended mission to seek out... More
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Escape From New York
(1981) [M]
Another John Carpenter cult classic, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK was one of the best entries in the once popular post-apocalyptic genre which included ROAD WARRIOR and THE TERMINATOR. In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been turned into the world's largest maximum security prison, a place where the... More
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Altered States
(1980) [M]
Scientist William Hurt explores the avenues of altered consciousness, dabbling in tribal drug rituals and sensory deprivation tanks. But mental changes begin to affect him physically and he hallucinates back to the event of his birth, slowly regressing into primitive stages of human evolution...... More
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The Man Who Fell To Earth
(1976) [R]
In Nicolas Roeg's sci-fi tale based on the novel by Walter Tevis, a humanoid alien from a dried-up husk of a planet falls to Earth in a spaceship--and later falls again metaphorically through alcohol abuse and the manipulations of a hostile culture. Arriving as a secret ambassador from a dying... More
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The Thing
(1982) [M]
John Carpenter's The Thing is both a remake of Howard Hawks' 1951 film of the same name and a re-adaptation of the John W. Campbell Jr. story "Who Goes There?" on which it was based. Carpenter's film is more faithful to Campbell's story than Hawks' version and also substantially more reliant on... More
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Brainstorm
(1983) [M]
A voyage to the frontiers of human knowledge and beyond. A recording machine has been invented which, when linked with brainwave sensors and computer technology, can record intellectual, emotional and even physical sensations. Natalie Wood's last screen role. More
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Aliens
(1986) [M]
Sigourney Weaver reprised her role as Ellen Ripley for James Cameron's exciting, adrenaline-fuelled sequel. The only survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the alien, Ripley's escape pod floats in space for 57 years. After being rescued, Ripley is stunned when her story is met with... More
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Dr Who: The Tomb Of Cybermen
(1967) [G]
The once-feared Cybermen have disappeared from the Universe without trace. An expedition form Earth arrives on Telos--homeworld of the Cybermen--to try and discover exactly what has become of the silver giants. Soon after the Doctor, Jamie and Victoria join the archaeological party, the first... More
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Rollerball
(1975) [M]
The year is 2018. There is no crime and there are no more wars. Corporations are now the leaders of the world, as well as the controllers of the people. A violent futuristic game known as Rollerball is now the recreational sport of the world, with teams representing various areas competing for... More
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Star Trek 3: The Search For Spock
(1984) [PG]
In space, a battle is about to begin. A battle between good and evil. A battle between justice and vengeance. A battle between the Starship Enterprise and the wrath of Khan. For some it will be their first mission, for others it will be their last. More
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Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan
(1982) [PG]
It is the twenty-third century. Admiral James T. Kirk is feeling old; the prospect of accompanying his old ship the Enterprise--now a Starfleet Academy training ship--on a two-week cadet cruise is not making him feel any younger. But the training cruise becomes a deadly serious mission when Khan... More
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