List of science fiction films of the 1990s explained

A list of science fiction films released in the 1990s. These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres. They have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial film industry and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics.

Collectively, the science fiction films from the 1990s have received 13 Academy Awards, 15 Saturn Awards, five Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award and one Golden Globe Award. Four of these movies were the highest-grossing films of their respective years of release. However, these films also received 10 Golden Raspberry Awards.

List

Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
Aftershock	Frank Harris	James Lew, Michael Standing, Elizabeth Kaitan	United States	^[1]
Back to the Future Part III	Robert Zemeckis	Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Thomas F. Wilson	United States
Bride of Re-Animator	Brian Yuzna	Jeffrey Combs, Bruce Abbott, Claude Earl Jones	United States	Science fiction horror^[2]
Circuitry Man	Steven Lovy	Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Jim Metzler	United States	^[3]
Class of 1999	Mark L. Lester	Bradley Gregg, Traci Lind, Malcolm McDowell, Pam Grier	United States
Darkman	Sam Raimi	Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake	United States	Superhero film
The Dark Side of the Moon	D. J. Webster	Robert Sampson, Will Bledsoe, Joe Turkel	United States
	Daisuke Nishio	Masako Nozawa (voice), Mayumi Tanaka (voice), Tōru Furuya (voice)	Japan	Fifth anime film in the Dragon Ball franchise
	Daisuke Nishio	Masako Nozawa (voice), Kōji Nakata (voice), Kōji Yada (voice)	Japan	Sixth anime film in the Dragon Ball franchise
Edward Scissorhands			United States	^[4]
Fatal Sky	Frank Shields	Michael Nouri, Darlanne Fluegel, Maxwell Caulfield	United States, Australia, Yugoslavia	^[5] ^[6]
Frankenhooker	Frank Henenlotter	James Lorinz, Patty Mullen, Louise Lasser	United States	Sci-fi horror comedy^[7]
The Witches Cave	Yuri Moroz	Segej Zhigunov, Dmitrij Pevcov, Marina Levtova, Nikolaj Karachencov	Soviet Union Czechoslovakia	action
Maroko	Mamoru Oshii	Masako Katsuki (voice), Toshio Furukawa (voice), Kenichi Ogata (voice)	Japan	Comedy drama anime^[8]
The Handmaid's Tale	Volker Schlöndorff	Natasha Richardson, Robert Duvall, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn	United States
Hardware	Richard Stanley	Dylan McDermott, Stacey Travis, John Lynch	United Kingdom United States
I Come in Peace	Craig R. Baxley	Dolph Lundgren, Betsy Brantley, Brian Benben	United States
Martians Go Home	David Odell	Randy Quaid, Anita Morris, Margaret Colin, Vic Dunlop	United States	^[9] ^[10]
	Glenn Takajian	Tara Leigh, Tony Gigante, Dianna Flaherty, Katherine Romaine	United States	^[11] ^[12]
Moon 44	Roland Emmerich	Michael Paré, Malcolm McDowell, Lisa Eichhorn	Germany United States
Omega Cop	Paul Kyriazi	Adam West, Ronald L. Marchini	United States
Once Upon a Time...	Galina Barinova	Alla Pokrovskaya (voice)	Soviet Union	Animated short film. Russian title: Когда-то давно..., tr. Kogda-to davno...^[13] ^[14] ^[15] ^[16] ^[17]
Peacemaker	Kevin S. Tenney	Robert Forster, Lance Edwards, Hilary Shepard	United States	^[18]
Predator 2	Stephen Hopkins	Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Kevin Peter Hall	United States
The Rift	Juan Piquer Simón	Jack Scalia, R. Lee Ermey, Ray Wise	Spain	^[19]
Rebel Storm	Franky Schaeffer	Zach Galligan, Wayne Crawford, June Chadwick	United States	^[20]
RoboCop 2	Irvin Kershner	Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Belinda Bauer	United States
Robot Jox	Stuart Gordon	Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson, Paul Koslo	United States
Shadowzone	J. S. Cardone	Louise Fletcher, David Beecroft, James Hong	United States
Solar Crisis	Richard Sarafian	Tim Matheson, Charlton Heston, Peter Boyle	Japan
Spaced Invaders	Patrick Read Johnson	Douglas Barr, Royal Dano, Ariana Richards	United States
Steel and Lace	Ernest D. Farino	Clare Wren, Bruce Davison, David Naughton	United States	^[21]
Syngenor	George Elanjian Jr.		United States	Sequel to Scared to Death (1980)
A Taste for Flesh and Blood (a.k.a. Flesh Eaters from Outer Space)	Warren F. Disbrow	Greg Scott, Kathy Monks, Warren Disbrow Sr.	United States	filmed in 1989^[22]
Total Recall	Paul Verhoeven	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside	United States	^[23]
Vaniusha the Newcomer	Vladimir Danilevich	Boris Novikov (voice), Svetlana Kharlap (voice), Aleftina Yevdokimova (voice)	Soviet Union	Stop-motion animation short film
Watchers II	Thierry Notz	Marc Singer, Tracy Scoggins, Jonathan Farwell	United States Canada
A Wind Named Amnesia	Kazuo Yamazaki		Japan	Anime^[24]
Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe	Damian Lee	Marjorie Bransfield, Sven-Ole Thorsen, James Belushi	United States Canada
And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird	Tony Cookson	Joshua John Miller, Edan Gross, Marcia Strassman	United States
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey	Peter Hewitt	Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William Sadler	United States
Captain America	Albert Pyun	Matt Salinger, Ronny Cox, Scott Paulin	United States Yugoslavia
Critters 3	Kristine Peterson	Aimee Brooks, John Calvin, Katherine Cortez	United States
Delicatessen	Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro	Dominique Pinon, Marie-Laure Dougnac, Jean-Claude Dreyfus	France	Post-apocalyptic black comedy
Dollman	Albert Pyun	Tim Thomerson, Jackie Earle Haley	United States
	Mitsuo Hashimoto	Masako Nozawa (voice), Toshio Furukawa (voice), Kenji Utsumi (voice)	Japan	Seventh anime film in the Dragon Ball franchise
	Mitsuo Hashimoto	Masako Nozawa (voice), Ryūsei Nakao (voice), Toshio Furukawa (voice)	Japan	Eighth anime film in the Dragon Ball franchise
Eve of Destruction	Duncan Gibbins	Gregory Hines, Renée Soutendijk, Michael Greene	United States
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah	Kazuki Ōmori	Kenpachiro Satsuma, Richard Berger	Japan
The Guyver	Steve Wang		United States
Naked Lunch	David Cronenberg	Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm	Canada United Kingdom Japan
Prayer of the Rollerboys	Rick King	Corey Haim, Patricia Arquette, Christopher Collet	Japan United States
	Lam Nai-choi	Fan Siu-wong, Fan Mei Sheng, Ho Ka-Kui	Hong Kong	Action film set in futuristic setting
Robotrix	Jamie Luk	Chikako Aoyama, Hiu-Dan Hui, Amy Yip	Hong Kong	^[25]
The Rocketeer	Joe Johnston	Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino	United States
Roujin Z	Hiroyuki Kitakubo		Japan	Anime
	Nicholas Meyer	William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan	United States	^[26]
	Michael Pressman	Michelan Sisti, Leif Tilden, Kenn Scott, Mark Caso	United States
	James Cameron	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, Edward Furlong	United States	^[27]
The Terror Within II	Andrew Stevens	Andrew Stevens, Stella Stevens, Chick Vennera	United States
Trancers II	Charles Band	Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt	United States
Until the End of the World	Wim Wenders	William Hurt, Solveig Dommartin, Sam Neill	Germany Australia France
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling		Fumi Hirano (voice), Toshio Furukawa (voice), Naoko Matsui (voice)	Japan	Sixth film in the Urusei Yatsura film series
Vaniusha and the Space Pirate	Vladimir Danilevich	Boris Novikov (voice), Aleftina Yevdokimova (voice), Svetlana Kharlap (voice)	Soviet Union	Stop-motion animation short film
Vegas in Space	Phillip R. Ford	Doris Fish, Timmy Spence	United States
Wax or the Discovery of Television Among the Bees	David Blair		United States
Wedlock	Lewis Teague	Rutger Hauer, Mimi Rogers	United States
Zeiram	Keita Amemiya		Japan
Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
Alien 3	David Fincher	Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann	United States United Kingdom
Bad Channels	Ted Nicolaou	Melissa Behr, Alex Bookston, Michael Caldwell	United States
Critters 4	Rupert Harvey	Don Opper, Paul Whitthorne, Angela Bassett	United States
	Daisuke Nishio	Masako Nozawa (voice), Toshio Furukawa (voice), Mayumi Tanaka (voice)	Japan	Ninth anime film in the Dragon Ball franchise
	Daisuke Nishio	Masako Nozawa (voice), Ryūsei Nakao (voice), Toshio Furukawa (voice)	Japan	Tenth anime film in the Dragon Ball franchise
Freejack	Geoff Murphy	Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo	United States
Godzilla vs. Mothra	Takao Okawara	Tetsuya Bessho, Satomi Kobayashi	Japan
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid	Randal Kleiser	Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Lloyd Bridges	United States
The Lawnmower Man			United Kingdom, United States, Japan	Produced by Milton Subotsky Based loosely on the Stephen King novel
The Lost World	Timothy Bond	John Rhys-Davies, Eric McCormack, David Warner, Tamara Gorski	United States
Memoirs of an Invisible Man	John Carpenter	Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah	United States
Mindwarp (a.k.a. Brain Slasher)	Steve Barnett	Marta Alicia, Angus Scrimm, Bruce Campbell	United States	^[28] ^[29] ^[30]
Mom and Dad Save the World	Greg Beeman	Jon Lovitz, Teri Garr, Jeffrey Jones	United States	^[31]
Nemesis	Albert Pyun	Olivier Gruner, Tim Thomerson, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	United States
Neon City	Monte Markham	Michael Ironside, Vanity, Lyle Alzado, Nick Klar	United States	^[32]
Project Shadowchaser	John Eyres	Frank Zagarino, Martin Kove, Meg Foster, Paul Koslo	United States
Prototype X29A	Phillip J. Roth	Brenda Swanson, Robert Tossberg	United States	^[33]
Rain Without Thunder	Gary O. Bennett	Betty Buckley, Ali Thomas, Carolyn McCormick	United States	Drama
Return to the Lost World	Timothy Bond	John Rhys-Davies, Eric McCormack, David Warner, Tamara Gorski	United States
Seedpeople	Peter Manoogian	Sam Hennings, Andrea Roth, Dane Witherspoon, David Dunard	United States	^[34]
Split Second	Tony Maylam	Rutger Hauer, Kim Cattrall, Neil Duncan	United Kingdom United States
	Shinya Tsukamoto	Tomoroh Taguchi, Shinya Tsukamoto	Japan
The Water Engine	Steven Schachter	Charles Durning, Patti LuPone, William H. Macy	United States
Trancers III	C. Courtney Joyner	Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt	United States
Universal Soldier	Roland Emmerich	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker	United States
The Wicked City	Leon Lai, Michelle Reis	Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai, Tatsuya Nakadai	Hong Kong
Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
Acción mutante	Álex de la Iglesia	Antonio Resines, Frederique Feder, Alex Angulo	Spain
Alien Intruder	Ricardo Jacques Gale	Billy Dee Williams, Melinda Armstrong, Maxwell Caulfield	United States
	Boaz Davidson	Joe Lara, Nicole Hansen, Yosef Shiloah	United States	^[35]
Arcade	Albert Pyun	Megan Ward, Peter Billingsley, John de Lancie	United States
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman		Daryl Hannah, Daniel Baldwin, Victoria Haas	United States	Remake of the 1958 classic, Television movie
Body Snatchers			United States	Based on the Jack Finney novel
Carnosaur	Adam Simon	Diane Ladd, Raphael Sbarge, Jennifer Runyon	United States
Coneheads	Steve Barron	Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Michelle Burke, Michael McKean	United States
Cyborg 2	Michael Shroeder	Angelina Jolie, Elias Koteas, Jack Palance, Billy Drago	United States
Cyborg Cop	Sam Firstenberg	David Bradley, John Rhys-Davies, Alonna Shaw	United States
Demolition Man	Marco Brambilla	Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, Sandra Bullock, Nigel Hawthorne	United States
	Shigeyasu Yamauchi	Masako Nozawa (voice), Bin Shimada (voice), Hiroko Emori (voice)	Japan	Eleventh anime film in the Dragon Ball franchise
	Yoshihiro Ueda	Masako Nozawa (voice), Tesshō Genda (voice), Toshio Furukawa (voice)	Japan	Twelfth anime film in the Dragon Ball franchise
Fire in the Sky	Robert Lieberman	D. B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer	United States
Fortress	Stuart Gordon	Christopher Lambert, Loryn Locklin, Kurtwood Smith	Australia United States
Freaked	Alex Winter, Tom Stern	Alex Winter, Randy Quaid, William Sadler	United States	Science fiction comedy^[36]
Ghost in the Machine	Rachel Talalay	Karen Allen, Chris Mulkey, Ted Marcoux	United States
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II	Takao Okawara		Japan
Jurassic Park	Steven Spielberg	Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum	United States	^[37]
Knights	Albert Pyun	Kris Kristofferson, Lance Henriksen, Kathy Long	United States	^[38]
Mandroid	Joakim Ersgard	Curt Lowens, Brian Cousins, Jane Caldwell, Michael Della Femina	United States	^[39] ^[40]
The Meteor Man	Robert Townsend	Robert Townsend, Marla Gibbs, Eddie Griffin	United States
	Mamoru Oshii		Japan	Anime
Philadelphia Experiment II	Stephen Cornwell	Brad Johnson, Gerrit Graham, Marjean Holden	United States
RoboCop 3	Fred Dekker	Robert John Burke, Nancy Allen, Rip Torn, Mako Iwamatsu	United States
Robot Wars	Albert Band	Don Michael Paul, Barbara Crampton, James Staley, Lisa Rinna	United States	^[41]
Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
A.P.E.X.	Phillip J. Roth	Richard Keats, Mitch Cox, Lisa Ann Russell	United States	^[42]
Automatic	John Murlowski	Olivier Gruner, John Glover, Daphne Ashbrook	United States	^[43]
Brainscan			United States
Circuitry Man 2	Robert Lovy, Steven Lovy	Vernon G. Wells, Deborah Shelton, Traci Lords	United States	^[44]
CyberTracker	Richard Pepin	Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Richard Norton, Stacie Foster	United States	^[45]
Darkside Blues	Yoshimichi Furukawa, Nobuyasu Furukawa		Japan	Anime
Death Machine	Stephen Norrington	Brad Dourif, Ely Pouget, William Hootkins	United Kingdom
Double Dragon	James Yukich		United States
	Shigeyasu Yamauchi	Masako Nozawa (voice), Bin Shimada (voice), Takeshi Kusao (voice)	Japan	Thirteenth anime film in the Dragon Ball franchise
	Yoshihiro Ueda	Masako Nozawa (voice), Takeshi Kusao (voice), Bin Shimada (voice)	Japan	Fourteenth anime film in the Dragon Ball franchise
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla	Kensho Yamashita	Jun Hashizume, Megumi Odaka, Akira Emoto	Japan
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein		Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, John Cleese	United Kingdom United States Japan	Produced by Francis Ford Coppola
No Escape	Martin Campbell	Ray Liotta, Lance Henriksen, Stuart Wilson	United States	Sci-fi action
Oblivion	Sam Irvin	Richard Joseph Paul, Jackie Swanson	United States	Sci-fi western^[46]
Project Metalbeast	Alessandro De Gaetano	Barry Bostwick, Kane Hodder, Kim Delaney, Musetta Vander	United States
	John Eyres	Frank Zagarino, Bryan Genesse, Beth Toussaint	United States	^[47]
The Puppet Masters	Stuart Orme	Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner	United States
Solar Force	Boaz Davidson	Michael Paré, Billy Drago, Walker Brandt	United States	^[48]
Stargate	Roland Emmerich	Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson	United States	^[49]
Star Trek Generations	David Carson	Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Malcolm McDowell, Jonathan Frakes	United States
T-Force	Richard Pepin	Jack Scalia, Evan Laurie, Bobby Johnston	United States	^[50]
	Steve Wang		United States
Timecop	Peter Hyams	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Mia Sara, Ron Silver	United States
	David Nutter	Tim Thomerson	United States
	David Nutter	Tim Thomerson	United States
Watchers 3		Wings Hauser, Gregory Scott Cummins, Daryl Keith Roach	United States	Direct-to-Video Produced by Roger Corman Based on a novel by Dean Koontz Filmed in Peru^[51]
Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
Alien Terminator		Maria Ford, Rodger Halston, Emile Levisetti	United States, Mexico	Filmed in Mexico^[52]
Alien Visitor (a.k.a. Epsilon)	Rolf de Heer	Ulli Birve, Syd Brisbane, Aletha McGrath	Australia Italy	Drama
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold	Fred Olen Ray	J.J. North, Ted Monte, Raelyn Saalman, Tim Abell	United States	Comedy film^[53]
Caged Heat 3000	Aaron Osborne	Lisa Boyle, Kena Land, Bob Ferrelli	United States	^[54] ^[55]
Carnosaur 2		John Savage, Cliff De Young, Don Stroud, Arabella Holzbog	United States	Roger Corman executive producer^[56] ^[57]
The City of Lost Children	Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro	Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet	France Spain Germany
Congo	Frank Marshall	Laura Linney, Ernie Hudson, Tim Curry, Dylan Walsh	United States
	Michael Shroeder	Zach Galligan, Malcolm McDowell	United States
Cyborg Cop II	Sam Firstenberg		United States
The Demolitionist	Robert Kurtzman	Nicole Eggert, Richard Grieco, Susan Tyrrell	United States	^[58]
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde		Sean Young, Tim Daly, Lysette Anthony, Harvey Fierstein, Polly Bergen	Canada, United States, United Kingdom	Loosely based on a Robert Louis Stevenson novel^[59]
	Mitsuo Hashimoto	Masako Nozawa (voice), Hiro Yuuki (voice), Ryou Horikawa (voice)	Japan	Sixteenth anime film in the Dragon Ball franchise
Fist of the North Star	Tony Randel	Gary Daniels, Costas Mandylor, Chris Penn	United States Japan	Martial arts
Galaxis (a.k.a. Terminal Force)	William Mesa		United States	^[60]
	Shusuke Kaneko	Tsuyoshi Ihara, Akira Onodera, Ayako Fujitani	Japan
Ghost in the Shell	Mamoru Oshii		Japan	Anime
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah	Takao Okawara	Megumi Odaka, Momoko Kochi	Japan
GoldenEye	Martin Campbell	Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco	United Kingdom United States
Heatseeker	Albert Pyun	Keith Cooke	United States
Johnny Mnemonic	Robert Longo	Keanu Reeves, Dolph Lundgren, Takeshi Kitano	Canada
Judge Dredd	Danny Cannon	Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider	United States
Memories	Katsuhiro Otomo, Koji Morimoto, Tensai Okamura		Japan	Anime
	Bryan Spicer	Karan Ashley, Johnny Yong Bosch, Steve Cardenas	United States Japan
Mosquito	Gary Jones	Gunnar Hansen, Ron Asheton, Steve Dixon	United States
Mutant Species	David A. Prior	Leo Rossi, Ted Prior, Denise Crosby, Grant Gelt	United States	^[61] ^[62]
	Albert Pyun	Sue Price, Chad Stahelski, Tina Cote	United States
Screamers	Christian Duguay	Ron White, Peter Weller	United States Canada
Species	Roger Donaldson	Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen	United States
Strange Days	Kathryn Bigelow		United States
Tank Girl	Rachel Talalay		United States
Terminal Impact	Yossi Wein	Bryan Genesse, Frank Zagarino, Jennifer Millar	United States	^[63] ^[64]
Timemaster	James Glickenhaus	Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus, Pat Morita, Joanna Pacula	United States	Direct-to-video
12 Monkeys	Terry Gilliam	Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer	United States	^[65]
Vampire Vixens from Venus	Ted A. Bohus	Leon Head, Michelle Bauer, Theresa Lynn	United States	^[66]
Village of the Damned	John Carpenter	Christopher Reeve, Kirstie Alley, Linda Kozlowski	United States
Virtuosity	Brett Leonard	Denzel Washington, Kelly Lynch, Russell Crowe	United States
Waterworld	Kevin Reynolds		United States	^[67]
White Dwarf	Peter Markle	Neal McDonough, Beverley Mitchell	United States
			United States	^[68]
Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
	Albert Pyun	Christopher Lambert, Natasha Henstridge, Norbert Weisser	United States
The Arrival	David N. Twohy	Charlie Sheen, Ron Silver, Lindsay Crouse	United States
Barb Wire	David Hogan	Pamela Anderson, Temuera Morrison	United States	^[69]
			United States	^[70]
Crossworlds	Krishna Rao	Rutger Hauer, Josh Charles, Stuart Wilson	United States	^[71]
Escape from L.A.	John Carpenter	Kurt Russell, Stacy Keach, Steve Buscemi	United States
	Shusuke Kaneko		Japan
Independence Day	Roland Emmerich	Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum	United States	^[72]
The Island of Dr. Moreau	John Frankenheimer	Marlon Brando, Val Kilmer, Fairuza Balk, David Thewlis, Ron Perlman	United States	^[73]
			United States
Mars Attacks!	Tim Burton		United States
Memory Run	Allan A. Goldstein	Karen Duffy, Matt McCoy	United States	^[74]
Multiplicity	Harold Ramis	Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell	United States
	Albert Pyun	Sue Price, Tim Thomerson, Xavier Declie	United States
	Albert Pyun	Sue Price, Andrew Divoff, Norbert Weisser	United States
Omega Doom	Albert Pyun	Rutger Hauer, Shannon Whirry, Norbert Weisser	United States
Rubber's Lover	Shozin Fukui		Japan
Sci-Fighters	Peter Svatek	Roddy Piper, Jayne Heitmeyer	United States
Solo	Norberto Barba	Mario Van Peebles, Barry Corbin, William Sadler	United States
Space Truckers	Stuart Gordon	Dennis Hopper, Stephen Dorff, Debi Mazar	United States Ireland
	Jonathan Frakes	Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Alice Krige	United States	^[75]
Tykho Moon	Enki Bilal	Johan Leysen, Julie Delpy, Tchéky Karyo	France Germany	^[76]
Vampirella	Jim Wynorski	Talisa Soto, Roger Daltrey, Richard Joseph Paul	United States	Science fiction action-horror^[77]
Zone 39	John Tatoulis	Carolyn Bock, Peter Phelps, William Zappa	Australia	^[78] ^[79]
Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
Abre los ojos (a.k.a. Open Your Eyes)	Alejandro Amenábar	Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz	Spain
Alien Resurrection	Jean-Pierre Jeunet	Sigourney Weaver, Winona Ryder, Ron Perlman, Brad Dourif	United States
Contact	Robert Zemeckis	Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, Tom Skerritt	United States	^[80]
Cube	Vincenzo Natali	Maurice Dean Wint, Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni	Canada
Dark Planet	Albert Magnoli	Paul Mercurio, Harley Jane Kozak, Michael York	United States
Deathline	Tibor Takacs	Rutger Hauer, Mark Dacascos	Canada
The End of Evangelion	Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki		Japan	Anime
Event Horizon	Paul W. S. Anderson	Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan	United States
Face/Off	John Woo	John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen	United States
The Fifth Element	Luc Besson	Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, Ian Holm	France
Full Metal Yakuza	Takashi Miike		Japan
Gattaca	Andrew Niccol	Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law	United States
	Steven Spielberg	Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite	United States
Men in Black	Barry Sonnenfeld	Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino	United States	^[81]
Mimic	Guillermo del Toro	Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin	United States
Nirvana	Gabriele Salvatores	Christopher Lambert, Diego Abatantuono, Emmanuelle Seigner	Italy France
The Postman	Kevin Costner		United States	^[82]
Sleeping Dogs	Michael Bafaro	Scott McNeil, C. Thomas Howell	Canada Czech Republic
Spaceman	Scott Dikkers	David Ghilardi, Frederick Husar, Deborah King	United States
Starship Troopers	Paul Verhoeven	Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards	United States
The Sticky Fingers of Time	Hilary Brougher	Terumi Matthews, Nicole Zaray, James Urbaniak	United States	^[83]
Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
Andromedia	Takashi Miike	Hiroko Shimabukuro, Eriko Imai, Kenji Harada	Japan
Armageddon	Michael Bay	Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Ben Affleck, Will Patton	United States	^[84]
Dark City	Alex Proyas		United States	^[85]
Deep Impact	Mimi Leder		United States	Disaster film
Deep Rising	Stephen Sommers	Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Anthony Heald	United States
Disturbing Behavior	David Nutter	James Marsden, Katie Holmes, Nick Stahl	United States
The Faculty	Robert Rodriguez		United States
Godzilla	Roland Emmerich	Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo	United States Japan	^[86]
Lost in Space	Stephen Hopkins		United States
	Tatsuo Satō		Japan
New Rose Hotel	Abel Ferrara		United States
Pi	Darren Aronofsky	Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman	United States	^[87]
Six-String Samurai	Lance Mungia	Jeffrey Falcon, Justin McGuire, Stephane Gauger	United States
Skyggen (a.k.a. Webmaster)	Thomas Borch Nielsen	Lars Bom, Puk Scharbau, Jørgen Kiil	Denmark
Soldier	Paul W. S. Anderson	Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Connie Nielsen	United States
Species II	Peter Medak	Michael Madsen, Natasha Henstridge, Marg Helgenberger	United States
Sphere	Barry Levinson	Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson	United States
Spriggan	Hirotsugu Kawasaki		Japan	Anime
Star Kid	Manny Coto	Joseph Mazzello, Richard Gilliland, Corinne Bohrer	United States
	Jonathan Frakes	Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Donna Murphy	United States
The Truman Show	Peter Weir	Jim Carrey	United States	Comedy-Drama
(a.k.a. The Osiris Chronicles)	Joe Dante		United States
The X-Files	Rob Bowman	David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Martin Landau	United States
Title	Director	Cast	Country	Subgenre/Notes
A.Li.Ce	Kenichi Maejima		Japan	Animation^[88]
The Astronaut's Wife	Rand Ravich	Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton, Donna Murphy	United States
Barren Illusion	Kiyoshi Kurosawa	Shinji Takeda, Miako Tadano, Yutaka Yasui	Japan	^[89]
Beowulf	Graham Baker		United States United Kingdom
Bicentennial Man	Chris Columbus	Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz	United States
Deep Blue Sea	Renny Harlin		United States
Escape from Mars	Neill L. Fearnley	Christine Elise, Peter Outerbridge, Kavan Smith	United States
eXistenZ	David Cronenberg	Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe	Canada United Kingdom
Furia	Alexandre Aja	Stanislas Merhar, Marion Cotillard, Wadeck Stanczak	France	^[90]
Galaxy Quest	Dean Parisot	Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub	United States	^[91]
	Shusuke Kaneko	Shinobu Nakayama, Ai Maeda, Ayako Fujitani	Japan
Godzilla 2000	Takao Okawara	Takehiro Murata, Shiro Sano, Hiroshi Abe	Japan	^[92]
The Iron Giant	Brad Bird		United States	Animation
The Matrix	The Wachowskis	Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss	United States	^[93]
Muppets from Space	Tim Hill		United States
My Favorite Martian	Donald Petrie	Jeff Daniels, Christopher Lloyd, Daryl Hannah, Elizabeth Hurley	United States
Peut-être	Cédric Klapisch	Romain Duris, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Géraldine Pailhas	France	Time travel
Progeny	Brian Yuzna	Arnold Vosloo, Jillian McWhirter, Brad Dourif, Lindsay Crouse	United States
	George Lucas	Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Ian McDiarmid, Frank Oz	United States	^[94]
The Thirteenth Floor	Josef Rusnak	Craig Bierko, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Gretchen Mol	United States
The Time Shifters (a.k.a. Thrill Seekers)	Mario Azzopardi	Casper Van Dien, Catherine Bell, Theresa Saldana	United States
	Mic Rodgers	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michael Jai White, Heidi Schanz	United States
Virus	John Bruno	Jamie Lee Curtis, William Baldwin, Donald Sutherland	United States
Wing Commander	Chris Roberts	Freddie Prinze Jr., Saffron Burrows, Matthew Lillard	United States

See also

• History of science fiction films

Sources

• Book: Muir, John Kenneth. John Kenneth Muir . 2011 . Horror Films of the 1990s . McFarland . 978-0-786-48480-5 . Jefferson, North Carolina.

External links

• Science fiction films of the 1990s on Internet Movie Database

Notes and References

1. Book: Schwartz, Carol . Banks, Michelle . 1997 . Video Hound's Sci-Fi Experience . Visible Ink Press . 5 . Detroit, MI . 0-7876-0615-4 . etal.
2. Web site: Bride of Re-Animator (1990) - Brian Yuzna | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie.
3. News: Sandra . Brennan . Circuitry Man (1990) . https://web.archive.org/web/20071016232719/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/9700/Circuitry-Man/overview . dead . 2007-10-16 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2007 . 2009-10-02 .
4. "Edward Scissorhands (1990)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
5. A.k.a. Project: Alien/ No Cause for Alarm.
6. Book: Stanley, John . 412 . Berkley Boulevard Books . Creature Features: The Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Movie Guide . 2000 . 0-425-17517-0 .
7. Web site: Frankenhooker (1990) - Frank Henenlotter | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie.
8. Web site: ＭＡＲＯＫＯ 麿子(1990). December 13, 2014. allcinema.net. Stingray. Japanese.
9. Book: Meehan, Paul . 1998 . Saucer movies: a UFOlogical history of the cinema . Scarecrow Press . 255 . 0-8108-3573-8.
10. News: Caryn . James . Martians Go Home (1990) . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021214003/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/31596/Martians-Go-Home/overview . dead . 2012-10-21 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . 2009-06-26 .
11. Book: Stanley, John . 2000 . 338 . Creature Features: the Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Movie Guide . Berkley Boulevard Books . 0-425-17517-0.
12. News: Cavett . Binion . Metamorphosis: The Alien Factor (1990) . https://web.archive.org/web/20071214175624/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/32349/Metamorphosis-The-Alien-Factor/overview . dead . 2007-12-14 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2007 . 2009-07-02 .
13. Web site: "A LONG TIME AGO" . Animator.ru . 28 April 2021.
14. Web site: A Long Time Ago... (Когда-то давно) . Animatsiya in English . 28 April 2021.
15. Web site: Once Upon a Time... . Letterboxd . 28 April 2021.
16. Web site: Once Upon a Time . The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 24 September 2021.
17. Web site: Soviet dreams of the future, part 2. Now with sepulki . Geeks World . 2 November 2021.
18. Schwartz, Banks et al. (1997:204).
19. News: Firsching . Robert . La Grieta (1990) . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020202101/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/15817/La-Grieta/overview . dead . 2012-10-20 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . 2009-03-14.
20. Web site: Rebel Storm . All Movie . 2009-10-29 .
21. Book: Cohan, Steven . Hark, Ina Rae . 1993 . Screening the male: exploring masculinities in Hollywood cinema . 109 . Routledge . 0-415-07759-1 .
22. News: Sandra . Brennan . A Taste for Flesh and Blood (1990) . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025205807/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/48695/A-Taste-for-Flesh-and-Blood/overview . dead . 2012-10-25 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . 2009-11-14 .
23. Winner of an Academy Award for Visual Effects (Special Achievement Award) and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
24. Web site: Sandra . Brennan . A Wind Named Amnesia . AllMovie . 2009-12-19 .
25. Book: Sharrett, Christopher . 1999 . Mythologies of Violence in Postmodern Media . Wayne State University Press . 373 - 374 . 0-8143-2742-7 .
26. Won a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
27. Winner of Academy Awards for best sound, sound effects editing, and makeup, a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, a BSFA Award for media presentation, and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction. Highest grossing film of 1991.
28. Some sources list this as a 1990 or 1991 release.
29. News: John . Bush . Mindwarp (1991) . 2009-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022021251/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/32756/Mindwarp/overview. dead. Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . 2012-10-22.
30. Book: Willis, Donald C. . 1997 . Horror and science fiction films . 324 . IV . Scarecrow Press . 0-8108-3055-8.
31. Book: Shaw, Andrea . 1996 . Seen that, now what?: the ultimate guide to finding the video you really want to watch . 131 . Simon and Schuster . 0-684-80011-X .
32. News: Sandra . Brennan . Neon City (1992) . https://web.archive.org/web/20080530205456/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/34769/Neon-City/overview . dead . 2008-05-30 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2008 . 2009-09-19 .
33. News: Sandra . Brennan . Prototype X29A (1992) . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022171921/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/39533/Prototype-X29a/overview . dead . 2012-10-22 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . 2009-10-04 .
34. News: Seedpeople (1992) . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022232125/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/43613/Seedpeople/overview . dead . 2012-10-22 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . 2009-11-01 .
35. Schwartz, Banks et al. (1997:13).
36. Web site: Freaked (1993) - Tom Stern, Alex Winter | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie.
37. Won Academy Awards for best sound, sound effects editing, and visual effects, a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film. Highest grossing film of 1993.
38. Book: Bleiler, David . 2004 . 342 . TLA Video & DVD Guide: The Discerning Film Lover's Guide . Macmillan . 0-312-31690-9 . registration .
39. Book: Morrow, John . 2004 . The Collected Jack Kirby Collector . TwoMorrows Publishing . 113 . 1-893905-01-2.
40. Web site: John . Bush . Mandroid . AllMovie . 2009-06-24 .
41. Web site: Overview for Robot Wars (1993) . Turner Classic Movies . Time Warner . 2009-10-29.
42. Schwartz, Banks et al. (1997:15).
43. Schwartz, Banks et al. (1997:21 - 22).
44. Web site: Sandra . Brennan . AllMovie . Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man 2 . 2009-10-02 .
45. Schwartz, Banks et al. (1997:67).
46. Web site: Sandra . Brennan . Oblivion . AllMovie . 2009-09-25 .
47. News: Sandra . Brennan . Project: Shadowchaser 2 (1994) . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022142454/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/134163/Project-Shadowchaser-2/overview . dead . 2012-10-22 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . 2009-09-20 .
48. News: Rebecca . Flint Marx . Solar Force (1994) . https://web.archive.org/web/20071128134654/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/178291/Solar-Force/overview . dead . 2007-11-28 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2007 . 2009-11-01 .
49. Won a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
50. Book: Martin, Mick . Porter, Marsha . 2001 . Video movie guide 2002 . DVD & Video Guide . 1107 . Ballantine Books . 0-345-42100-0 .
51. Web site: Watchers 3. AllMovie. August 6, 2011. Brennan, Sandra.
52. Web site: Alien Terminator. Allmovie. November 29, 2011. Erlewine, Iotis.
53. News: Jonathan . Crow . Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold (1995) . https://web.archive.org/web/20071118124300/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/156899/Attack-of-the-60-Foot-Centerfold/overview . dead . 2007-11-18 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2007 . 2010-02-04 .
54. News: Robert . Firsching . Caged Heat 3000 (1995) . https://web.archive.org/web/20071115203214/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/161867/Caged-Heat-3000/overview . dead . 2007-11-15 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2007 . 2009-06-07.
55. Book: Willis, Donald C. . 1997 . Horror and science fiction films IV . Scarecrow Press . 0-8108-3055-8 .
56. Saroyan, Strawberry (May 6, 2007). "King of the killer B's". London: The Telegraph.
57. Web site: Carnosaur 2. Allmovie. August 6, 2011. Deming, Mark.
58. Web site: Sandra . Brennan . The Demolitionist . Allmovie . 2009-06-07.
59. Web site: Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde. Allmovie. August 6, 2011. Deming, Mark.
60. Schwartz, Banks et al. (1997:115).
61. Also called Bio-Force I.
62. News: Sandra . Brennan . Mutant Species (1995) . https://web.archive.org/web/20080906091736/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/173626/Mutant-Species/overview . dead . 2008-09-06 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2008 . 2009-09-18 .
63. News: Terminal Impact (1995) . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025210023/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/263078/Terminal-Impact/overview . dead . 2012-10-25 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . 2009-11-15 .
64. Also known as Cyborg Cop III
65. Winner of a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
66. Book: Van Riper, A. Bowdoin . 2002 . Science in popular culture: a reference guide . 292 . Greenwood Publishing Group . 0-313-31822-0 .
67. Received a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor.
68. Web site: Xtro 3: Watch the Skies. Allmovie. August 6, 2011. Deming, Mark.
69. Received a Razzie Award for Worst New Star.
70. Web site: Carnosaur 3: Primal Species. Allmovie. August 6, 2011. Brennan, Sandra.
71. News: Brennan . Sandra . Crossworlds (1996) . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020202125/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/160012/Crossworlds/overview . dead . 2012-10-20 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . 2009-03-14.
72. Won an Academy Award for Visual Effects and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film. Highest grossing film of 1996.
73. Received a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor.
74. Book: Pratley, Gerald . Gerald Pratley

    . Gerald Pratley. 2003 . A century of Canadian cinema: Gerald Pratley's feature film guide, 1900 to the present . 142 . Lynx Images . 1-894073-21-5 .

75. Won Saturn Awards for Best Costumes, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.
76. News: Sandra . Brennan . Tykho Moon (1997) . https://web.archive.org/web/20121020202333/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/154857/Tykho-Moon/overview . dead . 2012-10-20 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . 2009-03-16 .
77. Web site: Vampirella (1996) - Jim Wynorski | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie .
78. News: Sandra . Brennan . Zone 39 (1996) . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026111116/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/136329/Zone-39/overview . dead . 2012-10-26 . Movies & TV Dept. . . 2012 . 2010-02-11 .
79. Book: The Staff . Friends of Scarecrow Video . amp. 2004 . The Scarecrow Movie Guide . 630 - 723 . Sasquatch Books . Seattle . 1-57061-415-6 .
80. Winner of a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.
81. Won an Academy Award for Makeup and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
82. Received Razzie Awards for Worst Picture, Worst Actor, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Worst Song.
83. Book: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, New York Times Theater Reviews . The New York Times Film Reviews . 41 . Taylor & Francis . 2002 . 0-415-93696-9 .
84. Tied for a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film. Second highest grossing film of 1998.
85. Tied for a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film.
86. Received Razzie Awards for Worst Supporting Actress and Worst Remake or Sequel.
87. Won a Directing Award at the Sundance Film Festival.
88. Web site: Cammila . Albertson . A.Li.Ce . Macrovision Corporation . 2009-03-16 .
89. Book: Desjardins, Chris . 2005 . Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film . 211 . I. B.Tauris . 1-84511-086-2 .
90. Book: Lefebvre, Paul . Movies for the Moron . August 2006 . Lulu.com . 134 . 1-84728-819-7 .
91. Won a Nebula Award for Best Script, a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and a Saturn Award for Best Actor.
92. Web site: GOJIRA NI-SEN MIRENIAMU. https://web.archive.org/web/20090209205026/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/631347. dead. February 9, 2009. British Film Institute. May 5, 2013.
93. Won Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, Best Sound Effects, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound and Saturn Awards for Best Direction, Best Science Fiction Film.
94. Received a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor. Highest grossing film of 1999.