Movies in the Science Fiction/Action genre
When all of the dust from 2004's crumbling blockbusters has settled, I, Robot will likely emerge as the strongest mainstream motion picture of the summer. The best big-budget science fiction film since Minority Report, I, Robot gets high marks not...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-07-16
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ACTION
Director: Alex Proyas
Cast: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Tudyk, ...
The temptation is there to say that Independence Day: Resurgence tarnishes the image of its predecessor but the original Independence Day wasn’t all that good to begin with. It’s probably better in our memories than it ever was on cellulo...
U.S. Release Date: 2016-06-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Jessie T. Usher, ...
If there are lots of flashes and bangs, and smoke and fire, either your car has just rear-ended a Pinto or Michael Bay has made a new movie. Sometimes, both are disasters. In the case of The Island, there's enough fun to be had that it's almost p...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-07-22
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ACTION
Director: Michael Bay
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Honusou, ...
Spoilers abound! Beware if you care.It’s rare to find a film as discombobulated as Kin, a would-be franchise-starter that begins as a dysfunctional family drama, changes into a road movie, and concludes as a science fiction-tinged siege film...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-08-31
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Jonathan Baker, Josh Baker
Cast: Myles Truitt, Jack Raynor, Zoe Kravitz, ...
Lockout is painful. Not painful in the way Uwe Boll or Sex and the City movies are painful. But painful enough that I kept waiting for Nicolas Cage to show up. Or Katherine Heigl. Or, god forbid, both. Instead, however, we have Guy Pearce and Maggi...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-04-13
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ACTION
Director: James Mather, Stephen St. Leger
Cast: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, ...
Expectations for Lucy based on television commercials and theatrical trailers will result in a skewed and inaccurate representation of the film. This is not, as the marketing department of Universal Pictures would have one believe, a kick-ass supe...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-07-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence, Sexual Content)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ACTION
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi, ...
The Mad Max trilogy is pure adrenaline - a quality that was not lost when the franchise received an injection of American money for its third installment. The essential formula is straightforward, and involves a lot of fights and chases. The film...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Situations)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ACTION
Director: George Miller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, ...
The Mad Max trilogy is pure adrenaline - a quality that was not lost when the franchise received an injection of American money for its third installment. The essential formula is straightforward, and involves a lot of fights and chases. The film...
U.S. Release Date: 1982-05-21
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ACTION
Director: George Miller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Mike Preston, ...
The Mad Max trilogy is pure adrenaline - a quality that was not lost when the franchise received an injection of American money for its third installment. The essential formula is straightforward, and involves a lot of fights and chases. The film...
U.S. Release Date: 1985-07-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/ACTION
Director: George Miller, George Ogilvie
Cast: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, ...
It’s unusual for a series lasting four movies to follow the consistent downward trend evidenced by The Matrix cycle. The first movie, 1999’s The Matrix, started things off with a bang. Sadly, the first sequel, 2003’s The Matrix Reloaded, was...
U.S. Release Date: 2021-12-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Lana Wachowski
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Christina Ricci, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, ...