The Ice Pirates (1984)

The Ice Pirates (1984)

Space pirates Jason (Robert Urich) and Roscoe (Michael D. Roberts), along with their crew (Anjelica Huston, John Matuszak, and Ron Perlman) raid “Templar” ships to steal water, the most valuable substance in the galaxy. Their most recent attack goes wrong and they are captured, but Princess Karina (Mary Crosby) frees them so they can help find

Impostor (2002)

Impostor (2002)

In the near future, weapon maker Spencer Olham (Gary Sinise) is accused of being an alien android with an implanted bomb.  The oppressive government has no conclusive test to determine if he is an android, as he wouldn’t know himself, so orders him executed.  Olham escapes to prove who he really is. Based on a

In the Year 2889 (1967)

In the Year 2889 (1967)

After a nuclear war, two brothers, an alcoholic rancher, a criminal, and a stripper, stumble upon the home of a survivalist and his daughter in a valley that’s been protected from radiation by “an updraft.”  One of the brothers, a heroic geologist (Paul Petersen), is romantically drawn to the daughter and frightened that his brother

Independence Day (1996)

Independence Day (1996)

Aliens invade the Earth in enormous ships, destroying the world’s large cities.  Their technology makes them invulnerable to human weapons.  It is up to a young U.S. president (Bill Pullman), a nerdy computer genius pining for his ex-wife (Jeff Goldblum), a brave fighter pilot (Will Smith), and a drunken trailer park resident who thinks he

Invader (1996)

Invader (1996)

When the Viking 2 lander mysteriously returns to Earth (it should be on Mars), it is taken to a military complex for study.  Due to a conflict between scientists Case Montgomery (Cotter Smith) and Gracia Scott (Deirdre O’Connell), and Col. Jessie Pratt (Robert Wisdom), a life form escapes.  The complex is sealed, leaving the humans

Invaders from Mars  (1953)

Invaders from Mars (1953)

Young David MacLean (Jimmy Hunt) is awakened when a flying saucer lands in a nearby field.  His father, a secret government researcher, goes to investigate, and returns with a new, cruel, personality.  When the police and neighbor girl begin acting differently, David tells his story to helpful doctor Pat Blake (Helena Carter), who believes him,

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

People begin to act differently, losing interest in their normal activities and becoming emotionless.  Public health chemist Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) notices the change in her boyfriend, and tells coworker Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland).  Bennell assumes she is having emotional problems and brings her to pop psychologist David Kibner (Leonard Nimoy), who explains that her

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

The Invisible Man Returns (1940)

Framed for his brother’s murder, Geoffrey Radcliffe (Vincent Price) is saved from the gallows by his fiancée, Helen Manson (Nan Grey), and Dr. Frank Griffin (John Sutton), brother of the original Invisible Man, who supply Geoffrey with the invisibility serum. Geoffrey escapes and searches for the real killer, knowing that it won’t be long before the

The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944)

The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1944)

Amnesiac and psychopath Robert Griffin (Jon Hall) escapes from an asylum after regaining his memory, and seeks out his old cohorts, the Herricks (Lester Matthews, Gale Sondergaard), demanding his cut, and more, in a diamond mine. Thrown out and on the run, he happens to stop at the home of a scientist (John Carradine), who

The Invisible Woman (1940)

The Invisible Woman (1940)

An eccentric scientist (John Barrymore) invents an invisibility machine and puts in ad in the paper for a volunteer subject.  The volunteer turns out to be an adventurous female model, Kitty Carroll (Virginia Bruce).  Soon, mobsters are interested in the machine, and the scientist’s playboy patron  (John Howard) is interested in the girl. Outside of

The Island (2005)

The Island (2005)

It’s 2019, and Lincoln Six Echo (Ewan McGregor) and Jordan Two Delta (Scarlett Johansson) live in an enclosed, sterile, controlled, post-apocalyptic society where the only goal is to win the lottery and be sent to The Island, the last uncontaminated spot on Earth.  But Lincoln is discontented and having nightmares, so he sneaks out, and

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)

Andrew Braddock (Michael York) is shipwrecked on an island controlled by scientist Dr. Moreau (Burt Lancaster) and his mercenary, Montgomery (Nigel Davenport).   Braddock is horrified to discover that Moreau is experimenting on animals, attempting to turn them into humans.  His beastmen are controlled by religious devotion to Moreau, and the threat of the House of Pain.