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Spaced Invaders
Spaced Invaders (1990), originally Martians!!!, is a Touchstone sci-fi comedy directed by Patrick Read Johnson, in which Martians mishear a War of the Worlds rebroadcast and land in Big Bean, Illinois on Halloween; grossed about $14.3 million.
Species (film)
Species is a 1995 American science fiction horror film directed by Roger Donaldson. It stars Natasha Henstridge as Sil, a hybrid creature that grossed over $113 million worldwide.
Split Second
Split Second (1992) is a British-American sci-fi horror film directed by Tony Maylam, starring Rutger Hauer as a detective hunting a heart-ripping killer in a flooded 2008 London; released 1 May 1992, distinct from the 2010 racing game Split/Second.
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) is Nicholas Meyer's final original-cast Star Trek film, a Cold War and perestroika allegory in which Kirk and McCoy are framed for Chancellor Gorkon's assassination after Praxis explodes.
Stargate (film)
Stargate is a 1994 science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich and co-written with Dean Devlin, starring Kurt Russell, James Spader, and Jaye Davidson. It grossed $196.6 million worldwide and launched the Stargate franchise, including Stargate SG-1.
Strange Days (film)
Strange Days is a 1995 dystopian sci-fi thriller directed by Kathryn Bigelow, written by James Cameron and Jay Cocks, starring Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett; a 1995 box-office flop ($7.3M gross) now a cult cyberpunk classic about SQUID experience recordings in 1999 Los Angeles.
Suburban Commando
Suburban Commando is a 1991 American science-fiction comedy directed by Burt Kennedy, starring Hulk Hogan as an intergalactic warrior renting a room from a suburban family.
Tammy and the T-Rex
Tammy and the T-Rex, also known as Tanny and the Teenage T-Rex, is a 1994 American science-fiction comedy directed by Stewart Raffill, starring Paul Walker and Denise Richards.
The Bride with White Hair (白发魔女传)
The Bride with White Hair (白髮魔女傳) is Ronny Yu's 1993 Hong Kong wuxia fantasy adapted from Liang Yusheng's novel, starring Leslie Cheung and Brigitte Lin as doomed lovers from rival clans; it won the Golden Horse Best Adapted Screenplay award.
The City of Lost Children
The City of Lost Children (La Cité des enfants perdus), 1995 French-Spanish fantasy by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet: Krank steals children's dreams to slow aging; One and Miette fight back; Cannes 1995 opener.
The Deadful Melody (六指琴魔)
The Deadful Melody (六指琴魔), also Deadly Melody, is a 1994 Hong Kong-mainland wuxia film by Ng Min Kan, adapted from Ni Kuang's novel, starring Brigitte Lin, Yuen Biao, and Carina Lau; it earned about HK$4.55 million in Hong Kong.
The Fisher King
The Fisher King (1991) is a Terry Gilliam comedy-drama-fantasy, written by Richard LaGravenese, starring Robin Williams as homeless Grail-seeker Parry and Jeff Bridges as guilt-ridden shock jock Jack Lucas; Mercedes Ruehl won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
The Lawnmower Man (film)
The Lawnmower Man (1992) is a Brett Leonard sci-fi horror film starring Pierce Brosnan and Jeff Fahey, loosely titled after a Stephen King short story, merged from the Cyber God screenplay; King successfully sued to remove his name.
The Secret Garden (1993 film)
The Secret Garden (1993) is Agnieszka Holland's Warner Bros./American Zoetrope adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1911 novel, starring Kate Maberly and Maggie Smith, shot at Pinewood and Yorkshire locations, released 13 August 1993.
The Secret of Roan Inish
The Secret of Roan Inish (aka The Secret of the Ron Mor Skerry adaptation) is John Sayles' 1994 independent fantasy film about Irish girl Fiona, selkies, and her lost brother, shot in Donegal, released 1995, restored in 4K in 2020.
Timescape
Timescape (1992), also released as Grand Tour: Disaster in Time, is a David Twohy science fiction film starring Jeff Daniels as an innkeeper who discovers his guests are future tourists attending disasters and uses their device to save his town.
Toys (film)
Toys (1992) is a Barry Levinson fantasy comedy starring Robin Williams as Leslie Zevo, who fights his uncle General Leland Zevo (Michael Gambon) over a toy factory turned to weapons production. Long-delayed Fox project; $21.3M US gross; two Oscar nominations; 26% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Until the End of the World
Until the End of the World (Bis ans Ende der Welt) is Wim Wenders' 1991 German-French-Australian sci-fi road movie set in 1999, starring Solveig Dommartin, William Hurt, and Sam Neill, released at 158/179 minutes and famous for its 287-minute 1994 director's cut.
Village of the Damned (1995 film)
Village of the Damned, also known as John Carpenter's Village of the Damned, is a 1995 American science-fiction horror film directed by Carpenter, starring Christopher Reeve.
Virtuosity
Virtuosity (1995) is a Brett Leonard sci-fi action film starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, about VR serial-killer program SID 6.7 escaping into 1999 Los Angeles; it grossed about $24 million domestically for Paramount.
Zeiram (ゼイラム)
Zeiram (ゼイラム), English title Zeram, is Keita Amemiya's 1991 Japanese tokusatsu SF action film in which bounty hunter Iria traps the near-invincible alien Zeiram in a pocket dimension; it spawned Zeiram 2 and the Iria anime.