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Sphere (1998 film)
Sphere (1998) is a Barry Levinson science fiction psychological thriller starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, and Samuel L. Jackson, adapted from Michael Crichton's 1987 novel about a 300-year-old spacecraft on the Pacific floor; a critical and box office failure.
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.
Star Trek: Insurrection
Star Trek: Insurrection, also known as Star Trek IX, is a 1998 American science fiction film starring Patrick Stewart as Captain Picard, directed by Jonathan Frakes.
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.
Starship Troopers (film)
Starship Troopers is a 1997 American science fiction war film directed by Paul Verhoeven, loosely adapted from Heinlein's 1959 novel, in which soldiers fight giant alien insects.
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.
Susie Q (film)
Susie Q is a 1996 TV fantasy comedy-drama, a Saban/Libra Pictures film aired on Super RTL and the Disney Channel, in which ghost Amy Jo Johnson helps Justin Whalin save her parents' home; never a DCOM or DVD release.
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 Acid House
The Acid House (1998) is a British anthology film, Paul McGuigan's feature debut, scripted by Irvine Welsh from three stories in his 1994 collection: The Granton Star Cause, A Soft Touch, and The Acid House, starring Stephen McCole, Maurice Roëves, Kevin McKidd, and Ewen Bremner.
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film)
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996 film) is a family fantasy film based on Carlo Collodi's 1883 novel. It stars Martin Landau as Geppetto and features an animatronic Pinocchio.
The Arrival (1996 film)
The Arrival is a 1996 science fiction thriller directed by David Twohy, starring Charlie Sheen as a radio astronomer who detects a signal from outer space.
The Astronaut's Wife
The Astronaut's Wife (1999) is a sci-fi horror thriller directed by Rand Ravich, starring Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron; an astronaut changes after two minutes of lost contact, and his pregnant wife fears an alien influence. New Line Cinema; 109 min; 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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 Fifth Element
The Fifth Element (Le Cinquième Élément) is Luc Besson's 1997 sci-fi comedy starring Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Chris Tucker; a 23rd-century cab driver helps Leeloo, the Fifth Element, recover four elemental stones against a cosmic Evil. Cannes opener, $263M worldwide gross, Metascore 52.
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 Green Mile (film)
The Green Mile (1999) is Frank Darabont's Warner Bros. adaptation of Stephen King's serialized novel, starring Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan as a death row guard and a healer, grossing $286.8 million with four Oscar nominations.
The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant is a 1999 Warner Bros. animated film directed by Brad Bird, adapted from Ted Hughes' The Iron Man, about a boy and a giant robot in 1957 Maine; a box-office failure that became a cult classic.
The Last Survivors
The Last Survivors is a 2014 post-apocalyptic film by Tom Hammock, also released as The Well, about a girl defending a drought valley's last well; distinct from Last Survivors (2022) and a 1975 TV drama.
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 Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park is a 1997 American science-fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, adapting Michael Crichton's novel The Lost World and starring Jeff Goldblum.
The Matrix
The Matrix (1999) is a Wachowski-directed Warner Bros. sci-fi action film starring Keanu Reeves as Neo, a hacker who learns reality is a machine-built simulation. It won four Oscars, grossed about $460 million, and launched a franchise.
The Preacher's Wife
The Preacher's Wife is a 1996 American Christmas romantic comedy-fantasy film starring Whitney Houston, Denzel Washington, and Courtney B. Vance, a remake of The Bishop's Wife whose soundtrack became the best-selling gospel album of all time.
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.
The Survivalist (2015 film)
The Survivalist (2015) is Stephen Fingleton's Northern Irish debut feature, a post-peak-oil dystopian thriller starring Martin McCann, Mia Goth, and Olwen Fouéré; it premiered at Tribeca 2015 and was BAFTA-nominated for Outstanding Debut. Distinct from the 2021 Jon Keeyes film of the same name.
The Thirteenth Year
The Thirteenth Year is a 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie, the eighth in the DCOM slate, directed by Duwayne Dunham and starring Chez Starbuck as Cody Griffin, a boy who grows scales and fins on his thirteenth birthday and learns his birth mother is a mermaid.