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Science fiction and fantasy films of the 1990s

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The Truman Show

The Truman Show (1998) is a Peter Weir comedy-drama, written by Andrew Niccol, starring Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, an unwitting lifelong star of a 24-hour reality show run by Christof (Ed Harris) in the set town of Seahaven.

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.

Virus (1999 film)

Virus is a 1999 American science fiction horror film directed by John Bruno, in which a tugboat crew boards a Russian research vessel taken over by an alien intelligence, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Sutherland.

Warriors of Virtue

Warriors of Virtue is a 1997 children's fantasy adventure film directed by Ronny Yu, about a disabled American teenager transported to a magical world of kangaroo warriors.

What Dreams May Come (film)

What Dreams May Come is a 1998 Vincent Ward fantasy drama starring Robin Williams, adapted from Richard Matheson's 1978 novel, about a man rescuing his wife from hell; it won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects but scored 44 on Metacritic.

Wing Commander (film)

Wing Commander is a 1999 American science fiction war film directed by Chris Roberts. It is known as the first Hollywood movie based on a space video game.

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.

Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film)

Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century is a 1999 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Kenneth Johnson, starring Kirsten Storms as Zenon Kar, a 13-year-old grounded from her 2049 space station to Earth, with sequels The Zequel and Z3.