Movies tagged as "near future"

Death of a President [2006, UK ] starting from $1.99

Do not rush to judge.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller Actors: Hend Ayoub, Brian Boland, Becky Ann Baker, Robert Mangiardi, Jay Patterson, Jay Whittaker, Michael Reilly Burke, James Urbaniak, Neko Parham, Seena Jon, Christian Stolte, Chavez Ravine, Patricia Buckley, Patrick Clear, Malik Bader, Directors: Gabriel Range Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Years after the assassination of President George W. Bush in Chicago, an investigative documentary examines that as-yet-unsolved crime.

Ghost in the Shell [1995, Japan, UK ] starting from $1.99

It Found A Voice... Now It Needs A Body

Genres: Action, Animation, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Ôtsuka, Tamio Ôki, Iemasa Kayumi, Kôichi Yamadera, Tesshô Genda, Richard Barnes, Steven Jay Blum, Steve Bulen, Richard Cansino, Tom Carlton, George Celik, Shigeru Chiba, Stephen Davis, Richard Epcar, Directors: Mamoru Oshii Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   The year is 2029. The world has become intensively information oriented and humans are well-connected to the network. Crime has developed into a sophisticated stage by hacking into the interactive network. To prevent this, Section 9 is formed. These are cyborgs with incredible strengths and abilities that can access any network on Earth.

Highlander II: The Quickening [1991, Argentina, UK, France ] starting from $1.99

It's a kind of magic.

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi Actors: Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Christopher Lambert, Michael Ironside, Allan Rich, John C. McGinley, Phil Brock, Rusty Schwimmer, Ed Trucco, Steven Grives, Jimmy Murray, Pete Antico, Peter Bucossi, Peter Bromilow, Jeff Altman Directors: Russell Mulcahy, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Connor Macleod and Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez return in this all action sequel to 1985's Highlander. The year is 2024, and MacLeod is now a mortal old man. However the world has become a very dead planet since the creation of "the shield", an artifical ozone layer - which MacLeod supervised construction of. It turns out that MacLeod was banished from a distant past with his mentor Ramirez. MacLeod's old nemesis from the past (General Katana) travels into the future to kill Connor once an for all. MacLeod calls upon the spirit of Ramirez to help him defeat Katana, before Katana kills him. MacLeod is also aided by Louise Marcus, an environmental activist that believes the ozone layer as repaired itself and "the shield" is no longer necessary.

Resident Evil [2002, UK, Germany, France ] starting from $1.99

A secret experiment. A deadly virus. A fatal mistake.

Genres: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Pasquale Aleardi, Milla Jovovich, Michelle Rodriguez, Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, Colin Salmon, Ryan McCluskey, Oscar Pearce, Indra Ové, Anna Bolt, Joseph May, Robert Tannion, Heike Makatsch, Jaymes Butler, Stephen Billington Directors: Paul W.S. Anderson, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Something rotten is brewing beneath the industrial mecca known as Raccoon City. Unknown to its millions of residents, a huge underground bioengineering facility known as The Hive has accidentally unleashed the deadly and mutating T-virus, killing all of its employees. To contain the leak, the governing supercomputer, Red Queen, has sealed all entrances and exits. Now a team of highly-trained super commandos including Rain, Alice and Matt must race to penetrate The Hive in order to isolate the T-virus before it overwhelms humanity. To do so, they must get past the Red Queen's deadly defenses, face the flesh-eating undead employees, fight killer mutant dogs and battle The Licker, a genetically mutated savage beast whose strength increases with each of its slain victims.

Southland Tales [2006, Germany, USA, France ] starting from $1.99

Have A Nice Apocalypse

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Carlos Amezcua, Curtis Armstrong, Robert Benz, Todd Berger, Joe Campana, Chris Andrew Ciulla, Rebekah Del Rio, Aaron Dillar, Nora Dunn, Shari Dunn, Michele Durrett, Jon Falcone, Leila Feinstein, Jaret Gardiner, Janeane Garofalo, Directors: Richard Kelly Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Southland Tales is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines [2003, USA, Germany, UK ] starting from $1.99

The Machines Will Rise

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Claire Danes, Kristanna Loken, David Andrews, Mark Famiglietti, Earl Boen, Moira Harris, Chopper Bernet, Christopher Lawford, Carolyn Hennesy, Jay Acovone, M.C. Gainey, Susan Merson, Elizabeth Morehead Directors: Jonathan Mostow, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   More than 10 years after 'Terminator 2', John Connor now exists only as a drifter - living 'off the grid', so no more Terminators from the future can hunt him down. Unfortunately, SkyNet does send another one back - and this one is called the T-X, even more powerful & advanced than the dreaded T-1000. However, another CSM-101 Terminator is also sent back to protect John against the T-X. Now, Skynet is patiently assuming control of civilian computer systems, under the guise of a computer virus. John has also met his future wife, Kate Brewster, whose father - a U.S. Air Force General - is in charge of the military computer systems & is leery of up linking SkyNet. However, when the SkyNet virus infects the U.S military computers & leaves the country open to attack, the machines begin their horrific takeover. Soon a nuclear war will result - and the war against the machines will begin. Can the outdated CSM-101 Terminator eliminate the highly advanced T-X - or will a darker future await man following the nuclear attack?

Tribulation [2000, Canada ] starting from $1.99

You know it's faith, when it's all you have left.

Genres: Drama, Thriller Actors: Gary Busey, Howie Mandel, Nick Mancuso, Margot Kidder, Sherry Miller, Joseph Ziegler, Lawrence Bayne, Wayne Best, Costa Kamateros, Patrick Gallagher, Leigh Lewis, Nichole Nordeman, Jack Van Impe, Rexella Van Impe, T.D. Jakes Directors: André van Heerden, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Tom Canboro is a police detective with a Christian sister, Eileen, a brother, Calvin, a wife, Susan, and eccentric brother-in-law, Jason. One night, Jason seemingly goes insane and tries to kill Eileen, calling her a "hater". Tom soon realises this may be a conspiracy going as far as devil worship, but as he speeds in his car to get help, he suddenly looses control and crashes. Waking up in a strange hospital, he finds years have passed and people all over the world are wearing the mark of 666 on their right hands, and all those who don't are being killed off. Franco Macalusso, the believer in world peace Jason was fond of, now controls the world, and is trying to bring the world together as it was at the tower of Babel. Meanwhile, the "Haters" or Christians are hiding out and airing TBN tapes on the air for people to realise the Messiah is really the Antichrist, but their leader, Helen Hannah, is arrested...

Ultraviolet [2006, USA ] starting from $1.99

The Blood War is On

Genres: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Milla Jovovich, Cameron Bright, Nick Chinlund, Sebastien Andrieu, Ida Martin, William Fichtner, David Collier, Kieran O'Rorke, Digger Mesch, Ryan Martin, Steven Calcote, Ricardo Mamood-Vega, Mike Smith, Clay Cullen, Jennifer Caputo, Directors: Kurt Wimmer Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Set in the late 21st century, a subculture of humans have emerged who have been modified genetically by a vampire-like disease, giving them enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence, and as they are set apart from "normal" and "healthy" humans, the world is pushed to the brink of worldwide civil war aimed at the destruction of the "diseased" population. In the middle of this crossed-fire is - an infected beautiful woman - Ultraviolet, who finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy who has been marked for death by the human government as he is believed to be a threat to humans.

Warriors, The [1979, ] starting from $1.99

They outnumber the cops three to one.

Genres: Actors: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Marcelino Sánchez, Terry Michos, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Roger Hill, David Patrick Kelly, Lynne Thigpen, Ginny Ortiz, Mercedes Ruehl, John Snyder, Directors: Walter Hill Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Cyrus, the messianic leader of the largest gang in New York, declares a truce and calls a summit with all the major gangs in attendance. During the meeting, he expresses his wish to unify all the gangs into one large super-gang. During the summit, Cyrus is assasinated and the murder is pinned on a member of a gang known as the Warriors. Now, all the other gangs are hunting the Warriors down before they can prove their innocence. "CAN YOU DIG IT?"

X-Men [2000, USA ] starting from $1.99

Join the Evolution.

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller Actors: Hugh Jackman, Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Anna Paquin, Tyler Mane, Ray Park, Rebecca Romijn, Directors: Bryan Singer Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Across the world, children are born with an extra twist to their chromosomes that allow them to exhibit superhuman abilities: fire a beam of force from their eyes, or sprout wings that allow flight or being able to read men's minds. These 'children of the atom' are often feared and despised by the world, forcing these 'mutants' to resort to desperate actions. However, one group of mutants have banded together to show the world that it need not fear their kind. Apart, they are simply scientific curiousities, freaks and monsters - but together, united by their shared belief, they are more - they are the uncanny X-Men.