Outbreak (1995)
Sep 11, 2000Plague Outbreak
Spectacular big-budget, all-star film about a plague outbreak on US soil - one that was loosely inspired by the Ebola outbreak
Cuba Gooding Jr
What Dreams May Come (1998)
May 16, 1999The Afterlife
Vincent Ward is one of the least recognised great directors in the world. Here he creates an extraordinary vision of the afterlife in which he employs CGI to create a world that resembles classic artworks brought to life
Chill Factor (1999)
Sep 6, 1999Action Chase/Chemical Weapons
An inane action film that sets out to copy Speed with Skeet Ulrich and a motormouth Cuba Gooding Jr forced to drive an ice cream truck filled with chemical weapons
Instinct (1999)
Jun 9, 1999Killer Anthropologist
This sell itself as Anthony Hopkins in another Hannibal Lecter-like role. Rather than Silence of the Lambs, this emerges more as The Shawshank Redemption by way of Gorillas in the Mist
Home on the Range (2004)
Oct 4, 2004Disney Animation/Talking Cattle
The last hand-drawn animated film from Disney and one of their few flops, but by no means unlikeable. The premise of talking cows setting out on a quest gives this a madcap eccentricity
Hardwired (2009)
Jun 2, 2011Satiric Corporate Future/Advertising Brain Implants
This has the promising idea of a corporate-ruled future where people receive advertising implants but soon dissolves into the equivalent of a B-budget hacker thriller
The Devil’s Tomb (2009)
Apr 17, 2025Tomb of Evil Forces
Jason Connery directs a film that draws upon the basics of The Keep about soldiers venturing into a tomb in Iraq where they awaken a great evil housed there
Machete Kills (2013)
Oct 12, 2013Gonzo Action Film
Robert Rodriguez turns his earlier action film into an insanely creative comic-book overflowing with SF devices (and homages). The casting alone is side-splitting and Rodriguez's visual absurdism wins the day