Arena

Mar 29, 1989

1h 34m

★ 5.2

For a thousand years no human has been the champion. He wants to be the first.

Overview

On a distant space station far in the future, the best fighters from every planet vie for the championship in an intergalactic fighting competition. After over fifty years of no human contenders, Steve Armstrong emerges having trained all his life for a shot at the title, only to come up against a ruthless extra-terrestrial crime lord who wants him dead.

Genres

Science Fiction

Action

Production Companies

Altar Productions

Empire Pictures

Trans World Entertainment

Arena Trailers

Cast

Steve Armstrong

Paul Satterfield

Shorty

Hamilton Camp

Quinn

Claudia Christian

Rogor

Marc Alaimo

Jade

Shari Shattuck

Weezil

Armin Shimerman

Wayne

Brett Porter

Troy

Charles Tabansi

Horn

Michael Deak

Announcer

Jack Carter

Skull

William Butler

Commissioner Dent

Grady Clarkson

David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into a dangerous and bloodthirsty war while being hunted by a sinister and determined group of zealots who have sworn to destroy all Jumpers. Now, David’s extraordinary gift may be his only hope for survival!

6.4

Zathura: A Space Adventure

Nov 6, 2005

After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.

5.4

Evil Alien Conquerors

Dec 3, 2003

Inept beings from the planet Kabijj land on Earth and attempt to behead all of its beings and take over the planet

3.4

Alien Invasion

Nov 14, 2018

The police confirms the presence of a "86-Code" in the National Park. A beast, coming from another world, could have woken up from its lethargy.

4.7

Beer Money

Jun 19, 2001

Three guys find a space alien in the woods and attempt to sell it to a tabloid TV show, with disastrous results.

5.6

Dreamcatcher

Mar 21, 2003

Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante ... and then overcome a threat to the bond that unites the four of them.

5.6

The Angry Red Planet

Nov 23, 1959

The first manned flight to Mars returns after having been out of communications since it had arrived on Mars. What would it reveal?

6.7

Cloverfield

Jan 15, 2008

Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.

4.3

2001: A Space Travesty

Oct 31, 2000

When odd reports are received through official channels stating that the President of the United States is being held captive on a secret international moon base called Vegan and that he has been replaced on Earth by a clone, the US Marshall Service immediately sends their 'best' man, Dix, on the mission.

7.7

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

Mar 25, 1989

In the final days of the One Year War, a Zeon special forces group infiltrates a colony to gather information on a new Gundam unit. Alfred Izuruha, a 10-year-old student, befriends Zeon rookie pilot Bernie Wiseman during a brief mobile suit combat. Meanwhile, Al meets up with Christina MacKenzie, his former neighbor and babysitter. Little does he know that not only is Christina a member of the Earth Federation, she's the test pilot of the new Gundam NT-4 prototype.

6.3

Adult Swim Yule Log

Dec 11, 2022

Get in the holiday spirit with this cozy, crackling fire.

6.7

Good Business

Jul 10, 2017

Humanity makes a deal with a new client. Based on the comic "Good Business" by Simon Roy

6.3

Convoy

Jun 27, 1978

Trucker Rubber Duck and his buddies Pig Pen, Widow Woman and Spider Mike use their CB radios to warn one another of the presence of cops. But conniving Sheriff Wallace is hip to the truckers' tactics, and begins tricking the drivers through his own CB broadcasts. Facing constant harassment from the law, Rubber Duck and his pals use their radios to coordinate a vast convoy and rule the road.

6.2

Double Impact

Jul 31, 1991

Jean Claude Van Damme plays a dual role as Alex and Chad, twins separated at the death of their parents. Chad is raised by a family retainer in Paris, Alex becomes a petty crook in Hong Kong. Seeing a picture of Alex, Chad rejoins him and convinces him that his rival in Hong Kong is also the man who killed their parents. Alex is suspicious of Chad, especially when it comes to his girlfriend.

6.8

The Blob

Aug 5, 1988

In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches.

6.1

Conan the Destroyer

Jun 29, 1984

Conan is commissioned by the evil queen Taramis to safely escort a teen princess and her powerful bodyguard to a far away castle to retrieve the magic Horn of Dagoth. Unknown to Conan, the queen plans to sacrifice the princess when she returns and inherit her kingdom after the bodyguard kills Conan. The queen's plans fail to take into consideration Conan's strength and cunning and the abilities of his sidekicks: the eccentric wizard Akiro, the warrior woman Zula, and the inept Malak. Together the hero and his allies must defeat both mortal and supernatural foes in this voyage to sword-and-sorcery land.