Sam Neill And Laurence Fishburne's Underrated '90s Sci-Fi Movie Is Streaming For Free

The 90s were a good time for sci-fi movies, giving us several memorable ones. Both Sam Neill and Laurence Fishburne had major roles in bringing some of the most iconic franchises to life. Neill, who has been in several must-watch films, starred as Dr. Alan Grant in the 1993 Steven Spielberg-directed "Jurassic Park." Fishburne starred as Morpheus in 1999's mega-hit "The Matrix," arguably the best Keanu Reeves sci-fi movie. Both also starred in the underrated sci-fi horror film "Event Horizon." Released in 1997, it's a cult classic now streaming for free on Tubi.

In the movie, a spaceship called the Event Horizon mysteriously disappears and suddenly reappears seven years later around Neptune. A crew is tasked with a rescue mission, only to discover the horrors that befell the crew and are far beyond human understanding. When "Event Horizon" was released, it grossed $26,677,874 worldwide against an estimated $60,000,000 budget, making it a flop. "Event Horizon" was unfairly hated by critics, but fans have grown to love it over the years.

This is thanks to its blend of psychological, supernatural, and sci-fi horror. It transcended its status as a box-office bomb, earning cult-classic status that has influenced pop culture for years to come. For instance, "Event Horizon" is referenced in "Thor: Love and Thunder," and it directly inspired EA's classic sci-fi horror video game "Dead Space."

In "Event Horizon," Sam Neill plays the scientist responsible for designing the Event Horizon, with Laurence Fishburne playing the captain of the rescue ship. The Event Horizon was meant to travel faster than light using an experimental gravity drive. It creates a gateway that folds space and time, reducing the distance between two points to zero and allowing for instant travel. But during its maiden voyage, the gateway takes the Event Horizon somewhere else, into a dimension beyond space. Worst of all, it brought with it a malevolent force that preys on the trauma, guilt, and fear of everyone unfortunate enough to come across it. It becomes clear that the crew of the Event Horizon went through what can be described as hell, and whatever came through wants to spread that into our dimension.

On Rotten Tomatoes, "Event Horizon" has a 36% score, with critics calling it "an exercise of style over substance whose flashy effects and gratuitous gore fail to mask its overreliance on horror clichés." The critics were right to point out that it borrows from classic horror movies, but that's what many fans love. Fans like that it mixes "Alien," "Hellraiser," and Lovecraftian nightmares with a cheesy '90s vibe that surprisingly holds up well. They give it a 62% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes based on over 50,000 ratings.