February is not off to the most auspicious start for Netflix ‘s sci-fi library.At the end of the month, Gravity , Love and Monsters , Lucy , Prometheus , Real Steel , Dune , Dredd , and Snowpiercer will all be departing.That’s a lot of titles to lose in any single category, much less all at once.
Fortunately, the arrivals of Looper , Pacific Rim , Ready Player One , and Cowboys & Aliens somewhat mitigate that loss.That’s a fun selection of sci-fi flicks, but we have no idea what next month’s lineup will look like.
Once we do, we’ll have another update of our selections for the best sci-fi movies on Netflix.In the meantime, our current list is below.
In need of a few more suggestions? We’ve curated guides to the best sci-fi movies on Amazon Prime Video and the best sci-fi movies on Hulu , too.
Recently added to Netflix Looper r 2012 Ready Player One pg-13 2018 Cowboys & Aliens pg-13 2011 Pacific Rim pg-13 2013 Looper (2012) new 84 % 7.4/10 r 118m Genre Action, Thriller, Science Fiction Stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt Directed by Rian Johnson watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Murder’s a messy business in Looper , and that’s why the future is sending its dirty work back in time.Joe ( Joseph Gordon-Levitt ) is a contract killer known as a Looper because he kills targets sent to the present on behalf of criminals from the future.
At the end of his contract, Joe is supposed to murder his older self to close the loop on his life.
Old Joe (Bruce Willis) has other ideas when it’s his turn to be sent back.After overpowering the younger Joe and changing the timeline, Old Joe begins looking for a kid who will grow up to be a feared crime boss.But thanks to Old Joe’s actions, Joe becomes a target in the present and his future is no longer in his control.
Read less Read more Related The best documentaries on Hulu right now The 50 best movies on Netflix right now (February 2024) The best Black movies on Netflix right now Ready Player One (2018) new 64 % 7.4/10 pg-13 140m Genre Adventure, Action, Science Fiction Stars Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn Directed by Steven Spielberg watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Whoever controls the virtual world of OASIS controls the future in Ready Player One .In this timeline, Earth is in such rough shape that the vast majority of the population spends all of their time in the OASIS living out their virtual dreams.That’s not what James Halliday (Mark Rylance) had in mind when he created OASIS.
Years after Halliday’s death, Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) and players around the world learn that Halliday left behind a contest for complete control of OASIS to the winner who can solve all of his puzzles.It’s a race that extends to the real world as well, because there are no lengths that IOI executive Nolan Sorrento (Ben Mendelsohn) won’t go through to ensure that his company controls OASIS.
Read less Read more Cowboys & Aliens (2011) new Trailer 50 % 6/10 pg-13 119m Genre Action, Science Fiction, Thriller, Western Stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde Directed by Jon Favreau watch on Hulu watch on Hulu In between James Bond movies , Daniel Craig headlined the comic book movie that no one realized was from a comic book: Cowboys & Aliens .This film shares so little in common with the comic that spawned it that it’s more of its own thing than an adaptation.
Craig plays Jake Lonergan, a man who is clearly suffering from the aftereffects of an alien abduction the first time we meet him.Of course, the alien weapon attached to Jake’s arm is also a dead giveaway.
Whatever Jake went through wiped his identity, and he has no idea who he was or how he managed to anger Col.Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford).But there’s not enough time for Jake to figure it out before aliens arrive in force, and old rivals will have to team up to save the world.
Read less Read more Cowboys & Aliens (2011) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers Pacific Rim (2013) new 65 % pg-13 131m Genre Action, Science Fiction, Adventure Stars Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba Directed by Guillermo del Toro watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Are you drift compatible? In the world of Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim , only two people whose thoughts can become one can be drift-compatible pilots of giant robots called Jaegers, which are humanity’s last line of defense against giant monsters called Kaiju.
Raleigh Becket (Charlie Hunnam) was once one of the best Jaeger pilots, but he hasn’t been the same since his brother and co-pilot died while they were fighting a Kaiju.
After years away, Raleigh is brought back into the fold because the Kaiju incursions are increasing.But unless Raleigh can find another person he can truly connect with, he’ll never pilot a Jaeger again.
Read less Read more Jurassic Park (1993) 68 % 8.2/10 pg-13 127m Genre Adventure, Science Fiction Stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum Directed by Steven Spielberg watch on Netflix watch on Netflix The titular theme park of Jurassic Park was a dream given form by Dr.John Hammond (Richard Attenborough), a man who not only wanted to bring the dinosaurs back to life, but wanted to make a profit by essentially putting them in an island zoo so the world could see them firsthand.
What Hammond couldn’t foresee is that his competitors had even fewer scruples than he did.During an attempt to smuggle out dinosaur DNA samples, the park’s security system goes down, leaving Dr.Alan Grant (Sam Neill), Dr.Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern), Dr.
Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), and the remaining survivors trapped between a voracious T.rex and some absolutely vicious velociraptors.
Read less Read more Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023) 32 % 8.6/10 pg-13 134m Genre Action, Science Fiction, Adventure Stars Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Charlie Hunnam Directed by Zack Snyder watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Zack Snyder’s space opera, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire , should be familiar to fans of Star Wars and other sci-fi epics.It takes place in a universe that is ruled by Motherworld and its intergalactic army, the Imperium.Kora (Sofia Boutella), an ex-member of the Imperium, sought to redeem herself by starting a new life out of Motherworld’s reach on a moon called Veldt.
When the Imperium finally arrives on Veldt, Kora can’t run anymore.
To defend her adopted homeworld, Kora recruits a former Imperium general, Titus (Djimon Hounsou), as well as Kai (Charlie Hunnam), Gunnar (Michiel Huisman), Tarak (Staz Nair), Nemesis (Doona Bae), and more.But even this assortment of warriors may not be enough to withstand a full assault by the Imperium.
Read less Read more Elysium (2013) 61 % 6.6/10 r 109m Genre Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Thriller Stars Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley Directed by Neill Blomkamp watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Neill Blomkamp’s second film, Elysium , envisions a future where the Earth is dying and the rich and powerful live in luxury on the orbital space station Elysium.
Matt Damon stars as Max Da Costa, an ex-criminal-turned-day laborer on Earth who is exposed to a fatal level of radiation.Since the cure for his condition can only be found on Elysium, Max accepts a risky job to attack Armadyne Corp CRO John Carlyle (William Fichtner).
What Max doesn’t know is that the info he stole from Carlyle’s head is proof that Defense Secretary Jessica Delacourt (Jodie Foster) is attempting to pull off a coup and assume control of Elysium.That’s why she sent a psychotic killer, Agent M.Kruger (Sharlto Copley), to retrieve the info at any cost.
Read less Read more They Cloned Tyrone (2023) 75 % 6.7/10 r 122m Genre Comedy, Science Fiction, Mystery Stars John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, Jamie Foxx Directed by Juel Taylor watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Very early on in They Cloned Tyrone , a drug dealer named Fontaine (John Boyega) is brutally murdered in front of one of his clients, Slick Charles (Foxx), and one of his Slick’s girls, Yo-Yo (Teyonah Parris).But much to the surprise of Slick Charles and Yo-Yo, Fontaine shows up the next day without any memory of what happened to him.
While investigating the mystery of Fontaine’s apparent resurrection, the trio uncover a clone conspiracy that has very troubling implications for their lives and their future.
And if they want to save themselves, Fontaine, Slick Charles, and Yo-Yo need to fight back.
Read less Read more 65 (2023) 40 % 5.4/10 pg-13 92m Genre Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama Stars Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman Directed by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods watch on Netflix watch on Netflix 65 doesn’t try to hide its sci-fi premise .It’s about a pilot named Mills (Adam Driver), a man who accepts a long-term gig as a pilot to provide for his family.But when his starship crash lands on Earth 65 million years ago, Mills is left with no way to reunite with his wife, Nevine (Chloe Coleman), and their daughter, Alya (Nika King).
The only thing that gives Mills the will to live is Koa (Ariana Greenblatt), a young girl who is the only other survivor.When Mills discovers a potential escape from prehistoric Earth, he escorts Koa across a landscape that is filled with very ravenous and very dangerous dinosaurs.
Read less Read more Captain Nova (2021) 5.5/10 86m Genre Adventure, Family, Science Fiction Stars Kika van de Vijver, Marouane Meftah, Anniek Pheifer Directed by Maurice Trouwborst watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Captain Nova (Anniek Pheifer) has come from the future to save the past in the Dutch sci-fi movie that shares her name.Unfortunately, for Nova, the trip back in time has also changed her into a 12-year-old child.
And young Nova (Kika van de Vijver) soon realizes that her mission is now nearly impossible because of this unforeseen side effect.
With few other viable options, Nova teams up with a kid named Nas (Marouane Meftah) as she attempts to rewrite the future by taking on a greedy corporation.And if Nova fails, her future is destined to unfold in the same way that it did before.
Read less Read more Rim of the World (2019) 5.2/10 pg 99m Genre Science Fiction, Adventure, Action, Comedy Stars Jack Gore, Miya Cech, Benjamin Flores Jr.Directed by McG watch on Netflix watch on Netflix McG’s Rim of the World takes its inspiration from the kid-centric sci-fi films that Steven Spielberg produced and directed in the 1980s.At the Rim of the World summer camp in California, Alex (Jack Gore) is a boy who is still grieving the loss of his father when he starts bonding with his fellow social rejects, ZhenZhen (Miya Cech), Dariush (Benjamin Flores Jr.), and Gabriel (Alessio Scalzotto).
Much to their collective surprise, Alex and his new friends discover that they are in the midst of an alien invasion.
And they may be the only ones left who can deliver the key to victory to NASA … if they can live long enough to escape.
Read less Read more What Happened to Monday (2017) 47 % r 123m Genre Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Action Stars Noomi Rapace, Marwan Kenzari, Christian Rubeck Directed by Tommy Wirkola watch on Netflix watch on Netflix In the future, overpopulation and famine have forced world governments to strictly enforce a One-Child Policy.But not everyone is so keen on following the rule, especially a group of seven identical sisters (Noomi Rapace) who are forced to live a fugitive existence, constantly pursued by the Child Allocation Bureau.Led by Nicolette Cayman (Glenn Close), the Bureau is ruthless, but the sisters outwit them by assuming the identity of a single person and each entering the world only one day of the week.It works until Monday doesn’t come home.
Read less Read more Warriors of Future (2022) pg-13 101m Genre Drama, Action, Science Fiction Stars Louis Koo, Lau Ching-wan, Carina Lau Directed by Ng Yuen-fai watch on Netflix watch on Netflix This Chinese blockbuster sees a meteor strike the Earth.Onboard is a destructive alien lifeform that spawns and soon threatens humanity.After elite forces are almost completely wiped out trying to save their city, one surviving soldier, Tai Loo (Louis Koo), discovers that there’s a larger conspiracy connected to the invasion.Read less Read more Spiderhead (2022) 54 % r 106m Genre Science Fiction, Thriller Stars Miles Teller, Chris Hemsworth, Jurnee Smollett Directed by Joseph Kosinski watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Spiderhead is a state-of-the-art penitentiary where inmates wear a surgically attached device that administers dosages of mind-altering drugs in exchange for commuted sentences.
It doesn’t look like a prison — there are no bars, cells, or uniforms.There are just drugs, administered at the beck and call of visionary Steve Abnesti ( Thor: Love and Thunder ‘s Chris Hemsworth), who presents himself as a humane reformer of the criminal justice system.When two subjects, Jeff (Miles Teller) and Lizzy (Jurnee Smollett), begin to form a connection, however, Abnesti takes special interest in them as his experiments begin to test the limits of free will itself.Read less Read more The Adam Project (2022) 55 % 6.7/10 pg-13 106m Genre Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy Stars Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, Mark Ruffalo Directed by Shawn Levy watch on Netflix watch on Netflix After a decade in development hell, with Tom Cruise attached to star at one point, Netflix finally saved the day and brought The Adam Project to life.
Our story follows Adam Reed (Ryan Reynolds), a fighter pilot living in a dystopian 2050.While manning a time jet to rescue his wife, Adam’s craft plummets into 2022, where the adult Adam is forced to take up arms with his younger self (Walker Scobell) in order to save the world from the tyrannic clutches of Maya Sorian (Catherine Keener), the wretched ruler of the future.At this point, we’ve seen Ryan Reynolds do it all, especially when it comes to action.While there’s plenty of the actor’s familiar chops on display, the sci-fi backbone of The Adam Project gives Reynolds a fun sandbox to show off in.
And he delivers a performance that is a few notches above what we’d normally expect to see.Read less Read more Stowaway (2021) 63 % 5.6/10 pg-13 117m Genre Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller, Adventure Stars Anna Kendrick, Toni Collette, Daniel Dae Kim Directed by Joe Penna watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Stowaway is a sci-fi film that explores just how far human beings are willing to go to protect one another, breathing new meaning into words like “sacrifice” and “preservation.” Following the crew (played by Anna Kendrick, Toni Collette, and Daniel Dae Kim) of a Mars-bound spacecraft, the trio of planetary researchers discovers an accidental fourth passenger named Michael (Shamier Anderson) trapped aboard the vessel.Literally entangled in a carbon dioxide purifier, the dislocated launch engineer inadvertently destroys the device, robbing everyone aboard of precious oxygen.As the clock starts ticking on how much air is left to breathe, the crew is forced to consider some perilous and tragic choices in order to arrive on Mars safely.There’s nothing like the absence of familiar Earth to raise the stakes in any live-or-die situation, and Stowaway handles this familiar sci-fi formula with an impactful narrative.
Read less Read more Synchronic (2020) 64 % 6.2/10 r 101m Genre Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller, Horror Stars Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, Katie Aselton Directed by Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Synchronic stars Anthony Mackie and Steve Dornan as New Orleans paramedics Steve and Dennis.When a series of deaths are linked to an experimental new drug called Synchronic, the emergency responders are forced to follow the trail of the elusive chemical when Dennis’ daughter vanishes.Her disappearance may have more to do with the mind-altering substance and inter-dimensional time travel than either medical technician could ever expect.With the look and feel of a raw ’70s film, Synchronic successfully balances its sci-fi horror leanings, delivering thrill after thrill as the plot compounds and time begins to fold.Read less Read more Digital Trends streaming roundup Best sci-fi movies on Amazon Prime Best sci-fi movies on Hulu Best fantasy movies on Netflix Best fantasy movies on Amazon Best fantasy movies on Hulu The Mitchells vs.
the Machines (2021) 80 % 7.7/10 pg 114m Genre Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction, Action Stars Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph Directed by Michael Rianda watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Want to get the kids into sci-fi? This techpocalyptic animated thrill ride from Lord/Miller ( The Lego Movie , Solo: A Star Wars Story ) ought to do the trick.Teenager Katie Mitchell has trouble connecting with her oddball family, especially when it comes to her father, who just could not be more different than Katie.
But when he fears he might lose her forever when she leaves for film school, Katie’s father cancels her plane ticket to LA and takes the family on a road trip instead.Unfortunately, mid-trip, a scorned artificial intelligence (A.I.) called Pal incites a robotic rebellion, rounding up all the people of the Earth to send them out to space.Narrowly escaping capture, the Mitchells are now the last free humans on Earth, and with the help of a couple of damaged robots, they must find a way to save humanity — and their family.Read less Read more The Swarm (2020) 5.3/10 pg-13 101m Genre Horror, Drama, Fantasy Stars Suliane Brahim, Sofian Khammes, Marie Narbonne Directed by Just Philippot watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Bugs.They’re smaller than us, but few things freak us out more.Director Just Philippot capitalizes on our innate fear of things that crawl and hop in his 2020 horror film The Swarm .Suliane Brahim stars as the widow Virginie, who’s trying and failing to keep her family afloat by raising locusts.When she learns the insects have developed a taste for human blood, it opens the door for her to finally make money off the things while at the same time making them more dangerous.
When the inevitable comes, as Richard Brody writes for The New Yorker , the film does for grasshoppers “what Alfred Hitchcock did for birds.” Read less Read more Army of the Dead (2021) 57 % 5.8/10 r 148m Genre Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime Stars Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick Directed by Zack Snyder watch on Netflix watch on Netflix What do you do when there’s a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas? Well, obviously, you take advantage of the situation and rob one of the city’s most successful casinos.At least that’s what Dave Bautista’s Scott Ward and his squad of mercenaries do in the zombie heist movie Army of the Dead .Judging by the previews for the film, Ward and his squad of mercs will need all the firepower they have and more.Unlike the shambling horrors populating your average zombie story, the undead of Vegas (sounds like a band name) not only count Elvis Presley impersonators, Vegas showgirls, and Bengal tigers among their ranks, but they’re fast, smart, and a lot more organized.Read less Read more Oxygen (2021) 67 % 6.5/10 r 100m Genre Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama Stars Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik Zidi Directed by Alexandre Aja watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Waking up with no memory of your identity would be pretty bad, right? Imagine that, on top of amnesia, you’re also inexplicably trapped in a cryogenic pod that’s slowly running out of air.
That’s the premise for the French language sci-fi drama Oxygen .Mélanie Laurent plays the imprisoned protagonist who has nothing but her buried memories and the pod’s uncooperative computers to piece together who she is and how to survive.Oxygen looks to be a claustrophobic and gripping thriller, and it will be available for streaming beginning Wednesday, May 12.Read less Read more Spectral (2016) 6.3/10 pg-13 109m Genre Science Fiction, Thriller, Action Stars James Badge Dale, Emily Mortimer, Gonzalo Menendez Directed by Nic Mathieu watch on Netflix watch on Netflix If you’re in the mood for good ol’ fashioned alien warfare, you’ll love Spectral .This early Netflix original shows just how creative the studio could get with a slim budget despite significant action demands.
An extraterrestrial force begins to wreak havoc on a war-torn European city, forcing local engineers to team up with American Special Ops to stop the invasion.Read less Read more The Midnight Sky (2020) 58 % 5.6/10 pg-13 118m Genre Science Fiction, Drama Stars George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo Directed by George Clooney watch on Netflix watch on Netflix George Clooney directs and stars in The Midnight Sky .With humanity on the brink of extinction, scientist Augustine Lofthouse (George Clooney) refuses to vacate his Arctic laboratory when radiation levels on Earth grow to dangerous levels.Instead, he chooses to use his lab’s computer system to search for orbiting ships deployed on missions.Intending to warn the distant crew of Aether of Earth’s impending doom, Lofthouse discovers a young girl in the lab.The two band together to brave the Arctic elements on a journey to a north-bound radio tower that will be powerful enough to send a warning signal to Aether.
An effects-laced sci-fi thriller, The Midnight Sky looks and feels like similar brink-of-the-apocalypse films but with extra weight placed on the performances — notably, Clooney.It’s not a perfect film, but it more than does its job.Read less Read more Outside the Wire (2021) 45 % 5.4/10 r 116m Genre Thriller, Action, Science Fiction Stars Anthony Mackie, Damson Idris, Enzo Cilenti Directed by Mikael Håfström watch on Netflix watch on Netflix In 2036, a Russian civil war has the U.S.providing wartime support to the nation.
The military now fights alongside “Gumps,” robot soldiers that occupy every branch.As punishment for disobeying squad commands, Harp (Anthony Mackie), a drone pilot, is sent to Ukraine to fight alongside Leo (Damson Idris), an android super-soldier.Together, the duo is forced to take on Victor Koval, a terrorist determined to use Cold War missiles for combat.Led by two great lead performances and a medley of sci-fi action that’ll keep you glued to your seat, Outside the Wire delivers the thrills from start to finish.
Read less Read more The Discovery (2017) 54 % 6.3/10 r 102m Genre Drama, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery Stars Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Robert Redford Directed by Charlie McDowell watch on Netflix watch on Netflix In a reimagined modern era, proof of the afterlife is amongst us, thanks to the research of scientist Thomas Harbor (Robert Redford).With the news hitting the world by storm, suicide rates climb exponentially as people opt to begin life anew as opposed to remaining in troubling situations.Harbor’s son, Will (Jason Segel), questions his father’s studies.Meeting Isla (Rooney Mara) on a ferry, the two discuss mortality and eventually begin a relationship.When Will takes Isla to his father’s hidden compound, the nature of his father’s work comes to light in ways neither father, son, or Isla could ever expect.A wonder-filled, philosophical film, The Discovery features an intriguing story and stellar performances, especially from Segel and Redford.Read less Read more The Wandering Earth (2019) 57 % 6.0/10 tv-ma Genre Science Fiction, Action, Drama Cast Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie, Zhao Jinmai watch on Netflix watch on Netflix The Wandering Earth may be the biggest film that you’ve never heard of, but it was a huge blockbuster in China.The movie takes place in the future, as the expanding sun forces humanity to literally move the Earth to another solar system.
This requires Captain Wang Lei (Li Guangjie) to leave behind his son, Liu Qi (Qu Chuxiao), as his mission in space keeps him away for several years.However, both father and son will have major roles to play in order to ensure that the Earth survives its perilous journey.
Read less Read more Mirage (2018) 7.4/10 tv-ma Genre Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama, Romance, Mystery Cast Adriana Ugarte, Chino Darín, Javier Gutiérrez watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Don’t be afraid to read subtitles when watching Mirage .This Spanish sci-fi film has a story that is universal no matter which language is used.Adriana Ugarte stars as Vera Roy, a woman who inadvertently discovers a way to communicate with a teenager named Nico Lasarte (Joel Illescas) 25 years in the past.After helping Nico prevent his own accidental death, Vera discovers that her own world and timeline have greatly changed.Vera’s daughter no longer exists, and her husband, David (Álvaro Morte), is married to someone else.Subsequently, Vera desperately searches for a way to regain what she lost.
Read less Read more Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018) 61 % 7.1/10 tv-ma Genre Science Fiction, Mystery, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie Cast Fionn Whitehead, Will Poulter, Craig Parkinson, Alice Lowe, Asim Chaudhry watch on Netflix watch on Netflix There’s nothing else on Netflix exactly like Black Mirror : Bandersnatch .This spinoff from the British sci-fi anthology series is an interactive movie that allows players/viewers to control the fate of Stefan Butler (Fionn Whitehead).In 1984, Stefan is a young programmer who gets the chance to adapt a “choose your own adventure” book into a video game.However, art imitates life, and Stefan is soon faced with questions about his own free will.It’s not possible to see every bit of footage from Bandersnatch in one continuous viewing.
That’s why it invites repeat viewings by letting alternate choices unlock new story paths.
This may not be the future of all movies, but it is a subgenre worth exploring.Read less Read more Advantageous (2015) 59 % 6.2/10 tv-ma Genre Science Fiction, Drama Cast Jacqueline Kim, James Urbaniak, Freya Adams watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Advantageous is not a flashy sci-fi movie, but it is thought-provoking.
In the near future, a single mother named Gwen Koh (Jacqueline Kim) loses her job and her financial security.Desperate to provide for her daughter, Jules (Samantha Kim), Gwen volunteers for a radical experiment to transfer her mind to a younger body.However, Gwen 2.0 (Freya Adams) is a very different woman from the original model, much to the horror of Jules and even Gwen herself.Read less Read more Project Power (2020) 51 % 6/10 r 113m Genre Action, Crime, Science Fiction Stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique Fishback Directed by Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Superheroes aren’t real, but their powers are.
That’s the premise behind Project Power , a film that presents a near-future world in which superhuman powers can be granted to almost anyone via a special pill called Power.For five minutes, users of Power have abilities uniquely tied to them.New Orleans police detective Frank Shaver (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) openly uses Power, even against regulations.In his search for the source of Power, Frank comes across Art (Jamie Foxx), a man who may have unexpected connections to the development of the drug.
This is a cautionary tale, and a fresh take on a very familiar genre.Read less Read more Bird Box (2018) 51 % 6.6/10 r 124m Genre Thriller, Drama, Science Fiction Stars Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, Jacki Weaver Directed by Susanne Bier watch on Netflix watch on Netflix It’s understandable if you get some Quiet Place vibes from Bird Box .Both are sci-fi horror movies that deal with monsters that directly connect with human senses.In this flick, the creatures can make anyone who sees them become insane with suicidal urges.
Hence the constant blindfolds to keep the entities out.Sandra Bullock plays Malorie Hayes, a woman struggling to survive in this horrific new world, while flashbacks explore how she dealt with the end of life as she knew it.Not all of the moments land, but Bird Box has its share of real scares.Read less Read more See You Yesterday (2019) 74 % 5.2/10 r 86m Genre Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure, Crime, Action Stars Eden Duncan-Smith, Dante Crichlow, Astro Directed by Stefon Bristol watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Many sci-fi films have something important to say about the present, and See You Yesterday has a premise that seems all too timely.
The story follows C.J.Walker (Eden Duncan-Smith), a revolutionary genius even as a teenager.C.J.
has come up with actual working time machines, and she has a very personal reason to use them.Her brother, Calvin Walker (Brian “Stro” Bradley), has been killed during an encounter with the police.To save Calvin, C.J.and her friend Sebastian (Danté Crichlow) try to change the past.Needless to say, complications ensue.Read less Read more Beyond Skyline (2017) 46 % 5.3/10 r 105m Genre Action, Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror Stars Frank Grillo, Bojana Novaković, Iko Uwais Directed by Liam O’Donnell watch on Netflix watch on Netflix The long-delayed follow-up to 2010’s Skyline is one of the rare instances where the sequel is vastly superior to the original.This unapologetically pulpy, alien invasion B-movie shows what happens when civilians are left to defend themselves against a superior species of aliens.
Frank Grillo stars as a cop at odds with his son when the aliens strike.Suddenly sent running for their lives, the father-son duo move at a breakneck pace, traversing through subterranean tunnels to the nuclear wasteland of Los Angeles to an alien ship to a rebel human base in Laos to mount a final defense.
Beyond Skyline is absolutely nutty, but if you like big action, ludicrous sci-fi tropes, and good ol’ fashioned human versus alien violence, this one’s for you.Read less Read more Okja (2017) 75 % 7.3/10 tv-ma Genre Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction, Action Cast Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Seo-hyun Ahn, Jake Gyllenhaal, Devon Bostick, Lily Collins, Steven Yuen watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Bong Joon-ho earned Best Director and Best Picture Oscars for Parasite , but he was making remarkable movies well before that recognition.Okja is one of his most polemical films, taking on the meat industry and capitalism at large in this touching sci-fi drama for Netflix.The story follows Mija, a young girl who has grown up in the mountains of South Korea with a fictional super-pig best friend named Okja.
But when the multinational conglomerate Mirando Corporation kidnaps Okja and transports her to New York to launch an entirely new meat industry, it’s up to Mija to save her best friend.A caustic satire of the greed and grotesqueness of American food processing, Okja pokes fun at everyone from self-obsessed CEOs to bumbling, naive activists in a sci-fi romp that hits close to home.Read less Read more I Am Mother (2019) 64 % 6.7/10 pg-13 114m Genre Science Fiction, Thriller Stars Clara Rugaard, Hilary Swank, Rose Byrne Directed by Grant Sputore watch on Netflix watch on Netflix Director Grant Sputore turned a lot of heads with I Am Mother , a superbly made and terrifically acted sci-fi thriller.In the far future, humanity is seemingly extinct.An android called Mother (voiced by Rose Byrne) fulfills its primary function by attempting to revive humanity.But first, Mother raises Daughter (Clara Rugaard) for practice and teaches her how to survive in this inhospitable world.However, Daughter’s reality is shattered when she encounters a woman (Hilary Swank) from the outside, who happens to be the first human that Daughter has ever met.And once the newcomer is inside of the bunker, I Am Mother takes a decidedly sinister turn.
The truth will come out, but will anyone survive to see it? Read less Read more Best new movies to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Max (HBO), and more The 50 best shows on Netflix in February 2024 The best anime on Netflix right now The best documentaries on Netflix right now The best movies on Hulu right now (February 2024).