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Science Fiction movies

Futuristic concepts, space exploration, and advanced technology that challenge our understanding of what is possible.

Subgenres include: Epic Sci-Fi, Space Sci-Fi, Dystopian Sci-Fi.

Cube

1091. Cube

Thriller Science Fiction Mystery Survival Thriller Dystopian Sci-Fi
7.1

19981h 30min

Canada

Director: Vincenzo Natali

A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.

Themes

Collective problem solving, Confinement under pressure, Betrayal under threat, Numerical puzzles under risk, Environment as trap, Survival through cooperation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Small Soldiers

1092. Small Soldiers

Comedy Adventure Fantasy Science Fiction Action
6.3

19981h 50min

United States

Director: Joe Dante

When missile technology is used to enhance toy action figures, the toys soon begin to take their battle programming too seriously.


Armageddon

1093. Armageddon

Action Thriller Science Fiction Adventure Epic Action
6.7

19982h 31min

United States

Director: Michael Bay

When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.

Themes

Saving the world under threat, Disaster-led leadership under pressure, Asteroid-driven urgency, Wedding disruption under crisis, Space-based operations under stress, Duty vs family under strain

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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The X-Files

1094. The X-Files

Mystery Science Fiction Thriller
7.0

19982h 1min

United States, Canada

Director: Rob Bowman

Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.


Deep Impact

1095. Deep Impact

Action Drama Science Fiction
6.3

19982h 1min

United States

Director: Mimi Leder

A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.


Dark City

1096. Dark City

Mystery Science Fiction Dystopian Sci-Fi Unreliable Perspective Mystery
7.6

19981h 41min

Australia, United States

Director: Alex Proyas

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

Themes

Memory transfer ethics, Urban gothic mood, Parallel world anxiety, Dystopia under pressure, False memory manipulation, Serial killer motif

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Sphere

1097. Sphere

Science Fiction Mystery Thriller
6.1

19982h 14min

United States

Director: Barry Levinson

A spacecraft is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the Habitat, a state-of-the-art underwater living environment, to investigate.


Deep Rising

1098. Deep Rising

Adventure Action Horror Science Fiction
6.1

19981h 46min

Canada, United States

Director: Stephen Sommers

A group of heavily armed hijackers board a luxury ocean liner in the South Pacific Ocean to loot it, only to do battle with a series of large-sized, tentacled, man-eating sea creatures who have taken over the ship first.


Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County

1099. Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County

Horror Science Fiction TV Movie
6.2

19981h 33min

United States

Director: Dean Alioto

After a mysterious blackout, a son goes out to investigate and captures footage of actual aliens. When the aliens follow he and his brothers back to their home all hell breaks lose.


Babylon 5: In the Beginning

1100. Babylon 5: In the Beginning

Action Science Fiction Adventure
7.7

19981h 34min

United States

Director: Michael Vejar

Londo Mollari, the Centauri Emperor, recounts the initial contact between the Humans and Minbari, which resulted in a major incident and subsequent war, for an eager pair of youngsters wanting a story about love and conflict.