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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.

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

381. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

Action Horror Science Fiction Zombie Horror Epic Action
5.5

20161h 47min

Canada, France

Director: Paul W. S. Anderson

Overview

Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity's final stand against the undead. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began - The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.

Themes

Memory as weapon, Betrayal within survival, Technocratic control vs human life, Post-apocalyptic resilience and solidarity, Corporate manipulation of apocalypse, Identity and cloning questions

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Passengers

382. Passengers

Drama Romance Science Fiction Passionate Romance Space Sci-Fi
7.0

20161h 56min

United States

Director: Morten Tyldum

Overview

A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.

Themes

Moral ambiguity, Survival ethics, Romance under constraint, Isolation in space, Human-machine interface, Hope and endurance

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Monster Trucks

383. Monster Trucks

Action Comedy Science Fiction Vehicle-Driven Action Buddy Comedy
5.7

20161h 44min

United States

Director: Chris Wedge

Overview

Tripp is a high school senior with a knack for building trucks who makes an incredible discovery - a gas-guzzling creature named Creech. To protect his mischievous new friend, Tripp hides Creech under the hood of his latest creation, turning it into a real-life super-powered Monster Truck. Together, this unlikely duo with a shared taste for speed team up on a wild and unforgettable journey to reunite Creech with his family.

Themes

Accountability and oversight, Deception and coverups, Pickup truck dynamics, Unlikely alliance, Hive mind intelligence, Monster-driven exploitation

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

384. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Action Adventure Science Fiction Military Action Rescue Mission Adventure
7.8

20162h 13min

United States

Director: Gareth Edwards

Overview

A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

Themes

Against the odds, Space battle presence, Rebel solidarity, Space opera motifs, Alien language hints, Space travel ambitions

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Realive

385. Realive

Science Fiction Bio-Genetic Sci-Fi
5.9

20161h 52min

Belgium, France

Director: Mateo Gil

Overview

Marc, a successful, ambitious man, is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and is given a few months to live. Unable to accept death, he decides to cryogenically freeze himself. The love of his life is devastated. Seventy years later, Marc becomes the first cryogenic resuscitated person in history. But this doesn't happen in the idealized way he dreamt of.

Themes

Dependence on technology, Longing and belonging, Meaning and memory, Time as commodity, Corporate control of life, Mortality versus autonomy

Available on

Apple TV
Google Play Movies
Rakuten TV
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Spectral

386. Spectral

Science Fiction Thriller Action Alien Invasion Sci-Fi Military Action
6.3

20161h 49min

Hungary, United States

Director: Nic Mathieu

Overview

A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.

Themes

Survival under siege, Artificial life and humanity, Military tech ethics, Institutional decision making, Control of unknown power, Weaponization of science

Available on

Netflix
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Infinity Chamber

387. Infinity Chamber

Science Fiction Mystery Thriller AI Sci-Fi Computer Threat Thriller
6.2

20161h 43min

United States

Director: Travis Milloy

Overview

A man trapped in an automated prison must outsmart a computer in order to escape and try and find his way back to the outside world that may already be wiped out.

Themes

Repetitive cycles of captivity, Memory manipulation tension, Confinement by automation, Resilience under isolation, Hopelessness in detention, Distrust of synthetic overseers

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Underworld: Blood Wars

388. Underworld: Blood Wars

Fantasy Action Thriller Science Fiction Horror
5.8

20161h 31min

United States

Director: Anna Foerster

Overview

Vampire death dealer Selene fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Themes

Betrayal and loyalty, Power and manipulation, Leadership legitimacy, Rebirth and power, Blood memories, Faction loyalty under pressure

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Arrival

389. Arrival

Drama Science Fiction Mystery Alien Contact Sci-Fi Investigation Mystery
7.9

20161h 56min

United States

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Overview

Alien ships arrive at multiple locations around the world. The U.S. government sends a team of scientists, led by a linguist and a physicist, to one of the ships to try to understand the visitors’ true purpose—before supporters of a military solution provoke a war.

Themes

Alien language tool, Time-manipulation perception, First contact implications, Extraterrestrial technology impact, Linguist driven inquiry, Spacecraft based collaboration

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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GANTZ:O

390. GANTZ:O

Animation Science Fiction Action Anime Alien Invasion Sci-Fi
7.1

20161h 35min

Japan

Director: Yasushi Kawamura

Overview

After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.

Themes

Teamwork under threat, Points-driven loyalty, Survival under coercive game, Duty to protect civilians, Memory loss and resilience, Control and freedom

Available on

Apple TV
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