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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.

Safety Not Guaranteed

851. Safety Not Guaranteed

Comedy Romance Science Fiction Romantic Comedy Time Travel Sci-Fi
6.9

20121h 26min

United States

Director: Colin Trevorrow

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.

Themes

Pursuit of connection, Time travel ethics, Deception and trust, Memory and loss, Ordinary life vs extraordinary risks, Surveillance and paranoia

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Blood-C: The Last Dark

852. Blood-C: The Last Dark

Animation Action Horror Science Fiction
6.1

20121h 46min

Director: Naoyoshi Shiotani

Tokyo, Winter. Despite the use of the Youth Ordinance Bill to enforce curfews for minors and regulate the use of the Internet, young people continue to fight for their own freedom through underground methods. One such group calls themselves Surat. They have decided to take on Fumito Nanahara, a man who has great influence on the political world, and basically controls Tokyo with an iron fist. While using the Internet as a weapon to discover more information about Fumito, they learn about "Tower", the secret organization behind Fumito which engages in human experimentation.


Prometheus

853. Prometheus

Science Fiction Adventure Mystery Alien Contact Sci-Fi Exploration Adventure
7.0

20122h 4min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Ridley Scott

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

Themes

Survival under pressure, Origins of life, Artificial life and consequences, Corporate ambition vs ethics, Hubris and creation, Unknown threats in space

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Men in Black 3

854. Men in Black 3

Action Comedy Science Fiction Time Travel Sci-Fi Buddy Comedy
6.8

20121h 46min

United Arab Emirates, United States

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld

Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Time travel consequences, Trust vs manipulation, Authority vs secrecy, Information withholding, Memory and timeline stability

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Avengers

855. The Avengers

Science Fiction Action Adventure Superhero Action Adventure Epic
8.0

20122h 23min

United States

Director: Joss Whedon

When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!

Themes

Teamwork under threat, Leadership under pressure, Interagency collaboration under threat, Resource manipulation under control, Power as leverage, External manipulation under siege

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Lockout

856. Lockout

Action Thriller Science Fiction One-Person Army Space Sci-Fi
6.1

20121h 35min

France

Director: Stephen St. Leger

Set in the near future, Lockout follows a falsely convicted ex-government agent , whose one chance at obtaining freedom lies in the dangerous mission of rescuing the President's daughter from rioting convicts at an outer space maximum security prison.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Loyalty under pressure, Authority and responsibility, Wrongful accusation under power, Confinement and control, Resilience under captivity

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Battleship

857. Battleship

Thriller Action Adventure Science Fiction Military Action
5.8

20122h 11min

Japan, United States

Director: Peter Berg

When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.

Themes

Crisis leadership under pressure, Sacrifice for survival, Interservice cooperation under crisis, Technological reliance in warfare, Authority vs individuality, Adaptability in crisis

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Detention

858. Detention

Horror Comedy Science Fiction Slasher Horror Parody
5.6

20121h 33min

United States

Director: Joseph Kahn

As a killer named Cinderhella stalks the student body at the high school in Grizzly Lake, a group of co-eds band together to survive while they're all serving detention.

Themes

Time travel consequences, Survival under detention, Body swap deception, Peer group solidarity, Institutional control under crisis, Desire for popularity

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Iron Sky

859. Iron Sky

Action Comedy Science Fiction Satire Space Sci-Fi
5.9

20121h 33min

Finland, Germany

Director: Timo Vuorensola

In the last moments of World War II, a secret Nazi space program evaded destruction by fleeing to the Dark Side of the Moon. During 70 years of utter secrecy, the Nazis construct a gigantic space fortress with a massive armada of flying saucers.

Themes

Secrecy producing deception, Militarisation of space as leverage, International governance under strain, Technological leverage against rivals, Propaganda from political power, Legitimacy contested by power blocs

Available on

Amazon Video
The Roku Channel
Plex
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The Hunger Games

860. The Hunger Games

Science Fiction Adventure Action Thriller Dystopian Sci-Fi
7.2

20122h 22min

United States

Director: Gary Ross

In a dystopian future, the Capitol forces each District to take part in deadly survival games as punishment for a past uprising. A girl volunteers to enter the games to replace her sister, whose name is drawn.

Themes

Survival under scarcity, Oppressive regime, Televised violence, Sponsor influence, Resistance and unrest, Alliance dynamics

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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