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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.

The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel

501. The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel

Animation Science Fiction
7.2

20131h 29min

Director: Tomonori Sudo

A side story of the original Kara no Kyōkai - the Garden of sinners movie series divided into 2 parts. In the first part, Shizune Seo, who finds her life too predictable due to her precognition, and Mitsuru‎ Kamekura, who uses his precognition to be a professional bomber, meet Mikiya and Shiki, respectively, and their futures begin to change. In the second part, 10 years after the original series, Shiki and Mikiya's daughter, Mana Ryōgi, spends a day with Mitsuru.


The Zero Theorem

502. The Zero Theorem

Drama Fantasy Science Fiction Simulation & Reality-Shift Sci-Fi Psychological Drama
6.0

20131h 47min

France, Romania

Director: Terry Gilliam

A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.

Themes

Video game control, Virtual reality escape, Dystopia under surveillance, Computer driven manipulation, Obsessive work pressure, Faith against system

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
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Bounty Killer

503. Bounty Killer

Action Science Fiction Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Epic Action
5.5

20131h 33min

United States

Director: Henry Saine

It’s been 20 years since the corporations took over the world’s governments. Their thirst for power and profits led to the Corporate Wars, a fierce global battle that laid waste to society as we know it. Born from the ash, the Council of Nine rose as a new law and order for this dark age. To avenge the corporations’ reckless destruction, the Council issues death warrants for all white collar criminals. Their hunters—the bounty killer. From amateur savage to graceful assassin, the bounty killers now compete for body count, fame and a fat stack of cash. They’re ending the plague of corporate greed and providing the survivors of the apocalypse with retribution. These are the new heroes. This is the age of the BOUNTY KILLER.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Duty under coercion, Corporations as oppressors, Death warrants leverage, Post-apocalyptic future tension, Desert town resilience

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Apple TV
Amazon Prime Video
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Riddick

504. Riddick

Science Fiction Action Thriller Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi One-Person Army
6.4

20131h 59min

Canada, United States

Director: David Twohy

Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy descend on Riddick only to find themselves pawns in his greater scheme for revenge. With his enemies right where he wants them, Riddick unleashes a vicious attack of vengeance before returning to his home planet of Furya to save it from destruction.

Themes

Betrayal fuels revenge, Ambushes drive momentum, Pursuit creates leverage, Survival through adaptation, Hostile environment tests resilience

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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The Flu

505. The Flu

Action Science Fiction Thriller
6.6

20132h 2min

Director: Kim Sung-soo

A case of the flu quickly morphs into a pandemic. As the death toll mounts and the living panic, the government plans extreme measures to contain it.


Elysium

506. Elysium

Science Fiction Action Drama Thriller Dystopian Sci-Fi
6.6

20131h 49min

United States

Director: Neill Blomkamp

In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.

Themes

Health inequality through care access, Late stage capitalism, Class inequality under capitalism, Corporate power over governance, Wealth inequality as leverage

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Snowpiercer

507. Snowpiercer

Action Science Fiction Drama Dystopian Sci-Fi Epic Action
7.1

20132h 7min

South Korea

Director: Bong Joon Ho

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer; a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.

Themes

Class inequality, Manipulated revolt, Population control, Indoctrination in education, Engineered social order, Perpetual winter

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

508. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

Animation Science Fiction Adventure Action Fantasy
8.1

20131h 21min

United States

Director: Jay Oliva

The Flash finds himself in a war-torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to restore the timeline.

Themes

Power and responsibility, Leadership under pressure, Alternate timeline, War of factions, Government vs resistance, Memory changes

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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Frequencies

509. Frequencies

Romance Science Fiction Mystery Passionate Romance Dystopian Sci-Fi
6.7

20131h 45min

Australia, United Kingdom

Director: Darren Paul Fisher

The story of the forbidden relationship between a 'low born' boy and a 'high born' girl in an alternate reality where every person's relationships and life worth are determined by their innate 'frequencies'.

Themes

Class inequality, Forbidden romance, Fate and choice, Mind control ethics, Predestined relationships, Technological intervention

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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The Wolverine

510. The Wolverine

Action Science Fiction Adventure Superhero Action Adventure Epic
6.7

20132h 6min

United States

Director: James Mangold

Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.

Themes

Loyalty versus manipulation, Duty and repayment, Control of healing power, Burden of near-immortality, Visions shaping choices, Corporate hubris and exploitation

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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