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Science fiction films of the 2020s: M to X

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Share?

Share? is a 2023 American sci-fi thriller directed by Ira Rosensweig, starring Melvin Gregg as prisoner #000000014 with Bradley Whitford, Alice Braga, and Danielle Campbell; shot from one fixed camera angle, released November 10, 2023.

Significant Other (film)

Significant Other is a 2022 American sci-fi horror thriller by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, starring Maika Monroe and Jake Lacy as a couple whose Pacific Northwest backpacking trip meets a shapeshifting alien; it premiered October 7, 2022 on Paramount+.

Skylines (film)

Skylines (Skylin3s) is a 2020 sci-fi action film, the third in the Skyline trilogy after Skyline and Beyond Skyline. Directed by Liam O'Donnell, it stars Lindsey Morgan as Captain Rose Corley leading soldiers to the alien world Cobalt 1 against a virus turning alien hybrids hostile; released December 18, 2020 by Vertical Entertainment.

Songbird (2020 film)

Songbird (2020) is a dystopian pandemic thriller directed by Adam Mason, co-written with Simon Boyes, and produced by Michael Bay; the first major feature shot in lockdown Los Angeles, released December 11, 2020, about immune courier Nico saving Sara from COVID-23 quarantine camps.

Sore: A Wife from the Future

Sore: A Wife from the Future (Sore: Istri dari Masa Depan) is a 2025 Indonesian romantic science fantasy film by Yandy Laurens, adapted from his 2017 web series, starring Sheila Dara Aisha and Dion Wiyoko, released 10 July 2025 and Indonesia's 98th Academy Awards entry.

Spaceman (2024 film)

Spaceman (2024 film): Netflix sci-fi drama directed by Johan Renck, adapted from Jaroslav Kalfař's novel Spaceman of Bohemia, starring Adam Sandler as astronaut Jakub with Paul Dano voicing alien spider Hanuš.

Spiderhead

Spiderhead is a 2022 Netflix sci-fi thriller directed by Joseph Kosinski, written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, starring Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, and Jurnee Smollett, adapted from George Saunders' New Yorker story "Escape from Spiderhead."

Sputnik (film)

Sputnik (Спутник) is a 2020 Russian sci-fi horror film, Egor Abramenko's feature debut, about a 1983 Soviet cosmonaut hosting an alien parasite, examined by Oksana Akinshina's neuropsychologist at a secret base; it premiered online-only in April 2020.

Stowaway (2021 film)

Stowaway (2021) is a Joe Penna sci-fi drama on Netflix: a Mars-bound crew finds an accidental stowaway who damaged the CO2 scrubber, forcing a lifeboat-style moral choice. Stars Toni Collette, Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, Shamier Anderson.

Tenet (film)

Tenet is a 2020 action science-fiction thriller written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan, starring John David Washington, in which a CIA operative uses time inversion to stop a future catastrophe.

The Midnight Sky

The Midnight Sky is a 2020 Netflix post-apocalyptic sci-fi film directed by and starring George Clooney, adapted from Lily Brooks-Dalton's novel Good Morning, Midnight; released December 23, 2020, set in 2049, with Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, and Kyle Chandler.

The Moon

The Moon (더 문) is a 2023 South Korean sci-fi disaster film directed by Kim Yong-hwa, about astronaut Hwang Sun-woo stranded on the Moon in 2029 after a solar storm. First Korean lunar film, 28.6 billion won budget, about 510,000 admissions.

The Running Man (2025 film)

The Running Man is a 2025 American-British dystopian action thriller directed by Edgar Wright, starring Glen Powell as a man hunted on a deadly televised game show.

The Silent Planet

The Silent Planet (2024) is a Canadian sci-fi thriller written and directed by Jeffrey St. Jules, starring Elias Koteas and Briana Middleton as convicts on penal planet #384; premiered at Fantasia 2024, released March 7, 2025.

The Tomorrow War

The Tomorrow War is a 2021 sci-fi action film, also known by its original script title Ghost Draft, directed by Chris McKay and starring Chris Pratt as a teacher drafted to fight aliens in 2051 on Prime Video; it scored 51% on Rotten Tomatoes against a $200 million budget.

The Trouble with Being Born

The Trouble with Being Born (Vom Nachteil geboren zu sein) is a 2020 Austrian-German sci-fi drama by Sandra Wollner about Elli, a child android carrying her owner's memories; it won the Berlinale Encounters Special Jury Prize and was pulled from the Melbourne festival.

The Uglies

Uglies (2024 Netflix film), based on Scott Westerfeld's 2005 YA dystopian novel, directed by McG, starring Joey King as Tally Youngblood; mandatory surgery at 16 turns Uglies into Pretties; 15% on Rotten Tomatoes but topped Netflix charts.

The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot is a 2024 DreamWorks Animation film directed by Chris Sanders, adapted from Peter Brown's novel about a shipwrecked robot who adopts an orphaned gosling.

They Cloned Tyrone

They Cloned Tyrone is a 2023 American science fiction comedy directed by Juel Taylor, starring John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, and Teyonah Parris, released by Netflix.

Things Will Be Different

Things Will Be Different is a 2024 American sci-fi thriller, Michael Felker's feature debut, starring Adam David Thompson and Riley Dandy as estranged siblings trapped in a time-distorting farmhouse; produced by Benson and Moorhead, released by Magnet Releasing.

Think Like a Dog

Think Like a Dog (家有儿女之神犬当家 in China) is a 2020 Lionsgate family comedy directed by Gil Junger, starring Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox, Gabriel Bateman, and Kunal Nayyar, about a boy telepathically linked to his dog Henry.

Three-Body (三体) (2023 film)

Three-Body (三体) is the 2023 Chinese live-action TV series, not a film, adapted from Liu Cixin's first Three-Body novel; directed by Yang Lei, 30 episodes on CCTV-8 and Tencent Video from 15 January 2023, starring Zhang Luyi and Yu Hewei, Douban 8.7.

Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox

Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox is a 2024 sci-fi comedy film directed by Stimson Snead, starring Samuel Dunning as a physicist who kills past versions of himself.

U Are the Universe

U Are the Universe (Ти – Космос) is a 2024 Ukrainian-Belgian sci-fi dramedy, Pavlo Ostrikov's feature debut, about a space trucker left alone after Earth explodes; premiered at TIFF 2024, won the Silver Méliès.

Umro Ayyar – A New Beginning

Umro Ayyar – A New Beginning (عمرو عیار ایک نئی شروعات) is a 2024 Pakistani sci-fi fantasy superhero film directed by Azfar Jafri, produced by Huma Jamil Babar for VR Chili Production, based on the Dastan-e-Amir Hamza character, released June 2024 and billed as Pakistan's most expensive film.

Uranus 2324

Uranus 2324 (ยูเรนัส 2324) is a 2024 Thai sci-fi romance GL film, Thailand's first space movie, directed by Thanadol Nualsuth, starring Freen Sarocha Chankimha and Becky Armstrong as an astronaut and free diver reunited across parallel worlds; released 4 July 2024.

Vesper (film)

Vesper (Vesper Chronicles) is a 2022 dystopian sci-fi film by Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper, a Lithuania-France-Belgium co-production starring Raffiella Chapman as a 13-year-old bio-hacker; premiered at Karlovy Vary, released by IFC Films.

Voyagers (film)

Voyagers is a 2021 American science fiction thriller written and directed by Neil Burger, about young people on a multi-generational starship, starring Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead, and Colin Farrell.

War of the Worlds (2025 film)

War of the Worlds (2025), also called the Ice Cube War of the Worlds, is a screenlife sci-fi thriller directed by Rich Lee for Prime Video, starring Ice Cube as Homeland Security analyst Will Radford; shot in 2020, released July 30, 2025, it debuted at 0% on Rotten Tomatoes and won five Razzies.

When I'm Ready

When I'm Ready is a 2025 American romantic end-of-the-world drama directed by Andrew Johnson, written by and starring Andrew Ortenberg with June Schreiner, Lauren Cohan, and Dermot Mulroney; released February 7, 2025 by Briarcliff and Quiver, grossing $11,372.