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Science fiction and fantasy films of the 2020s

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Breach (2020 film)

Breach (formerly Anti-Life) is a 2020 sci-fi action horror film directed by John Suits, starring Bruce Willis, Cody Kearsley, and Thomas Jane aboard a plague-fleeing interstellar ark; released December 18, 2020, it grossed $39,328 and holds 18% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Bulk (film)

Bulk is a 2025 British lo-fi multiverse sci-fi film by Ben Wheatley, starring Sam Riley, Alexandra Maria Lara, Noah Taylor, and Mark Monero, about a journalist trapped in a house of parallel worlds after a scientist's brane explodes.

Chaos Walking (film)

Chaos Walking (2021) is Doug Liman's dystopian sci-fi film adapted from Patrick Ness's The Knife of Never Letting Go, starring Tom Holland and Daisy Ridley; it cost $100 million, grossed about $26.5 million, and scored 21% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan (2024 film)

Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan (छोटा भीम एंड द कर्स ऑफ़ दमयान), 2024 Hindi live-action children's film directed by Rajiv Chilaka, remaking the 2012 animated film; Bheem time-travels to Sonapur to stop demon Damyaan; released 31 May 2024, streamed on Netflix.

Children of Blood and Bone (film)

Children of Blood and Bone is an upcoming American fantasy film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, adapting Tomi Adeyemi's 2018 novel for a January 2027 Paramount release.

Companion (film)

Companion (2025 film), Drew Hancock's debut sci-fi horror comedy starring Sophie Thatcher as android Iris and Jack Quaid as Josh; $10M budget, $20.8M US gross, 93% Tomatometer, Max streaming from April 18, 2025.

Cosmic Sin

Cosmic Sin is a 2021 American sci-fi action film directed by Edward Drake, starring Bruce Willis and Frank Grillo as generals leading a preemptive Q-bomb strike on zombie-like aliens in 2524; it scored 3% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Creation of the Gods I

Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (封神第一部:朝歌风云) is a 2023 Chinese epic fantasy film by Wuershan, first of the Fengshen Trilogy adapted from Fengshen Yanyi; it earned 2.634 billion yuan in China and won the Golden Rooster Best Feature Film.

Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (封神第一部:朝歌风云)

Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (封神第一部:朝歌风云) is a 2023 Chinese mythological epic directed by Wuershan, the first film of the Fengshen trilogy adapted from Investiture of the Gods; it earned 2.634 billion yuan and won the Golden Rooster for Best Feature Film.

Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force (封神第二部:战火西岐)

Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force (封神第二部:战火西岐) is Wuershan's 2025 Fengshen Trilogy sequel about the defense of Xiqi, released 29 January 2025, grossing 1.225 billion yuan and scoring 5.9 on Douban.

Damsel (2024 film)

Damsel is a 2024 Netflix dark fantasy film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, starring Millie Bobby Brown as Elodie, a princess sacrificed to a dragon who must save herself; Netflix's most-watched film of 2024.

Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye (ダンダダン 邪視)

Dan Da Dan: Evil Eye (ダンダダン 邪視) is a 2025 Science SARU compilation film pairing the Dan Da Dan season 1 finale with season 2's first three episodes, released theatrically from May 30, 2025 before the July 3 season premiere.

Daniela Forever

Daniela Forever is a 2024 Spanish-Belgian sci-fi romance directed by Nacho Vigalondo, starring Henry Golding and Beatrice Grannò; a grieving DJ uses a lucid-dreaming drug trial to recreate his dead girlfriend, premiering at TIFF 2024.

Descendent (2025 film)

Descendent (2025) is Peter Cilella's feature-directing debut, a sci-fi psychological thriller starring Ross Marquand and Sarah Bolger about a Los Angeles security guard who believes aliens abducted him; produced by Rustic Films, released by RLJE Films after a 2025 SXSW premiere.

Deus (film)

Deus (2022), aka Deus: The Dark Sphere, a British sci-fi thriller by Steve Stone starring Claudia Black; the Achilles crew finds a Mars-orbit sphere broadcasting 'God' in every language. Low ratings (IMDb 4.4), $11,997 box office.

Disclosure Day

Disclosure Day is a 2026 Steven Spielberg sci-fi thriller (screenplay David Koepp, Universal/Amblin, 145 min) starring Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, and Colin Firth, about exposing a Wardex corporate cover-up of alien contact; opened June 12, 2026 with $44 million domestic.

Dive in Wonderland

Dive in Wonderland (不思議の国でアリスと) is a 2025 Japanese animated fantasy film by P.A.WORKS, the first Japanese theatrical anime adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, directed by Toshiya Shinohara, released August 29, 2025, 95 minutes, Shochiku.

Dog 51

Dog 51 (Chien 51) is a 2025 French dystopian sci-fi thriller by Cédric Jimenez, adapted from Laurent Gaudé's novel, set in a 2045 Paris of three zones policed by AI ALMA; Venice 2025 closing film, StudioCanal release.

Doors (film)

Doors is a 2021 American sci-fi anthology film, also released in the UK as Portal, directed by Jeff Desom, Saman Kesh, and Dugan O'Neal, starring Josh Peck, about alien doors appearing worldwide; segments Lockdown, Knockers, and Lamaj; 46% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Doraemon: Nobita's Steam-Powered Time Machine (映画ドラえもん のび太の蒸気時間車)

Doraemon: Nobita's Steam-Powered Time Machine (映画ドラえもん のび太の蒸気時間車, Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Jōki Jikansha) is the 46th Doraemon movie, opening in Japan March 5, 2027, set in 19th-century London, directed by Rushio Moriyama, written by Makoto Ueda.

Dracula (2025 French film)

Dracula (Dracula: A Love Tale) is Luc Besson's 2025 French gothic romance-horror film adapted from Bram Stoker, starring Caleb Landry Jones, Christoph Waltz, and Zoë Bleu; released 30 July 2025 in France, distinct from Radu Jude's 2025 Dracula.

DRAGN (film)

DRAGN (Defense Reaction and Ground Neutralization) is a 2025 sci-fi horror film directed by Peter Webber, starring James Paxton and Lilly Krug, about co-workers on a Serbian corporate retreat hunted by a rogue AI military drone; released digitally by Cineverse in March 2026.

Dual (2022 film)

Dual (2022) is a sci-fi comedy-drama written and directed by Riley Stearns, starring Karen Gillan as a woman and her clone forced into a court-mandated duel; also with Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale, Theo James; shot in Tampere, Finland.

Dune: Part Three

Dune: Part Three is Denis Villeneuve's third Dune film, adapting Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah, starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, and Robert Pattinson as Scytale, releasing theatrically and in IMAX December 18, 2026 via Warner Bros.

Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two (Dune Part 2) is a 2024 science-fiction epic directed by Denis Villeneuve, adapting the second half of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel Dune and starring Timothée Chalamet.

Ebenezer (2026 film)

Ebenezer (Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol) is a 2026 Paramount Pictures drama-fantasy film directed by Ti West, starring Johnny Depp as Scrooge with Rupert Grint and Ian McKellen, released theatrically November 13, 2026.

Elio (film)

Elio is Pixar's 2025 animated sci-fi comedy about an 11-year-old boy mistaken for Earth's leader in the Communiverse. Directed by Sharafian, Shi, and Molina, it earned $152 million worldwide, Pixar's worst opening, and a 2026 Oscar nomination.

Eloise (upcoming film)

Eloise (upcoming film), also known as an Eloise in Paris project, is a Netflix live-action family comedy directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Mae Schenk and Ryan Reynolds, based on Kay Thompson's Plaza Hotel books; in post-production as of October 2026.

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Everything Everywhere All at Once is a 2022 American science fiction action comedy written and directed by Daniels and starring Michelle Yeoh, released by A24.

Eyes in the Trees

Eyes in the Trees is an upcoming American sci-fi horror thriller directed by Timothy Woodward Jr., reimagining H.G. Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau, starring Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Addis with Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Ashley Greene; filmed in Thailand, release date unconfirmed.