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Next Life (film)
Next Life (2026) is a British romantic drama by Drake Doremus, starring Emilia Clarke as Ivy, whose life splits into two parallel realities after meeting jazz musician Diego (Édgar Ramírez) or reconnecting with ex Noah (Jack Farthing); premiered at Tribeca June 5, 2026.
Nine Days (film)
Nine Days is a 2020 fantasy drama, the feature debut of Japanese Brazilian director Edson Oda, starring Winston Duke as Will, who interviews unborn souls over nine days to choose who is born; premiered at Sundance 2020, released by Sony Pictures Classics in 2021.
Niu Lai (牛来)
Niu Lai (牛来), also translated The Cow Is Coming, is a 2026 Chinese animated film made over five years by mother and son Xin Yumeng and Sun Lifan on SketchUp. Flopping at first, it became a viral hate-watching box-office hit, grossing over 59 million yuan.
No One Will Save You
No One Will Save You is a 2023 Hulu sci-fi horror thriller written and directed by Brian Duffield, starring Kaitlyn Dever as Brynn Adams, who battles alien Greys in a nearly dialogue-free home-invasion film.
Nobody (浪浪山小妖怪) (2025 film)
Nobody (浪浪山小妖怪) is a 2025 Chinese 2D animated film by director Yu Shui, produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio, spun off from Yao—Chinese Folk Tales; it earned 1.719 billion RMB, a Chinese 2D animation record.
Nomad (upcoming film)
Nomad (upcoming film), also NOMAD, is Taron Lexton's TXL Films adventure-drama-romance starring Leo Woodall and Sana'a Shaik, shot on IMAX across 26 countries on all seven continents, due for release in 2026.
Nope (film)
Nope is a 2022 American science-fiction horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, starring Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer as siblings attempting to photograph an otherworldly presence.
Not Alone (film)
Not Alone is an upcoming American animated romantic science fiction comedy film from Illumination, directed by Eric Guillon, Claire Dodgson, and Jonathan del Val, releasing in 2027.
Number One (2026 film)
Number One (넘버원) is a 2026 South Korean family fantasy drama directed by Kim Tae-yong, adapted from Uwano Sora's Japanese novel, starring Choi Woo-shik and Jang Hye-jin as mother and son; a son sees a number fall with each meal of his mother's cooking. Released February 11, 2026, 104 minutes, about 278,000 admissions, peak rank 3rd.
OBEX
OBEX is a 2025 American black-and-white fantasy-horror film by Albert Birney, who writes, directs, edits, and stars as Conor Marsh, a 1987 recluse drawn into a computer game to rescue his dog Sandy; Sundance NEXT premiere, 97% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Omni Loop
Omni Loop is a 2024 sci-fi drama, Bernardo Britto's feature debut, starring Mary-Louise Parker as physicist Zoya Lowe and Ayo Edebiri; a dying woman with a black hole in her chest uses pills to rewind one week repeatedly.
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy (전지적 독자 시점), 2025 South Korean fantasy action film by Kim Byung-woo, adapted from singNsong's web novel; stars Ahn Hyo-seop and Lee Min-ho; released July 23, 2025, sold to 113 countries.
One Second After (film)
One Second After (film) is an upcoming 2027 American thriller adapted from William R. Forstchen's EMP-attack novel, directed by Scott Rogers, starring Josh Holloway, and in post-production with MPI Original Films.
Operation Taco Gary's
Operation Taco Gary's is a 2026 American sci-fi comedy directed by Michael Kvamme, starring Simon Rex and Dustin Milligan as brothers who find an alien invasion hidden in a taco chain; released by Chroma February 27, 2026.
Osiris (film)
Osiris (2025) is an American sci-fi action-horror film directed by William Kaufman, starring Max Martini, Brianna Hildebrand, and Linda Hamilton, about Special Forces commandos abducted by an alien spacecraft and hunted aboard it; released July 25, 2025, 50% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Out There (film)
Out There is a 2026 Welsh sci-fi comedy-drama, Simon Ryninks' debut feature, starring Nerys Amber Stocks, Aneurin Barnard, and Michael Sheen. Set in 1999 Wales, a teen astronomer's UFO sighting leads her to believe her father was abducted; premiered in Edinburgh competition.
Outside the Wire
Outside the Wire is a 2021 Netflix sci-fi action film directed by Mikael Håfström, starring Anthony Mackie as an android officer and Damson Idris as a drone pilot on a 2036 mission to stop a nuclear attack; it scored 36% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Override (2026 film)
Override (2026 film) refers to Jordan Downey's sci-fi thriller starring Maria Bakalova and Frank Grillo, in production since November 2025, sold by Capture; distinct from the 2020 Override and the Merkulova-Chupov thriller of the same name.
Per Aspera Ad Astra (星河入梦) (2026 film)
Per Aspera Ad Astra (星河入梦) is a 2026 Chinese sci-fi adventure film directed by Han Yan, starring Wang Hedi and Song Qian, released 17 February 2026; final box office 101 million yuan, Douban 6.9.
Pinocchio (2022 live-action film)
Pinocchio (2022) is Robert Zemeckis's live-action and CGI Disney+ remake of the 1940 animated film, starring Tom Hanks as Geppetto, released September 8, 2022, and distinguished from del Toro's same-year Oscar-winning version by its poor reviews.
Plan 75 (PLAN 75)
Plan 75 (PLAN 75, プラン75) is Chie Hayakawa's 2022 debut feature, a dystopian drama about a Japanese government program of voluntary euthanasia for people 75 and older; it won the Caméra d'Or Special Mention at Cannes 2022 and was Japan's 2023 Oscar entry.
Plurality (2021 film)
Plurality (複身犯) is a 2021 Taiwanese sci-fi crime thriller directed by Aozaru Shiao, starring Tony Yang, Sandrine Pinna, and Frederick Lee; five bus-crash victims' consciousnesses are uploaded into a death-row prisoner to solve child kidnappings.
Poor Things (film)
Poor Things (2023) is Yorgos Lanthimos's Frankenstein-esque comedy-fantasy based on Alasdair Gray's 1992 novel, starring Emma Stone as Bella Baxter and Willem Dafoe; it won the Venice Golden Lion and 4 Oscars including Best Actress.
Possessor (film)
Possessor is a 2020 Canadian-British sci-fi horror thriller written and directed by Brandon Cronenberg, starring Andrea Riseborough as assassin Tasya Vos, who uses brain-implant technology to control others' bodies; Sundance 2020 premiere, Sitges award winner.
Postcard from Earth
Postcard from Earth is Darren Aronofsky's 2023 immersive sci-fi film, the first production made for the Las Vegas Sphere, shot on the 18K Big Sky camera and shown on a 16K, 160,000-square-foot LED screen with haptic 4D effects.
Primitive War
Primitive War (2025) is an Australian independent action sci-fi film directed by Luke Sparke, adapted from Ethan Pettus's 2017 novel, in which a 1968 Vietnam recon squad battles dinosaurs unleashed by a Soviet experiment; made for about $7 million, released by Fathom Entertainment, with a sequel planned.
Production of The Batman (film)
The production of The Batman covers the making of Matt Reeves's 2022 superhero film starring Robert Pattinson, which began as a Ben Affleck vehicle and was twice shut down by COVID-19.
Project Hail Mary (film)
Project Hail Mary is a 2026 Amazon MGM science fiction film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, starring Ryan Gosling as amnesiac teacher Ryland Grace, adapted from Andy Weir's 2021 novel, released March 20, 2026.
Project Power
Project Power is a 2020 Netflix action thriller directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, written by Mattson Tomlin, starring Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Dominique Fishback; a New Orleans pill grants five-minute superpowers.
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned
R.I.P.D. 2: Rise of the Damned is a 2022 direct-to-video supernatural Western comedy prequel to R.I.P.D., directed by Paul Leyden, starring Jeffrey Donovan as Sheriff Roy Pulsipher, set in 1876, released November 15, 2022.