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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 Adam Project
The Adam Project is a 2022 Netflix sci-fi action-comedy directed by Shawn Levy, starring Ryan Reynolds as a 2050 pilot who crash-lands in 2022 and teams with his 12-year-old self (Walker Scobell) and father (Mark Ruffalo); 68% on Rotten Tomatoes, Metascore 55.
The Assessment
The Assessment is a 2024 dystopian sci-fi drama, Fleur Fortuné's feature debut, starring Elizabeth Olsen, Himesh Patel, and Alicia Vikander as an assessor testing a couple's fitness for parenthood over seven days.
The Astronaut (2025 film)
The Astronaut (프로젝트 아스트로 in South Korea) is a 2025 sci-fi horror film written and directed by Jess Varley, starring Kate Mara as astronaut Sam Walker with Laurence Fishburne; premiered at SXSW, released October 17, 2025 by Vertical, 38% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Beast (2023 film)
The Beast (La Bête) is Bertrand Bonello's 2023 France-Canada sci-fi romantic drama starring Léa Seydoux and George MacKay, freely adapted from Henry James's 1903 novella The Beast in the Jungle, spanning 1910 Paris, 2014 Los Angeles, and an AI-ruled 2044; it premiered in competition at Venice 80.
The Black Demon
The Black Demon is a 2023 American action-horror film directed by Adrian Grunberg. It features a family trapped on an offshore rig by a giant megalodon.
The Bride!
The Bride! is a 2026 American horror-romance film written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, reimagining the Bride of Frankenstein, starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale.
The Creator (2023 film)
The Creator is a 2023 American science fiction action film directed by Gareth Edwards, starring John David Washington as an ex-special forces agent sent to hunt down the architect of advanced AI.
The Dog Stars (film)
The Dog Stars is Ridley Scott's 2026 post-apocalyptic thriller for 20th Century Studios, adapted from Peter Heller's 2012 novel, starring Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, and Margaret Qualley; released August 28, 2026 to weak reviews and an $8 million opening.
The Empire (film)
The Empire (L'Empire) is Bruno Dumont's 2024 French sci-fi comedy-drama, a Star Wars-style parody set in a northern French fishing village where the Ones and Zeros battle over a special baby; premiered at the 2024 Berlinale.
The End of It
The End of It is a 2026 sci-fi drama, the feature debut of Maria Martinez Bayona, premiering at Cannes Premiere. Rebecca Hall plays Claire, a 250-year-old artist who chooses death in a world where ageing is cured, co-starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Noomi Rapace, and Beanie Feldstein.
The End of Oak Street
The End of Oak Street (formerly Flowervale Street) is a 2026 American sci-fi survival film directed by David Robert Mitchell, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor as parents whose 1982 suburban street is transported to a dinosaur-inhabited prehistoric world; released by Warner Bros. August 14, 2026.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is a 2025 Marvel Studios superhero film directed by Matt Shakman, introducing the Fantastic Four to the MCU on alternate Earth-828.
The Fix (2024 film)
The Fix (2024 film), Kelsey Egan's South African sci-fi thriller; also a Showmax Original. Grace Van Dien's model Ella mutates after a designer drug in a toxic-air future; premiered Chattanooga 2024, streamed November 22, 2024. Distinct from the 2026 Guy Moshe CIA film of the same title.
The Great Flood (film)
The Great Flood (대홍수) is a 2025 South Korean sci-fi disaster thriller directed by Kim Byung-woo, starring Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo, released on Netflix December 19, 2025; a time-loop twist divides viewers despite a #5 all-time Netflix non-English top-10 finish.
The Ice Tower
The Ice Tower (La Tour de Glace) is a 2025 French-German fantasy drama by Lucile Hadžihalilović starring Marion Cotillard and Clara Pacini; a 1970s runaway orphan becomes obsessed with the star shooting The Snow Queen. Silver Bear, Berlin 2025.
The Last House
The Last House is a 2026 Netflix sci-fi survival thriller directed by Louis Leterrier, starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura as parents sealed inside their Seattle-area home with their two children; released August 7, 2026, it earned 23% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Legend of Zelda (film)
The Legend of Zelda (ゼルダの伝説) is an upcoming live-action fantasy film based on Nintendo's game series, directed by Wes Ball and scheduled for theatrical release in April 2027.
The Long Walk (2025 film)
The Long Walk is a 2025 American dystopian survival thriller directed by Francis Lawrence, adapting Stephen King's 1979 novel and starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, and Mark Hamill.
The Magic Faraway Tree (film)
The Magic Faraway Tree is a 2026 British live-action family fantasy film directed by Ben Gregor, written by Simon Farnaby from Enid Blyton's series, starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy; UK release March 27, 2026, US release August 21, 2026.
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 Ribbon Hero
The Ribbon Hero (THE RIBBON HERO リボンヒーロー) is a 2026 Netflix anime film based on Osamu Tezuka's Princess Knight, directed by Yuki Igarashi at studio OUTLINE. Sapphire fights the calamity Nergal in Goldland; released August 8, 2026, with a limited Japanese theatrical run from September 4.
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 Sand Castle (2024 film)
The Sand Castle (من وراء الموج) is a 2024 Arabic-language psychological thriller, Matty Brown's debut feature, starring Nadine Labaki, Ziad Bakri, and the Al Rafeea siblings; it premiered at the 2024 Red Sea festival and streams on Netflix from January 24, 2025.
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 Tiger's Apprentice (film)
The Tiger's Apprentice is a 2024 Paramount+ animated fantasy film directed by Raman Hui, based on Laurence Yep's 2003 novel, starring Henry Golding, Brandon Soo Hoo, and Michelle Yeoh; released February 2, 2024, 84 minutes, mixed reviews.
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.