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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 Unknown (2026 film)
The Unknown (L'Inconnue) is Arthur Harari's 2026 French body-swap drama starring Léa Seydoux and Niels Schneider, adapted from the graphic novel Le Cas David Zimmerman; it premiered in Cannes Competition in May 2026 and opened in France on 26 August 2026.
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.
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep (2025) is a Netflix animated fantasy film directed by Kang Hei Chul, based on Sapkowski's short story A Little Sacrifice, with Doug Cockle voicing Geralt of Rivia; received mixed critical reception (Metacritic 54) and is the second Witcher anime after Nightmare of the Wolf.
The Wizard of the Emerald City (Волшебник Изумрудного города) (2024 film)
The Wizard of the Emerald City. The Yellow Brick Road (Волшебник Изумрудного города, 2024) is Igor Voloshin's Russian family fantasy adapted from Volkov's 1939 Oz reworking; released 1 January 2025, it grossed over 3 billion rubles and starts a planned trilogy.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (film)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is Wes Anderson's 2023 Oscar-winning Netflix short film adapted from Roald Dahl's 1977 story, starring Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, and Richard Ayoade as a rich gambler who learns to see without his eyes to cheat at cards.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three More is a 2024 Netflix anthology combining Wes Anderson's four Roald Dahl short films; the lead short won the 2024 Best Live Action Short Film Oscar.
The Yinyang Master (侍神令)
The Yinyang Master (侍神令, The Yin Yang Master) is a 2021 Chinese fantasy film directed by Li Weiran, adapted from NetEase's game Onmyōji, starring Chen Kun and Zhou Xun, released February 12, 2021, and streamed on Netflix in over 190 countries.
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.
This Is How the World Ends (film)
This Is How the World Ends (2026 film), Robert dos Santos's debut sci-fi feature, first straight-to-VHS release in 20 years, released June 7, 2026, about siblings during a human-AI war, shot at AfrikaBurn, South Africa.
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.
Thunder Force (film)
Thunder Force is a 2021 Netflix superhero comedy directed and written by Ben Falcone, starring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer as childhood friends given superpowers; released April 9, 2021, it scored 22% on Rotten Tomatoes but topped Nielsen streaming charts.
Till We Meet Again
Till We Meet Again (月老) is a 2021 Taiwanese fantasy romance film written and directed by Giddens Ko, adapted from his novel, starring Kai Ko and Vivian Sung.
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.
Transaction Planet
Transaction Planet: upcoming American indie sci-fi feature and directorial debut of Connor Storrie, shot entirely on an iPhone; an alien spirit inhabits a 25-year-old human body, starring Gabe Kessler and Bailey Tait, self-funded and in post-production.
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.
Undine (2020 film)
Undine (2020) is a German-French drama by Christian Petzold, starring Paula Beer and Franz Rogowski, reworking the Undine water-spirit myth in modern Berlin; it won the Berlin Silver Bear for Best Actress and the European Film Award.
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.
Voltron (film)
Voltron (film): upcoming Amazon MGM Studios live-action adaptation of the 1984 Voltron: Defender of the Universe anime, directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, starring Henry Cavill and Sterling K. Brown, filmed in Queensland, streaming on Prime Video in 2027.
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 Machine (2026 film)
War Machine (2026) is a Netflix sci-fi action film directed by Patrick Hughes, starring Alan Ritchson as Army Ranger trainee 81 fighting a giant alien robot during Ranger selection. Released March 6, 2026; 66% on Rotten Tomatoes; 139 million views; sequel in development.
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.
We Are Aliens
We Are Aliens (Wareware wa Uchūjin) is a 2026 Japanese animated drama, Kohei Kadowaki's feature debut, about two boys separated by a childhood betrayal; it premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2026 and won Sitges Best Animated Feature.
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.
White Mars
White Mars is an upcoming British sci-fi thriller directed by Martin Owen, starring Lucy Hale as microbiologist Sammie and Luke Newton as Leo, set at an Antarctic research facility; filmed at Cinecittà, Rome, release date unannounced.
Wonderwell
Wonderwell (2023) is a fantasy drama directed by Vlad Marsavin, starring Carrie Fisher in her final role as the witch Hazel, with Rita Ora and Kiera Milward; filmed in Italy in 2016, released June 23, 2023 by Vertical Entertainment.