Science fiction fans are in the right place with Netflix. From groundbreaking classics to recent blockbusters, the streaming service has it all. We’ve rounded up the best science fiction movies on Netflix for you!
We have gone through the available sci-fi films that are currently streaming on Netflix to provide you with a range of movies for a variety of tastes. If you’re looking for something family-friendly to watch with the kids, or something action-packed to share with friends, or something unusual that you’ve never even heard of before, we’ve got you covered.
10. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
In the city of Alpha, countless aliens live side by side in harmony, but someone plans to end the peace. Agents Valerian and Laureline spring into action to protect the city. This comic book adaptation is Luc Besson’s most ambitious film (The Fifth Element, Lucy) and it shows. He goes all out with strange creatures and special worlds.
9. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
When Earth is attacked by aliens, Major William Cage is one of the first to die on the battlefield. However, he ends up in a mysterious time loop, which gives him the opportunity to defeat the intergalactic invasion force again and again. What follows is a smooth yet entertaining cross between Aliens and Groundhog Day, with excellent lead roles from Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt!
8. The Hunger Games (2012)
In a terrifying future, youth from poor districts are forced to fight each other to the death. The heroic Katniss refuses to kill and becomes an icon of the resistance. The Hunger Games was a huge hit and a springboard for Jennifer Lawrence’s career. Other films have tried to match this success by creating science fiction for young people, but The Hunger Games series stands head and shoulders above the rest.
7. Bird Box (2018)
The world is under attack by aliens who force their victims to commit suicide and the only way to survive is to stay indoors. Anyone who dares to go outside must wear a blindfold so that the monsters cannot influence them. The viewer never gets to see these monsters and that makes the science fiction thriller even more exciting. It is therefore not a film about death and destruction, but a hopeful story about survival.
6. Oxygène (2021)
After a number of intense horror films, director Alexandre Aja (Haute Tension, The Hills Have Eyes) takes it easy with Oxygène, in which a woman awakens in a cryogenic unit. She has no idea who she is and why she is in the medical capsule, her only connection to the outside world is a computer system to take care of her. Mélanie Laurent wears this film and manages to fascinate for more than an hour and a half.
5. Interstellar (2014)
When Earth threatens to be declared uninhabitable, former astronaut Cooper is sent into space to find a new home for humanity. With Interstellar, director Christopher Nolan (Tenet) proves once again that he feels perfectly at home in the genre, but it is Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey who ensures that the human dimension is not forgotten among all the dazzling science fiction spectacle.
4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Without this film classic from master director Steven Spielberg, we wouldn’t have Stranger Things today. The boy Elliott finds a space creature and wants to help the alien return to his home planet, but before that happens, he must prevent the creature from being found by the government. What follows is a timeless adventure that looks just as wonderfully away today as it did almost forty years ago.
3. District 9 (2009)
In District 9, a spaceship full of aliens is stranded in Cape Town. But not everyone welcomes the aliens with open arms… For his rock-solid debut, South African director Neil Blomkamp was inspired by the problems in his homeland, such as poverty and racism. Combining stark sci-fi and sharp social critique, District 9 is one of the quirkiest science fiction movies of this century!
2. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Exactly thirty years after his last adventure, ‘Mad’ Max Rockatansky returned in a brand new sequel full of action and adventure. The title hero (this time played by Tom Hardy) is hot on the heels of Immortan Joe. Fortunately, Max finds an ally in the equally tough Furiosa (an unforgettable role by Charlize Theron).
1. Annihilation (2018)
After his masterful debut film Ex Machina, director and writer Alex Garland delivers another gem. Annihilation is an understated and intelligent sci-fi thriller about a mysterious place called The Shimmer. A group of female scientists investigates this area and they soon come face to face with their worst nightmares. Garland takes the time to build up the suspense and switches with the greatest of ease between beautiful pictures and gruesome scenes.
This is our top 10 but what would be your personal top 10 Sci-Fi movies? Share your thoughts in the comments.
