Ranking: best science fiction films

Looking for new stories that explore creativity beyond realism? Then there's nothing better than delving into dystopian futures, alien invasions, or parallel universes that only science fiction offers. For fans of the genre, and especially for those seeking the best science fiction films, we've prepared a ranked list, in descending order, with the last film considered the best of all time.

The Artificial Girl (2022)

Original title: The Artifice Girl

Where to watch: Youtube e Prime Video

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

In one of the best recent science fiction films, when an internet vigilante develops a revolutionary new computer program to combat online predators, his rapid advancement leads to serious questions of autonomy, oppression, and what it really means to be human. The Artificial Girl has names like Tatum Matthews, Lance Henriksen e Sinda Nichols.

Together (2025)

Original title: (Together

Where to watch: Youtube e Prime Video

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

In this sci-fi thriller film, Team (Dave Franco) e Millie (Alison Brie) find themselves at a crossroads when they move to the countryside. With tensions already running high, a terrifying encounter with a mysterious, unnatural force threatens to corrupt their lives, their love, and their flesh.

Bill & Ted: Face the Music (2020)

Original title: Bill & Ted Face the Music

Where to watch: Prime Video e Youtube

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,0 on IMDb

In this sci-fi film, Ted (Keanu Reeves) e Bill (Alex Winter) They've reached middle age, turning their attention to family and other adult responsibilities. After years of struggling with the frustration of not having yet written the greatest song of all time, they receive a visit from a man from the future and discover that only a song they've created can save the world.

The Animal Kingdom (2024)

Original title: the animal kingdom

Popular title: The Animal Kingdom

Where to watch: Youtube

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

A father and son embark on an adventure in a world where some humans have begun to transform into other animal species. This science fiction film features names like Romain Duris, Paul Kircher e A.

A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)

Original title: A Quiet Place: Day One

Where to watch: Netflix

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,3 on IMDb

A Quiet Place: Day One  follows the point where it all began and introduces us to a new character, played by Lupita Nyong'o, as you navigate the horrific first moments of the alien invasion in the noisiest city in the world: New York.

The Assessment (2025)

Original title: The Assessment

Where to watch: Prime Video

82% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

In the near future, where birth rates are tightly controlled, the couple's assessment Mia (Elizabeth Olsen) e Aaryan (Himesh Patel) for the right to have a child turns into a psychological nightmare that leads them to question the foundations of their society and what it means to be human.

Life of Chuck (2025)

Original title: The Life of Chuck

Where to watch: Youtube

80% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Based on a story by Stephen King, the film narrates the life of Charles Krantz (Tom Hiddleston) in reverse chronological order. As the world draws to a close, the narrative travels back in time to explore the different phases of Chuck, from old age to youth, revealing how the little things and the simplest connections can have great meaning.

The Horrors of Caddo Lake (2024)

Original title: Caddo Lake

Where to watch: HBO Max

77% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,8 on IMDb

An eight-year-old girl mysteriously disappears, and a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to connect, forever altering the story of a dysfunctional family. The science fiction drama film features  Dylan o'brien, Eliza Scanlen e Caroline Falk in the cast.

Mickey Mouse 17 (2025)

Where to watch: HBO Max

73% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,8 on IMDb

In this science fiction directed by Bong Joon-ho, Mickey (Robert Pattinson), a "disposable employee," is sent on a dangerous mission to colonize the ice planet Niflheim. When a team member dies, they are cloned, retaining their predecessor's memories. Mark Ruffalo Toni Collette, Steven Yeun e Naomi ackie are also part of the cast.

A Different Man (2024)

Original title: A Different Man

Where to watch: MUBI

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

In this sci-fi psychological thriller film, Edward (Sebastian Stan) is an aspiring actor who undergoes radical surgery to transform his appearance. What seemed like a dream come true soon becomes a nightmare, leading him on an obsessive journey to regain what he lost.

Idiocracy (2006)

Original title: Idiocracy

Where to watch: currently unavailable

71%% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,7 on IMDb

In 2005, Joe Bowers (Luke Wilson) is selected to participate in a secret military experiment that puts him into hibernation. When the government experiment falls into oblivion, Bowers wakes up in the year 2505 to find a society so dumbed down by mass commercialism and alienating TV programming that he ends up being the smartest guy on the planet. Now, it's up to a thoroughly average guy to get the evolution of the human race back on track.

Save Yourself Who Can! (2020)

Original title: Save Yourself!

Where to watch: Youtube

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,0 on IMDb

Em Save Yourself Who Can!, Jack (John Reynolds) e Su (Sunita Mani) are a modern couple who have developed an addiction to technology. To reconnect, they travel to a secluded cabin in the woods and live a week away from the rest of the world, unaware that the planet is under attack.

Tron: An Electronic Odyssey (1982)

Original title: Tron

Where to watch: Disney +

70% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

In history, Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) is a young software engineer who works at ENCOM and dreams of founding his own company, but his projects are stolen by Ed Dillinger (David Warner), who presents them as his own. Determined to prove he was robbed, Kevin decides to break into ENCOM's system through a program he created called CLU. That's when he discovers that Dillinger created Tron (Bruce Boxleitner), a program designed to protect the Master Control Program, which manages the entire ENCOM system.

Tron has two more films:

• Tron: The Legacy (2010)
• Tron: Ares (2025)

Creepy Crawlies (2006)

Original title: Slither

Where to watch: Youtube e Prime Video

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

The town of Weelsy is hit by a meteor and soon the animals begin to die. The sheriff Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion) begins an investigation that will lead him to a terrible discovery: alien parasites are infiltrating the minds of the city's inhabitants.

The Dead Zone (1983)

Original title: The Dead Zone

Where to watch: plex e Prime Video

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,2 on IMDb

In the plot, JOhnny Smith (Christopher Walken) is a literature professor who was about to get married when he suffers a car accident and spends five years in a coma. When he regains consciousness, he discovers that he has lost his career and his fiancée, Sarah Bracknell (Brooke Adams), but in return, he gained paranormal powers that allow him to predict the future. Thus, he has the power to alter the course of events, and this is his dilemma: intervene or suffer alone, knowing the tragedies that are about to unfold. 

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Where to watch: Disney +

80% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

In this classic sci-fi film, the lovers Brad (Barry Bostwick) e Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck on the road with a flat tire during a storm, decide to take refuge in the strange mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. As the couple's innocence dissipates, they encounter several peculiar characters in the mansion, including the biker Eddie (Meat Loaf) e Riff Raff (Richard O'Brien), a creepy butler. Through well-choreographed dances and catchy songs, Frank-N-Furter reveals his latest creation: a muscular man in golden trunks named Rocky Horror (Peter Hinwood).

Super 8 (2011)

Where to watch: Prime Video

81% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

In the summer of 1979, in Ohio, a group of young people witness a catastrophic collision involving a freight train and a pickup truck. They capture the scene with a Super 8 camera they were trying to make a film with. When mysterious disappearances begin to occur, the friends discover the tragedy was no accident. In this sci-fi film by JJ Abrams names such as Joel Courtney, Jessica Tuck e Joel McKinnon Miller.

Color Out of Space (2019) 

Original title: Color Out Of Space

Where to watch: currently unavailable

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,2 on IMDb

After his wife had undergone delicate surgery, Nathan Gardner (Nicolas Cage) decides to move with his family to his father's farm in order to have a more peaceful life. One day, a meteorite crashes into his father's backyard. Gardner and, as time passes, the object begins to have strange effects on everyone's daily lives, managing to manipulate minds and bodies. 

Free Guy: Taking Control (2021)

Original title: Free guy

Where to watch: Disney +

80% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

The monotonous life of a bank teller Guy (Ryan Reynolds) is shaken to discover that she is a non-playable character (NPC) within the violent open-world video game Free City. Encouraged by Molotov girl, the programmer's avatar Millie (Jodie Comer), Guy decides to rewrite his code to become the hero and save his world before it is permanently deleted by the tyrannical executive Antwan (Taika Waititi).

They cloned Tyrone! (2023)

Original title: They cloned Tyrone

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

Where to watch: Netflix

In this comedy, action and science fiction film, an unlikely trio of agents composed of Fontaine (John Boyega),Slick Charles (Jamie Foxx) and Yo-Yo (Teyonah Parris) discovers a secret laboratory operating a conspiracy of cloning and social experimentation. 

Unlimited Power (2012)

Original title: Chronicle

Where to watch: Disney +

85% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

During a party, friends Andrew (Dane DeHaan), Matt (Alex Russell) e Steve (Michael B. Jordan) make a discovery that gives them superpowers. Capable of doing things never before imagined, they begin to have fun until they lose control, putting their friendship at risk.

Cloverfield: Monster (2008)

Original title: Cloverfield

Where to watch: Play Market e Prime Video

78% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

In history, Rob Hawkins (Michael Stahl-David) lives in New York and is about to move to Japan. He gathers his friends for a farewell party, where he intends to reveal unresolved feelings. However, a strong jolt scares the guests. While everyone believes it's an earthquake, the group notices a giant fireball, followed by a power outage in the city. Panic grips everyone, which increases even more when they finally reach the street. This film, which blends horror, science fiction, and suspense, is directed by Matt Reeves.

Signs (2002)

Original title: Signs

Where to watch: Disney + e Netflix

76% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,8 on IMDb

In Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the former pastor Graham Hess (Mel Gibson) it's your brother Merrill (Joaquin Phoenix), a former baseball player, live with the children of Graham,  Morgan (Rory Culkin) e Bo (Abigail Breslin), as they try to overcome the tragic death of Colleen (Patricia Kalember), wife GrahamMystery descends on the farm when giant, enigmatic circles appear on the plantation, with no trace of who made them, raising suspicions of an extraterrestrial visit.

The 12 Monkeys (1995)

Original title: 12 Monkeys

Where to watch: Prime Video

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

In the year 2035, where the few survivors of a deadly virus live in underground shelters, the prisoner James Cole (Bruce Willis) is sent to the past. His dangerous mission is to collect data on the origin of the plague that decimated humanity, believed to be linked to a radical group known as the Army of the Twelve Monkeys, led by Jeffrey Goines (Brad Pitt).

The Fifth Element (1997)

Original title: The Fifth Element

Where to watch: currently unavailable

71% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

In the 23rd century, Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis), a taxi driveri from New York, gets involved in an adventure in which he must stop a demonic being that roams the galaxy every 5000 years. If nothing is done, the Earth will be destroyed, but to do so, he must find four ancient stones, representing the elements, and place them around Leeloo (Milla Jovovich), which is the fifth element.

The Cult (2018)

Original title: The Endless

Where to watch: Youtube

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

Ten years after escaping a cult, the brothers Justin (Justin Benson) e Aaron (Aaron Moorhead) receive a videotape that convinces them to return to the remote community. They reunite with former members, but bizarre phenomena and temporal anomalies force them to question whether the cult's supernatural beliefs are, in fact, real and inescapable.

Ad Astra: Hit the Stars (2019)

Original title: Ad Astra

Where to watch: Play Market, Netflix e Disney +

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,5 on IMDb

The astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the ends of the solar system in search of his father, Clifford McBride (Tommy Lee Jones), a scientist missing on an expedition. As he traverses space, Roy must unravel a mystery involving his father's dangerous renegade research, which threatens the survival of all humanity on Earth.

High Life (2018)

Where to watch: Youtube

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,0 on IMDb

Em High Life, one of the best science fiction films on this list, a group of criminals agree to exchange their sentences for participation in a space mission to search for alternative energy sources in the closest black hole to Earth. But things don't go as planned, and the last survivors, Monte (Robert Pattinson) and his daughter, must fight to survive.

Asteroid City (2023)

Where to watch: Netflix

76% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,4 on IMDb

In the eccentric view of Wes Anderson, the sci-fi comedy-drama set in 1955, Asteroid City follows a convention of young astronomers. The war photographer's routine Augie Steenbeck (Jason Schwartzman) and the actress Midge Campbell (Scarlett Johansson) is dramatically altered by a cosmic event, forcing the General Gibson (Jeffrey Wright) quarantine the city, revealing secrets that could change the world.

Infinity Pool (2023)

Original title: Infinity pool

Where to watch: Prime Video

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,0 on IMDb

Staying at a resort on a secluded island, James (Alexander Skarsgård) e In (Cleopatra Coleman) are enjoying a perfect vacation, with pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and beautiful scenery. But, guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi (Mia Goth), they venture outside the resort and encounter a culture rife with violence, hedonism, and unspeakable horror. A tragic accident leaves them facing a zero-tolerance policy for crime: either you'll be executed or, if you're rich enough to pay, you can watch yourself die.

Crimes of the Future (2022)

Original title: Crimes of the Future

Where to watch: MUBI

80% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,0 on IMDb

Em crimes of the future, accompanied by his partner Caprice (Léa Seydoux), the famous artist Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen) publicly displays the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. His movements are accompanied by Timlin (Kristen Stewart), a young researcher, and a mysterious group dedicated to elucidating the next phase of human evolution

AfterYang (2021)

Where to watch: currently unavailable

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

When his daughter's beloved older brother, an android named Yang (Justin H. Min), starts to show signs of a defect and gives a “breakdown”, Jake (Colin Farrell) searches for a way to fix it. In the process, he discovers the life that was passing before him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know existed. A beautiful film that questions the meaning of life and the importance of affection.

The Man from Earth (2007)

Original title: The Man from Earth

Where to watch: plex

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

To say goodbye before moving, the university professor John Oldman (David Lee Smith) invites his academic colleagues to a meeting at his home. However, the meeting turns into a profound debate when John reveals a surprising secret: he is a caveman who has lived for 14 years and has never aged.

The Lobster (2016)

Original title: T

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Where to watch: AppleTV +

In this sci-fi film, set in the near future, a law prohibits single people. Any man or woman not in a relationship is immediately sent to the Hotel, where they have 45 days to find a partner. If they don't find anyone, they are transformed into their chosen animal and released into the forest. The cast includes names like Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Colman, John C. Reilly e Léa Seydoux.

I Saw the Glow of TV (2024)

Original title: I Saw the TV Glow

84% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6 on IMDb

Where to watch: HBO Max

In the plot of this sci-fi drama LGBTQIAPN+, Owen (Justice Smith) starts watching a mysterious program because of her friend's influence Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine). But what seemed like just a series, reveals the horrors of the supernatural world. In the dim glow of the TV, the bond of Owen with reality begins to break.

Memories of a Love (2021)

Original title: Little Fish

Where to watch: Youtube

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,9 on IMDb

Em Memories of a Love, a film that mixes romance and drama, Emma (Olivia Cooke) e Jude (Jack O'Connell) struggle to keep their relationship alive as a memory-threatening virus spreads. The newlyweds' entire love story is at risk.

Looper: Assassins from the Future (2012)

Original title: Looper

Where to watch: Prime Video

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Time travel is a reality in 2044, but it's only available on the black market, and the Mafia often uses it to eliminate people in the past. The people responsible for these murders are the Loopers, an organization that Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) It's part of it. One day, while performing another routine job, he discovers that his target is an older version of himself, brought back in time after becoming a serious threat to the Mafia in the future. 

The Host (2006)

Original title: Goemool

Popular title: The Host

Where to watch: currently unavailable

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

The science fiction film follows Hie-Bong (Byun Hee-Bong), who lives on the banks of the Han River with her family. Everyone takes care of the girl Hyun-seo (Ko Asung), whose mother left home long ago. A monster appears in this river, causing terror on the banks and taking with it the granddaughter of Hie-bong. With that, the family members have to face the monster.

Survivors – After the Earthquake (2023)

Original title: Konkeuritheu yutopia

Popular title: Concrete Utopia

Where to watch: Prime Video

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

After a devastating earthquake, the only building left standing in Seoul is the Hwangung Apartment. While residents, led by Yeong-tak (Lee Byung-hun), try to maintain order and privacy, external survivors crowd the place, generating growing conflicts due to the scarcity of resources.

Gravity (2013)

Original title: Gravity

Where to watch: Play Market, Youtube e Prime Video

96% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

In one of the best science fiction films, Matt Kowalski (George Clooney) is an experienced astronaut who is on a mission to repair the Hubble telescope together with Doctor Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock). Both are caught in a shower of debris from the destruction of a satellite by a Russian missile, which throws them into outer space. Without any support from NASA's ground base, they must find a way to survive in an environment completely inhospitable to human life. 

A Matter of Time (2013)

Original title: About Time 

71% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

When Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson) turns 21, his father (Bill Nighy) tells him a secret: the men in his family can travel through time. While he can't change history, Team decides to improve his life by getting a girlfriend. He meets Mary (Rachel McAdams), falls in love and finally wins her heart through time travel and a bit of cunning. However, as his unusual life progresses, the boy discovers that his special ability cannot protect him, or those he loves, from the troubles of everyday life.

Lost on Mars (2015)

Original title: The Martian

Where to watch: Play Market e Disney +

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

The astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is sent on a mission to Mars. After a severe storm, he is presumed dead, abandoned by his colleagues, and wakes up alone on the mysterious planet with scarce supplies, unsure of how to find his companions or return to Earth. The film Ridley Scott count with Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig e Jeff daniels in the cast.

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Original title: Edge of Tomorrow

Where to watch: HBO Max

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

When Earth is taken over by aliens, Bill Cage (Tom Cruise), a public relations officer for the United States Armed Forces, is forced to go to the front lines on the day of the final confrontation. Inexplicably, he ends up trapped in time, condemned to relive this date over and over again. With each death and rebirth, Cage advances and, anticipating events, has the chance to change the course of the battle with the support of the warrior Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt).

Hangover Heroes (2013)

Original title: The World's End

Where to watch: Youtube

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,9 on IMDb

In the plot, an immature 40-year-old man convinces his childhood friends to join him on an epic drinking spree at several different bars. However, as they make their way to their final destination, a battle for humanity erupts. The cast includes Thomas Law, Zachary Bailess e Jasper Levine.

The Big Trick (2006)

Original title: The Prestige

Where to watch: Prime Video e Youtube

77% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,5 on IMDb

Set in 19th century London, the film follows Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) e Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) , who have known each other for many years, since they were beginner magicians. Since then, they have been constantly competing with each other, which has turned their friendship into a great rivalry over the years. When Alfred presents revolutionary magic, Robert becomes obsessed with figuring out how he can achieve it.

Minority Report: The New Law (2002)

Original title: Minority Report

Where to watch: Prime Video

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

In 2054, Washington, D.C.'s Pre-Crime unit uses precognitive mutants to predict murders. However, the Chief John Anderton (Tom Cruise), the main agent of the division led by the Director Lamar Burgess (Max von Sydow), is suddenly accused of a future crime. Pursued by Detective Danny Witwer (Colin Farrell), Anderton flees, fighting to prove his innocence and uncover the flaws in the system that question destiny and free will.

AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001)

Original title: AI Artificial Intelligence

Where to watch: Paramount + e Play Market

76% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,2 on IMDb

Developed by Professorr Allen Hobby (William Hurt), the android boy David (Haley Joel Osment), programmed with the capacity to love, is adopted by the employee Henry Swinton (Sam Robards) and his wife, Monica Swinton (Frances O'Connor). However, the return of the couple's biological son, Martin (Jake Thomas), creates a series of conflicts that lead Monica to abandon David. Without human or mechanical acceptance, the child embarks on a journey to find the Blue Fairy (Meryl Streep), hoping to become a real boy and win back his mother's love.

Avatar (2009)

Where to watch: Disney +

81% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

The paraplegic ex-marine Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) is sent to the alien moon Pandora, where he controls a Na'Vi hybrid body, the Avatar. Your mission is to infiltrate the local clan to obtain information, contrary to the scientist Dr. Grace (Sigourney Weaver) and the militarist Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang). However, when saved by the warrior Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), Jake falls in love with the planet and its people, being forced to choose sides in the impending battle for the Na'Vi's survival.

X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Original title: X-Men: Days of Future Past

Where to watch: Disney +

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

In history, the Dr. Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage) believes that mutants are a threat to humanity. From this, he develops gigantic robots called Sentinels, which mercilessly hunt down mutants. The few survivors must live in hiding. To reverse the situation, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) need to travel back in time to look for the young people Professor Xavier (James McAvoy) e Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and prevent them from being hunted and annihilated in the future.

The chronological order of the X-Men films is complex due to time travel in Days of Future Past, which created a new timeline. However, considering the main events, we have this chronological order:

• X-Men: First Class (2011) 
• X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
• X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) – 1983.
• X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) – 1992.
• X-Men: The Movie (2000)
• X-Men 2 (2003) 
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
• The Wolverine (2013)
• Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018) 
• The New Mutants (2020)
• logan (2017) 

Express of Tomorrow (2013)

Original title: Snowpiercer

Where to watch: Play Market

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Express of Tomorrow tells the story of an experiment designed to prevent global warming that fails, creating a new ice age that engulfs planet Earth. The only survivors are aboard a massive machine called Snowpiercer. There, the poorest live in terrible conditions, while the wealthy are filled with people who behave like royalty. Until the day one of the poor decides to change his status by discovering all the secrets of this intricate machine. The cast includes names like Chris Evans, Jamie Bell e Tilda Swinton.

Lunar (2009)

Original title: Moon

Where to watch: Youtube

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

At the end of his three-year contract isolated on the Moon, the astronaut Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) He has only the company of his computer and the hope of reuniting with his wife. However, his health deteriorates with hallucinations and an imminent fatal accident, which leads him to a disturbing discovery: he encounters a younger version of himself, an apparent clone, and must unravel the mystery of Lunar Industries before the rescue team arrives.

Palm Springs (2020)

Where to watch: Disney +

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

In this sci-fi romantic comedy, when Nyles (Andy Samberg) and the bridesmaid Sarah (Cristin Milioti) have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things get complicated. They find themselves unable to escape the venue, themselves, or each other in an endless loop.

Upgrade: Update (2018) 

Original title: Upgrade

Where to watch: Youtube

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

In the near future, technology controls virtually every aspect of human life. In this context, Gray Trace (Logan Marshall-Green) is a man averse to technology whose life is turned upside down when he suffers an attack that leaves him paralyzed. His only hope for revenge comes in the form of an experimental implant called Stem, a computer chip that grants superhuman abilities. With the help of this device, the boy seeks to hunt down those responsible for the attack and, along the way, discovers the limits of technology. The sci-fi film presents Logan Marshall-Green, Betty gabriel e Harrison Gilbertson in the cast.

Annihilation (2018)

Original title: Annihilation

Where to watch: Prime Video

88% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,8 on IMDb

A biologist named Lena (Natalie Portman) joins a secret expedition with three other women into a region known as Area X, a place isolated from civilization where the laws of nature do not apply. There, she must deal with a mysterious contamination, a deadly animal, and search for clues to missing colleagues, including her husband. The film also features Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez e Tessa Thompson in the cast.

The Vast of Night (2019)

Original title: The Vast of Night

Where to watch: currently unavailable

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

In the mid-1950s, on a fateful night in New Mexico, the young telephone operator Fay (Sierra McCormick) and the charismatic radio host Everett (Jake Horowitz) discover a strange radio frequency that could change the city where they live and everyone's future forever.

The Terminator (1984)

Original title: The Terminator

Where to watch: Prime Video

100% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

In a post-apocalyptic future, Skynet, the dominant artificial intelligence, sends a killer android, the Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger), with the mission to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), the mother of the future leader of the Human Resistance. In response, the Resistance sends the soldier Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn) to protect Sarah, triggering a relentless hunt for the past that will decide the future of humanity.

Divided into three timelines, the successful franchise features the following films:

Line 1:

• The Terminator (1984)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
• Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
• Terminator Salvation (2009)

Line 2:

• The Terminator (1984)
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
• Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Line 3 (reboot):

• Terminator Genisys (2015)

ET: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Original title: ET the Extra-Terrestrial

Where to watch: Telecine e Netflix

99% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

Lost on Earth, a harmless alien is found by the lonely boy Elliott (Henry Thomas), who hides him in his house. With the help of his older brother, Michael (Robert MacNaughton), and the youngest sister, Gertie (Drew Barrymore), they build a strong friendship with ET and try to create a device so he can "phone home." However, the alien falls ill, forcing the government scientist Keys (Peter Coyote) and his team intervene to save the little alien's life and prevent his escape.

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

Original title: The Man Who Fell to Earth

Where to watch: currently unavailable

79% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,6 on IMDb

The humanoid alien Thomas Jerome Newton (David Bowie) arrives on Earth with a mission to bring water to his home planet, which is facing a catastrophic drought. Disguised as a human, he uses his world's advanced technology to create a tech conglomerate, becoming a millionaire with the help of his lawyer. Oliver Farnsworth (Buck Henry). However, when engaging with society, Newton succumbs to temptations and Earthling greed, jeopardizing his mission to return home.

No! Do not look! (2022)

Original title: nope

Where to watch: Prime Video e Youtube

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,0 on IMDb

In yet another successful production by the director Jordan Peele, in the sci-fi film No! Do not look!, OJ (Daniel Kaluuya) e Emerald (Keke Palmer) They mourn the tragic death of their father after an object fell from the sky. New incidents occur, and they decide to prove that something supernatural is lurking in the area.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Original title: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Where to watch: HBO Max

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

In a small American town lives Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss), a family man who, upon sensing the arrival of aliens, changes his behavior. He becomes obsessed with the idea and begins investigating the situation, searching for the location of the ETs' contact. Like him, several other people sense the extraterrestrial presence and head to the landing site. The cast also includes François Truffaut, Teri garr e Melinda dillon.

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

Original title: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Where to watch: Play Market e Disney +

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

The humanoid alien Klaatu (Michael Rennie) lands in Washington DC, accompanied by an imposing robot, Gort (Lock Martin), to deliver an urgent message of peace to the nations of the Earth. Received with hostility and after being wounded, Klaatus escapes and disguises himself among humans. He counts on the help of scientist HElen Benson (Patricia Neal) and his son Bobby (Billy Gray) to try to convince the influential Professor Barnhardt (Sam Jaffe) to gather world leaders and convey their threat: either Earth lives in peace, or it will be destroyed to ensure the safety of other planets.

They Live (1988)

Original title: They Live

Where to watch: AppleTV

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,2 on IMDb

The unemployed worker John Nada (Roddy Piper) finds a pair of unusual sunglasses that reveal a shocking truth: Earth's wealthy and powerful elite are actually aliens. By joining his colleague Frank (Keith David) and to the presenter Holly (Meg Foster), Nada launches a desperate rebellion to expose the alien conspiracy and wake up the world.

Gattaca: The Genetic Experiment (1997)

Original title: Gattaca

Where to watch: Prime Video

82% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

In a dystopian future where genetics decides fate, the “invalid” Vincent (Ethan Hawke), biologically conceived, dreams of traveling to space. To circumvent segregation, Vincent assumes the genetic identity of Jerome (Jude Law), a former quadriplegic “valid” athlete, and rises in the Gattaca space corporation, where he interacts with Irene (Uma Thurman)However, the murder of a program director threatens to expose the boy's cover, putting his entire life of cover at risk.

Against Time (2011)

Original title: Source Code

Where to watch: Prime Video

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,5 on IMDb

Em Against time, a soldier takes over the mind of a man during the last eight minutes of his life, before a train explosion. His mission is to return to the same moment over and over again to discover who planted the bomb and how to prevent the tragedy. The cast includes names like Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle monaghan e Vera Farmiga.

Melancholy (2011)

Original title: Melancholia

Where to watch: MUBI

79% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

In one of the best science fiction films, two sisters, separated by time, have completely different reactions when they learn that the world may be coming to an end with the planet Melancholia moving toward Earth. One calmly accepts the situation while the other despairs. They are part of the cast of Melancholia names like Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg e Alexander Skarsgard.

Poor Creatures (2024)

Original title: poor things

Where to watch: Disney + e Prime Video

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

the young Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) is brought back to life by the scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) and now she needs to reconnect with her reality from scratch. Wanting to see more of the world, she runs away with a lawyer and travels across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her time, Bella demands equality and liberation, but ends up realizing that nothing is as easy as it should be, according to his mind.

Sorry to Bother You (2018)

Original title: Sorry to Bother You

Where to watch: currently unavailable

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,9 on IMDb

In one of the best science fiction films, set in an alternate reality to present-day Oakland, California, the telemarketer  Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield) discovers a magic key that leads to professional success.

Coherence (2013)

Original title: Coherence

Where to watch: Prime Video

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,2 on IMDb

In one of the best science fiction films, four couples with a shared past gather for dinner to wait for a comet to cross the sky. However, the phenomenon changes everything. The strange events that unfold leave them incommunicado and without power in the entire neighborhood, except for a single house two blocks away. The after-dinner experience becomes a nightmare. The cast includes Emily Baldoni, Maury Sterling e Nicholas brendon.

Donnie Darko (2003)

Where to watch: MUBI

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

In this famous sci-fi film, Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) is an eccentric young man who despises the vast majority of his schoolmates. He has visions, especially of Frank (James Duval), a giant rabbit that only he can see and who encourages him to play humiliating pranks on those around him. One day, one of his visions lures him out of the house and tells him that the world will end within a month. Donnie initially doesn't believe it, but moments later, a plane engine crashes into his house, and he begins to wonder how true this prediction is.

First (2004)

Where to watch: currently unavailable

72% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,7 on IMDb

Written, produced and directed by Shane carruth, Primer is one of the most difficult science fiction films to understand. In it, the intellectual engineers Aaron (Shane Carruth) e Abe (David Sullivan) build and sell error-checking technology with the help of their friends Robert (Casey Gooden) e Phillip (Anand Upadhyaya).But when Aaron e Abe accidentally invent what they think is a time machine, Abe builds a version capable of transporting a human and decides to test it. As the two friends become obsessed with their creation, they discover the dark consequences of their actions. 

The Predestined (2015)

Original title: Predestination

84% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video e Netflix

In his final mission as Temporal Agent (Ethan Hawke), a time traveler must return to the past to stop the criminal responsible for a devastating attack. Disguised as a bartender, he encounters an enigmatic writer, who reveals a surprising life story. While hunting the terrorist, the Agent encounters his most complex enemy yet, embarking on a journey of twists and turns that defies the boundaries of time and identity.

Dune: Part 1 (2021) and Dune: Part 2 (2024)

Original title: Dune: Part One

Where to watch: HBO Max

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

In the distant future, in the 2021 version, directed by Denis Villeneuve., the young man Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) is taken with his family to the desert planet Arrakis, source of the most valuable substance in the universe. Betrayed by rival forces, Paul must flee and survive among the native people, the Fremen. As he discovers his destiny tied to ancient prophecies, he faces visions of an uncertain future.

Original title: Dunes: Part Two

Where to watch: HBO Max e Netflix

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,4 on IMDb

The epic journey of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) continues in Dune: Part 2. Now he joins Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen to avenge the destruction of his family. As Paul must choose between his great love and the fate of the universe, he fights to avoid a terrible future that only he can foresee.

In addition to the most recent films, it is worth checking out Duna from 1984, directed by the great David Lynch.

The Predator: The Hunt (2022)

Original title: Prey

Where to watch: Disney +

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,1 on IMDb

Set in 1719, we follow a skilled Comanche warrior trying to protect her people from a highly evolved alien predator that hunts humans for sport. From there, she battles nature, dangerous colonists, and this mysterious creature to keep her tribe safe. The cast includes Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers e Dane DiLiegro.

Godzilla Minus One (2023)

Original title: Gojira Mainasu Wan

Where to watch: Netflix

99% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

In a devastated Japan after World War II, the former kamikaze pilot Kōichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki) lives tormented by the guilt of having deserted his suicide mission. The newly won life alongside Noriko Ōishi (Minami Hamabe) is threatened when the colossal and brutal Godzilla emerges, ready to devastate Tokyo. To Shikishima, the emergence of the creature represents a chance to face his trauma and redeem himself, joining a group of veterans to fight the new and gigantic threat that is sinking the country.

District 9 (2009)

Original title: District 9

Where to watch: Prime Video

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

Twenty years after a damaged alien ship arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, millions of alien refugees are segregated in the impoverished District 9. The multinational MNU oversees the area, focused on exploiting advanced alien weapons technology. However, the field agent Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley), tasked with evicting the aliens, contracts a mysterious infection that alters his DNA, beginning a painful transformation. Wikus becomes the most wanted being on Earth by the MNU, forcing him to seek refuge in the only place that can save him: the Distrito 9.

Jurassic Park: The Dinosaur Park (1993)

Original title: Jurassic Park

Where to watch: Prime Video e Youtube

91% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

The eccentric billionaire Hammond (Richard Attenborough) creates the revolutionary Jurassic Park on remote Isla Nublar, using dinosaur DNA extracted from a mosquito fossilized in amber. Before opening to the public, he invites a group of experts, including the paleontologist Dr. Grant (Sam Neill), paleobotany Dr. Ellie (Laura Dern)) and the chaos theorist Dr. Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum), to inspect the park. However, an act of sabotage disables the security systems, releasing ferocious predators and turning the visit into a terrifying fight for survival.

The franchise is made up of the films below and follows the same chronology of release order:

• Jurassic Park: The Dinosaur Park (1993)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
• Jurassic Park II (2001)
• Jurassic World: The World of Dinosaurs (2015)
• Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
• Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)

RoboCop: Future Cop (1987)

Original title: RoboCop

Where to watch: Prime Video

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,6 on IMDb

In futuristic and chaotic Detroit, the police officer Alex Murphy (Peter Weller) is brutally murdered by the gang of Clarence (Kurtwood Smith). His remains are used by the ambitious executive Morton (Miguel Ferrer) to create the RoboCop, a cyborg in the service of justice. However, fragmented memories of his previous life resurface, leading RoboCop to take revenge on his murderers.

The film franchise has a complete trilogy and a reboot:

• RoboCop: Future Cop (1987)
• RoboCop 2 (1990)
• RoboCop 3 (1993)
• RoboCop (2014)

Back to the Future (1985)

Original title: Back to the Future

Where to watch: balloon play e Prime Video

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,5 on IMDb

The young Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) accidentally activates the time machine in a DeLorean, the invention of the eccentric scientist Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), being sent to 1955. There, he interrupts his teenage parents' first meeting, Lorraine (Lea Thompson) e George McFly (Crispin Glover), putting its own existence at risk. With the help of Doc brown from that time, Marty needs to gather his parents and find a way to return to his time.

The trilogy is made up of the films:

• Back to the Future (1985)
• Back to the Future Part II (1989)
• Back to the Future Part III (1990)

Memory (2021)

Where to watch: MUBI

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,4 on IMDb

Since she was startled by a loud bang at dawn, Jessica (Tilda Swinton) can't sleep. She and her friends share memories and as the day draws to a close, Jessica is awakened to a sense of clarity.

Metropolis (1927)

Where to watch: plex e Telecine

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Launched in 1927, Metropolis is a German film and one of the greatest classics of world cinema. The story takes place in the future of 2026, in an environment ruled by wealthy industrial investors who live in giant buildings. Below them, workers are forced to live underground so as not to interfere with the lives of the upper class. Fritz Lang with Brigitte Helm, Alfred Abel e Rudolf Klein-Rogge.

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Original title: Planet of the Apes

Where to watch: Disney +

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

The astronaut George Taylor (Charlton Heston) and her team suffer an accident on an unknown planet, where time has advanced centuries. In this new place, they discover that society is dominated by evolved apes, like the scientist Zira (Kim Hunter) and the archaeologist Cornelius (Roddy McDowall), while humans are mute and enslaved. Taylor is captured, and his intelligence threatens the social order of Dr. Zaius (Maurice Evans), leading him to an escape to prove the truth about the planet's origin.

The franchise The Planet of the Apes is divided into two main timelines, one covering the rise of the apes and the second the classic saga. In addition, a standalone remake was made Monkey's Planet (2001).

Monkey Ascension Line:

• Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
• War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
• Reign of the Planet of the Apes (2024)

Original saga in order of events:

• Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
• Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
• Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) 
• Planet of the Apes (1968) 
• Back to the Planet of the Apes (1970)

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)

Original title: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

Where to watch: Disney +

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,6 on IMDb

In the war against the evil Galactic Empire, the young Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) joins the master Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi (Alec Guinness) after intercepting a message from Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher). They hire the cynical mercenary Han Solo (Harrison Ford) to rescue the princess. Together, the unlikely alliance must deliver the stolen plans to the fearsome Death Star, a planet-annihilating battle station, and help the Rebel Alliance destroy it.

The universe Star Wars is vast. Here, we list the films in chronological order of events: 

The Fall of the Republic and the Rise of the Empire

• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) 
• Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)

The Beginning of the Rebellion

• Han Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) 

Original Trilogy – The Galactic Civil War

• Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
• Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)

The Conflict with the First Order

• Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (2015)
• Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi (2017)
• Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019)

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Original title: M

Where to watch: Prime Video e Netflix

97% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

The plot unfolds when Max (Tom Hardy), after being captured by the tyrant Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne), is thrown into the epicenter of a deadly war. This battle is reinforced by the imposing Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron), who desperately seeks to rescue a group of girls from the villain. In his own escape, Max decide to help Furious in his endeavor, but finds himself in a dilemma: continue his solitary path or remain alongside the group in this fight for survival.

The film saga Mad Max follows the following chronological order of events:

• Mad Max (1979)
• Mad Max 2: The Hunt Continues (1981)
• Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
• Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Alien – The 8th Passenger (1979)

Original title: Alien

Where to watch: Disney +

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,5 on IMDb

After receiving a distress signal from a desolate planet, the crew of the space tug ship Nostromo lands to investigate. There, the executive officer Kane (John Hurt) is attacked by a parasitic creature that attaches itself to his face. Once on board, the official survivor Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) and the rest of the crew fight to survive when a lethal and relentless alien organism bursts from the body of Kane, growing rapidly and hunting them one by one.

Like other classics on the list, the Alien franchise has several productions set in its universe, the most recent being the series Alien: Earth. Focusing on the films, this is the main canon timeline of events without considering crossovers:

• Prometheus (2012)
• Alien: Covenant (2017)
• Alien (1979)
• Alien: Romulus (2024)
• Aliens: The Rescue (1986)
• Alien 3 (1992)
• Alien: Resurrection (1997)

The Arrival (2016)

Original title: Arrival

Where to watch: HBO Max

94% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

When interplanetary beings leave marks on Earth, the Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams), a linguist specializing in the subject, is sought by the military to translate the signals and determine whether the aliens pose a threat or not. However, the answer to all the questions and mysteries could threaten the lives of Louise and the existence of all humanity. The film's cast also includes names such as Jeremy Renne and Forest Whitaker, and the direction is up to Denis Villeneuve..

The Origin (2010)

Original title: Inception

Where to watch: HBO Max

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,8 on IMDb

Em The Source, one of the best science fiction and action films, Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), an expert in stealing secrets from the mind during dreams, is an international fugitive. To return to his children, he accepts the impossible mission of Saito (Ken Watanabe): plant an idea in the mind of Fisher (Cillian Murphy). For this, he relies on Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), Ariadne (Elliot Page) e Eames (Tom Hardy).

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Original title: A Clockwork Orange

Where to watch: HBO Max

86% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,2 on IMDb

Based on the book of the same name, in the dystopian science fiction story, the young Alex DeLarge (Malcolm McDowell) He spends his nights with a gang of quarrelsome friends. After being arrested, he undergoes behavior modification to regain his freedom.

She (2013)

Original title: Her

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,0 on IMDb

Where to watch: Youtube

The lonely writer Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix), in the midst of a difficult divorce process with Catherine (Rooney Mara), develops an affectionate relationship with his computer's new operating system. Surprisingly, he ends up falling in love with the program's voice, an intuitive and sentient entity called Samantha (Scarlett Johansson).

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Original title: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

Where to watch: Prime Video

In history, Joel (Jim Carrey) is surprised to learn that the love of his life, Clementine (Kate Winslet), completely erased him from his memory. So he decides to do the same, but halfway through the process, he changes his mind. Trapped inside his own mind while the experts keep busy with the mission in his apartment, Joel need to find a way to warn them to stop before they can put it out Clementine once and for all from your memory.

2046: The Secret of Love (2004)

Original title: 2046

Where to watch: MUBI

87% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,4 on IMDb

Staying at a hotel in Hong Kong, the journalist Mo Wan Chow (Tony Leung Chiu-Wai) writes a science fiction book about the future while remembering his past relationships and getting involved with his roommates.

Children of Hope (2006)

Original title: Children of Men

Where to watch: AppleTV

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

In 2027, humanity faces extinction after 18 years of global infertility. Amidst the chaos of a dystopian London, the disillusioned bureaucrat Theo Faron (Clive Owen) is forced to act when his ex-wife, the activist Julian (Julianne Moore), asks you for help. They need to escort and protect Kee (Clare-Hope Ashitey), a young woman who mysteriously became the only pregnant woman on the planet. The mission to bring the "miracle" to a safe haven turns into a desperate race for humanity's hope.

WALL-E (2008)

Where to watch: Disney +

95% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,4 on IMDb

In 2805, Earth has become a toxic waste dump, abandoned by humanity living aboard the starship Axiom. The only active being on the planet is WALL-E, a small trash compactor robot that has developed a unique personality. Its routine changes drastically with the arrival of EVA Material, a modern robotic probe sent in search of life. WALL-E falls in love with EVA Material, embarking on a romantic adventure through space that will decide the fate of humanity.

Everything Everywhere at Once (2022)

Original title: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Where to watch: HBO Max e Prime Video

93% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,8 on IMDb

After an interdimensional rupture disrupts reality, the overwhelmed Chinese immigrant Evelyn Wang (Michelle Yeoh) discovers that she must connect with alternate versions of her life through the multiverse. She is recruited by her husband Waymond (Ke Huy Quan) from another reality to use these bizarre new powers and confront an evil entity that threatens to destroy all universes.

Under the Skin (2013)

Original title: U

Where to watch: Prime Video

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 6,3 on IMDb

Em Under the Skin, science fiction film starringr Scarlett Johansson, a beautiful woman with black hair and red lips seduces the lonely men she encounters. No one imagines that beneath her skin lurks a dangerous alien who can end lives to fulfill the desires of her species.

Solaris (1972)

Original title: Solyaris

Where to watch: currently unavailable

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,9 on IMDb

The famous psychologist Kris Kelvin (Donatas Banionis) goes to the Solaris space station with an important scientific mission: to decide whether to continue research on a mysterious planet. Upon arriving at the station Kelvin Jis already surprised by the suicide of one of the crew members, while two others, Snaut (Jüri Järvet) e Sartorius (Anatoli Solonitsyn), are on the verge of madness. In time, the Kelvin he begins to feel strange, having dreamlike trances where he sees his ex-wife Hari (Natalya Bondarchuk), who died years ago. 

Ex Machina: Artificial Instinct (2015)

Original title: Ex Machina

Where to watch: Prime Video

92% on Rotten Tomatoes | 7,7 on IMDb

In the sci-fi film Alex Garland, Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson), a young computer programmer, wins a competition at the company where he works to spend a week at Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac), the brilliant and reclusive president of the company. Upon his arrival, Caleb realizes that he has been chosen to participate in a test with the latest creation of Nathan: Ava (Alicia Vikander), a robot with artificial intelligence. But this creature presents itself as sophisticated and seductive in a way that no one could have predicted, complicating the situation to the point that Caleb don't know who to trust anymore.

matrices (1999)

Where to watch: HBO Max e Prime Video

83% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,7 on IMDb

Launched in 1999, Matrix, directed and written by the sisters Lilly e Lana Wachowski, revolutionized cinema with its visual effects and unique universe. The film follows Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves), a programmer tormented by nightmares, who discovers, through the mysterious Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) e Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss), be a victim of the Matrix. This artificial intelligence system manipulates people's minds, creating an illusion of reality, while using their bodies as a source of energy. Morpheus believe that Thomas é Neo, the messiah who can free humanity from the Matrix.

The franchise Matrix consists of the original trilogy and a fourth film released in 2021 with the return of Keanu Reeves e Carrie Anne Moss to their roles:

• Matrix (1999),
• The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
• Matrix Revolutions (2003)
• Matrix Resurrections (2021)

Blade Runner: The Android Hunter (1982)

Original title: Blade Runner

Where to watch: AppleTV e Youtube

89% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,1 on IMDb

In 2019, in a dystopian and futuristic Los Angeles, "replicants" are outlawed on Earth after an off-world riot. The former police officer Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), an android hunter known as Blade Runner, is forced back into service. His mission is to “remove” four escaped Nexus-6 replicants, led by Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer), who came to Earth in search of their creator to extend their short lifespan. The film also features a second feature released in 2017, Blade Runner 2049.

Interstellar (2014)

Original title: Interstellar

Where to watch: HBO Max, Prime Video e Netflix 

73% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,7 on IMDb

A group of astronauts is tasked with investigating potential planets to accommodate the world's population, enabling the continuation of the species. Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) is called to lead the group formed by Brand (Anne Hathaway), Jenkins (Marlon Sanders) e Doyle (Wes Bentley) and accepts the mission knowing that he will never be able to see his children again. As the years pass, his daughter Murph (Mackenzie Foy and Jessica Chastain) will invest in his own journey to also try to save the planet's population.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Original title: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Where to watch: HBO Max

90% on Rotten Tomatoes | 8,3 on IMDb

In the best science fiction film of all time, directed by Stanley Kubrick, set in the year 2001, the astronauts David Bowman (Keir Dullea) e Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood) embark for Jupiter on the spacecraft Discovery One to investigate another monolith. Their mission is jeopardized when the ship's advanced artificial intelligence computer, HAL 9000, exhibits a dangerous programming flaw, forcing Bowman fighting for survival and for the truth.

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Text revised by Alexandre Marques in 24 / 10 / 2025.

Sources: Rotten Tomatoes, Rolling Stone e Metacritic