For many of us, science fiction is our favourite genre. Additionally, within the past year, Netflix has improved its sci-fi movie selection, adding many films from our list of the 100 Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Ever Made. Speculative fiction is having a lot of fun right now, whether you’re searching for superheroes, space travel, alien invasions, technological perils, or inventive looks at the future. These are Netflix’s top ten best science fiction films.
Space Sweepers
https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81094067
Description
Though the plot of Space Sweepers isn’t as exciting as that of its star-hopping heroes, likeable characters and eye-catching effects prevent it from straying too far from its intended course. The crew of Spaceship Victory discovers a 7-year-old child aboard a wrecked space shuttle that they stole on the most recent debris run. They choose to demand a ransom in exchange after realising she’s the human-like robot that the UTS Space Guards are after.
- Actors – Song Joong-ki,Kim Tae-ri,Jin Seon-kyu,Yoo Hae-jin
- Director – Jo Sung-hee,
- Story writer – Yoon Seung-min, Yoo-kang Seo-ae, Jo Sung-hee
- Age Restriction – R Rated
Rating
IMDB: 6.5/10 (28K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 70% (27 Votes)
Oxygen
https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81277610
Description
French survival thriller Oxygen was helmed by Alexandre Aja. The movie is about a young woman who wakes up in a cryogenic pod; she is played by Melanie Laurent of 6 Underground and Inglourious Basterds. She can’t recall how she got there or who she is. She has to restore her memories to escape her nightmare because her oxygen supply is running low.
- Actors – Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik Zidi
- Director – Alexandre Aja
- Story writer – Christie LeBlanc
- Age Restriction – PG-13
Rating
IMDB: 6.5/10 (43K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 89% (107 Votes)
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80988062
Description
It’s called Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, and it takes place in 1984. Fionn Whitehead, who starred in Dunkirk, is a young programmer who starts working on a new computer game and soon realises that reality is slipping away from him.
However, what distinguishes Bandersnatch from other Black Mirror episodes is that it’s a choose-your-own-adventure version, offering a multitude of options for viewers to select from and several directions the plot might go. The episode records your decisions to influence the course of “your” reality while you watch.
- Actors – Fionn Whitehead, Craig Parkinson, Alice Lowe, Asim Chaudhry, Will Poulter
- Director – David Slade
- Story writer – Charlie Brooker
- Age Restriction – mR Rated
Rating
IMDB: 7.1/10 (135K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 74% (72 Votes)
Annihilation
https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80206300
Description
A scientist and former soldier, Lena embarks on a quest to learn more about her husband’s fate inside Area X, an enigmatic and terrifying phenomenon that is spreading over the American shoreline. Once inside, the expedition finds themselves in a world of deformed animals and landscapes that are as beautiful as it is terrifying, posing a threat to their sanity and lives.
- Actors – Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac
- Director – Alex Garland
- Story writer – Jeff VanderMeer
- Age Restriction – R rated
Rating
IMDB: 6.8/10 (354K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 88% (331 Votes)
Warriors of Future
https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81473627
Description
Earth is visited by alien life through a meteorite. Commander Sing Lee’s elite soldiers are on the verge of extinction when strong extraterrestrial threats arise, and the lone survivor, Tai Loi, unearths an even greater scheme.The movie rose to the top of the Chinese box office receipts in Hong Kong. However, in February 2023, A Guilty Conscience shattered the record.
- Actors – Louis Koo, Sean Lau, Carina Lau
- Director – Ng Yuen-fai
- Age Restriction – PG-13
Rating
IMDB: 5.6/10 (7K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 88% (8 Votes)
Suicide Squad
https://www.netflix.com/title/80091595
Description
A U.S. intelligence official decides to put together a group of dangerous, imprisoned supervillains for a top-secret operation, reasoning that they are all disposable. Now that they have government weaponry at their disposal, Killer Croc, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Deadshot (Will Smith), and other heinous prisoners must learn to cooperate. The criminals, dubbed Task Force X, band together to fight a mysterious and potent force as the wicked Joker (Jared Leto) pursues his own sinister plan. At the 89th Academy Awards, the movie took home the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar. It is also the only DCEU movie to have won an Academy Award.
- Actors – Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis,
- Director – David Ayer
- Story writer – David Ayer
- Age Restriction – PG-13
Rating
IMDB: 5.9/10 (719K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 26% (394 Votes)
Don’t Look Up
https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81252357
Description
A graduate student studying astronomy, and her professor find an amazing comet circling the solar system. The issue is that it is headed straight at Earth. What other issue? Seemingly, nobody seems concerned. It turns out that alerting humanity to the existence of a planet-killer the size of Mount Everest is a difficult reality to deal with. with the assistance of a media tour that transports them from the President’s office of indifference. It’s startlingly funny how difficult it is to control the 24-hour news cycle and attract the public’s attention before it’s too late with only six months till the comet makes an impact. What will it take for everyone to simply glance up?
- Actors- Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill
- Director-Adam McKay
- Story writer-Adam McKay, David Sirota
- Age Restriction-R rated
Rating
IMDB: 7.2/10 (586K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 55% (305 Votes)
World War Z
https://www.netflix.com/in/title/70262639
Description
He knows it’s not just any traffic jam when he and his family, played by Brad Pitt, become caught in urban congestion. His concerns are validated when all of a sudden there is commotion across the city. A deadly virus that may be contracted by a single bite is transforming healthy individuals into ferocious, thoughtless, and savage creatures. As the epidemic becomes a threat to humankind, Gerry spearheads an international investigation to identify the infection’s source and, maybe, a means of stopping it from spreading.
- Actors – Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale
- Director – Marc Forster
- Story writer – Matthew Michael Carnahan, J. Michael Straczynski
- Age Restriction – PG-13
Rating
IMDB: 7/10 (709K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 66% (283 Votes)
The Old Guard
https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81038963
Description
Just as they find a new immortal, four undead warriors who have silently defended mankind for ages are targeted for their strange talents. and they have to struggle to save their freedom. In every quantifiable way, The Old Guard is a success. I’m not sure if 78 million homes have viewed it, as claimed by Netflix, but that’s a big amount.
- Actors – Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli
- Director – Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Story writer – Greg Rucka, Leandro Fernández
- Age Restriction – R Rated
Rating
IMDB: 6.7/10 (180K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 80% (286 Votes)
Ex Machina
https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80023689
Description
In 2014, Alex Garland made his directorial debut with the science fiction psychological thriller film Ex Machina, which he also wrote. After winning a week-long retreat at the CEO’s estate, a tech business programmer is assigned to test a new artificial intelligence. The movie took home the Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 88th Academy Awards, while Garland received a nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
- Actors – Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac
- Director – Alex Garland
- Story writer – Alex Garland
- Age Restriction – U/A
Rating
IMDB: 7.7/10 (578K+ Votes)
Rotten tomato: 92% (289 Votes)
Conclusion
To conclude we can say that Netflix has been working on some crazy sci-fi projects and we can see it coming to life. From kids to adults, we all love good science fiction and as one of the best online streaming platforms, Netflix is serving it to us. From alien attacks to evil monsters and grey villains, this movie list has it all for you to try some new hidden gems of the Science fiction world.
