Volcano
1997 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 1,725 votes
An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Science Fiction Movies
Discover popular and highly rated science fiction movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-04 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
Tron
1982 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,802 votes
When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The War of the Worlds
1953 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 716 votes
The residents of a small town are excited when a flaming meteor lands in the hills, until they discover it is the first of many transport devices from Mars bringing an army of invaders invincible to any man-made weapon, even the atomic bomb. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
In the Blink of an Eye
2026 · TMDB 5.7/10 · 144 votes
Three storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Long Distance
2024 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 274 votes
After crash-landing on an alien planet, an asteroid miner must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings, while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other survivor – a woman who is trapped in her escape pod. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
2018 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 771 votes
Ja-yoon is a high school student who struggles with memory loss after she endured some unknown trauma during her childhood. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Giver
2014 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 4,673 votes
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018 · TMDB 5.6/10 · 3,625 votes
Orbiting above a planet on the brink of war, scientists test a device to solve an energy crisis and end up face-to-face with a dark alternate reality. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Resident Evil: Death Island
2023 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,127 votes
In San Francisco, Jill Valentine is dealing with a zombie outbreak and a new T-Virus, Leon Kennedy is on the trail of a kidnapped DARPA scientist, and Claire Redfield is investigating a monstrous fish that is killing whales in the bay. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
2005 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,645 votes
Now, we find the rowdy extraterrestrial getting used to life with his new ʻohana. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004 · TMDB 6.4/10 · 4,843 votes
As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice finds out that the people that died from the previous incident at the Umbrella Corporation have turned into zombies. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Dead Zone
1983 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,860 votes
Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Transformers: The Movie
1986 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 609 votes
The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
RoboCop 3
1993 · TMDB 4.9/10 · 1,471 votes
The mega corporation Omni Consumer Products is still bent on creating their pet project, Delta City, to replace the rotting city of Detroit. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Afterburn
2025 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 319 votes
Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
2003 · TMDB 6.0/10 · 4,456 votes
To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Swan Song
2021 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 603 votes
In the near future, Cameron Turner is diagnosed with a terminal illness. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bloodshot
2020 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 5,304 votes
After he and his wife are murdered, marine Ray Garrison is resurrected by a team of scientists. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985 · TMDB 6.2/10 · 3,310 votes
Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of a technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Escape Plan 2: Hades
2018 · TMDB 5.2/10 · 1,583 votes
Ray Breslin manages an elite team of security specialists trained in the art of breaking people out of the world's most impenetrable prisons. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.