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Best Sci-Fi Movies For Movie Night 🚀👽🪐🛸
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items Here are my favorite sci-fi movies I’ve watched over the years! I definitely recommend adding these to your list when having a movie night with friends. 👽🚀
Interstellar is a cult classic, so if you haven’t seen it, you have to run and have a movie night with friends! As of July 2025 it is available on Paramount+ and Amazon Prime. It centers around astronauts who go into space and make some discoveries a...
Interstellar (2014)
Sam Bell is on a facility on the Moon preparing to come back to Earth. He only has a few more weeks left. He has been alone there for quite some time. But he soon discovers there is someone else with him…
Moon (2009)
This was a really solid Alien movie. I haven’t seen every single one, just the first few, but I enjoyed this a lot. I’m sure die hard Alien fans have differing opinions, which are valid, but as a casual viewer of the franchise, this was a fun watch!
Alien: Romulus
Primer is an indie movie turned cult-classic. It’s about two guys who build a Time Machine and decide to test it. They don’t do anything huge with it- like try to save the world or go back in time hundreds of years. This movie is a more realistic loo...
Primer (2004)
Of course the Matrix needed to be on here. It’s not only one of my favorite sci-fi movies, but it’s one of my favorite movies ever. My dad and I loved watching this movie together so it brings back a lot of nostalgia from my childhood. Plus, it’s als...
The Matrix (1999)
This movie is NOT talked about enough. Funnily enough, I am not going to say anything about the plot. Just go watch it! It’s available on HBO Max and Amazon Prime.
Another Earth (2011)
The Man From Earth is another low budget sci-fi movie that I think deserves a spot here. This is definitely a slower burn. It takes place in one room, and it’s very dialogue heavy. A professor has a farewell party. He gathers his coworkers and reveal...
The Man from Earth (2007)
This always also in my horror/thriller list. I promise it’s the only duplicate! It’s just so good, I needed to include it again 😄
Coherence (2013)
Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale? What more could you ask for. The performances in this are outstanding. It’s a long one- 2 hours and 10 minutes- but I promise it does not feel like that. You’ll be fully engrossed as soon as you turn it on.
The Prestige (2006)
An all female expedition into a mysterious forest. The cast is sooo good! Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Leigh, Gina Rodriguez! Give this one a try.
Annihilation (2018)
A software engineer at a tech company is invited by the CEO to come to his home and partake in an experiment where he is to interact with AI contained within a robot woman. This is a super interesting one, and I wasn’t really sure where it was going ...
Ex Machina (2014)
Minority report is about a technology that can predict crime before it happens. It’s a unique premise, and I highly suggest you add this to your list!
Minority Report (2002)
Bong Joon Ho delivers yet another unique and visually stunning movie (See also: Parasite, Memories of Murder, The Host, Okja). This movie focuses on a constantly moving train, with each train car consisting of a different “class” of people. The train...
Snowpiercer (2013)
Timecrimes is a Spanish movie with subtitles available in English. A man goes back in time in the hopes of changing his past.
Timecrimes (2007)
Predestination is WILD. you will definitely understand after you’ve watched it…. No I will not elaborate further 😭
Predestination (2014)
This is an absolute must see. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet give some of their best performances in my opinion. I went into this blind and saw it about 7 years ago for the first time. It was mind blowingly amazing.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)