The Predator franchise returned in a big way this year thanks to director Dan Trachtenberg, whose two Predator movies both made our top five. We count Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein as sci-fi because, well, Mary Shelley’s book is one of the very first sci-fi novels ever published.

The 2000s may be defined by franchise sci-fi, but these seven movies prove there were a lot of weird ideas worth watching again.

There are so many sci-fi movies that are masterful yet kind of underrated overall, including Woman in the Moon, Godzilla vs. Destoroyah, and Starman.

Christopher Nolan’s ambitious science-fiction thriller Tenet will soon be leaving Netflix. The high-concept film, which includes time-bending concepts, earned global attention for both its technical execution and challenging storytelling.

Over the last 15 years, we have had some incredible sci-fi movie remakes of old classics, and even more are on the way.

Far-flung galaxies and time travel adventures are set to unfurl aplenty thanks to the exciting roster of 2026 movies on the near horizon.

From Stalker to Metropolis, these are the most hauntingly poetic sci-fi movies, using the genre's unique strengths to explore deeply humane themes.