Fifteen Best Sci-Fi Movies You Can watch right now | Check out my list

There are an overwhelming number of movies to choose from these days, Narrowing your search down by genre can only get you so far, and it can be hard to find exactly what you’re looking for. 

Luckily, I've spend my time picking out the best possible sci-fi movies to stream so you don’t have to waste your time looking for them. So if you’re looking for the best sci-fi and fantasy movies for 2021, you’ve come to the right place.

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#1  Annihilation  2018

Lena, a biologist and former soldier, joins a mission to uncover what happened to her husband inside Area X -- a sinister and mysterious phenomenon that is expanding across the American coastline. Once inside, the expedition discovers a world of mutated landscapes and creatures, as dangerous as it is beautiful, that threatens both their lives and their sanity.

Initial release: 13 February 2018 (Regency Village Theatre)

Ratings: 6.8/10(IMDb)

Director: Alex Garland

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#2  Prometheus  2012

After a clue to mankind's origins is discovered, explorers are sent to the darkest corner of the universe. Their different expectations take a toll on them when they find something unimaginable.

Release date: 8 June 2012 (India)

Ratings: 7/10(IMDb)

Director: Ridley Scott

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#3  Ad Astra  2019

Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a dangerous mission across the solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and a series of strange power surges.

Initial release: 19 September 2019 (Germany)

Ratings: 6.5/10(IMDb)

Director: James Gray

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#4  Star Wars : The Force awakens  2015

A new order threatens to destroy the New Republic. Finn, Rey and Poe, backed by the Resistance and the Republic, must find a way to stop them and find Luke, the last surviving Jedi.

Release date: 25 December 2015 (India)

Ratings: 7.9/10(IMDb)

Director: J.J. Abrams

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#5  Avatar  2009

Jake, who is paraplegic, replaces his twin on the Na'vi inhabited Pandora for a corporate mission. After the natives accept him as one of their own, he must decide where his loyalties lie.

Release date: 18 December 2009 (India)

Ratings: 7.8/10(IMDb)

Director: James Cameron

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#6  District - 9  2009

A few aliens are forced to live in pathetic conditions on Earth. They, however, find support in a government agent who is responsible for their relocation.

Release date: 11 September 2009 (India)

Ratings: 7.9/10(IMDb)

Director: Neill Blomkamp

Awards: Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Makeup, Ray Bradbury Award

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#7  Snowpiercer  2013

Survivors of Earth's second Ice Age live out their days on a luxury train that ploughs through snow and ice. The train's poorest residents, who live in the squalid caboose, plan to improve their lot by taking over the engine room.

Initial release: 29 July 2013 (Times Square Mall)

Ratings: 7.1/10(IMDb)

Director: Bong Joon-ho

Awards: Grand Bell Award for Best Art Direction, Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Director, more

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#8  Gravity  2013

On an outer space mission, Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut, are hit by high-speed space debris. As the situation gets dire, Stone, the lone survivor, rises to the occasion.

Release date: 11 October 2013 (India)

Ratings: 7.7/10(IMDb)

Director: Alfonso Cuarón

Budget: 10 crores USD

Awards: Academy Award for Best Music (Original Score), Academy Award for Best Directing, more

Nominations: Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Music (Original Score), more

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#9  The Matrix  1999

Thomas Anderson, a computer programmer, is led to fight an underground war against powerful computers who have constructed his entire reality with a system called the Matrix.

Initial release: 31 March 1999 (USA)

Ratings: 8.7/10(IMDb)

Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

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#10  The Martian  2015

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find… more

Release date: 2 October 2015 (India)

Ratings: 8/10(IMDb)

Director: Ridley Scott

Budget: 10.8 crores USD

Box office: 63.02 crores USD

Awards: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, more

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#11  Star Trek 2 : The wrath of khan  1982

Admiral Kirk's midlife crisis is interrupted by the return of an old enemy, the evil Khan, who is looking for revenge and a potentially destructive device.

Initial release: 4 June 1982 (USA)

Ratings: 7.7/10(IMDb)

Director: Nicholas Meyer

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#12  Ex - Machina  2014

Caleb Smith, a young programmer, gets a chance to become a part of a strange scientific experiment where he is expected to assess artificial intelligence by interacting with a female robot.

Initial release: 21 January 2015 (United Kingdom)

Ratings: 7.7/10(IMDb)

Director: Alex Garland

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#13  Blade Runner  2017

K, an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, unearths a secret that could create chaos. He goes in search of a former blade runner who has been missing for over three decades.

Release date: 6 October 2017 (India)

Ratings: 8/10(IMDb)

Director: Denis Villeneuve

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#14  Star Wars : The Empire Strikes Back  1980

Darth Vader is adamant about turning Luke Skywalker to the dark side. Master Yoda trains Luke to become a Jedi Knight while his friends try to fend off the Imperial fleet.

Initial release: 17 May 1980 (DC)

Ratings: 8.7/10(IMDb)

Director: Irvin Kershner

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#15  Wall-E  2008

A machine responsible for cleaning a waste-covered Earth meets another robot and falls in love with her. Together, they set out on a journey that will alter the fate of mankind.

Initial release: 21 June 2008 (Los Angeles)

Ratings: 8.4/10(IMDb)

Director: Andrew Stanton

Featured song: Down to Earth

Awards: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film, BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, more

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