SCIENCE FICTION - 2025, a list by Royce Bunn

75

/4383/

76

/1163/

3.5

/294608/

86

/267/

95

/2984/

71

/43/

4.0

age 14+

Cast out from his clan, a young Predator finds an unlikely ally in a damaged android and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.

80

6.8

/152/

55

/5/

70

/1/

3.8

/1815/

100

/20/

92

/9/

4.0

Adapted from Kahlil Joseph’s renowned video art installation, BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions is a distinctive cinematic experience that mirrors the sonic textures of a record album, weaving fiction and history in an immersive journey where the fictionalized figures of W. E. B Du Bois and Marcus Garvey join artists, musicians, Joseph’s family, and even Twitter chats, in a vision for black consciousness.

78

7.4

/55672/

75

/4471/

78

/1036/

3.8

/194266/

78

/18/

3.5

age 16+

While three of the fiercest warriors in human history—a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot—are killers in their own right, they are merely prey for their new opponent: the ultimate killer of killers.

78

IMDb 27

7.3

/51970/

74

/2698/

73

/705/

3.7

/226624/

80

/294/

88

/358/

67

/42/

4.0

age 14+

In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

77

7.5

/1023/

78

/62/

79

/58/

4.0

/30491/

75

/16/

3.0

Arco, ten years old, lives in a far future. During his first flight in his rainbow suit, he loses control and falls in the past. Iris, a little girl his age from 2075, saw him fall. She rescues him and tries by all means to send him back to his era.

75

IMDb 9

7.5

/103279/

72

/5023/

73

/1137/

3.9

/1010167/

88

/320/

84

/389/

72

/61/

2.5

age 15+

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

75

IMDb 77

6.9

/233383/

70

/12160/

70

/2806/

3.4

/1808242/

86

/403/

90

/5943/

65

/54/

3.5

age 11+

Against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, Marvel's First Family is forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, while defending Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer.

74

6.5

/5799/

71

/577/

61

/62/

3.3

/12471/

89

/95/

94

/59/

74

/19/

3.0

age 16+

Hailey Freeman and her family are the last descendants of African American farmers who settled in rural Canada after the Civil War. In a famine-decimated near future, they now struggle to safeguard their farm, as they make one last stand against a vicious militia hell-bent on taking their 40 Acres.

74

IMDb 76

7.1

/377872/

71

/20480/

74

/4122/

3.9

/2684030/

83

/499/

90

/4278/

68

/58/

2.5

age 12+

Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.

74

IMDb 100

7.1

/256688/

71

/16842/

73

/3075/

3.6

/1621213/

88

/381/

93

/5129/

68

/53/

2.5

age 13+

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

74

IMDb 53

6.7

/90090/

68

/5758/

69

/1029/

3.5

/685382/

88

/291/

85

/939/

71

/34/

3.0

age 16+

In a dystopian near-future America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.

73

7.0

/5094/

73

/470/

73

/125/

3.9

/59960/

age 10+

When an astronaut leaves Earth for Mars, the vast infinite space divides star-crossed lovers in this animated romance that crosses the cosmos.

73

6.9

/162371/

70

/10927/

70

/1986/

3.4

/1291462/

93

/261/

88

/531/

70

/40/

2.5

age 16+

During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover unsettling truths about themselves and the world around them.

73

7.3

/1679/

70

/48/

72

/29/

4.0

/27852/

88

/69/

66

/24/

86

/22/

2.0

In a future where humanity has surrendered its ability to dream in exchange for immortality, an outcast finds illusion, nightmarish visions, and beauty in an intoxicating world of his own making.

72

6.6

/21305/

66

/1477/

68

/366/

3.5

/100237/

84

/79/

91

/17/

62

/19/

3.0

age 15+

In a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. A successful couple faces scrutiny by an evaluator over seven days to determine their fitness for childbearing.

72

IMDb 34

6.6

/178893/

64

/10653/

66

/1981/

3.4

/1030438/

89

/395/

63

/2019/

77

/56/

3.5

age 16+

Twenty-eight years since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily-defended causeway. When one member departs on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders, and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but other survivors as well.

71

6.7

/36378/

71

/3320/

69

/771/

3.4

/218055/

83

/228/

89

/1076/

66

/40/

2.5

age 6+

Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.

71

IMDb 5

7.4

/103574/

75

/3876/

73

/1352/

3.6

/973838/

66

/339/

90

/4103/

61

/59/

2.5

age 13+

In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by the ruthless Varang. Jake's family must fight for their survival and the future of Pandora in a conflict that pushes them to their emotional and physical limits.

70

6.3

/1615/

60

/77/

60

/56/

3.6

/16550/

84

/44/

77

/7/

3.0

When the mysterious woman in the room next door disappears, a debonair 70-year-old ex-spy living in a luxury hotel on the Côte d'Azur is confronted by the demons and darlings of a lurid past in which moviemaking, memories and madness collide.

70

6.7

/89114/

72

/6843/

72

/1945/

3.0

/534845/

72

/218/

92

/4573/

53

/39/

3.0

age 6+

The wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.

69

6.7

/223787/

67

/14805/

68

/3127/

3.6

/1960806/

78

/361/

73

/954/

72

/60/

2.5

age 15+

Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.

68

5.9

/13557/

61

/1124/

60

/246/

3.0

/52644/

87

/141/

82

/194/

65

/21/

3.0

age 16+

When a downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze, is exposed to a catastrophic toxic accident, he’s transformed into a new kind of hero: The Toxic Avenger. Now, Toxie must rise from outcast to savior, taking on ruthless corporate overlords and corrupt forces who threaten his son, his friends, and his community.

67

6.7

/158155/

71

/13641/

76

/3311/

2.9

/419165/

62

/149/

74

/1212/

57

/29/

3.0

age 14+

Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within.

66

6.0

/1717/

63

/146/

65

/64/

2.9

/5036/

88

/34/

81

/26/

2.0

age 8+

A wolf and mountain lion team up when a meteor unleashes a virus turning zoo animals into zombies. They join forces with other survivors to rescue the zoo and stop the deranged mutant leader from spreading the virus.

66

IMDb 13

6.2

/55918/

65

/5776/

65

/935/

2.7

/236738/

53

/266/

84

/2697/

48

/49/

4.0

age 13+

A highly sophisticated Program called Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind's first encounter with A.I. beings.

65

5.9

/525/

64

/19/

71

/6/

3.1

/3602/

66

/38/

60

/7/

3.0

In modern-day Transylvania, vampire hunts and labor strikes collide with sci-fi twists, romance, and AI-crafted tales, as multiple storylines blend folklore, classic horror, and contemporary elements into a fresh take on Dracula's legend.

65

5.7

/7981/

53

/523/

58

/189/

3.0

/63585/

75

/187/

51

/22/

72

/37/

4.0

age 17+

Inconsolable since the death of his wife, Karsh, a prominent businessman, invents a revolutionary and controversial technology that enables the living to monitor their dear departed in their shrouds. One night, multiple graves, including that of Karsh’s wife, are desecrated, and he sets out to track down the perpetrators.

65

IMDb 37

6.4

/60041/

68

/6023/

68

/936/

3.2

/336655/

63

/288/

78

/748/

56

/52/

2.5

age 16+

Desperate to save his sick daughter, working-class Ben Richards is convinced by The Running Man's charming but ruthless producer to enter the deadly competition game as a last resort. But Ben's defiance, instincts, and grit turn him into an unexpected fan favorite — and a threat to the entire system. As ratings skyrocket, so does the danger, and Ben must outwit not just the Hunters, but a nation addicted to watching him fall.

65

64

6.2

/3458/

65

/555/

67

/215/

3.3

/17652/

MAL

6.9

/2240/

age 13+

The Batman family has returned to the present to discover that Japan has disappeared, and a giant island - Hinomoto - is now in the sky over Gotham City. At the top sit the Yakuza, a group of superpowered individuals who reign without honor or humanity and look suspiciously like the Justice League. Now, it’s up to Batman and his allies to save Gotham!

64

5.3

/7082/

59

/767/

68

/202/

2.8

/13934/

65

/23/

86

/154/

age 16+

During the Vietnam War, a recon unit ventures to an isolated jungle valley to uncover the fate of a missing platoon. They soon find themselves in a fight for their lives against an unexpected enemy — prehistoric dinosaurs.

79

64

7.2

/2251/

74

/67/

72

/41/

3.7

/32776/

100

/25/

83

/7/

In the name of economic recovery, the Brazilian Government created a perennial system of compulsory vertical isolation for seniors over 80 to be confined in a colony. Teca is 77 and lives in the village of Muriti, in the Amazon, when she is surprised by the announcement of the age reduction, including her age group. Cornered, Teca makes an intriguing journey hidden from the officers amidst rivers, boats and the underworld to clandestinely try to fulfill her last dream, to take a plane ride.

65

64

5.7

/7186/

58

/405/

60

/70/

2.8

/12001/

83

/12/

77

/49/

At a secluded summer camp, timid and introverted 12-year-old Morgan is thrust into a waking nightmare when a once-fabled campfire tale becomes real. As a mysterious figure descends upon the camp, Morgan and his newfound friends must embark on a treacherous journey and uncover a sinister reality buried beneath the surface.

63

IMDb 92

6.1

/1952/

61

/98/

62

/11/

2.9

/19863/

85

/87/

47

/197/

61

/16/

3.0

After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don't just rise—they hunt. The military insists they are harmless and slow-moving, offering hope to grieving families. But when Ava enters a quarantine zone searching for her missing husband, she uncovers the horrifying truth: the undead are growing more violent, more relentless, and more dangerous with every passing hour.

63

6.0

/44153/

67

/5487/

73

/1079/

2.7

/192238/

57

/244/

81

/665/

54

/42/

2.5

age 14+

After the underlying tech for M3GAN is stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia, M3GAN's creator Gemma realizes that the only option is to resurrect M3GAN and give her a few upgrades, making her faster, stronger, and more lethal.

68

62

5.7

/2501/

59

/292/

57

/43/

3.4

/24792/

100

/24/

A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding. Cramped together inside a Jeep Cherokee and with the miles stretching infinitely ahead, they face a choice: embrace their new existence or fight to escape it.

61

5.2

/1784/

60

/250/

65

/28/

2.9

/4926/

69

/35/

74

/37/

67

/8/

2.0

Science teacher Hank’s life changes when he reconnects with his first love and suspects that a new student may be his daughter—all while facing an alien threat in their town.

74

61

8.0

/3389/

77

/101/

79

/32/

3.9

/7138/

53

/176/

82

/37124/

After the explosion of the Earth, the Ukrainian space trucker Andriy becomes the only human in the Universe until French woman Catherine calls him from the faraway space station. Andriy decides to see her despite all the obstacles.

63

61

4.8

/2514/

62

/559/

77

/245/

2.6

/12012/

80

/117/

Henry Hart meets a superfan—eager to fight crime with Kid Danger—who comes into possession of a device that can open up alternate realities. Facing a wild ride, Henry will need his best friend Jasper and his new superfan sidekick to find his way out or be stuck in another dimension forever.

60

4.8

/1598/

56

/349/

56

/44/

2.9

/3153/

88

/25/

45

/39/

3.0

After a traumatic brain injury triggers terrifying visions of extraterrestrials and a newfound talent for drawing, a father-to-be begins to question his reality and becomes obsessed with the need to protect his family from an unseen threat.

88

59

8.7

/308/

78

/12/

4.5

/5172/

100

/34/

86

/6/

When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008.

82

58

7.8

/2017/

79

/97/

79

/20/

3.9

/21282/

Popcorn

96

/205/

Momo and Okarun set out on their latest adventure, traveling to a hot springs town home rented by Jiji, Momo's childhood friend and former crush, with the goal to solve the mystery surrounding his family. When they arrive, strange locals derail their investigation before it can properly begin, and the group soon learns there's more lurking under the surface of the town than they could possibly have imagined. Theatrical event featuring four episodes of the anime, including the first three episodes of the second season, and an exclusive interview with series co-directors Fuga Yamashiro and Abel Góngora.

57

IMDb 86

5.9

/169980/

62

/14752/

63

/2777/

2.6

/919436/

50

/401/

70

/7223/

50

/55/

2.0

age 12+

Five years after the events of Jurassic World Dominion, covert operations expert Zora Bennett is contracted to lead a skilled team on a top-secret mission to secure genetic material from the world's three most massive dinosaurs. When Zora's operation intersects with a civilian family whose boating expedition was capsized, they all find themselves stranded on an island where they come face-to-face with a sinister, shocking discovery that's been hidden from the world for decades.

57

4.6

/15690/

50

/2039/

51

/396/

2.4

/41804/

71

/92/

53

/71/

63

/16/

3.0

age 15+

On the mysterious planet of Ash, Riya awakens to find her crew slaughtered. When a man named Brion arrives to rescue her, an ordeal of psychological and physical terror ensues while Riya and Brion must decide if they can trust one another to survive.

59

56

IMDb 12

5.9

/2117/

67

/134/

70

/31/

2.6

/8455/

55

/62/

65

/247/

49

/18/

Having found the safety of the Greenland bunker after the comet Clarke decimated the Earth, the Garrity family must now risk everything to embark on a perilous journey across the wasteland of Europe to find a new home.

55

5.5

/661/

55

/46/

57

/14/

3.0

/4460/

63

/24/

51

/28/

2.0

age 17+

A shitstorm of bad news sends out-of-work filmmaker Jimmy Lang spiraling into an out-of-control bender, during which he claims to have been abducted by aliens. Fearing they’ll come back, he contacts his old friend Stiggs to help him gear up for war.

55

5.5

/692/

59

/64/

62

/14/

3.0

/3333/

65

/54/

49

/15/

1.5

A man struggling to come to terms with the sudden death of his girlfriend in an accident six months prior signs up for a sleep trial that allows him to reconstruct his life with her through the use of lucid dreams.

55

54

4.9

/4479/

57

/659/

67

/215/

2.3

/17202/

77

/13/

36

/31/

age 16+

In a fight for survival against a horrifying army of zombies, a former Muay Thai fighter must use skill, speed and grit to save his girlfriend.

79

54

7.8

/3432/

77

/75/

81

/26/