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1. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
R | 164 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
Young Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Dave Bautista
Votes: 664,480 | Gross: $92.05M
2. Lost in Space (2018–2021)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
After crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fight against all odds to survive and escape, but they're surrounded by hidden dangers.
Stars: Toby Stephens, Molly Parker, Maxwell Jenkins, Taylor Russell
Votes: 105,683
3. Event Horizon (1997)
R | 96 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A rescue crew is tasked with investigating the mysterious reappearance of a spaceship that had been lost for seven years.
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson
Votes: 197,048 | Gross: $26.67M
4. Looper (2012)
R | 119 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano
Votes: 602,768 | Gross: $66.49M
5. The Midnight Sky (2020)
PG-13 | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine, a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.
Director: George Clooney | Stars: George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Caoilinn Springall
Votes: 89,382
6. The Book of Eli (2010)
R | 118 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A drifter fights his way across a ravaged, post-apocalyptic America while protecting a sacred book that holds the secrets to humanity's salvation.
Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Stars: Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Gary Oldman
Votes: 339,213 | Gross: $94.84M
7. Defiance (2013–2015)
TV-MA | 43 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Life in the city of Defiance, in a near future after the arrival of different alien lifeforms to Earth.
Stars: Grant Bowler, Stephanie Leonidas, Julie Benz, Graham Greene
Votes: 44,496
8. The Postman (1997)
R | 177 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A nameless drifter dons a postman's uniform and bag of mail as he begins a quest to inspire hope to the survivors living in post-apocalyptic America.
Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Will Patton, Larenz Tate, Olivia Williams
Votes: 78,284 | Gross: $17.63M
9. Doom (2005)
R | 105 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Space Marines are sent to investigate strange events at a research facility on Mars but find themselves at the mercy of genetically enhanced killing machines.
Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak | Stars: Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike, Dwayne Johnson, Deobia Oparei
Votes: 118,680 | Gross: $28.21M
10. The Kitchen (I) (2023)
R | 107 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
In a dystopian future London where all social housing has been eliminated, Izi and Benji fight to navigate the world as residents of The Kitchen, a community that refuses to abandon their home.
Directors: Daniel Kaluuya, Kibwe Tavares | Stars: Kano, Jedaiah Bannerman, Hope Ikpoku Jnr, Henry Lawfull
Votes: 7,541
11. The Promised Neverland (2019–2021)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When three gifted kids at an isolated idyllic orphanage discover the secret and sinister purpose they were raised for, they look for a way to escape from their evil caretaker and lead the other children in a risky escape plan.
Stars: Sumire Morohoshi, Mariya Ise, Shinei Ueki, Lynn
Votes: 46,770
12. Bicentennial Man (1999)
PG | 132 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
An android endeavors to become human as he gradually acquires emotions.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Oliver Platt
Votes: 124,629 | Gross: $58.22M
13. The Forever Purge (2021)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Horror
All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end.
Director: Everardo Gout | Stars: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Leven Rambin
Votes: 43,407 | Gross: $44.54M
14. Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999 TV Movie)
TV-G | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
An inquisitive teenager pries into suspected dodgy dealings on her space station home - and ends up being sent down to Earth.
Director: Kenneth Johnson | Stars: Kirsten Storms, Raven-Symoné, Bob Bancroft, Stuart Pankin
Votes: 8,365
15. The Purge (2018–2019)
TV-MA | 42 min | Action, Drama, Horror
In an altered United States, several unrelated people discover how far they will go to survive a night during which all crime is legal for 12 hours.
Stars: Gabriel Chavarria, Derek Luke, Hannah Emily Anderson, Max Martini
Votes: 19,212
16. 2046 (2004)
R | 129 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Several women enter a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years, after the author has lost the woman he considers his one true love.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ziyi Zhang, Faye Wong, Gong Li
Votes: 61,749 | Gross: $1.44M
17. Automata (I) (2014)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Human race is at edge of the end. Robot race is at edge of the beginning.
Director: Gabe Ibáñez | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Dylan McDermott, Melanie Griffith
Votes: 59,377
18. The Titan (2018)
TV-MA | 97 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A military family takes part in a ground-breaking experiment of genetic evolution and space exploration.
Director: Lennart Ruff | Stars: Sam Worthington, Taylor Schilling, Tom Wilkinson, Agyness Deyn
Votes: 33,446
19. The Barrier (2020)
TV-MA | 50 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In 2045, Spain like the rest of the western world has been driven into a dictatorial regime by the lack of natural resources. Life in the countryside is impossible, and in the city a fence divides peoples into the powerful, and the rest.
Stars: Unax Ugalde, Olivia Molina, Eleonora Wexler, Abel Folk
Votes: 4,059
20. The Last Days on Mars (2013)
R | 98 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of astronaut explorers succumb one by one to a mysterious and terrifying force while collecting specimens on Mars.
Director: Ruairi Robinson | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai, Olivia Williams
Votes: 38,955 | Gross: $0.02M
21. Iron Sky: The Coming Race (2019)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A follow-up to the film Iron Sky (2012) in which Nazis plan to take over the world after lying dormant in a secret military base on the moon.
Director: Timo Vuorensola | Stars: Lara Rossi, Vladimir Burlakov, Kit Dale, Julia Dietze
Votes: 11,743
22. Jack & Bobby (2004–2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
The early life of Bobby McCallister, a progressive President of the United States from 2041 to 2049, is explored.
Stars: Christine Lahti, Matt Long, Logan Lerman, Jessica Paré
Votes: 2,500
23. Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1995)
PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
They thought they had destroyed him, but the simple gardener-turned-superkiller has found a way to reboot himself in Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace.
Director: Farhad Mann | Stars: Patrick Bergin, Matt Frewer, Austin O'Brien, Ely Pouget
Votes: 10,294 | Gross: $2.41M
24. Critters 4 (1992)
PG-13 | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
After being cryogenically frozen and waking up on a space station in the near future, the Critters aim to have the unwitting crew for lunch.
Director: Rupert Harvey | Stars: Don Keith Opper, Terrence Mann, Paul Whitthorne, Anders Hove
Votes: 8,302
25. Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045 (2020– )
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Hired as a mercenary unit, the former members of Japan's elite Section 9 are faced with the sudden appearance of "Post-Human," a being with tremendous intelligence and physical capabilities.
Stars: Richard Epcar, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Melissa Fahn, Dave Wittenberg
Votes: 2,932
26. Robot Wars (1993)
PG | 72 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A renegade Megarobot pilot and an archaeologist must team up to thwart the Centro's attempts to resurrect a hidden Megarobot, with which they can challenge the prevailing order.
Director: Albert Band | Stars: Don Michael Paul, Barbara Crampton, James Staley, Lisa Rinna
Votes: 1,587
27. Cinderella 2000 (1977)
R | 89 min | Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
In the year 2047, sex is forbidden and Big Brother uses robots to keep on eye on everyone. One young girl tries to outwit the government so she can be with the man she loves.
Director: Al Adamson | Stars: Catharine Burgess, Jay B. Larson, Vaughn Armstrong, Erwin Fuller
Votes: 655
28. Me, Myself and I (2017–2018)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A comedy examines one man's life over a 50-year span. It explores three distinct periods in his life - as a 14-year-old in 1991, a 40-year-old in present day and a 65-year-old in 2042.
Stars: Bobby Moynihan, Jack Dylan Grazer, Brian Unger, Jaleel White
Votes: 2,580
29. 2048: Nowhere to Run (2017)
5 min | Short, Action, Sci-Fi
Gentle Sapper, a replicant, unleashes his true power when he sees his loved ones in trouble.
Director: Luke Scott | Stars: Dave Bautista, Gerard Miller, Bijan Daneshmand, Gaia Ottman
Votes: 7,754
30. Takt Op. Destiny (2021)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a world where aliens have invaded Earth and banned music, a group of fighter musicians use music as a weapon to maintain a resistance.
Stars: Kôki Uchiyama, Shion Wakayama, Alexis Tipton, Emi Lo
Votes: 2,082
31. Armitage III (1995)
Unrated | 140 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In the year 2046, a cop and his female android partner called Armitage, part of the latest android line known as "class III" models that look, act and feel human, investigate illegal manufacture of class III androids on colonized Mars.
Stars: Hiroko Kasahara, Yasunori Masutani, Ryûsei Nakao, Hirohiko Kakegawa
Votes: 1,595
32. The Zeta Project (2001–2003)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A robot rebels against its creators, refusing to kill, and goes on the run.
Stars: Diedrich Bader, Julie Nathanson, Kurtwood Smith, Michael Rosenbaum
Votes: 1,113
33. Voices of a Distant Star (2002)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Short, Drama
The love of Japanese high school students Mikako Nagamine and Noboru Tera is tested when Mikako is sent to fight aliens in a distant universe and voice mails to and from Earth become months to years in transmission.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Mika Shinohara, Makoto Shinkai, Sumi Mutoh, Chihiro Suzuki
Votes: 9,640
34. Battlefield 2042 (2021 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the near future the world has entered a set of constant chaos with a massive immigration crisis birthing a rebellion against the last all encompassing world government.
Directors: Eric Holmes, Glen Donoghue, Kate Saxon, Caroline Livingstone | Stars: Michael Kenneth Williams, Ronan Summers, Gabrielle Fritz, Stephane Cornicard
Votes: 1,136
35. Time Chasers (1994)
PG-13 | 89 min | Sci-Fi
An inventor comes up with a time machine, but must prevent its abuse at the hands of an evil C.E.O.
Director: David Giancola | Stars: Matthew Bruch, Bonnie Pritchard, Peter Harrington, George Woodard
Votes: 3,532
36. Override (2021)
TV-14 | 95 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In 2040, a female humanoid A.I. is hacked by her husband and forced to kidnap the U.S. vice president's son and execute him on live television.
Director: Richard Colton | Stars: Luke Goss, Dean Cain, Jessica Impiazzi, Amar Adatia
Votes: 2,801
37. Batman Beyond (2014 TV Short)
Not Rated | 1 min | Animation, Short, Action
Terry McGinnis as Batman helps Bruce Wayne fight a robotic Batman inside the Batcave.
Director: Darwyn Cooke | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Will Friedle
Votes: 2,499
38. Survival Code (2013 TV Movie)
R | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In 2045, a former MMA fighter turned government agent, runs a bar in the tiny town of Borealis - where a number of international interests are vying for control of the area.
Director: David Frazee | Stars: Ty Olsson, Patrick Gallagher, Michelle Harrison, Christine Horne
Votes: 1,222
39. Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 - Sustainable War (2021)
119 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
In the year 2045, cybernetic mercenary Motoko Kusanagi returns to Section 9 to face a dangerous new threat: the posthumans. A feature-length recut of the first season of Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045.
Directors: Shinji Aramaki, Michihito Fujii, Kenji Kamiyama | Stars: Atsuko Tanaka, Osamu Saka, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 489
40. SEX! With Hot Robots (2010)
12 min | Short, Comedy
SEX! With Hot Robots is a 10 minute comedy that takes place 30 years in the future, a time when hot robot 'maids' have permeated suburban North American homes. The film documents the rise ... See full summary »
Director: Jay Dahl | Stars: Amy Kerr, Christian Murray, Mark A. Owen, Jacquie Thillaye
Votes: 48
41. South of 8 (2016)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-con trying to find work in a new Depression is lured back to a life of crime, but his gang passes the point of no return once they become fugitives.
Director: Tony Olmos | Stars: Brian Patrick Butler, George Jac, Jennifer Paredes, Shane P. Allen
Votes: 53
42. Android Cop (2014)
Not Rated | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
In the year 2045, a L.A.P.D. detective and his new Android partner enter the Zone, which is a forbidden section of the city plagued with an unknown disease. Together, they discover the reason everyone is sick, and try to stop the illness.
Director: Mark Atkins | Stars: Michael Jai White, Kadeem Hardison, Randy Wayne, Charles S. Dutton
Votes: 1,908
43. 2040 (2019)
92 min | Documentary
Practical solutions to environmental concerns are addressed with the hope that the filmmaker's daughter, 21 years old in the year 2040, will face a hopeful future.
Director: Damon Gameau | Stars: Damon Gameau, Eva Lazzaro, Zoë Gameau, Davini Malcolm
Votes: 1,406
44. The Orbital Children (2022– )
TV-14 | 38 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
In 2045, two children born on the moon and three kids from Earth try to survive after an accident on their space station leaves them stranded.
Stars: Adam McArthur, Ray Chase, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Abby Trott
Votes: 841
45. Rain Without Thunder (1992)
PG-13 | 85 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
It's the year 2042 and the threat is real...women are going to prison for terminating their pregnancies. An investigating reporter is determined to reveal the truth behind the convictions.
Director: Gary O. Bennett | Stars: Betty Buckley, Carolyn McCormick, Iona Morris, Steve Zahn
Votes: 323 | Gross: $0.01M
46. Brown Girl Begins (2017)
84 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi
It's 2049 on a forsaken island off the coast of Toronto where the survival of the islanders depends on young Ti-Jeanne to risk death by a spirit so she can take her place as a caribbean priestess and save her people.
Director: Sharon Lewis | Stars: Mouna Traoré, Nigel Shawn Williams, Shakura S'Aida, Emmanuel Kabongo
Votes: 233
47. Mars (1997)
Not Rated | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi
In the future, Mars has been colonized. A martial artist arrives to investigate what happened to his brother. A powerful mining company is the prime suspect.
Director: Jon Hess | Stars: Olivier Gruner, Shari Belafonte, Gabriel Dell Jr., Alex Hyde-White
Votes: 546
48. La regina degli uomini pesce (1995 TV Movie)
94 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Two teenagers prowl a devastated landscape, polluted by radioactive waste in search for food. On their quest of survival, they meet Socrates, a man who takes them to an island that seems a ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Giuliano Gensini, Michael Velez, Natascia Castrignano, Donald Hodson
Votes: 169
49. TekWar: TekLords (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Sci-Fi
Despite being imprisoned tek lord Sonny Hokori manages to run his criminal empire. A virus, which not only is effective on computer software but also on physical beings, is activated in the... See full summary »
Director: George Bloomfield | Stars: Greg Evigan, Eugene Clark, Torri Higginson, William Shatner
Votes: 398
50. TekWar: TekLab (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 89 min | Sci-Fi
The actual sword of Excalibur has been stolen in London, and futuristic detectives Jake Cardigan and Sid Gomez are assigned to track it down and to find out who is trying to block the British reign from its rightful heir.
Director: Timothy Bond | Stars: Greg Evigan, Eugene Clark, William Shatner, Michael York
Votes: 389