![]() Where to Watch: Rentable on most platformsĬhristopher Nolan movies won the hearts and minds of fanboys with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, but he truly solidified his status as a filmmaker at the top of his game with 2010's Inception. You won't even notice, until it's too late, that Ex Machina is a crazed cautionary tale about the hypothetical terror of technology. Sci-fi can be both eye-popping and mind-opening, and quite often it's the more cerebral stories that resonate the loudest. tale designed to set you on edge and catch you off guard.Īs a stylish and savage slow-burn thriller, Ex Machina is the perfect example of the genre taking a huge leap forward with a small-scale film. Ex Machina (2014)Īlex Garland's intimate, close-quarters sci-fi suspense piece Ex Machina centers on a lowly programmer (Domhnall Gleeson) who gets invited to the house of his CEO (Oscar Isaac) to administer the Turing test to the CEO's latest creation - a humanoid robot (Alicia Vikander). Evoking the distinguished charm of old silent movies, while still featuring occasional dialogue, WALL-E clings to optimism in the wake of waste. It's an imaginative romp through the fattened ashes of humanity featuring a mostly-silent, slapstick-prone protagonist finding romance amidst enthralling visuals and an emotionally-charged apocalypse. Laced with satirical social commentary regarding the consequences of excess and pollution, WALL-E is a love story among the landfills and one of the best Pixar movies to date. WALL-E (2008)įinding Nemo's Andrew Stanton went from deep sea to deep space for this delightfully warped trek, seen through the eyes of a trash-bot tasked with cleaning up a centuries-later Earth smothered in garbage. It's an absolute blast from start to finish. Starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and more as the cast of a beloved yesteryear space exploration series, Galaxy Quest finds the funny in a cosmic fish-out-of-water scenario where actors must battle in space for real and pedantic nerds save they day with their obscure knowledge. Hailed as the best "non-Star Trek" Star Trek movie, Galaxy Quest is a hilarious love letter to both sci-fi fandom and iconic performers in sci-fi properties perhaps held back in their careers because of their association with said sci-fi. ![]() Where to Watch: Prime Video, Fubo, Paramount+ You can also take a look at our list of the best sci-fi movies on Netflix for a more recent selection. Our selection process? Well, aside from being just a great piece of moviemaking, the top 25 entries required a significant impact on the genre, stories and ideas that raised the bar on what good storytelling can be, pop-culture reaction, originality, and of course editor's choice. ![]()
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