Best movies — science-fiction on Netflix : our Top 20

1984 · James Cameron

After a devastating future in which ruthless artificial intelligences rule, the machines send a cybernetic assassin—the "Terminator"—back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, because her unborn son is fated to head the human uprising against mechanical domination. The human resistance answers by sending a lone protector to keep her safe. Can he stop a near‑invulnerable killing machine and alter the course of destiny?

With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, Rick Rossovich and Bess Motta

1991 · James Cameron

A decade after the initial conflict, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect a young John Connor from a shape‑shifting T-1000; alongside John's mother, Sarah, they race to stop Skynet from unleashing a nuclear apocalypse.

With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick, Joe Morton, Earl Boen and S. Epatha Merkerson

1989 · Robert Zemeckis

A 1980s teenager is mysteriously hurled back to 1955, where his sudden presence spoils the meeting that would lead to his parents’ relationship and unexpectedly attracts his mother’s romantic attention. Racing to preserve his own existence, he must reunite his parents and — with the help of his eccentric inventor friend — find a way to get back to 1985.

With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Elisabeth Shue, James Tolkan and Jeffrey Weissman

1985 · Robert Zemeckis

A teenager from the 1980s, Marty McFly, is accidentally hurled back to 1955, where he inadvertantly derails his parents’ first meeting and becomes the object of his mother’s unexpected attraction. Faced with the threat of erasing his own future, Marty must engineer a way to bring his parents back together and, with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown, fix the timeline and find a way back to 1985.

With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells and Marc McClure

1990 ·

In the final chapter, Marty unearths the loyal DeLorean from a mineshaft and ventures into the 1885 American West to track down Doc. When the time machine fails, the two are stranded in a frontier of spurs and saloons. Their situation grows more complicated as Doc falls for Clara Clayton, the local schoolteacher, while Marty comes to blows with the outlaw Buford Tannen.

With Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson, Mary Steenburgen, Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue and Matt Clark

2024 · Chris Sanders

Marooned on a remote, deserted island after a maritime disaster, Roz—a resourceful, self-aware robot—must adapt to a harsh new world. She forms unlikely friendships with the local wildlife and lovingly raises an abandoned gosling.

With Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill and Catherine O'Hara

1985 · Paul Donovan

Three people — two men and a woman — orbit the Earth in a satellite armed with a nuclear warhead. When World War III erupts, the craft eventually re-enters and crashes months later. They survive the impact, but one man is killed by desperate survivors and the other is taken prisoner. The woman remains at the wreckage, only to be soon captured by a brutal gang of punk marauders who have seized control in the aftermath.

With Lenore Zann, Maury Chaykin, Kate Lynch, Kevin King, John Walsch, Tim Choate and Jeff Pustil

1982 · Steven Spielberg

Ten-year-old Elliott rescues an extraterrestrial stranded on Earth and secretly shelters him in his home. As a task force closes in, Elliott, his brother and little sister Gertie form a tender bond with their unexpected guest and do everything they can to help him find his way back home.

With Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Robert MacNaughton, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace, Erika Eleniak and K.C. Martel

2022 · Ng Yuen-fai

In the wake of a devastating global war, a coastal realm called the Valley of the Wind endures as one of the few safe havens, spared from a poisonous, spreading forest and the giant insects that patrol it. Led by the brave Princess Nausicaä, the valley’s people embark on a perilous struggle to heal the damaged bond between humanity and the Earth and to restore balance to their world.

With Louis Koo, Lau Ching-wan, Carina Lau, Philip Keung Hiu-Man, Tse Kwan-Ho, Janice Wu and Wan Guopeng

1990 · Paul Verhoeven

Douglas Quaid, a construction worker fixated on the planet Mars, turns to Recall, a company that produces artificial memories. When the implant fails, Quaid's grasp on his own life unravels and he can no longer tell which moments are real and which were fabricated.

With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell and Mel Johnson Jr.

2012 · Marc Webb

A shy but likable high schooler, Peter Parker, is bitten by a genetically engineered spider at Oscorp and suddenly develops extraordinary abilities, propelling him into the role of the masked hero Spider-Man.

With Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen, Sally Field and Max Charles

2002 · Sam Raimi

Shy but charming high-schooler Peter Parker acquires extraordinary strength, agility and a sixth sense after a genetically engineered spider bites him at Oscorp, propelling him into life as the masked superhero Spider-Man.

With Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris and J.K. Simmons

2021 · John Krasinski

After surviving the horrors at home, the Abbott family is driven out into a hostile, unfamiliar landscape. As they cross a windswept sand path, they quickly learn that the creatures drawn to sound are only one of many dangers lying in wait beyond their doorstep.

With Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Djimon Hounsou, John Krasinski and Wayne Duvall

2020 · Christopher Nolan

Clutching a single clue—the word "Tenet"—and striving to stop global annihilation, the Protagonist plunges into the shadowy world of international espionage on a mission that defies ordinary time.

With John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Dimple Kapadia, Himesh Patel and Aaron Taylor-Johnson

2009 · Christopher Smith

A celebrated supermodel pair accept an invitation aboard an extravagant cruise for the ultra-wealthy, overseen by a dangerously unstable, hard-drinking captain. What begins as a picture-perfect escape collapses into catastrophe, leaving the remaining guests marooned on a deserted island where social masks fall away and a brutal struggle for power and survival takes over.

With Melissa George, Liam Hemsworth, Emma Lung, Rachael Carpani, Michael Dorman, Joshua McIvor and Henry Nixon

2012 · Clark Baker

amid the frozen, shell‑pocked expanse between opposing trenches, French and Scottish soldiers stand off against German troops. On Christmas Eve an astonishing incident occurs in that desolate no man's land — a fleeting, humane truce that interrupts the slaughter and forces enemies to recognize one another as men rather than targets. What begins as tentative curiosity blossoms into fragile acts of fellowship that will change those who take part.

With Brandon Bales, Brandy Maasch, Julie Mintz, Walter Phelan, Taylor Pigeon, Alan Pietruszewski and Whit Spurgeon

2021 · Adam McKay

Two astronomers mount a nonstop publicity campaign—appearing on news shows, podcasts, and social feeds—to warn that a life-ending comet is barreling toward Earth, only to be met with apathy, skepticism, and the trivial preoccupations of a distracted public.

With Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill and Mark Rylance

2024 · Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia

A massive platform piled with food travels down the levels of a towering, vertical complex; the people at the top gorge themselves while those below are left to scavenge for scraps. Humiliation and hunger fuse into solidarity among the neglected, and a coordinated uprising begins to take shape.

With Hovik Keuchkerian, Milena Smit, Deborah Ayorinde, Callum Keith Rennie, Natalia Tena and Óscar Jaenada

2015 · Colin Trevorrow

Twenty-two years on from the chaos of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar has been transformed into Jurassic World — a fully operational dinosaur theme park realized in accordance with John Hammond’s original vision.

With Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Vincent D'Onofrio, BD Wong and Omar Sy

2002 · M. Night Shyamalan

When unexplained patterns start appearing overnight in their fields, a rural family quickly realizes the markings are more than simple curiosities — they are warning signs of a far more terrifying presence approaching.

With Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin, Cherry Jones, M. Night Shyamalan and Patricia Kalember