Top 75 Fresh-Take Science Fiction Movies
Best fresh-take Sci-Fi movies
A fresh-take (new or creative approach) of Sci-Fi films:
Definition: Science fiction film is a genre that uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial lifeforms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception and time travel, along with futuristic elements such as spacecraft, robots, cyborgs, interstellar travel or other technologies.
Essential / Must-see : fresh-take Sci-Fi movies:
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A fresh-take (new or creative approach) of Sci-Fi films:
- independent films, or indie films, produced outside of the traditional studio system offers a unique element of independence and creativity.
- Art-house films that are intended to be a serious artistic work rather than a piece of popular entertainment, such as foreign films or ones made by small film companies.
- Alternative films that use alternative styles or forms (experimental, avant-garde, etc)
- Under-the-Radar films that made a big impressions on the global festival circuit
Definition: Science fiction film is a genre that uses speculative, fictional science-based depictions of phenomena that are not fully accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial lifeforms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception and time travel, along with futuristic elements such as spacecraft, robots, cyborgs, interstellar travel or other technologies.
Essential / Must-see : fresh-take Sci-Fi movies:
- Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind (2004)
- 2046 (2004)
- Upstream Color (2013)
- Under The Skin (2013)
- Her (2013)
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Top 100 Science Fiction Movies (All Time)
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- DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiZiyi ZhangFaye WongSeveral 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.2046 (2004)*
Science Fiction – Drama – Romance – Fantasy – Romantic Drama – Mid-60s – Hong Kong's Oriental Hotel – Science-Fiction Novel-Writer – Womanizer – Extramarital Women Lovers – Passionate Affairs – Lost True-Love – Unconsummated Affair – Loneliness – Melancholy – Regret – Nostalgia – Emotional Odyssey – Sci-Fi Fantasy – Time-Travel Train – Lonely Passengers – Mysterious Room 2046 – Recapture Memories – Reality-vs-Fiction – Past-vs-Future – Multiple Realities – Doppelganger – Psychosexual Drama – Missed Opportunity Trauma – Emotional Trauma – Erotic Obsession – Inconsolable Pain – Frustrated Desire – Subconscious Repression – Psychological Angst – Depression – Erotic Fixation – Fetichism – Voyeurism – Escapism – Identity Crisis – Puzzle Film – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Complex Plot – Flashbacks – Non-Linear Timeline – Neo-Noir – Urban Setting – Low-Key Lighting – Femme Fatale – Seduction – Cynicism – Fate – Art-House – Artistic Work – Visual – Bizarre – Extravagant – Experimental – Unconventional – Allegorical – Mise-en-Scène – Others – Solipsistic – Enigmatic – Atmospheric – Sensual – Futurism – Existentialism – Fatalism – Lyricism – Symbolism – Indie Film – Sequel – Cult Status – T o p – Best 00's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – Hong Kong
★★★★★★★★★ (9/10)-M - DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom WilkinsonWhen their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind (2004)
Science Fiction – Drama – Romance – Sci-Fi Romantic Drama – New York Young Couple – Polar-Opposites Characters – Volatile Relationship – Painful Breakup – Erased Painful Heartbreaking-Memories Plan – Innovated Neuroscience Medical Procedure – Procedure-gone-Awry – Fragmented Memories – Hallucinations – Flashbacks – Conflicting Realities – Deja -Vu Experience – Confusion – Melancholy – Love-Loss Trauma – Regret – Nostalgia – Emotional Odyssey – Love Story – Destiny – Psychological Thriller – Obsessive Romance – Emotional Pain – Memory Trauma – Subconscious Repression – Castration Complex – Defense Mechanism – Freudian Theory – Romantic Comedy – Dramendy – Comic Relief – Slapstick Comedy – Optimism – Puzzle Film – Complicate Storytelling – Labyrinth Structure – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Flashbacks – Non-Linear Timeline – Fragment Reality – Art-House – Surrealism – Existentialism – Symbolism – Bizarre – Experimental Film – Others – Relationship Drama – Plot Twist – Cult Status – Best 00's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value –U.S.A.
★★★★★★★★ (8/10) - DirectorAlex GarlandStarsAlicia VikanderDomhnall GleesonOscar IsaacA young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.Ex Machina (2014)*
Science Fiction – Drama – Mystery – Romance – Thriller – Sci-Fi Mystery Drama – Huge Internet Company – Young Male Programmer – Company CEO’s Isolated Private-Estate Visit – Artificial-Intelligence Experiment – Mysterious Female Humanoid Sex-Model Robot Prototype – Daily Interact Sessions – Scepticism – Dilemma – Cat-Mouse Game Theory – Intellectual Games – Mind Games – Psychological Manipulation – Flirtation – Psychosexual Thriller – Femme Fatale – Seduction – Deception – Platonic Erotic Shock – Sexuation – Symbolic Castration – Patriarchal Oppression – Scopophilia – Voyeurism – Sexual Arousal – Psychological Thriller – Claustrophobic Tension – Existential Dread – Unconscious-Mind Conflict – Male Gaze – Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) – God Complex – Paranoia – Art-Horror – Apocalypse Horror – Ontology – Existentialism – Uncanny Experience – Others – Minimalistic Setup – Power Dynamics – Slow-Burn – Indie Film – Cult Status – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – European – U.K.
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-M - DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsScarlett JohanssonJeremy McWilliamsLynsey Taylor MackayA mysterious young woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. However, events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery.Under The Skin (2013)*
Science Fiction – Drama – Mystery – Horror – Thriller – Erotic Drama – Glasgow Scotland – Enigmatic Young Woman – Sexual Predator – Men Seduction – Fatal Sexual Attraction – Eroticism – Sexism – Lust – Sci-Fi Mystery Thriller – Liquid-Abyss Prison – Otherworldly Dimension – Mysterious Motorcyclist – Alien Invasion – Extraterrestrial Life – Humanoid Alien – Psychosexual Horror – Femme Fatale – Seduction–Deception – Manipulation – Psychological Horror – Claustrophobic Dread – Existential Horror – Body-Horror Fantasy – Art-Horror – Avant-Garde – Bizarre – Nihilism – Existentialism – Surrealism – Uncanny Experience – Psychedelic – Lovecraftian Aura – Others – Michel Faber's 2000 Novel – Experimental Film – Alternative Film – Indie Film – A24 Production – Best 10's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – European – U.K. – 1001 Must-See Movies
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-S - DirectorShane CarruthStarsAmy SeimetzFrank MosleyShane CarruthA man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.Upstream Color (2013)*
Science Fiction – Drama – Romance – Mystery – Thriller – Sci-Fi Mystery Drama – Mysterious Biological Experiment – Complex Parasite Infection – Indefinable Psychic-Link – Mind Control – Hypnosis – Manipulation – Parasite Extraction – Transfer-to-Pigs – Humans-Pigs Metaphysical Bond – Symbiosis – Romance – Young Couple – Inexplicable Attraction – Complex Bond – Common-Trauma Connection – Haunting Memories – Uncertainty Stress – Psychological Thriller – Depression – Hysteria – Identity Crisis – Existential Dread – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Paranoid Schizophrenia – Subconscious Trauma – Puzzle Film – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Flashbacks – Non-Linear Timeline – Labyrinthine Structure – Fragment Time – Art-House – Bizarre – Metaphorical – Sophisticated – Surrealism – Existentialism – Uncanny Experience – Others – Complex Scenario – Elliptical Film – Experimental Film – Intelligent Film – Indie Film – Alternative – Best 10's – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★★ (7/10)-M - DirectorBrandon CronenbergStarsAndrea RiseboroughChristopher AbbottJennifer Jason LeighAn agent works for a secretive organization that uses brain-implant technology to inhabit other people's bodies - ultimately driving them to commit assassinations for high-paying clients.Possessor (2020)
Science Fiction – Horror – Thriller – Dystopian Horror Thriller – Toronto Canada mid-21st Century Era – Top-Secret Sinister Corporation – Brain-Implant Technology – Assassination Contracts – High-Profile Targets – Victim's Mind-Invasion – Subconscious-Mind Control – Identity Possessor – Professional Cyber-Assassin Woman – Contract-goes-Awry – Out-of-Control – Hyper-Violence – Gore – Espionage Thriller – Top-Secret Black-Ops Operation – Cyber-Surveillance – Covert Assassinations Program– Paranoid Thriller – Shadowy Organisation – Manipulation – Doubt – Confusion – Alienation – Derealization Symptoms – Schizoid Chaos – Insanity – Cyber-Paranoia – Downward Spiral – Corporate Paranoia – Psychological Horror – Identity Crisis – Emotional Thread – Psychological Oppression – Psychological Warfare – Existential Terror – Body Horror – Art-Horror – Allegorical – Metaphorical – Others – Sociopolitical Subtext – Nihilism – Disturbing – Shock Value – E x t r e m e – Plot-Twist – F a v e - Re-Watchable – Canada
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorLucile HadzihalilovicStarsMax BrebantRoxane DuranJulie-Marie ParmentierThe only residents of young Nicholas' sea-side town are women and boys. When he sees a corpse in the ocean one day, he begins to question his existence and surroundings. Why must he, and all the other boys, be hospitalised?Evolution (Évolution) (2015)
Science Fiction – Drama – Mystery – Horror – Thriller – Dystopian Mystery Drama – Mysterious Volcanic Island – Isolated Village – Sickly Young Boy – Emotionless Single Mother – Gynocentric Society – Strange Rituals – Mysterious Hospital Experiments – Caesarean Section Operations – Elusive Danger – Fear – Young Nurse Guardian – Dilemma – Escape Thriller – Psychological Horror – Claustrophobic Threat – Existential Dread – Nightmarish Terror – Gothic Horror – Body Horror – Male Subconscious Anxieties – Sexual Awaking – Art-House Horror – Existentialism – Surrealism – Symbolism – Impressionism – Expressionism – Bizarre – Allegorical – Enigmatic – Darkly Poetic – Others – Uncanny Experience – Lovecraftian Aura – Low-Key Thriller – Alternative – Indie Film – New France Extremity Movement – F a v e – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – France
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorJustin BensonAaron MoorheadStarsLou Taylor PucciNadia HilkerFrancesco CarneluttiA young man in a personal tailspin flees from US to Italy, where he sparks up a romance with a woman harboring a dark, primordial secret.Spring (2014)
Fantasy – Romance – Horror – Romance – Young American-Man Drifter – Southern Italy Travel – Mysterious Beautiful Local Girl / Genetics Student – Mutual Attraction – Romantic Affair – Love Story – Obsession – Femme Fatale – Girl's Strange Behaviour – Horror Fantasy – Dark-Secret – Mysterious Affliction – Ancient Creature Transformation – Deadly Supernatural Needs – Mounting Dread – Lovecraftian Fears – Body Horror – Supernatural Horror – Art-Horror – Grotesque – Avant-Garde – Others – Monster Movie – Romantic Dramedy – Vampirism – Eroticism – Enigmatic – Atmospheric – Naturalistic – Witty Script – Slow-Burn – Indie Film – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJoaquin PhoenixAmy AdamsScarlett JohanssonIn a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.Her (2013)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorJames Ward ByrkitStarsEmily BaldoniMaury SterlingNicholas BrendonStrange things begin to happen when a group of friends gather for a dinner party on an evening when a comet is passing overhead.Coherence (2013)
Science Fiction – Mystery – Thriller – Sci-Fi Mystery Thriller – Eight Friends Reunion – Suburban House Dinner Party – Marital Tensions – Rare Astronomical Event – Passing Comet Effect – Mysterious Blackout – Strange Phenomena – Multiple Realities – Paradox – Doppelgänger – Identity Chaos – Uncertainty Stress – Panic Attack – Paranoid Thriller – Suspicions – Doubt – Mistrust – Confusion – Hysteria – Paranoia – Psychological Horror – Cosmic Threat – Claustrophobic Terror – Existential Dread – Identity Neurosis – Art-House – Existentialism – Surrealism – Allegorical – Others – Human Behaviour Study – Schrödinger’s Cat Theory – Thought-Provoking – Bizarre – Mindfuck – Minimalistic Setup – Intelligent Film – Experimental Film – Alternative – Indie Film – U.S.A.
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorChristopher SmithStarsMelissa GeorgeJoshua McIvorJack TaylorFive friends set sail and their yacht is overturned by a strange and sudden storm. A mysterious ship arrives to rescue them, and what happens next cannot be explained.Triangle (2009)
Science Fiction – Drama – Mystery – Horror – Fantasy – Thriller – Sci-Fi Mystery Thriller – Single Autism-Boy Mother – Ocean Boating Trip With Friends – Mysterious Electric Storm – Deserted Ship board – Unknown Burlap-Masked Killer – Doppelgänger – Time Travel – Time Loop – Paradox – Fantasy – Déjà Vu Sense – Survival Horror – Trapped Survival – Time Loop Trapped – Manhunt – Stalking – Slasher Film – Psychological Horror – Claustrophobic Threat – Existential Terror – Identity Chaos – Identity Neurosis – Anxiety Disorder – Panic Attack – Guilt Complex – Paranoia – Others – Bizarre – Mindfuck – WTF Factor – Plot Twist – Alternative – Indie Film – Re-Watch Value – U.S.A.
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorMike CahillStarsMichael PittSteven YeunAstrid Bergès-FrisbeyA molecular biologist and his laboratory partner uncover evidence that may fundamentally change society as we know it.I Origins (2014)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorFranklin RitchStarsTatum MatthewsLance HenriksenSinda NicholsA team of special agents discovers a revolutionary new computer program to bait and trap online predators. After teaming up with the program's troubled developer, they soon find that the AI is rapidly advancing beyond its original purpose.The Artifice Girl (2022)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorMichael AlmereydaStarsGeena DavisHannah GrossJon HammA service that provides holographic recreations of deceased loved ones allows a woman to come face-to-face with the younger version of her late husband.Marjorie Prime (2017)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorDaniel KwanDaniel ScheinertStarsMichelle YeohStephanie HsuJamie Lee CurtisA middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other universes and connecting with the lives she could have led.Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
★★★★★ (5/10) - DirectorNacho VigalondoStarsKarra ElejaldeCandela FernándezBárbara GoenagaA man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.Timecrimes (Los Cronocrímenes) (2007)
Science Fiction – Mystery – Thriller – Sci-Fi Mystery Thriller – Isolated Spanish Countryside House – Ordinary Middle-Aged Man – Assaulted Beautiful Woman Spotting – Investigation – Mysterious Bandaged-Face Maniac Stalker Attack – Escape Thriller – Secret Laboratory – Experimental Time-Machine – Confusion – Paranoia – Psychological Horror – Doppelgänger Effect – Self-Injury – Self-Antagonism – Existential Dread – Cosmic Horror – Puzzle Film – Complex Storytelling – Self-Conscious Narration – Dream-Like Reality – Art-House – Bizarre – Surrealism – Allegory – Minimalistic Setup – Experimental Film – Others – Slasher Film – Voyeurism – Time Travel – Time Loop – Time Paradox – Plot Twist – Indie Film – Alternative – Foreign Language – European – Spain
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorGalder Gaztelu-UrrutiaStarsIvan MassaguéZorion EguileorAntonia San JuanA vertical prison with one cell per level. Two people per cell. Only one food platform and two minutes per day to feed. An endless nightmare trapped in The Hole.The Platform (El Hoyo) (2019)*
Science Fiction – Horror – Thriller – Dystopian Thriller – Tyrannical Dystopian Structure – Vertical Tower-Style Prison – Code-Name "The Platform" – Unknown Number-of-Levels – Two Inmates-per-Level – Food-Platform Descents Once-per-Day – Food Decreases per-Level – Hunger – Greed – Hostility – Oppression – Madness – Mistrust – Downward Spiral – Paranoia – Survival Horror – Trapped Survival – Tension – Brutal Survival Fights – Gore – Cannibalism – Body Horror – Unsettling Horror – Claustrophobic Dread – Existential Horror – Others – Sociopolitical Context – Social Commentary – Capitalist System Critique – Social Isolation – Political Allegory – Metaphor – Cynicism – Sadism – Minimalistic Set-Up – Slow-Burn – Cult Status – Re-Watch Value – Foreign Language – European – Spain
★★★★★★ (6/10)-S - DirectorAndrew PattersonStarsSierra McCormickJake HorowitzGail CronauerOne night in New Mexico, in the late 1950s, a switchboard operator and radio DJ discover a strange audio frequency which could change the future forever.The Vast of Night (2019)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorMike CahillStarsBrit MarlingWilliam MapotherMatthew-Lee ErlbachOn the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.Another Earth (2011)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorMax BarbakowStarsAndy SambergCristin MiliotiJ.K. SimmonsStuck in a time loop, two wedding guests develop a budding romance while living the same day over and over again.Palm Springs (2020)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorStephen FingletonStarsMartin McCannMia GothOlwen FouéréIn a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened.The Survivalist (2015)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorShane CarruthStarsShane CarruthDavid SullivanCasey GoodenFour friends/fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there's something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they've built, wrestle over their new invention.Primer (2004)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorRichard AyoadeStarsJesse EisenbergMia WasikowskaWallace ShawnThe unenviable life of a government-agency clerk takes a horrific turn with the arrival of a new co-worker who is both his exact physical double and his opposite otherwise--he's a confident, charismatic ladies' man.The Double (2013)
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorTrey Edward ShultsStarsJoel EdgertonChristopher AbbottCarmen EjogoSecure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son. Then a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge.It Comes At Night (2017)
Science Fiction – Drama – Horror – Mystery – Thriller – Post-Apocalyptic Mystery Drama – Three-Member Family – Isolated Forest Cabin – Mysterious Deadly-Plague – Highly-Contagious – Human Population Annihilation – Quarantine Measures – Jeopardy – Another Family Encounter – Tension – Dilemma – Uncertainty Stress – Anxiety – Survival Horror – Hostile Unpredictable Environment – Elusive Danger – Lone Survivors – Paranoid Thriller – Ever-Present Danger – Desperation – Suspicions – Fear – Distrust – Hysteria – Paranoia – Psychological Horror – Discomfort Sense – Claustrophobic Dread – Existential Threat – Nightmarish Terror – Cosmic Horror – Art-Horror – Surrealism – Nihilism – Minimalistic Setup – Others – Eschatology – Slow-Burn – Indie Film – A24 Production – Re-Watchable – U.S.A.
★★★★★★ (6/10) - DirectorBrandon CronenbergStarsAlexander SkarsgårdMia GothCleopatra ColemanJames and Em Foster are enjoying an all-inclusive beach vacation in the fictional island of La Tolqa, when a fatal accident exposes the resort's perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence and surreal horrors.Infinity Pool (2023)
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