Sci-Fi & Fantasy on Netflix
Last updated April 19, 2024
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsCapt. Kirk (William Shatner) must face his prejudices when his sworn enemies the Klingons lurch perilously close to economic deprivation and environmental ruin. Obeying Star Fleet orders, Kirk reluctantly begins peace negotiations with Klingon chancellor Gorkon (David Warner). But peace has many foes: Gorkon is soon dead, and Kirk is imprisoned in a Klingon gulag as the galaxy edges toward all-out war.
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12 Monkeys
1995 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn the year 2035, convict James Cole (Bruce Willis) volunteers reluctantly to be sent back in time by scientists to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population decades earlier. But when Cole is sent mistakenly to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital, where he meets a psychiatrist (Madeleine Stowe) and the son (Brad Pitt) of a famous virus expert (Christopher Plummer).
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Planet of the Apes
1968 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBewildered astronaut George Taylor crash-lands on a strange planet ruled by intelligent apes who use primitive humans for experimentation and sport. Taylor finds himself among the hunted as he tries to escape the apes and uncover their dark secret.
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Children of Men
2006 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this futuristic tale, humans have lost the ability to reproduce and face extinction. Things change when a single woman mysteriously becomes pregnant, prompting a conflicted government bureaucrat and his ex-wife to join forces to protect her.
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Arena
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsKellan Lutz stars in this direct-to-video thriller about a young firefighter who's abducted, tortured and forced to fight for his life in a series of gladiatorial contests masterminded by a sadistic entrepreneur.
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Hellboy
2004 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBased on Mike Mignola's cult comic book series, this fast-paced live-action film tells the dark story of Hellboy, a charismatic demon who's put on Earth by the Nazis to terrorize the rest of the world. But Hellboy has other plans. Deciding to fight for good instead of evil, he vows to rid the world of supernatural monsters and the powers that rule them.
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Star Trek: Generations
1994 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsCapt. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) commands the newest incarnation of the &NFi;U.S.S. Enterprise&NFi_;, investigating a disaster at an outlying settlement. The catastrophe's sole survivor is Dr. Tolian Soran (Malcolm McDowell), who has malevolent plans to use an energy field called the Nexus. When Picard tries to intervene, he becomes caught in the Nexus … and is reunited with the presumed-dead Capt. James T. Kirk (William Shatner).
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Resident Evil: Afterlife
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThe Undead Apocalypse continues in the fourth film in the Resident Evil saga as super-soldier Alice finds her way to a supposed sanctuary in Los Angeles, which may just be a deadly trap set for her by the ruthless Umbrella Corporation.
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Star Trek: Nemesis
2002 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWith longtime foes the Romulans at last willing to negotiate peace with the Federation, the Enterprise and its crew are dispatched on a diplomatic mission. But it's all a ruse that will pit them against a wily villain with a sinister agenda.
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9
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn a postapocalyptic world, a small community of rag-doll robots hides in fear from dangerous machines out to exterminate them. But when a brave newcomer named 9 joins the group, he inspires them to stand up and fight for their survival.
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Enemy Mine
1985 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn this futuristic sci-fi tale, two outer-space adversaries marooned together -- one an earthling and the other a reptilian alien -- find themselves forced to set aside their hostility in order to stay alive.
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Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsCapt. Picard and the Enterprise crew head to a mysterious world where metaphasic radiation has halted the aging process of its citizens. There, they work to unravel a conspiracy that would harness the planet's power.
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The One
2001 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn director James Wong's sci-fi actioner, Los Angeles police officer Gabriel Yulaw is pursued by a sinister doppelgänger -- an escapee from an advanced parallel universe -- who's on a mission to kill the lawman.
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBased on the Jules Verne novel, this family-friendly fantasy film follows an expedition team en route to the center of the earth -- an adventure that is fraught with peril from careening boulders, falling stalactites and weird dinosaurs.
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In Time
2011 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn a near future where aging stops at 25, time is the new currency and the wealthy can live forever. When Will Salas inherits decades of life from a wealthy murdered man, he's pegged as the suspect by the corrupt Time Keepers, who enforce the law.
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDespite triumphing over the evil Khan, Admiral Kirk's victory is a hollow one -- McCoy (DeForest Kelley) is going insane, and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) is dead. Or is he? Kirk (William Shatner) jeopardizes his career by commandeering the U.S.S. Enterprise for a mission to the Genesis Planet. If he and his aging crew can defeat a deadly crew of Klingons, they may just be able to rescue their absent friend.
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Tai Chi Zero
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis fantasy epic narrates the furious conflict between a Tai Chi master and a marauding army of soldiers armed with powerful steam-driven machines. Although many view Yang Luchan as a fool, his unique powers may be all that can stop the invaders.
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIt's the 23rd century in director Leonard Nimoy's Oscar-nominated sci-fi adventure, and a mysterious power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. To save mankind, Capt. Kirk (William Shatner), Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley) and the rest of the Starship Enterprise crew travel back in time to 1986 San Francisco, a world as alien to them as anything they've encountered in their travels through the galaxy.
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Sleepy Hollow
1999 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsNew York detective Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of mysterious deaths in which the victims are found beheaded. But the locals believe the culprit to be none other than the ghost of the legendary Headless Horseman.
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Stake Land
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis genre-bending thriller combines vampires, religious fanatics and post-apocalyptic horrors with a coming-of-age tale that finds drifter Mister (Nick Damici) training young Martin (Connor Paolo) to survive the nightmare that has become America as they journey to New Eden. While they combat the mutated bloodsuckers and vicious humans seeking to rule the land, Mister and Martin rescue other wanderers and become a tightly knit family of warriors.
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Lockout
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsA former government agent wrongly accused of a crime gets a shot at freedom -- if he can engineer a high-risk mission to outer space in order to rescue the president's daughter from a prison where the inmates are in control.
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Daybreakers
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsEarth's population is up against a vicious plague that's transforming everyone into vampires and draining the world of an increasingly precious resource: blood. As the human race count nears zero, could science hold the key to a solution?
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn Guillermo del Toro's spellbinding sequel to Hellboy, the identities of Hellboy (Ron Perlman), Liz Sherman (Selma Blair) and Abe Sapien (Doug Jones) are exposed as they face a new threat: The Golden Army, assembled of long-hidden mythological creatures, is prepared to attack. As fantastic monsters and paranormal phenomena begin to take over, the trio races to destroy the army's leader, the vengeful Prince Nuada (Luke Goss).
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Heavy Metal
1981 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis animated extravaganza -- a cult classic featuring a thumping heavy metal soundtrack -- revolves around a menacing meteorite thought to be the root of all evil. Celebrity voices include John Candy, Eugene Levy and Harold Ramis.
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Battle: Los Angeles
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsLed by their skillful staff sergeant, a platoon of gutsy Marines fights to protect all humankind from astonishingly powerful aliens who've suddenly invaded Los Angeles under the guise of a meteor shower.
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