Sci-Fi & Fantasy on Netflix
Last updated January 22, 2025
The Core
2003 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThe Earth's inner core has stopped spinning, and scientist Josh Keyes must discover why -- before the world literally falls apart -- by burrowing into the planet's center in a vessel piloted by Maj. Beck Childs and Col. Robert Iverson.
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Paycheck
2003 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsPaid big money by high-tech firms for working on hush-hush projects, computer ace Michael Jennings then has his memory erased for security purposes -- which explains why he can't figure out the reason his most recent employer wants to kill him.
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War of the Worlds
2005 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsRay is a divorced dockworker whose children are staying with him when a fleet of spaceships appears. Forced to become the protective father he's never been, Ray scrambles to usher his kids to safety in this loose adaptation of H.G. Wells's novel.
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Never Let Me Go
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsBased on Kazuo Ishiguro's acclaimed novel, this sci-fi drama from director Mark Romanek is centered on thirtysomething Kathy (Carey Mulligan), who reflects on her time spent at Hailsham, an English boarding school, alongside classmates Ruth (Keira Knightley) and Tommy (Andrew Garfield). Born for an unusual reason, the three struggle with their destiny and their love triangle. Charlotte Rampling plays headmistress Miss Emily.
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The Watch
2012 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsFour somewhat civic-minded guys use their neighborhood watch group as an excuse to take a daily break from chores and family togetherness, but they get more than they bargained for when they accidentally uncover an alien plot to invade Earth.
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Three Inches
2011 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAfter a lightning strike gives him the ability to move objects a distance of three inches using only his mind, twentysomething loser Walter Spackman joins a secret team of other super-powered people to make the world a better place. Or so he thinks.
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Mimic
1997 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsMira Sorvino stars as an entomologist whose work results in the eradication of disease-carrying cockroaches, only to create a new breed of lethal, man-sized insect in the sewer systems of New York City.
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Phantoms
1998 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn this spooky flick based on a Dean Koontz novel, Lisa and Jenny arrive in Snowfield, Colorado, for a ski vacation, only to find the town deserted but for a dead man. Joined by Sheriff Bryce Hammond and his deputies, they search for clues.
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Waterworld
1995 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn a futuristic world engulfed by water, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, and sail off aboard his ship. But the trio soon becomes the target of a menacing pirate.
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The Brother from Another Planet
1984 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA humanoid slave from another planet escapes to the mean streets of Harlem. The people of the neighborhood are slowly won over by his technical wizardry and protect him from the two alien bounty hunters on his tail.
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Vanilla Sky
2001 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsFreewheeling publishing heir David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and a gorgeous socialite on his arm. But when his face is horribly disfigured in an auto accident, Aames loses everything ... or does he?
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Bulletproof Monk
2003 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsA mysterious and immortal Tibetan kung fu master who has spent the last 60 years traveling around the world protecting the ancient Scroll of the Ultimate, mentors a selfish street kid in the ancient intricacies of kung fu.
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RoboCop 2
1990 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThe gory sequel to 1987's sci-fi blockbuster brings back half-machine, half-human RoboCop to face his greatest challenge ever. This time, the cyborg law enforcer is out to rid Detroit of a deadly new designer drug.
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The Brothers Grimm
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsDirector Terry Gilliam's tale of adventure centers on the Grimm brothers -- Jake and Will -- who travel from village to village posing as exterminators of magical creatures ... but they're really expert con artists.
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Doomsday
2008 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a deadly viral epidemic kills hundreds of thousands of people in Britain, the government quarantines the infected behind a walled city -- only to be confronted with a resurgence of the disease 30 years later.
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Universal Soldier: Regeneration
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a Chechen Islamic extremist threatens the world with another nuclear disaster centered in Chernobyl, Ukraine, futuristic supersoldier Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) leads a team to recapture the power plant and disarm the madman. But when the terrorist turns a clone of Deveraux's old sergeant (Dolph Lundgren) against him, the hero must first take out his old pal. John Hyams directs this installment in the Universal Soldier saga.
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Cargo
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn the distant future, mankind has packed itself into space stations to escape the destruction of Earth's environment. Aboard the cargo ship &NFi;Kassandra&NFi_;, Dr. Laura Portmann (Anna-Katharina Schwabroh) escorts a hibernating crew toward new hope on the planet Rhea. But as the days of solitude tick by, she begins to fear she isn't the only waking traveler. This haunting chiller marks the feature debut of Swiss directors Ivan Engler and Ralph Etter.
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Sucker Punch
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsBaby Doll, a girl slated for lobotomy in a 1950s-era asylum, leads a group of young female inmates in an attempt to escape both their mental fantasy worlds and the actual institution where they are prisoners.
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Another Earth
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAfter a strange Earth-like planet is discovered, astrophysics student Rhoda accidentally slams her car into the vehicle of John, killing his family. In time, Rhoda and John begin an unlikely romance, but Rhoda begins to wonder about the other planet.
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City Under Siege
2010 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a group of unruly circus performers stumbles upon an old cache of weapons-grade chemicals, they morph into mutants who unleash a wave of mayhem across the city. But one mutant -- circus clown Sunny -- uses his new powers to stop the marauders.
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Grimm's Snow White
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsUnrelated to the big screen versions of the classic story, this low budget tale of an evil queen determined to dispose of her beautiful stepdaughter, Snow White, introduces reptilian creatures and other twists.
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Doomsday Book
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn these three stories about the terrifying near future, a lonely zombie reflects on his condition, a robot shows that he can teach humans about the soul and a young girl regrets an unusual Internet purchase that may bring about the end of the world.
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Dawn of the Dragon Slayer
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAfter Will's father is killed by a dragon, he embarks on an epic journey to seek vengeance against the vicious monster. But while undergoing intense training on how to slay the beast, he uncovers a mysterious family connection.
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The Dinosaur Project
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsDinosaur Project is a team of explorers searching for a mythical creature. When their helicopter is brought down by a flock of enormous birds they discover strange creatures which civilization has thought extinct for millions of years!
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Storage 24
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn this creepy thriller, an emergency power shutdown in London leaves four friends trapped by random circumstances in a cavernous storage facility. Before long, the group realizes that something lethal is inside the darkened warehouse with them.
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