Sci-Fi Thrillers on Netflix
Last updated December 21, 2024
The Thing
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis terrifying prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 classic of the same name tells the story of a team of Norwegian scientists who find an alien ship frozen in Antarctica. When the organism inside awakens, blood flows across the frozen landscape.
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Chronicle
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSoon after three teens stumble upon an unidentified substance in the Pacific Northwest woods, they begin to exhibit powers beyond their wildest dreams. But harnessing their newfound abilities proves far more challenging than they ever imagined.
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The Mist
2007 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAfter a brutal thunderstorm pounds a small town, the residents discover a malevolent mist hanging over their homes, killing anyone who remains outside. Now trapped in a grocery store, a band of survivors must make a stand against the deadly fog.
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Transfer
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA loving elderly couple (Hans-Michael Rehberg and Ingrid Andree) decides to undergo an astonishingly advanced but ethically dubious medical procedure to extend their lives in this thought-provoking sci-fi thriller about privilege, race and exploitation of the Third World. The two have their spirits transferred into the bodies of African refugees, but the young people acting as their hosts regain custody of their bodies for four hours every day.
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Impostor
2001 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn 2079, a well-respected scientist with the perfect life wakes up one morning to find himself suspected of being a replicant planted by aliens. Now, he must do everything in his power to prove his identity and his innocence.
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Aeon Flux
2005 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAiming to hasten an uprising, the leader of an underground rebellion (Frances McDormand) dispatches acrobatic assassin Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron) to eliminate the government's top leader in this futuristic thriller based on the popular animated MTV show. It's the 25th century, and a rampaging virus has forced the remnants of humanity into seclusion. But political conflict swirls within, and the climate is ripe for revolution.
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The Forgotten
2004 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA desperate mother tries to prove the existence of her missing child in this chilling psychological thriller. Reeling from the loss of her 8-year-old son, she seeks counsel from a therapist -- who claims the boy was a figment of her imagination.
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Cube
1997 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsClueless as to how they got there or why they were chosen, a student, an ex-con, an engineer, a social worker, a cop and a mentally disabled person are caught in a maze of interlocking cubes with no apparent way out.
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Strange Days
1995 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsEx-cop Lenny Nero is a pusher of potent (and illegal) virtual-reality clips, peddling sex and violence to the masses in Los Angeles. But when a high-profile murder shows up in his collection, Lenny finds himself ensnared in a fast-paced manhunt.
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Dreamscape
1984 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsTwo research scientists operate a government-funded clinic specializing in the study of dreams. Seeking help with an experiment, the doctors hire a gifted psychic to enter the subconscious minds of patients troubled by nightmares.
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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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Species
1995 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen scientists discover alien DNA, they create the ultimate femme fatale: a hybrid woman named Sil with supermodel looks, deadly shape-shifting abilities and raging hormones. When Sil escapes, a team scrambles to find her before she can reproduce.
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Crawlspace
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen a super-secret underground military facility in Australia is attacked, the government sends in an elite squadron to rescue the workers. The mission becomes even more complicated when the soldiers encounter a beautiful amnesiac in a crawlspace.
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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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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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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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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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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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American Warships
2012 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsNot to be confused with the blockbuster Battleship, it's up to the "USS Iowa" to fend off an army of alien invaders who are out to destroy the planet in this low-budget sci-fi thriller.
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Supernova
2000 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWhen a deep-space rescue ship answers a distress call from a mining planet, the crew leaps light-years to find a lone survivor. When the man joins them, crew members start disappearing thanks to a mysterious alien artifact he's smuggled onboard.
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Ghosts of Mars
2001 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsTwo centuries in the future, a squad of tough-as-nails cops are dispatched to a remote mining outpost on Mars to bring back a deadly criminal. When they get there, they have to fight off an army of miners who've been possessed by an unspeakable evil.
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Johnny Mnemonic
1995 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsIn cyberpunk godfather William S. Gibson's story that's been adapted for the big screen, a courier is tasked with delivering a volatile data package stored in his brain. But when things go awry, he's stuck in a race against time to save his mind.
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Ultraviolet
2006 | NR | 3.1 out of 5 StarsWhen a vampirelike disease begins infecting the human population -- giving the afflicted enhanced intelligence, fantastic stamina and lightning-fast speed -- the world quickly divides into those who have it and those who don't. Believing the infected to be a menace to society, the government seeks to wipe them out. But can one woman with the disease (Milla Jovovich) help save an infected child (Cameron Bright) from cruel and unusual punishment?
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