Sci-Fi Thrillers on Netflix
Last updated December 22, 2024
The Astronaut's Wife
1999 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsNASA astronaut Spencer Armacost and his beautiful schoolteacher wife Jillian are a seemingly perfect couple. But when Spencer heroically returns from a space mission, his sudden personality quirks threaten their sanity and future.
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Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
2004 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsWhen scientists the world over keep disappearing without a trace, it's up to intrepid reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) and top aviator Sky Captain (Jude Law) to uncover the truth in this futuristic, Art Deco-style actioner. The task involves putting their lives at risk as the pair travels to treacherous locales, hoping to throw a wrench in the plans of a villain who aims to wipe out the planet. Angelina Jolie and Giovanni Ribisi co-star.
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51
2011 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsUnder public pressure, the U.S. government opens alleged alien storage facility Area 51 to a small group of reporters, only to have the canned tour become a fight for survival when a shape-shifting extraterrestrial escapes and frees fellow captives.
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100 Below Zero
2013 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWhen a series of volcanic eruptions rips through Europe, the subsequent ash cloud blocks out the sun. As the continent plunges into a new ice age, an American couple must find their college-aged kids and get them out of Paris before it freezes over.
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Errors of the Human Body
2012 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsAfter his infant son dies from a rare genetic mutation, Dr. Geoff Burton moves to Germany to continue his work on a regenerative drug that might have saved the boy's life. But he soon suspects that something is afoot with his new colleagues.
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Beyond the Black Rainbow
2010 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsWhen telepathic teen Elena flees the mysterious facility where she's been imprisoned her entire life, her unbalanced therapist -- enraged by her escape -- relentlessly pursues her in this trippy homage to 1980s sci-fi thrillers.
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Mandrake
2010 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsBacked by funds from a wealthy patron and a team of fellow adventurers, treasure-seeker Darren McCall treks into the jungle to pull a mythical dagger from its final resting place. But doing so accidentally stirs a long-dormant plant monster.
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Mega Shark vs. Crocosaurus
2010 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsWhen the prehistoric warm-water beast the Crocosaurus crosses paths with that cold-water monster the Mega Shark, all hell breaks loose in the oceans as the world's top scientists explore every option to halt the aquatic frenzy. Swallowing everything in their paths -- including a submarine or two -- Croc and Mega lead an explorer and an oceanographer on a wild chase. Eventually, the desperate men turn to a volcano for aid.
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Robotropolis
2011 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsHumanity has taken its next big step: a state-of-the-art city called New Town, completely run by robots. Reporter Christiane Nouveau is glad to be covering New Town's public unveiling -- until the robots go on a bloody rampage.
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Sharknado
2013 | NR | 2.7 out of 5 StarsWhen a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, thousands of sharks are swept up in tornadoes and deposited all over the city, where they terrorize the shocked residents. Among them is bar owner Fin, who must rescue his estranged wife and daughter.
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Area 407
2012 | NR | 2.6 out of 5 StarsAfter their plane crashes, a group of survivors find themselves pursued by predators that are part of a top-secret government experiment. Two teenage sisters who were on board the plane capture that fateful night on video.
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Alien Dawn
2012 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsAfter giant alien machines arrive on Earth and begin to annihilate civilization, enslaving all of mankind, the few remaining human survivors band together to form an armed resistance, taking one last stand against total extinction.
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Tetsuo: The Bullet Man
2009 | NR | 2.5 out of 5 StarsMaster director Shinya Tsukamoto unleashes a wild blend of action and breakneck editing in this third Tetsuo film. The world of mild-mannered Anthony (Eric Bossick) is torn apart when his young son is murdered, and the resulting stress transforms him. Horror strikes when Anthony discovers that his father used human guinea pigs during his scientific experiments for the U.S. military -- and that Anthony may be his father's crowning achievement.
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Alien Origin
2012 | NR | 2.4 out of 5 StarsRecently discovered footage from a lost military expedition exposes some horrifying truths about the genesis of life on earth in this action-packed thriller from writer-director Mark Atkins.
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Strange Frame
2012 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsIn this animated sci-fi tale set in the 29th century, two female musicians fall in love and try to form a successful band as they fight for freedom in a world of space pirates, indentured slaves and genetic mutations.
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White Wall
2010 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsIn this post-apocalyptic thriller, a virus has devastated the world's population, forcing survivors to eke out a harsh existence behind a huge white wall. There, reformed bounty hunter Shawn Kors (James Boss) must accept one last job to protect his quiet life. Kors is trapped between the militia that rules the cities and a rival gang, and as the violence escalates, he is tormented by memories of the brutal beginnings he thought he had overcome.
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No Telling
1991 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsIn this eerie sci-fi thriller, artist Lillian and her scientist husband, Geoffrey, retreat to the country to mend their faltering marriage, but the researcher's backyard lab experiments take a frightening turn when he begins working on wild beasts.
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Total Retribution
2011 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsTrapped on a space station orbiting Earth, a small army of human survivors are prepared to battle the undead in space. Among this group is an unexpected leader whose sole mission is to prevent the destruction of Earth.
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Infection
2010 | NR | 2.3 out of 5 StarsWhen convicted killer Deke Evans returns home after serving his sentence, he discovers that his once-peaceful town is now the epicenter of a plague that's morphing everyday citizens into possessed alien creatures.
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Parasitic
2012 | NR | 2.2 out of 5 StarsA group of friends are trapped inside a nightclub with an unseen terror. One at a time they fall victim to the ravenous, bloodthirsty beast, and those remaining must fight to survive and destroy the creature before it is let loose into the world.
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Prometheus Trap
2012 | NR | 2.2 out of 5 StarsAssigned to rescue a derelict cargo ship, a military spacecraft discovers a doomsday device aboard the vessel. And when the massive weapon tears a rip in the space-time continuum, crewmembers aboard both ships are trapped in an endless time loop.
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Psychic Experiment
2010 | NR | 2.0 out of 5 StarsIt seems like the ideal community: self-contained, self-sufficient and secure. But the outside world isn't so ideal, and it's starting to invade. Soon, the residents of this utopian neighborhood will discover that perfection has a terrible price.
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