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Sci-Fi Movie Summaries & Endings Explained
1,438 sci-fi movies, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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The Shift
2023 · Sci-Fi
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
2023 · Action
Share?
2023 · Sci-Fi
Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning
2023 · Animation
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes
2023 · Animation
Fingernails
2023 · Drama
The Mill
2023 · Drama
Foe
2023 · Drama
The Creator
2023 · Action
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023 · Animation
57 Seconds
2023 · Sci-Fi
No One Will Save You
2023 · Horror
Spy Kids: Armageddon
2023 · Action
Blue Beetle
2023 · Action
Landscape with Invisible Hand
2023 · Adventure
Aporia
2023 · Sci-Fi
The Pod Generation
2023 · Sci-Fi
Meg 2: The Trench
2023 · Action
LOLA
2023 · Sci-Fi
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
2023 · Action
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023 · Action
They Cloned Tyrone
2023 · Action
Bird Box Barcelona
2023 · Sci-Fi
Biosphere
2023 · Sci-Fi
Nimona
2023 · Action
The Flash
2023 · Action
Elemental
2023 · Adventure
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023 · Action
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
2023 · Action
Shin Kamen Rider
2023 · Action
Robots
2023 · Sci-Fi
Hypnotic
2023 · Action
Knights of the Zodiac
2023 · Action
Crater
2023 · Adventure
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
2023 · Action
The Black Demon
2023 · Sci-Fi
The Artifice Girl
2023 · Sci-Fi
To Me, The One Who Loved You
2023 · Sci-Fi
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
2023 · Action
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
2023 · Adventure
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What Makes a Sci-Fi Movie? Sci-Fi Movies Explained
Science fiction (sci-fi) films explore imaginative and futuristic concepts, often dealing with advanced technology, space exploration, time travel, or extraterrestrial life. These movies push the boundaries of what is possible, blending scientific ideas with speculative storytelling. Sci-fi films often serve as social commentaries, challenging viewers to think critically about human nature, ethics, and the future of civilization.
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