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The Best Netflix Original Sci-Fi Movies

Updated December 9, 2019 1.9k votes 568 voters 44.4k views31 items

List RulesOnly Netflix original films.

Here are the best Netflix original sci-fi movies currently streaming right now. Featuring aliens, outer space, and dystopian futures, this list of Netflix sci-fi originals is updated with new and popular movies. What is the best Netflix original sci-fi movie?

The latest and newest Netflix original sci-fi movies feature Hollywood's biggest stars, like Amanda Seyfried, Jake Gyllenhaal, Alexander Skarsgard, and Paul Rudd. Must-watch Netflix original sci-fi movies include Spectral, Okja, Mute, Anon, and The Titan.

Vote up the best original sci-fi movies on Netflix, and add your favorites if they're missing from the list.

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What Happened to Monday
Noomi Rapace, Willem Dafoe
Released: 2017
Directed by: Tommy Wirkola
What Happened to Monday is a 2017 dystopian science fiction thriller film directed by Tommy Wirkola. In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical... more
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#146 of 180 The Best Science Fiction Action Movies#77 of 100 The 95+ Greatest Dystopian Action Movies
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I Am Mother
Hilary Swank, Clara Rugaard
Released: 2019
Directed by: Grant Sputore
I Am Mother is a 2019 Australian thriller-science fiction film directed by Grant Sputore. A teenage girl (Clara Rugaard) is raised underground by a robot Mother (Rose Byrne) designed to repopulate... more
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Spectral
James Badge Dale, Max Martini
Released: 2016
Directed by: Nic Mathieu
Spectral is a 2016 American military science fiction film directed by Nic Mathieu. The sci-fi thriller centers on a special-ops team that is dispatched to fight supernatural beings.... more
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Extinction
Lizzy Caplan, Michael Peña
Released: 2018
Directed by: Ben Young
Extinction is a 2018 American science-fiction horror thriller film directed by Ben Young. When the planet is invaded by a force bent on destruction, a father (Michael Peña) fighting for his family... more
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#170 of 186 The Best Alien Movies Ever Made#182 of 319 The Greatest Disaster Movies of All Time
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ARQ
Robbie Amell, Rachael Taylor
Released: 2016
Directed by: Tony Elliott
ARQ is a 2016 American-Canadian science fiction film directed by Tony Elliott. Trapped in a lab and stuck in a time loop, an engineer (Robbie Amell) attempts to save his former lover (Rachael Taylor)... more
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Anon
Clive Owen, Amanda Seyfried
Released: 2018
Directed by: Andrew Niccol
Anon is a 2018 science fiction thriller film directed by Andrew Niccol. In a world without anonymity or crime, a detective (Clive Owen) meets a woman (Amanda Seyfried) who threatens their security.... more
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Tau
Maika Monroe, Ed Skrein
Released: 2018
Directed by: Federico D'Alessandro
Tau is a 2018 American sci-fi thriller film directed by Federico D'Alessandro. A woman (Maika Monroe) is held captive in a futuristic smart house and hopes to escape by breaking into the computer... more
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The Cloverfield Paradox
Daniel Brühl, Elizabeth Debicki
Released: 2018
Directed by: Julius Onah
The Cloverfield Paradox is a 2018 American science fiction horror film directed by Julius Onah, and is the third installment in the Cloverfield franchise. After using a particle accelerator, a group... more
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Okja
Ahn Seo-hyun, Tilda Swinton
Released: 2017
Directed by: Bong Joon-ho
Okja is a 2017 South Korean-American action-adventure film directed by Bong Joon-ho and co-written by Bong and Jon Ronson. A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful,... more
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#45 of 66 The Best Action Movies of 2017#71 of 139 The Best Korean Movies Of All Time
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Cargo
Martin Freeman, Anthony Hayes
Released: 2018
Directed by: Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke
Cargo is a 2017 Australian film directed by Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling. A father (Martin Freeman) tries to save his child at all costs in a post-apocalyptic world.... more

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Orbiter 9
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Mute
Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd
Released: 2018
Directed by: Duncan Jones
Mute is a 2018 British-German science fiction mystery film directed by Duncan Jones. A mute bartender (Alexander Skarsgård) goes up against his city's gangsters in an effort to find out what happened... more
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IO
Margaret Qualley, Anthony Mackie
Released: 2019
Directed by: Jonathan Helpert
IO is a 2019 American science fiction film directed by Jonathan Helpert. With the final shuttle scheduled to leave the planet, a teenage girl (Margaret Qualley) must decide whether to journey to the... more
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Illang: The Wolf Brigade
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In the Shadow of the Moon
Boyd Holbrook, Michael C. Hall
Released: 2019
Directed by: Jim Mickle
In the Shadow of the Moon is a 2019 American political thriller directed by Jim Mickle.... more
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Next Gen
John Krasinski, Charlyne Yi
Released: 2018
Directed by: Kevin R. Adams, Joe Ksander
Next Gen is a 2018 computer-animated science fiction action comedy drama film directed by Kevin R. Adams and Joe Ksander. After awakening a powerful robot in a secret lab, Mai (Charlyne Yi) and... more
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#298 of 545 The Best Animated Films Ever#85 of 100 The Greatest Kids Sci-Fi Movies
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The Discovery
Rooney Mara, Jason Segel
Released: 2017
Directed by: Charlie McDowell
The Discovery is a 2017 British-American romantic science fiction film, directed by Charlie McDowell and released on Netflix. Thomas Harber (Robert Redford) has scientifically proven that there is an... more
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iBoy
Bill Milner, Maisie Williams
Released: 2017
Directed by: Adam Randall
iBoy is a 2017 British science-fiction teen thriller film on Netflix. After an incident that embeds a piece of his cellphone in his brain, teenage boy Tom develops the ability to hear phone... more
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Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Fionn Whitehead, Will Poulter
Released: 2018
Directed by: David Slade
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is a 2018 sci-fi mystery film directed by David Slade, and part of the Black Mirror science fiction anthology. After a young programmer (Fionn Whitehead) makes a fantasy... more
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How It Ends
Theo James, Forest Whitaker
Released: 2018
Directed by: David M. Rosenthal
How It Ends is a 2018 American action thriller film directed by David M. Rosenthal. A desperate father (Theo James) tries to return home to his pregnant wife (Kat Graham) after a mysterious... more

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The Titan
Sam Worthington, Taylor Schilling
Released: 2018
Directed by: Lennart Ruff
The Titan is a 2018 science fiction thriller film directed by Lennart Ruff. After Air Force pilot Rick Janssen (Sam Worthington) undergoes a military experiment that enhances humans, he begins to... more
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The App
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Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus!
Richard Steven Horvitz, Rosearik Rikki Simons
Released: 2019
Directed by: Jhonen Vasquez, Jake Wyatt
Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus! is a 2019 American animated film directed by Jhonen Vasquez and Jake Wyatt, based on the animated television series Invader Zim. Zim (Richard Steven Horvitz) suddenly... more
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See You Yesterday
Eden Duncan-Smith, Dante Crichlow
Released: 2019
Directed by: Stefon Bristol
See You Yesterday is a 2019 American science fiction film directed by Stefon Bristol. An ambitious science prodigy uses her prowess and capabilities to create time machines in order to save her... more
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Mirage

Anon

The Cloverfield Paradox

Orbiter 9

Mute

Illang: The Wolf Brigade

The Discovery

The Titan

The App

Mirage