The Best Sci-Fi Movies on Amazon Prime

Ranker Streaming
Updated June 23, 2023 31.7K votes 5.3K voters 219.6K views
Over 5.3K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Sci-Fi Movies on Amazon Prime
Voting Rules
Only movies available on Amazon Prime streaming service
Latest additions: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Most divisive: Transformers: Dark of the Moon

The best sci-fi and fantasy movies on Amazon Prime is a complete streaming list for your perusal. All the best sci-fi and fantasy films on Amazon Prime streaming are listed in one convenient place so you can fully utilize your service. Some of the best movies of all time are now available on Amazon Prime so you can catch up on new hit movies and classic film hits right in your living room.

What are the best Amazon Prime sci-fi movies? What is available on the Amazon Prime streaming fantasy & sci-fi selection? Are there new sci-fi films on Amazon Prime? This Amazon Prime streaming list is here to get you started on the best Amazon streaming sci-fi & fantasy movies has to offer. 

Ranked by
  • Iron Man 2
    1

    Iron Man 2

    Robert Downey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle
    1,412 votes
    • Released: 2010
    • Directed by: Jon Favreau
    In Iron Man 2, an action-packed sequel, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) grapples with the pressures of being a superhero. He is pursued by the U.S government for his Iron Man technology and faces a formidable new adversary - Ivan Vanko (Mickey Rourke), who has a personal vendetta against him. Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) and James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) lend their support as Stark's world unravels. Directed by Jon Favreau, this Marvel production offers thrilling sequences and explores Stark's struggle to balance his public persona with his private vulnerabilities. The film won a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film in 2011.

    Available On:

    subscription

  • Thor
    2

    Thor

    Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins
    223 votes
    • Released: 2011
    • Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
    In Thor, the titular character, played by Chris Hemsworth, is an arrogant warrior from the realm of Asgard. After his reckless actions reignite an ancient war, Thor is banished to Earth by his father, Odin (Anthony Hopkins). Stripped of his powers and hammer, Thor must learn humility while living among humans. Meanwhile, his brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) seizes the throne in Asgard, leading to a dire situation. This Marvel superhero film blends action, fantasy, and adventure as it charts Thor's journey from fallen god to worthy hero.

    Available On:

    subscription

  • Super 8
    3

    Super 8

    Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Joel Courtney
    227 votes
    • Released: 2011
    • Directed by: J.J. Abrams
    In Super 8, a group of young friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie. The accident, however, is no mere mishap. Joe Lamb (Joel Courtney), Alice Dainard (Elle Fanning), and their friends soon find themselves grappling with inexplicable events and mysterious disappearances. As they dig deeper into the bizarre occurrences, they stumble upon something much bigger than them - an extraordinary secret that's not of this world. Directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg, this science-fiction thriller intertwines friendship, first love, and otherworldly mystery in a nostalgic homage to late-70s suburbia.

    Available On:

    subscription

  • Universal Soldier
    4

    Universal Soldier

    Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Ally Walker
    179 votes
    • Released: 1992
    • Directed by: Roland Emmerich
    During the Vietnam War, soldier Luc Deveraux (Jean-Claude Van Damme) finds that his superior officer, Andrew Scott (Dolph Lundgren), has turned violently deranged, and the two fight to the death. After their bodies are retrieved, they are placed into a secret program in which they are reanimated and trained to become unquestioning killing machines. While Devereaux and Scott initially have no memory of their former lives, glimpses of their pasts start to return, rekindling their intense conflict.

    Available On:

    subscription

  • The Tomorrow War
    5

    The Tomorrow War

    Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J.K. Simmons
    144 votes
    • Released: 2021
    • Directed by: Chris McKay
    Soldiers and civilians travel to the year 2051 to join a global war against a deadly alien species.

    Available On:

    subscription

  • The Time Machine
    6

    The Time Machine

    Guy Pearce, Samantha Mumba, Mark Addy
    793 votes
    • Released: 2002
    • Directed by: Simon Wells
    Scientist and inventor Alexander Hartdegen (Guy Pearce) is determined to prove that time travel is possible. His determination is turned to desperation by a personal tragedy that now drives him to want to change the past. Testing his theories with a time machine of his own invention, Hartdegen is hurtled 800,000 years into the future, where he discovers that mankind has divided into the hunter ... and the hunted.

    Available On:

    subscription