From Alien and Aliens to The Matrix and Blade Runner, these sci-fi movies released over the last half a century are true masterpieces of the genre.

The new TV and movie releases on Netflix for this week (May 18 – May 24, 2026) include a science fiction horror movie directed by Jordan Peele. Directed and produced by Jordan Peele, Nope follows a pair of siblings sensing a UFO floating in the skies above their family ranch.

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District 9 will not be part of Netflix’s streaming service from Wednesday, April 1, 2026 (via What’s on Netflix). The film is set on an alternate Earth where an alien spaceship arrives and hovers over Johannesburg, South Africa. Upon investigation, the ...

Most alien invasion movies play out the exact same way. Some human beings are going about their lives, spaceships arrive, they blow things up, humans fight back, and save the day. The end. That's not always a bad thing, though. There's something satisfying ...

While the movies of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe might have left much to be desired, they did feature an alien threat more powerful than the Xenomorph. Marvel’s Symbiotes are heavily featured, with the likes of Venom, Carnage, and Riot all being heavily ...

Sci-fi franchises are odd things, and rarely is a well-received movie outdone by a TV prequel, but that's exactly what happened with one Disney IP.