Prime Video has got the epic sci-fi movies you're looking for.
Science fiction isn't a monolith. It's a genre that has so many flavors that it can appeal to just about anyone. Whether you want something silly, bleak, thrilling or dystopian, Prime Video has a movie that will fit the bill. From high-brow to some B movie-flavored ridiculousness, there's pretty much something for every fan.
The next step is actually scrolling through the pages of content to find the title you want to watch. Well, I went ahead and did the heavy lifting for you and put together the movie guide below. This roundup merely scratches the surface of what you can find on the streamer, but it's a great starting point.
From an Australian dystopian classic to the return of an iconic movie monster and a terrifying alien invasion, the choices are epic. The only challenge now is to figure out which title you're going to click play on first.
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Relativity Media/Screenshot Limitless What if there were a pill that could turn any person into a hyperintelligent super genius? Limitless aims to answer that question. The movie stars Bradley Cooper as Eddie Morra, a down-on-his-luck writer who takes the untested drug and uses it to massively level up his life. Of course, what goes up must come down, and Eddie soon finds out that sometimes, it's best to leave mysterious meds alone.
Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images Mad Max Mad Max, the first entry in the hit franchise, takes place in a not-so-distant future where oil becomes a hard-to-find commodity. With the world in chaos, a local police officer named Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson) pursues a dangerous mission to take revenge against a violent biker gang, following the murder of his wife and child.
Prime Video The Tomorrow War Chris Pratt stars in this action movie that follows a group of soldiers who travel back in time to warn of a future where humanity is losing the war against an army of alien invaders. Mankind's only hope lies in a group of would-be heroes who are tapped to travel to the future in order to save the present.
Screenshot by Aaron Pruner/CNET Godzilla Is 2014's Godzilla the best movie in the monster's long-running canon? The answer to that question can be debated for days. I'm not going to rank this release, but Gareth Edwards's take on the iconic kaiji does a great job of reintroducing audiences to this universe while also delivering a whole new set of story circumstances and characters. Unlike 1999's big screen adaptation, this one ain't goofy and the cast (Bryan Cranston, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, etc.) is pretty great.
Screenshot by Aaron Pruner/CNET Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey The second installment in the Bill and Ted trilogy finds Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter reuniting as everyone's favorite slacker duo. This ridiculously fun sequel finds the buds grappling with an unexpected scenario: They get murdered by robot clones and go to Hell. Yes, that sounds silly, and it's all by design. Everything is fun in this one, and William Sadler's performance as the Grim Reaper steals the show.
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