The best sci-fi movies on Netflix that are out of this world
[[Netflix]] has commissioned a wide range of original science fiction films, and this Shortlist roundup surveys twenty standout titles spanning cerebral art-house pieces, blockbuster spectacles, bleak dystopias and genre hybrids. Highlights include the time-travel bromance [[The Adam Project]], [[Alex Garland]]’s mind-bending [[Annihilation]], apocalypse thrillers like [[Bird Box]] and political satire [[Don't Look Up]], plus international hits such as China’s grand-scale [[The Wandering Earth]] and South Korea’s stylish [[Space Sweepers]]. The article focuses exclusively on Netflix originals, weighing inventive premises (robotic mothers, cloning conspiracies, cryogenic claustrophobia) and thematic variety — family, class, ecological crisis, surveillance, and AI — to argue that the streamer now supplies a rich, varied sci‑fi catalogue that can satisfy mainstream and niche tastes alike. It includes both polished crowd-pleasers and risk-taking auteur projects that expand the boundaries of genre filmmaking.