2025 was not too rich in interesting sci-fi films and series: there were many sequels and returns, but not many original ideas. Nevertheless, some science fiction (albeit sometimes with a stretch) still came out and sometimes even pleased the eye. We...
The Most Beautiful Sci-Fi of 2025
Frankenstein
The long-known story has received another adaptation, this time from the hand of Guillermo del Toro himself, who is famous for making us sympathize with any monster. In his new work, the master once again reminded us of the danger of playing God, but did it incredibly beautifully.
The Most Arthouse Sci-Fi of 2025
Resurrection
A sci-fi film by Chinese director Bi Gan tells about our illusions, fantasies, and the dangers of eternal life.
Best Sci-Fi with Doubles
Mickey 17
Here could have been "", but they are still horror, not sci-fi. Therefore, the best sci-fi with doubles rightfully becomes "Mickey 17" by Bong Joon-ho, where Robert Pattinson mastered the skill of self-copying 18 times, but each time he is a little different.
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Best Sci-Fi About Friendship of Opposites
Predator: Death Planet
Another story about the Predator, only now this killing machine is not chasing Arnold Schwarzenegger or Adrien Brody, but strikes up a friendship with Elle Fanning-synthetic. Along the way, the Predator suffers from self-esteem issues.
Corporate Sci-Fi of 2025
Alien: Earth
Noah Hawley tried to expand the Alien universe, focusing on corporate squabbles and presenting the full range of cyborgs-synthetics-robots, as well as greedy villains. However, a miracle did not happen; instead, a drawn-out series with an abundance of philosophizing, discussions about corporate ethics, industrial espionage, and human helplessness occurred. And with minimal representation of Aliens on screen (you can only look at the promo posters).
Mission: Impossible in the World of Sci-Fi 2025
The Running Man
This is another adaptation of Stephen King's novel, where the focus is not on children but on an unfortunate father trying to save his daughter. He, of course, is not trying to save the world like Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible, but in terms of the kilometers Glenn Powell ran, he can compete with Tom Cruise.
Another King adaptation and also a sci-fi — The Long Walk — failed to compete for this title due to the measured pace of walking.
The Most Earthly Sci-Fi of 2025
The Astronaut
At the center of the story is the not-so-successful return of a female astronaut to Earth, after which strange things begin to happen to her. At times, the film resembles standard plots about astronaut PTSD, and at times you can catch vibes of Alien. However, the truth is somewhere in between, and it is not the most comforting, at least for Kate Mara.
Sci-Fi Revenge
Companion
When the horror revenge subgenre became sci-fi revenge.
The Most Digital Sci-Fi
Avatar: Fire and Ash
James Cameron continues to develop high technologies in cinema and his fantastic world of Pandora, inhabited by blue creatures, behind whose images Hollywood actors hide.
Sci-Fi Drama About Death
The Shrouds
David Cronenberg's return with a new film happened in the world in 2024, but in Russia in 2025. According to the director, this film became a way for him to process grief after his wife's death. According to viewers, it turned out dramatic, beautiful, curious, but slightly drawn out and with minimal body horror.
The Most Anticipated Return of a Sci-Fi Franchise
28 Years Later
The duo of Danny Boyle and Alex Garland returned to the screens with new ideas for their beloved zombie franchise about the aggression virus. A new way of shooting on iPhones, people on an isolated British island living by medieval rules, and Ralph Fiennes smeared with iodine. Fans split into two mutually exclusive camps, and two more new films of the franchise are in production.
Rom-Com Sci-Fi About the Apocalypse
Love Me
What if, in a completely dead world, only a sea buoy and a space satellite survived and fell in love with each other? This is the question the creators of the unusual sci-fi drama/rom-com with Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun started from, whose characters go through various stages of a relationship until they find out what this strange thing — love — means. The film was first shown in 2024 at Sundance, but it was released digitally only in 2025 (and it became possible to see it).
The Most Anticipated Sci-Fi Series of 2025
Stranger Things
The final fifth season of Stranger Things was awaited by the whole world with bated breath: at the time of the release of the first three episodes, Netflix servers could not even withstand the massive influx of viewers. And the final episode with a runtime of 2 hours was even shown in cinemas. The conclusion of the 10-year story about the residents of Hawkins who encountered something unknown satisfied some and disappointed others, but left no one indifferent.
Rom-Com Pretending to Be Sci-Fi 2025
Only You
A touching story about how in the future they invented a technology to find your soulmate. However, there are those who believe that love can be found the old-fashioned way, through many trials and errors. Even though there is almost nothing sci-fi here, the film itself turned out to be deep and wise in its own way.
Best Sci-Fi Game Adaptation of 2025
Fallout (Season 2)
Ella Purnell finally found her franchise where she looks organic, and Walton Goggins reminds that he shines not only in "". The post-apocalyptic world, America is fragmented into different factions, orders, and underground bunkers, and between them scurry mutated creatures, ghouls, and other outcasts who survived the nuclear war. Caustic, brutal, bloody, ironic, and captivating, but most importantly — with great respect for the source material and the feelings of the game's fans.
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Nothing is Clear, But Very Interesting 2025
Severance (Season 2)
Everyone expected the second season to answer the numerous questions that arose after the first season, but Ben Stiller and the team of authors decided to play with the viewer again. They, of course, explained some points, but added even more new surprises and reasons to be amazed. As a result, at the end of the second season, we were left in even greater confusion than at the end of the first.
Sci-Fi About Aliens 2025
One of Many
Vince Gilligan, a crime specialist, went ahead and released an original sci-fi where the alien invasion of Earth is shown as an act of mercy and total happiness. There is no particular action or deadly threat here, but there is a lot of personal drama against the backdrop of an empty world (mostly America). At times it turned out a bit drawn out and annoyingly slow, but if you accept these rules of the game, you can enjoy it.
Another Stephen King Sci-Fi of 2025
The Long Walk
In 2025, quite a few projects based on Stephen King were released. In addition to the mentioned The Running Man, there was also the film The Life of Chuck, the series The Institute and It: Welcome to Derry. However, only The Long Walk can be called another sci-fi based on King after The Running Man (though with a stretch, since the sci-fi there is mainly in the setting and world elements).
The Cutest Rom-Com Sci-Fi
The Gorge
The film, which was advertised as an action movie with Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, actually turned out to be a cute rom-com in the world of sci-fi. But not devoid of action and a driving plot, created as if following the patterns of video games.
Best Star Wars of 2025
Andor
The Star Wars franchise formally belongs to sci-fi, but has never fully been it, since there is much more fiction than science fiction. Nevertheless, one cannot write about the sci-fi results of the year without mentioning the wonderful final season of Andor, which took this space opera with lightsabers and Jedi to a qualitatively new level, presenting the other side of the resistance and the ambiguity of the heroes of this franchise. The rebels have never been so much in the spotlight.
Another Sci-Fi Attraction After Avatar
Jurassic World: Rebirth
Hollywood continues to birth new parts of the dinosaur franchise. Once, Sam Neill and Laura Dern were attempted to be replaced by Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard. Now, the story centers on Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Bailey, though without romantic tension. The plot is without frills or surprises, but the grand landscapes and bizarre dinosaurs to the tunes of Alexandre Desplat (clearly taking John Williams' sounds as a basis) evoke childish admiration and joy.
Controversial AI Sci-Fi 2025
Tron: Ares
Not the most successful continuation of the franchise that fans of Tron could have hoped for. But the return to the unique virtual world of neural networks and the cameo of Jeff Bridges still happened.
Sci-Fi Social Satire
Death of a Unicorn
Paul Rudd decided to diversify his Marvel filmography and, together with the ubiquitous Jenna Ortega, star in Death of a Unicorn — a kind of mix of horror and sci-fi. However, as it turned out, neither a good horror nor an interesting sci-fi can be found here, but there is plenty of social satire.
Resident Evil of 2025
In the Lost Lands
Despite all the love (of the author of this top) for Milla Jovovich, she apparently still finds it difficult to accept the fact that the "" franchise is over. Therefore, together with her husband Paul W. S. Anderson, aka the director of the franchise about the Umbrella Corporation, she releases weak copies of a familiar plot about the apocalypse, although the sources of inspiration are already completely different games.
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Unsuccessful Sci-Fi Adaptation of 2025
The Electric State
How the Russo brothers managed to turn Simon Stålenhag's incredibly cool art book into such a film remains a mystery to many. I don't want to list all the film's shortcomings, but I still want to note one plus of this project — the decent design of the robots.
Indian Sci-Fi 2025
LIK: Love Insurance Kompany
There is no localization of the film's title, nor an approximate release date. According to the description, the film is not particularly interesting. In a world of the future, high technology, and Mission: Impossible 14, a young man tries to find his love. But if you watch the trailer, it becomes clear that the film will still be quite original, as it was made with that special Indian flavor.
Sci-Fi Failure of 2025
Ash
The film had all the cards and great potential to become a cool space sci-fi, telling about the horrors of colonizing other planets. But in the end, it turned out to be a boring movie about glitches with an uninteresting mystery, where (by a strange coincidence) actors like Eiza González and Aaron Paul starred. The only thing interesting here is the visual aspect. You can't fault that.
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