20 Outstanding SCI-FI Movies Included with Prime 

U.S. Availability: 18. Freejack - PRIME VIDEO, Peacock, Roku, Tubi, Vudu 17. Project Almanac - PRIME VIDEO, Paramount+, MGM+ 16. Radius - PRIME VIDEO, Peacock, Roku, Tubi, PlutoTV 15. Splinter - PRIME VIDEO, Hulu, Peacock, Roku, Tubi 14. The Arrival - PRIME VIDEO, Roku, RU-vid, Tubi 13. Nekrotronic - PRIME VIDEO or FreeVee 12. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai - PRIME VIDEO, Tubi, PlutoTV 11. Isolation - PRIME VIDEO, Tubi, Crackle 10. Johnny Mnemonic - PRIME VIDEO, Tubi 9. Maximum Overdrive - PRIME VIDEO, Tubi, PlutoTV 8. Repo Men - PRIME VIDEO, STARZ 7. Valerian - PRIME VIDEO 6. Memories - PRIME VIDEO 5. Ink - PRIME VIDEO, Tubi, Roku, Vudu, Plex 4. Turbo Kid - PRIME VIDEO, Peacock, Roku, Tubi 3. War of the Worlds - PRIME VIDEO 2. Interstellar - PRIME VIDEO, Paramount+, MGM+ 1.Close Encounters - PRIME VIDEO Beam Dream is clinically shown to help you fall asleep faster, sleep through the night and wake up refreshed. Click shopbeam.com/flick and use code FLICK to get up to 35% off with my exclusive discount. _______________________________ CANADA Availability: 18. Freejack - Hollywood Suite On Demand, Tubi, Hoopla 16. Radius - Tubi, Plex 15. Splinter - Tubi, Plex, Hoopla 14. The Arrival - Tubi, RU-vid, CTV 13. Nekrotronic - AMC+ 12. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai - PRIME VIDEO 10. Johnny Mnemonic - PRIME VIDEO, Netflix, CTV 9. Maximum Overdrive - PRIME VIDEO 7. Valerian - PRIME VIDEO 5. Ink - Tubi, Hoopla, Filmzie 4. Turbo Kid - PRIME VIDEO, Tubi, Plex 3. War of the Worlds - 2. Interstellar - Netflix, Paramount+ 1.Close Encounters - Hollywood Suite On Demand _______________________________ U.K. Availability: 17. Project Almanac - Paramount+ 15. Splinter - PRIME VIDEO, Plex 14. The Arrival - FreeVee, PlutoTV 13. Nekrotronic - SHUDDER 12. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai - 10. Johnny Mnemonic - FreeVee 5. Ink - PRIME VIDEO, Filmzie 4. Turbo Kid - FreeVee, RokutenTV 3. War of the Worlds - NOW Cinema 2. Interstellar - Sky, NOW Cinema 1.Close Encounters - _______________________________ AUSTRALIA Availability: 16. Radius - PRIME VIDEO 15. Splinter - Plex 12. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai - MGM+ 7. Valerian - SBS On Demand 5. Ink - Tubi, Filmzie 2. Interstellar - Foxtel Now 1.Close Encounters - BiNGE

My parents asked me what I would like for my birthday in 1960. I asked for us to go to our local drive-in theater which was running a science fiction triple feature. "War of the Worlds", "This Island Earth", and "Forbidden Planet". Even though my dad and I were the only ones who stayed awake through all three movies (mom and my three brothers were sound asleep) it is still to this day one of my best family memories. Drive-in theater pizza, popcorn, and cupcakes we brought. Making use of the drive-in theater playground. Heaven.

Does no one remember a movie called Dark City? A fantastic sci-fi in 1998 with Kiefer Sutherland and a host of other great actors.

All time best quote in a movie, “Remember, no matter where you’re going - there you are”. Buckaroo Banzai

Ink is an incredibly moving story. Great story about a parents regress and trying to change. Loved it.

Buckaroo Banzai was the first VHS rental I ever did, been a fan ever since. The cast? Goldblume, Lithgow, Barkin, Weller. It can't miss. Award winning crew..... Don't pass this one up!!!

When you said “Repo Men” i was really hoping it was the Emilio Esteves movie “Repo Man”. That would have really hit the list good.

I had an ischemic stroke 4 weeks ago and I am desperate for things to watch as I continue to recover. Thank you for putting this together - there is only so many times I can rewatch Succession and Mr Robot.

Freejack is one of my personal all-time favorite movies. If you're a GenXer please give it a try

Prime is horrible now. Took me forever to find Nekrotronic. Then I had to watch two minutes of ads before it even started.

I actually remember watching The Arrival with my dad when it came out as a kid and despite it's kind of slower, more adult pace, it always stuck with me.

If you've not seen Close Encounters of the Third Kind, PLEASE DO SO NOW. He's right that it's far superior to most modern sci-fi films, at least in terms of writing, acting and directing. The effects also hold up brilliantly. I remember the thrill of watching it in the theater in the fall of '77. For those of us who were there, the one-two punch of Star Wars that summer and CE3K in the fall was the ultimate childhood experience! (For me, anyway...) For those about to watch it for the first time (hopefully in a darkened room, on a big-screen TV, with theater-quality sound), I envy you...

I would argue that Ink is the best low budget sci-fi movie ever made. A perfect example where the story telling masks the other faults of the movie.

…Like walking through a bookstore and the clerk says..”have you read this ..?” …keep it up..much appreciated

Saw Buckaroo Banzai in 3D back in the day. Crazy fun.

Thank you for mentioning Ink. I adore that movie, nice to see it get some love :D

Interstellar is hands down the #1 greatest science fiction movie ever made in my opinion... Personally, it is my favorite movie of all time. I feel like it was specifically made to scratch my itch. Every aspect of it is flawless. From the concept, plot, script, story and cast to the sound, music, lighting special FX and overall cinematography to the directing and production etc... it gets a 10 in all categories from me. It is one of those rare sci-fi creations where the drama / acting arguably outshines the special FX. I remember forcing my mother, who has trouble staying awake through anything, to watch it with me. She will normally refuse to watch anything remotely weird, especially sci-fi... not to mention anything complicated or long. (If it wasn't for McConaughey and Hathaway casted, she definitely would have shut it down.) Needless to say she stayed awake the entire time and at the end she admitted that she was thoroughly entertained.

Interstellar is one of my all-time favorite movies. I can't count how many times I've watched it.

Great FLICK CONNECTION Darren. Appreciate the time you’ve spent, finding these gems. Look forward to your presentations, helps me on my long road of treatment for MS. Thank you again for bringing joy and happiness to us 👍👍👍

Ink is one of my favorite movies. It's low budget but wonderfully done. I love the limited dialog and visual story telling... "Something's got to stop the flow."

Great movies! Splinter, however, is not part of Amazon Prime. You have to rent or buy it. I loved Close Encounters as a kid. Fun fact: "Barry" (kid) used to go to our church and still lives nearby.

Just watched MEMORIES with my 11 year old daughter, We enjoyed it, It brought up some pretty advanced philosophical conversations and was a great intro to my era of anime. I believe I was from the creator of Akira.

I would much rather see a movie with sub-par effects and a great story, than a movie with great effects and a boring story.

I am jealous of anyone that gets to watch Turbo Kid for the first time. So well done and Apple is a treat. Enjoy!

Ink is an astonishing work of art, emotionally stunning, and a great story. Jamin Winans, writer, producer, director, also did the musical score, and WOW does it nail it.

Ink is a personal favourite. Looking forward to Jamin's new movie, Myth of Man.

I love Splinter. It's one of my favorite small films.

Just watched Radius - thanks for the recomendation!

Freejack & Maximum Overdrive would be a killer drive-in combo with all the gooey goodness of chili fries, burgers and Cokes. What a nightr!!!

I was born in '65 and I remember seeing Freejack in the movie theater. That was amazing. I still remember the scene where Mick Jagger says, "I wasn't testing your loyalty to me. I was testing the accuracy of the machine." (or something like that. It's been a long time.)

I’ll vouch for Radius! Awesome and unique movie. Splinter too!

Loved the original War of the Worlds, and also Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Something more chilling about those old movies that fancy modern cgi doesn't make up for. I don't know why the streaming services don't have a 'classics' category so people get to see the good oldies that I got to see when they happened to play on broadcast tv when I was a kid.

More than a few faves here - and speaking of "dated" sci-fi tech movies, have you seen brainstorm? It's old tech is kinda like a "inception" type neural link - Christopher Walken is soo good, actually pretty lowkey Walken - and Natalie Woods last film i believe - and the low tech actually works pretty good for 1983 efx

I love these breakdowns. Thank you for sharing with us fans!!!

Thanks! Great video

INK is a cracking film. Every you said is perfect, but for some reason I can't put into words, it really impacted me. Watched it twice, never again since it came out. I don't need too Daz. I should but I think it my spoil it for me today. I know I am not making much sense, but it really impacted me is all I can say. Cheers from England.

This could have been "Emilio Estevez movies that might be worth watching"

INK has been one of my favorites for a long time. It has a great premise with an underlying message.

I absolutely love Turbo Kid.

Ink is a cool movie. So under the radar too. There are a few reviews and like one trailer reaction, but no movie reactions that I could locate.

Nekrotronic is amazing! The amount of entertainment crammed into a low budget premise. Just a great watch!

Great list DVD! 🎉

I don't know if it'll help anyone, but the ui for Amazon on Playstation is the least infuriating way to watch the service.

Valerian is one of my guilty pleasures. Watched it a few times!

Ink was amazing! Thanks for recommending!

I still remember one of the tv ads: "Buckaroo Banzai and his Hong Kong Cavaliers, the toughest, most hard-rocking bar band in East Texas!"

great list Darren

Close Encounters all the way ! I need me sone mashed potatoes...

We didn't know what to watch tonight. We enjoyed every single one so far. Thanks so much for all your time and effort you put in for us. Keep up the amazing work!

Freejack is my favorite movie on this list. It's only flaw was having Mick Jagger, who is NOT an actor and proves it, not that Emilio Estevez did much better honestly. It's one of the few movies I'd love to see remade, just because I like the story, but I think the movie could have been done better. That being said, I've rewatched it several times just because I enjoy it. Looking at Prime, I'd recommend some different movies: The Beastmaster (although I've always heard it called a sword and sandal movie, it's listed as science fiction for some reason), Virtuosity (Russell Crowe really gets into the part of the bad guy), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) (the best version of all), Stay Tuned (one of the most underrated and forgotten movies ever, I love this movie), and MST3K: Cave Dwellers (I really enjoy MST3K, and this is one of my top 3 of all time).

Ink is fantastic!

The opening sequence of Valerian is EPIC!

Nekrotronic was surprisingly great, really didn't expect to like it

Love Close Encounters and Interstellar...could watch either just about anytime...or listen to the soundtrack...

Ink is amazing. So glad to see it being repped.

Close encounters is fantastic!

damn most of the titles in this video is unknown to me...which makes this video great coz it adds value! a video that only suggests big titles like Aliens, Terminator 2, Star Wars, Event Horizon etc wouldn't help much coz most people already knew those movies. great content, big thumbs up. Keep on finding these hidden gems!

Thank you very much...

Speaking of great sci-fi anime, what about Fantastic Planet? It was awarded the Grand Prix special jury prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, and in 2016, it was ranked the 36th greatest animated movie ever by Rolling Stone. Darren, please check it out!

I saw Free Jack in the theaters. Love it.

Half the time i think u make movies just to add them to this list.. They r so good specially the low budget ones❤❤❤ also I was looking fwd to sci fi list so long.. Could u attach ur sci fi lists in description or make a playlist please🙏🙏🙏

Spielberg is unequaled at transforming a fictional script into convincing and compelling reality. I frequently rewatch the airport control tower scene in Close Encounters and marvel at his orchestration. Mundane activities inside the tower suddenly giving way to escalating tension. The pilots struggling to describe what they're seeing. Tower technicians talking over each other to diagnose the situation. Their intermingled comments are unintelligible adding to the chaotic situation. The pilots opting not to declare a UFO sighting. "I wouldn't know what type of report to file." Absolutely masterful.

Another great one.

Fantastic list. Quite I few I haven't seen going on my watch list. I know this was focused on prime... but a list of lesser known "B-movie" or low budget sci-fi of this caliber, no matter where they can be found, would be really useful.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is an awesome film. I’m 54 and I’ve seen the film countless times. To the point where I know the entire script off by heart and can hear 5 seconds of dialogue without seeing the screen, tell you what scene it is. Love that film

Thank you ever so much for the suggestions. Even though I am in Germany where not all of these movies will be available ... I plan on subscribing to Prime Video for a few months again to watch the 4th season of "The Boys" and will maybe add "Paramount+" (which is possible here in Germany) to watch "Strange New Worlds". Any addition is very much appreciated. So again: Thank you for this! 🙂

Thank you for this post,

Project Almanac is a pretty fun watch, love it and it's in my collection

Great to see Nekrotronic make the list. Huge Ben O'Toole fan here. Wish he did more movies. Dude could pass for Tony Stark. Check out his movie Bloody Hell if you get a chance.

Thanks!👍👍👍

Watched CE3K with 19-year old sci fi newbie daughter last weekend. Enjoyable. Good list except for Valerian. Thanks

Good list, thanks. I've seen several and will now fill in the blanks. :) As far as old films go (maybe for another list as this would be endless) I have to add the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers. 👽Cheers and happy viewing.

I've seen Valerian twice and totally loved it.

Close Encounters is epic. The Vast of Night did the same thing. Amazing endings. They put your head sideways and go "What"!!!

Ink was so soo good, I love your taste dude!

I love your THEY LIVE shirt! 😎👍

Loved most of your picks. I thought Big Trouble In Little China & Soldier deserved a slot. Kudos.

*Project Almanac was amazin, good fun!* 🤙🏽⚡️🤙🏽 Repo Men is a good shout! Ooo will check out Memories (1995)...

Shoutout for Wormwood! Amazing flick considering the budget especially. I do want a legit sequel. So twisted yet somehow still fun and the climax just has you longing for more! Hard to find but worth it.

Project Almanac is one of my favourite time travel films, i always recommend it to someone as a lesser known sci-fi film

10:27 I didn't know Kitty Foreman went through all that before she married Red. Poor thing! 😁

Nekrotronic is terrific!!! It and Ink really punch above their weight.

Maximum Overdrive for the soundtrack got to love a bit of DC, yes it's a bit cheesy but that was the "Story", Close Encounters just yes for everything you said and more!!! However one of the more interesting ones I don't think I've seen but based on comments below is going to be Ink, thanks for putting this out....

Im one of the few people I know who has always loved "maximum overdrive" I never understood why others didn't find it hilarious

You're right about Close Encounter of the Third Kind. It still hold up with todays special effects. Outstanding choice for number 1.

You keep getting better at this, mate

I saw Radius a couple years ago and really liked it

Just watched 'Radius'. I dont know if it was the Jane and Liam chemistry but it was very good. Would love to see this remade with a larger budget and some script/plot refinement - but same main character actors.

Great video. I had 5 movies that I wanted to watch but damn, only one (Turbo Kid) is available on Prime in Canada. So I guess that is my movie watch tonight.

Splinter was a great surprise, I accidentally found one afternoon on SYFY back in college. The Arrival has always been a favorite of mine since I saw it when it was released back in middle school. Not talked about enough.

Interesting, I have seen all 20 of these recommended movies. Some several times.

Maximum overdrive is my favorite movie of all time. Glad to see it on your list. I hate when people talk trash about it.

Arrival is available in the UK currently on Netflix and also on All4 (Channel 4) as well as those mentioned in the pinned comment.

I absolutely love Valerian . I didn't like it the first time I saw it but then upon a second watch fell in love with it . I have watched it more than most movies. Definitely a fun movie !

The Arrival is a great sleeper movie.

You should check out a low budget sci fi movie called Dune Drifter on prime! Super highly recommend! Keep up the great content

THANKS

Freejack and Johhny Mnemonic watched back to back. Heaven!

I have to agree with Interstellar. I bought it digitally when it first came out and couldn't understand it. Now that I have watched it a few times, I totally love it and understand the meanings within. It is a favorite to get me through the end of a workout when I can't find anything else to watch 🙂

I’m always on the hunt for good smart sci-fi, interstellar and some others from your list are some of my favourite. I also loved “the man from earth” very low budget and the almost the entire thing happens in a living room but so clever and smart that it keeps you glued to the screen. Any other smart sci-fi you can recommend?