15 Sci-Fi Movies on Amazon Prime to Binge With No Shame
Finding a good sci-fi movie to watch and spend your precious leisure time on can be pretty challenging in the era of mass motion picture production. Thankfully, 5-Minute Crafts has selected 15 sci-fi movies you can binge over the weekend. Some are all-time classics, while others were released recently, so let’s dive in.
1. Back to the Future
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A young man is determined to do something useful with his life, which is more than his parents managed to do. It shouldn’t be that hard since his mother is an alcoholic, while his father is bullied at work.
2. Bicentennial Man
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Bicentennial man is a robot no one expects to be anything more than a little help at home. However, everyone’s in for a big surprise since this robot has features that miss the eye at first glance.
3. Oblivion
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Jack Harper is a repairman assigned to the ruined and deserted Earth. But when he saves a passenger from a downed spacecraft, he puts something big in motion that may change the fate of humanity.
4. I, Robot
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Everybody owns a robot to perform tasks no one wants. Yet, a crime occurred, and a detective has to investigate. He believes a robot is a culprit, which may relate to his dislike of them.
5. Passengers
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Passengers is a story of 2 interplanetary travelers. But their journey is a perilous one because they have to deal with malfunctions befalling their spacecraft.
6. Children of Men
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Humankind is nearing its end because no woman managed to give birth in recent years. To prevent this from happening, Theo tries to produce a miracle, but time keeps working against him and everyone else.
7. Transcendence
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A brilliant artificial intelligence scientist conducts experiments that aren’t to everybody’s liking. And those who don’t like them are ready to do whatever it takes to end them, whatever the cost.
8. Ex Machina
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Artificial intelligence is about to make its grand appearance in the human body. To make it so, a young and wealthy man takes part in an experiment that tests AI housed in the body of a robot girl.
9. Clara
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This is a story of a male astronomer and a female artist. The universe fascinates them, and he thinks there’s life out there. Their cooperation will yield a deep connection and a grand discovery.
10. K-PAX
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A newcomer arrives in New York, claiming he comes from another planet, and when a psychiatrist assesses his mental health, it turns out that the truth may be what no one dreams of, much less expects.
11. Flight of the Navigator
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A 12-year-old boy abducted by aliens 8 years ago returns to Earth. He didn’t seem to age at all in the meantime and has acquired outstanding spacecraft navigational abilities.
12. The Day the Earth Stood Still
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A spaceship orbiting the Earth finally lands in Washington, D.C. Its occupant and his fellow robot are on a mission to learn everything they can about the planet and its strange residents.
13. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
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A boy living with his mother, older brother, and younger sister doesn’t have a carefree childhood. But he has something no one else has — an alien friend stranded on Earth, wishing to return to his planet.
14. Cloud Atlas
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Tom Hanks and Halle Berry star in a film covering the span of 500 years. The protagonists shift between timelines and eras while reuniting over and over again during all that time.
15. Signs
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Large circles started appearing in crops all of a sudden. The main character has to deal with possible implications, which may include an alien invasion, all while taking care of his family.
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