A well-made science fiction movie makes us ponder the incredible ways in which technology can affect us in the near or far future or in an alternate reality. Besides providing insightful entertainment, they also educate us on some level. The icing on the cake is the breath-taking visuals we are treated with. For this article, we have handpicked a list of the some must-watch science fiction films streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
RoboCop, 1987 (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
Helmed by Paul Verhoeven, the sci-fi action movie takes places in a dystopic Detroit replete with violent crimes. When a police officer (Peter Weller) is murdered by some criminals, the fatally wounded cop is revived and transformed into a crime-fighting cyborg. But the story takes a turn when the RoboCop begins to recall memories of his old life.
Midnight Special, 2016 (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
The film features Michael Shannon in the role of a father, who discovers the incredible powers which his son possesses. But when the government and a religious organization learns about the son’s abilities, the father-son duo desperately try to escape from both.
Bumblebee, 2018 (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
It’s a spin-off prequel movie to Michael Bay’s Transformer film series. When an Autobot scout called B-127 is sent to Earth by Optimus Prime, B-127 crash lands in California and is attacked by a Decepticon, who severely damages the Autobot. The injured B-127 transforms into a Volkswagen Beetle, who is later discovered by a depressed girl Charlie in a scrapyard and she names the Autobot – Bumblebee.
The Vast of Night, 2019 (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
Set in the 1950s period in New Mexico, the film’s story revolves around how a switchboard operator and a radio DJ discover an unusual audio frequency one night, apparently of an extra-terrestrial origin. So, the duo begins to investigate it, leading to some incredible revelations.
Source Code, 2011 (Streaming on Amazon Prime Video)
Directed by Duncan Jones, the edge-of-the-seat thriller follows an Army Captain and helicopter pilot (Jake Gyllenhaal), who is sent on a mission to identify a bomber in a commuter train that is the target of the bombing. But he has just eight minutes to find out and he can relive those eight minutes every time he dies in the train explosion.
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