Dive into a world where the future comes to life with the best sci-fi movies from the last decade. Picture this: spaceships zooming through starry skies and robots becoming more like humans. These films take our wildest dreams, hopes, and sometimes fears about technology and the unknown, turning them into thrilling adventures on the big screen.
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Whether it’s a journey to distant planets, meeting aliens, or exploring futuristic cities, these movies spark our imagination and make us wonder, What if? Join us as we celebrate a decade of sci-fi, exploring exciting and sometimes challenging visions of the future through creative stories.
10Oblivion (2013)
Oblivion unfolds in a post-apocalyptic 2077, where Earth is ravaged from a war with alien invaders, the Scavengers. Technician Jack Harper is stationed on the desolate planet, repairing drones that protect resource-gathering operations for surviving humans relocated to Titan, Saturn’s moon.
Jack encounters a crashed spacecraft with survivor Julia, who unlocks his latent memories, revealing that he and his partner Victoria are clones of original astronauts, manipulated by a sentient alien Tet. Realizing the Scavengers are human survivors led by Malcolm Beech, Jack allies with them to save the planet.
9Ready Player One (2018)
Ready Player One is a sci-fiaction moviethat immerses viewers in a 2045 dystopian world where people escape their desolate realities through the OASIS, a vast virtual reality universe. The OASIS creator, James Halliday, left an Easter egg within the game, granting his immense fortune and control over the OASIS to whoever finds it.
Wade Watts, an orphan living in the stacks of Columbus, Ohio, and his virtual friends Art3mis, Aech, Sho, and Daito embark on a quest to decipher Halliday’s clues and secure the egg before the nefarious Innovative Online Industries finds OASIS.
8The Martian (2015)
The Martian follows astronaut and botanist Mark Watney, who is presumed dead and left behind by his crew on Mars. Realizing his predicament, Watney must utilize his ingenuity and spirit to survive on the hostile planet with limited supplies. He manages to create a sustainable environment by cultivating potatoes.
When Watney’s crew realizes he’s alive, they decide to return to Mars to save him. The movie becomes a gripping tale of survival, science, and human endurance, with Watney’s resourcefulness and humor making his isolated existence deeply engaging.
7Gravity (2013)
Gravity is a riveting space thriller centered on two astronauts, Dr. Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalski. During a spacewalk to service the Hubble Space Telescope, their shuttle is destroyed by debris from a demolished satellite, leaving them stranded in orbit.
The pair navigate through the space debris to seek refuge and return to Earth via the space station. In the treacherous journey, Kowalski sacrifices himself to give Stone a survival chance. To return to Earth safely, Stone must navigate a series of dangerous and almost fatal situations.
6Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blade Runner 2049 revisits the dystopian, cyberpunk world first unveiled in 1982’s Blade Runner. Officer K, a blade runner, discovers a secret that threatens societal stability: the remains of a female replicant who somehow reproduced.
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Pursuing the truth, K unravels his own artificial memories and encounters Rick Deckard, a former blade runner in hiding. The central mystery intertwines with Niander Wallace’s desire to unlock replicant reproduction to expand his empire. However, K protects Deckard and helps him reunite with his replicant daughter, Dr. Ana Stelline.
5Ex Machina (2014)
Ex Machina delves into artificial intelligence through programmer Caleb, who wins a contest to spend a week with reclusive tech CEO Nathan at his secluded estate. Caleb is tasked to conduct a Turing Test on Ava, an advanced AI robot, to determine whether she possesses genuine consciousness.
Ava forms a seemingly empathetic bond with Caleb, revealing Nathan’s cruel manipulations. A complex triangle of trust and deceit unfolds, where Ava manipulates Caleb into helping her escape. The movie presents a serene yet chilling exploration of the perils of playing god.
4Arrival (2016)
Arrival explores an intricate narrative where linguist Louise Banks is enlisted to communicate with extraterrestrial beings, the Heptapods, whose ships have appeared worldwide. Navigating through linguistic and philosophical intricacies, Louise deciphers their complex language, learning it allows one to perceive time non-linearly.
She experiences flashforwards of her future daughter and the impending death from a rare disease. The global situation intensifies as countries misinterpret the Heptapods' message, nearly leading to war. However, Louise understands that the aliens offer a gift: their language, to unite humanity.
3Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxyintroduces a ragtag group of intergalactic misfits who unexpectedly unite to sell an orb, unaware of its dangerous power. Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, seizes the orb but finds himself the target of bounty hunters and mercenaries, including Gamora, Rocket, and Groot.
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They’re incarcerated together, where they meet Drax. Learning that the orb can obliterate planets and that the villain, Ronan the Accuser, seeks it to destroy worlds, the motley crew forms an alliance. The movie combines adventure with humor to deliver an entertaining space saga.
2Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ends theSkywalker sagawith Rey confronting revelations and challenges tied to her lineage and destiny. Emperor Palpatine returns, demanding Rey, his granddaughter, to assume his Sith legacy. At the same time, Kylo Ren seeks Rey to join him and overpower Palpatine.
Unwavering in her allegiance to the Jedi, Rey refuses to perpetuate the dark legacy, and with Ben Solo’s (redeemed Kylo Ren) help, she defeats Palpatine. Ben sacrifices himself to save Rey, and Rey adopts the Skywalker name, choosing her own destiny.
1Tenet (2020)
Tenet, directed byChristopher Nolan, unfolds a complex narrative involving time manipulation known as inversion. The protagonist, a skilled operative known only as The Protagonist, is recruited by a mysterious organization, Tenet, to prevent an apocalyptic world war.
He navigates a labyrinthine plot that transcends traditional temporal boundaries using technology that can invert entropy, making objects and people move backward through time. With ally Neil, he discovers that the technology originates from a future where a scientist, despairing at past generations' environmental destruction, sends it backward to instigate annihilation.
