List of science fiction films of the 2020s

This is a list of science fiction films released in the 2020s. These films include core elements of science fiction, but can cross into other genres. They have been released to a cinema audience by the commercial film industry and are widely distributed with reviews by reputable critics.

Science
fiction films
By decade

Listing
Years
2020
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
2067Seth LarneyKodi Smit-McPhee, Ryan KwantenAustralia
ArchiveGavin RotheryTheo James, Stacy Martin, Rhona Mitra, Peter Ferdinando, Toby JonesUnited Kingdom
Artemis FowlKenneth BranaghFerdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Josh GadUnited States
Bill & Ted Face the MusicDean ParisotKeanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William SadlerUnited States
BloodshotDavid S. F. WilsonVin Diesel, Eiza González, Guy PearceUnited States
BreachJohn SuitsBruce Willis, Rachel Nichols, Thomas JaneUnited States
Color Out of SpaceRichard StanleyNicolas Cage, Joely RichardsonUnited States
CosmoballDzhanik FayzievYevgeny Romantsov, Viktoriya Agalakova, Maria LisovayaRussia
Executive OrderLázaro RamosAlfred Enoch, Taís Araújo, Seu JorgeBrazilDrama, Dystopian[1]
Freaks: You're One of UsFelix BinderFinnlay Berger, Thelma Buabeng, Gisa FlakeGermanySuperhero Film
Friend of the WorldBrian Patrick ButlerNick Young, Alexandra Slade, Michael C. BurgessUnited StatesThriller[2]
IntersectGus HolwerdaJames Morrison, Jason SpisakUnited StatesThriller
InvasionFyodor BondarchukIrina Starshenbaum, Rinal Mukhametov, Alexander PetrovRussia
The Invisible ManLeigh WhannellElisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-CohenUnited States
Jiu JitsuDimitri LogothetisAlain Moussi, Frank Grillo, JuJu Chan, Nicolas CageUnited States
Justice League Dark: Apokolips WarMatt Peters, Christina SottaJerry O'Connell, Matt Ryan, Jason O'Mara, Taissa Farmiga, Stuart Allan, Tony Todd,Ray Chase, Rosario DawsonUnited StatesAnimation Action Adventure Fantasy
Love and MonstersMichael MatthewsDylan O'Brien, Jessica Henwick, Dan Ewing,Ariana Greenblatt, Michael RookerUnited StatesMonster Adventure
The Midnight SkyGeorge ClooneyGeorge Clooney, Felicity JonesUnited States
Minor PremiseEric SchultzSathya Sridharan, Paton Ashbrook, Dana AshbrookUnited StatesThriller
The New MutantsJosh BooneAnya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga, Blu HuntUnited States
PG: Psycho GoremanSteven KostanskiNita-Josee Hanna, Owen Myre, Matthew NinaberCanada
PossessorBrandon CronenbergChristopher Abbott, Andrea Riseborough, Sean BeanCanada
United Kingdom
United States
Project PowerAriel Schulman and Henry JoostJamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique FishbackUnited States
SkylinesLiam O'DonnellLindsey Morgan, Rhona Mitra, Alexander SiddigUnited States
Sonic the HedgehogJeff FowlerBen Schwartz, Jim Carrey, James MarsdenUnited States
SputnikEgor AbramenkoOksana Akinshina, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Pyotr FyodorovRussia
TenetChristopher NolanJohn David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth DebickiUnited Kingdom
United States
Tiong Bahru Social ClubTan Bee ThiamThomas Pang, Guat Kian Goh, Jalyn HanSingapore
2021
Chaos WalkingDoug LimanTom Holland, Daisy RidleyUnited StatesAction Adventure Fantasy
Cosmic SinEdward John DrakeBruce Willis, Frank GrilloUnited StatesAction
Cube a.k.a Cube: Ichido haittara, saigoYasuhiko ShimizuMasaki Suda, Masaki OkadaJapanHorror Mystery Thriller
Don't Look UpAdam McKayLeonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Scott MescudiUnited StatesComedy Drama
DoorsSaman Kesh, Dugan O'Neal, Jeff DesomKathy Khanh, Julianne Collins, Aric FloydUnited StatesMystery,Thriller
DuneDenis VilleneuveTimothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan SkarsgårdUnited StatesAction Adventure Drama
EncounterMichael PearceRiz Ahmed, Octavia SpencerUnited KingdomDrama Thriller
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a TimeHideaki AnnoJapanAnimation Action Drama
FinchMiguel SapochnikTom Hanks, Caleb Landry JonesUnited StatesAdventure Drama
The Forever PurgeEverardo GoutAna de la Reguera, Tenoch HuertaUnited StatesAction Crime Horror Thriller
Ghostbusters: AfterlifeJason ReitmanCarrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Bokeem Woodbine, Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Celeste O'Connor, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts,Sigourney WeaverUnited StatesAdventure Comedy Fantasy
GlasshouseKelsey EganJessica Alexander, Anja Taljaard, Hilton Pelser, Adrienne Pearce, Kitty Harris, Brent VermeulenSouth AfricaDrama Thriller
Godzilla vs. KongAdam WingardAlexander Skarsgard, Rebecca Hall, Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby BrownUnited StatesAction Thriller Kaijū
Little FishChad HartiganOlivia Cooke, Jack O'Connell, Raúl Castillo, SokoUnited StatesDrama Romance
The Matrix ResurrectionsLana WachowskiKeanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne MossUnited States
Mother/AndroidMattson TomlinChloë Grace Moretz, Algee Smith, Raúl CastilloUnited States
Needle in a TimestackJohn RidleyLeslie Odom Jr., Freida PintoUnited States
Night RaidersDanis GouletElle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Brooklyn Letexier-Hart, Alex Tarrant, Amanda Plummer, Violet NelsonCanada
New Zealand
Outside the WireMikael HåfströmAnthony Mackie, Damson Idris, Emily BeechamUnited States
OxygenAlexandre AjaMélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik ZidiFrance
QuarantineDiana RingoAnatoliy Beliy, Aleksandr ObmanovFinland, RussiaDystopia
ReminiscenceLisa JoyHugh Jackman, Rebecca FergusonUnited States
SettlersWyatt RockefellerSofia Boutella, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Jonny Lee MillerUnited Kingdom
StowawayJoe PennaAnna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, Shamier Anderson, Toni ColletteUnited States
Germany		Thriller Film
Space SweepersJo Sung-heeSong Joong-ki, Kim Tae-riSouth Korea
Spider-Man: No Way HomeJon WattsTom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict CumberbatchUnited StatesSuperhero
Strawberry MansionAlbert Birney, Kentucker AudleyPenny Fuller, Kentucker Audley, Grace Glowicki, Reed Birney, Linas Phillips, Constance ShulmanUnited StatesSurrealist
The Suicide SquadJames GunnMargot Robbie, Idris Elba, John CenaUnited States
TidesTim FehlbaumNora Arnezeder, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Iain GlenSwitzerland
Germany
The Tomorrow WarChris McKayChris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J. K. SimmonsUnited States
Venom: Let There Be CarnageAndy SerkisTom Hardy, Woody HarrelsonUnited States
VoyagersNeil BurgerColin Farrell, Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose DeppUnited States
WarningAgata AlexanderAlex Pettyfer, Alice Eve, Annabelle Wallis, Benedict Samuel, Charlotte Le Bon, Thomas Jane, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Rupert Everett, Tomasz Kot, Kylie Bunbury, Garance MarillierUnited States
Poland
Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueZack SnyderBen Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ray Fisher, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons,Diane Lane,Connie Nielsen, J. K. SimmonsUnited StatesSuperhero
Zone 414Andrew BairdGuy Pearce, Matilda Lutz, Travis FimmelUnited States
2022
The Adam ProjectShawn LevyRyan Reynolds, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana, Mark RuffaloUnited StatesAction Adventure Comedy
After YangKogonadaColin FarrellUnited StatesDrama
Avatar: The Way of WaterJames CameronSam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen LangUnited StatesAction Adventure Fantasy
The BatmanMatt Reeves|Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter SarsgaardUnited StatesAction Crime Drama Thriller
BigbugJean-Pierre JeunetElsa ZylbersteinFranceComedy
Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverRyan CooglerLetitia Wright, Lupita Nyong'o, Tenoch HuertaUnited StatesAction Adventure Drama Fantasy Thriller
Crimes of the FutureDavid CronenbergViggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen StewartUnited States
Canada		Drama Horror
DualRiley StearnsKaren Gillan, Aaron PaulUnited StatesComedy Drama Thriller
Jurassic World DominionColin TrevorrowChris Pratt, Bryce Dallas HowardUnited StatesAction Adventure Thriller
LightyearAngus MacLaneChris EvansUnited StatesAnimation Action Adventure Drama Family
Maika: The Girl From Another GalaxyHam TranChu Diep Anh, Kim Nha, Ngoc Tuong, Truong PhuVietnamAdventure Comedy Family
MoonfallRoland EmmerichHalle Berry, Patrick WilsonUnited StatesAction Adventure
NopeJordan PeeleDaniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven YeunUnited StatesHorror Mystery Thriller
PetrópolisValery FokinAnton Shagin, Yuliya SnigirRussiaScience-fiction Drama
PreyDan TrachtenbergAmber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegroUnited StatesAction Adventure Drama Horror Thriller
RubikonMagdalena LauritschMagdalena Lauritsch, Jessica Lind, Elisabeth SchmiedDrama
Sonic the Hedgehog 2Jeff FowlerBen Schwartz, Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Idris ElbaUnited StatesAction Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy
SpiderheadJoseph KosinskiChris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, Jurnee SmollettUnited StatesAction Crime Drama Thriller
Strange WorldDon HallJake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Lucy Liu, Gabrielle UnionUnited StatesAnimation Action Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy
Warriors of FutureNg Yuen-faiLouis Koo, Sean LauHong KongAction Adventure Thriller
2023
65Scott Beck, Bryan WoodsAdam DriverUnited States
Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaPeyton ReedPaul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle PfeifferUnited States
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3James GunnChris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave BautistaUnited States
Infinity PoolBrandon CronenbergAlexander Skarsgård, Mia GothCanada
Croatia
France
Hungary
Jung_EYeon Sang-hoKang Soo-yeon, Kim Hyun-joo, Ryu Kyung-sooSouth Korea
M3GANGerard JohnstoneAllison WilliamsUnited States
The Wandering Earth 2Frant GwoWu Jing, Andy Lau, Li XuejianChina

Forthcoming
Years
2023 2024
2023
TitleDirectorCastCountryRelease
1984Diana RingoAleksandr Obmanov, Diana RingoFinland, RussiaJune 2023[3][4][5]
The CreatorGareth EdwardsJohn David Washington, Gemma Chan, Allison JanneyUnited StatesSeptember 29, 2023
Dune: Part TwoDenis VilleneuveTimothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca FergusonUnited StatesNovember 3, 2023
The FlashAndy MuschiettiEzra Miller, Ben Affleck, Michael Keaton, Sasha CalleUnited StatesJune 16, 2023
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesFrancis LawrenceTom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter SchaferUnited StatesNovember 17, 2023
The MarvelsNia DaCostaBrie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman VellaniUnited StatesNovember 10, 2023
The MothershipMatt CharmanHalle BerryUnited States2023
Rebel MoonZack SnyderSofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Ray FisherUnited StatesDecember 22, 2023
SpacemanJohan RenckAdam Sandler, Paul Dano, Carey MulliganUnited States2023
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseJoaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. ThompsonShameik Moore (voice), Hailee Steinfeld (voice), Jake Johnson (voice), Oscar Isaac (voice)United StatesJune 2, 2023
They Cloned TyroneJuel TaylorJohn Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah ParrisUnited StatesJuly 21, 2023
Transformers: Rise of the BeastsSteven Caple Jr.Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Peter CullenUnited StatesJune 9, 2023
Untitled Ghostbusters: Afterlife sequelGil KenanMckenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie CoonUnited StatesDecember 20, 2023
2024 or later or unknown
TitleDirectorCastCountryRelease
Avatar 3James CameronSam Worthington, Zoe SaldanaUnited StatesDecember 20, 2024[6]
Avatar 4James CameronSam Worthington, Zoe SaldanaUnited StatesDecember 18, 2026[6]
Avatar 5James CameronSam Worthington, Zoe SaldanaUnited StatesDecember 22, 2028[6]
BorderlandsEli RothCate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack BlackUnited States
DistantWill Speck and Josh GordonAnthony Ramos, Naomi Scott, Zachary QuintoUnited States
The Electric StateRusso brothersMillie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt , Ke Huy QuanUnited StatesJanuary 3, 2024
ElioAdrian MolinaYonas Kibreab, America FerreraUnited StatesMarch 1, 2024
FoeGarth DavisSaoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, Aaron PierreUnited States
FuriosaGeorge MillerAnya Taylor-Joy, Chris HemsworthUnited StatesMay 24, 2024
Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireAdam WingardDan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree HenryUnited StatesMarch 15, 2024
Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesWes BallOwen Teague, Freya Allan, Peter MaconUnited StatesMay 24, 2024
Life on MarsJohn KrasinskiUnited States[7]
Mickey 17Bong Joon-hoRobert Pattinson , Naomi AckieUnited StatesMarch 29, 2024
RoboCop ReturnsAbe ForsytheUnited States[8]
Sonic the Hedgehog 3Jeff FowlerBen Schwartz, Idris Elba, Colleen O'ShaughnesseyUnited StatesDecember 20, 2024
The Three-Body ProblemPanpan ZhangZhang JingchuChina[9][10][11]
Untitled Michael Mann sci-fi filmMichael MannUnited States[12]

See also

Notes

    References
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