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.

Listing

Years
2020
TitleDirectorCastCountrySubgenre/Notes
2067Seth LarneyKodi Smit-McPhee, Ryan KwantenAustraliaMystery
ArchiveGavin RotheryTheo James, Stacy Martin, Rhona Mitra, Peter Ferdinando, Toby JonesUnited KingdomDrama Mystery Thriller
Artemis FowlKenneth BranaghFerdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Josh GadUnited StatesAdventure Family Fantasy
Bill & Ted Face the MusicDean ParisotKeanu Reeves, Alex Winter, William SadlerUnited StatesAdventure Comedy Music
BloodshotDavid S. F. WilsonVin Diesel, Eiza González, Guy PearceUnited StatesAction Adventure
BreachJohn SuitsBruce Willis, Rachel Nichols, Thomas JaneUnited StatesAction Horror
Color Out of SpaceRichard StanleyNicolas Cage, Joely RichardsonUnited StatesHorror Mystery Thriller
Cosmoball (a.k.a Vratar galaktiki)Dzhanik FayzievYevgeny Romantsov, Viktoriya Agalakova, Maria LisovayaRussiaAction Sport
Executive Order (a.k.a Medida Provisória)Lázaro RamosAlfred Enoch, Taís Araújo, Seu JorgeBrazilDrama [1]
Freaks: You're One of Us (a.k.a Freaks - Du bist eine von uns)Felix BinderFinnlay Berger, Thelma Buabeng, Gisa FlakeGermanySuperhero Action Drama Fantasy
Friend of the WorldBrian Patrick ButlerNick Young, Alexandra Slade, Michael C. Burgess, Kathryn Schott, Kevin Smith, Luke Pensabene, Neil Raymond RiccoUnited StatesComedy Horror Thriller [2]
IntersectGus HolwerdaJames Morrison, Jason SpisakUnited StatesHorror Thriller
Invasion (a.k.a Vtorzhenie)Fyodor BondarchukIrina Starshenbaum, Rinal Mukhametov, Alexander PetrovRussiaAction
The Invisible ManLeigh WhannellElisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-CohenUnited StatesDrama Horror Mystery Thriller
Jiu JitsuDimitri LogothetisAlain Moussi, Frank Grillo, JuJu Chan, Nicolas CageUnited StatesAction Thriller
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 StatesAction Adventure Comedy Fantasy
The Midnight SkyGeorge ClooneyGeorge Clooney, Felicity JonesUnited StatesAdventure Drama Thriller
Minor PremiseEric SchultzSathya Sridharan, Paton Ashbrook, Dana AshbrookUnited StatesDrama Thriller
The New MutantsJosh BooneAnya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Henry Zaga, Blu HuntUnited StatesAction Horror Mystery
PG: Psycho GoremanSteven KostanskiNita-Josee Hanna, Owen Myre, Matthew NinaberCanadaComedy Horror
PossessorBrandon CronenbergChristopher Abbott, Andrea Riseborough, Sean BeanCanada
United Kingdom
United States
Horror Mystery Thriller
Project PowerAriel Schulman and Henry JoostJamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Dominique FishbackUnited StatesAction Crime Thriller
SkylinesLiam O'DonnellLindsey Morgan, Rhona Mitra, Alexander SiddigUnited StatesAction Adventure
Sonic the HedgehogJeff FowlerBen Schwartz, Jim Carrey, James MarsdenUnited StatesAction Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy
SputnikEgor AbramenkoOksana Akinshina, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Pyotr FyodorovRussiaDrama Horror Mystery Thriller
TenetChristopher NolanJohn David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth DebickiUnited Kingdom
United States
Action Thriller
Tiong Bahru Social ClubTan Bee ThiamThomas Pang, Guat Kian Goh, Jalyn HanSingaporeComedy
2021
Chaos WalkingDoug LimanTom Holland, Daisy RidleyUnited StatesAction Adventure Fantasy Western
Cosmic SinEdward John DrakeBruce Willis, Frank GrilloUnited StatesAction
Cube (a.k.a Cube: Ichido haittara, saigo)Yasuhiko 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 States
Dune (a.k.a Dune: Part One)Denis VilleneuveTimothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Stellan SkarsgårdUnited StatesAction Adventure Drama
EncounterMichael PearceRiz Ahmed, Octavia SpencerUnited KingdomDrama Thriller
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (a.k.a Shin Evangelion Gekijôban)Hideaki AnnoMegumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yûko Miyamura, Akira IshidaJapanAnimation 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 StatesAction
Mobile Suit Gundam HathawayShūkō MuraseJapan
Mother/AndroidMattson TomlinChloë Grace Moretz, Algee Smith, Raúl CastilloUnited StatesDrama Thriller
Needle in a TimestackJohn RidleyLeslie Odom Jr., Freida PintoUnited StatesDrama Fantasy Romance
Night RaidersDanis GouletElle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Brooklyn Letexier-Hart, Alex Tarrant, Amanda Plummer, Violet NelsonCanada
New Zealand
Action Thriller
Outside the WireMikael HåfströmAnthony Mackie, Damson Idris, Emily BeechamUnited StatesAction Adventure Fantasy
Oxygen (a.k.a Oxygène)Alexandre AjaMélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik ZidiFranceDrama Fantasy Thriller
Quarantine (a.k.a KARAntin)Diana RingoAnatoliy Beliy, Aleksandr ObmanovFinland, RussiaDystopia Drama
ReminiscenceLisa JoyHugh Jackman, Rebecca FergusonUnited StatesMystery Romance Thriller
Resident Evil : Welcome To Raccoon CityJohannes RobertsKaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom HopperCanada GermanyMystery Romance Thriller
SettlersWyatt RockefellerSofia Boutella, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Jonny Lee MillerUnited KingdomDrama Thriller
StowawayJoe PennaAnna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, Shamier Anderson, Toni ColletteUnited States
Germany
Adventure Thriller
Space Sweepers (a.k.a Seungriho)Jo Sung-heeSong Joong-ki, Kim Tae-ri, Jin Seon-kyu, Yoo Hae-jinSouth KoreaAction Adventure Drama Fantasy
Spider-Man: No Way HomeJon WattsTom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict CumberbatchUnited StatesSuperhero Action Adventure Fantasy
Strawberry MansionAlbert Birney, Kentucker AudleyPenny Fuller, Kentucker Audley, Grace Glowicki, Reed Birney, Linas Phillips, Constance ShulmanUnited StatesAdventure Fantasy Romance
The Suicide SquadJames GunnMargot Robbie, Idris Elba, John CenaUnited StatesAction Adventure Comedy
Tides (a.k.a The Colony)Tim FehlbaumNora Arnezeder, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Iain GlenSwitzerland
Germany
Action Adventure Thriller
The Tomorrow WarChris McKayChris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, J. K. SimmonsUnited StatesAction Adventure Drama Thriller
Venom: Let There Be CarnageAndy SerkisTom Hardy, Woody HarrelsonUnited StatesAction Thriller
VoyagersNeil BurgerColin Farrell, Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose DeppUnited StatesAdventure Thriller
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
Drama Thriller
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 Action Adventure Fantasy
Zone 414Andrew BairdGuy Pearce, Matilda Lutz, Travis FimmelUnited StatesThriller
2022
The Adam ProjectShawn LevyRyan Reynolds, Jennifer Garner, Zoe Saldana, Mark RuffaloUnited StatesAction Adventure Comedy
After YangKogonadaColin FarrellUnited StatesDrama
AlienoidChoi Dong-hoonRyu Jun-yeol, Kim Woo-bin, Kim Tae-riSouth Korea
Avatar: The Way of WaterJames CameronSam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen LangUnited StatesAction Adventure Fantasy
The BatmanMatt ReevesRobert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter SarsgaardUnited States Action 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
Everything Everywhere All at OnceDaniel Kwan, Daniel ScheinertMichelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny SlateUnited StatesAction Adventure Comedy Fantasy
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
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's IslandYoshikazu YasuhikoJapan
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
WAnna ErikssonAnna Eriksson, Parco Lee, Jussi ParviainenFinlandDystopia
Warriors of FutureNg Yuen-faiLouis Koo, Sean LauHong KongAction Adventure Thriller
2023
1984Diana RingoAleksandr Obmanov, Diana RingoFinland, RussiaDystopia Drama[3][4][5]
65Scott Beck, Bryan WoodsAdam DriverUnited States
Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out Jake Van Wagoner Emma Tremblay, Jacob Buster, Will Forte, Elizabeth Mitchell, United States
Ant-Man and the Wasp: QuantumaniaPeyton ReedPaul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle PfeifferUnited States
Asteroid CityWes AndersonUnited States
Babylon 5 The Road Home Matt Peters Bruce Boxleitner,Claudia Christian, Peter Jurasik, Bill Mumy United States
CraterKyle Patrick AlvarezIsaiah Russell-Bailey, Mckenna Grace, Billy Barratt. Orson Hong. Thomas Boyce, Scott MescudiUnited States
The CreatorGareth EdwardsJohn David Washington, Gemma Chan, Allison JanneyUnited States
The Fantastic Golem AffairsBurnin' PercebesBrays Efe, Bruna Cusí, Luis Tosar, Anna Castillo, Javier Botet, Roberto ÁlamoSpainComedy[6]
The FlashAndy MuschiettiEzra Miller, Ben Affleck, Michael Keaton, Sasha CalleUnited States
FoeGarth DavisSaoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, Aaron PierreUnited States
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3James GunnChris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave BautistaUnited States
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesFrancis LawrenceTom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter SchaferUnited States
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny James Mangold Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, John Rhys-Davies United 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
Mars ExpressJérémie PérinFrance
The MarvelsNia DaCostaBrie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman VellaniUnited States
Monsters of California Tom DeLonge Jack Samson, Jack Lancaster, Jared Scott, Gabrielle Haugh United States
No One Will Save YouBrian DuffieldKaitlyn DeverUnited States
Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of FireZack SnyderSofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Ray FisherUnited States
SimulantApril MullenRobbie Amell, Jordana Brewster, Simu Liu, Sam WorthingtonCanadaThriller
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 States
They Cloned TyroneJuel TaylorJohn Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah ParrisUnited States
Transformers: Rise of the BeastsSteven Caple Jr.Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Peter CullenUnited States
The Wandering Earth 2Frant GwoWu Jing, Andy Lau, Li XuejianChina

Forthcoming

Years
2024 2025
2024
TitleDirectorCastCountryRelease
Alienoid 2Choi Dong-hoonRyu Jun-yeol, Kim Woo-bin, Kim Tae-riSouth KoreaJanuary 10, 2024
Alien: RomulusFede ÁlvarezCailee Spaeny, Isabela MercedUnited StatesAugust 16, 2024
BorderlandsEli RothCate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack BlackUnited StatesAugust 9, 2024
Dune: Part TwoDenis VilleneuveTimothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca FergusonUnited StatesMarch 1, 2024
The Electric StateRusso brothersMillie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy QuanUnited States2024
Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaGeorge MillerAnya Taylor-Joy, Chris HemsworthUnited StatesMay 24, 2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen EmpireGil KenanMckenna Grace, Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie CoonUnited StatesMarch 22, 2024
Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireAdam WingardDan Stevens, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree HenryUnited StatesApril 12, 2024
Guest from the FutureAlexander AndryushchenkoDaria Vereshchagina, Mark EidelsteinRussiaApril 18, 2024
Kingdom of the Planet of the ApesWes BallOwen Teague, Freya Allan, Peter MaconUnited StatesMay 24, 2024
Meanwhile on EarthJérémy ClapinMegan Northam, Catherine SaléeFranceMay 1, 2024
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FreedomMitsuo FukudaJapanJanuary 26, 2024
Rebel Moon - Part Two: The ScargiverZack SnyderSofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Ray FisherUnited StatesApril 19, 2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3Jeff FowlerBen Schwartz, Idris Elba, Colleen O'ShaughnesseyUnited StatesDecember 20, 2024
SpacemanJohan RenckAdam Sandler, Paul Dano, Carey MulliganUnited StatesMarch 1, 2024
2025 or later or unknown
TitleDirectorCastCountryRelease
Avatar 3James CameronSam Worthington, Zoe SaldanaUnited StatesDecember 19, 2025[7]
Avatar 4James CameronSam Worthington, Zoe SaldanaUnited StatesDecember 21, 2029[7]
Avatar 5James CameronSam Worthington, Zoe SaldanaUnited StatesDecember 19, 2031[7]
DistantWill Speck and Josh GordonAnthony Ramos, Naomi Scott, Zachary QuintoUnited States
ElioAdrian MolinaYonas Kibreab, America FerreraUnited StatesJune 13, 2025
In the Blink of an EyeAndrew StantonKate McKinnon, Rashida JonesUnited States
Life on MarsJohn KrasinskiUnited States[8]
Mickey 17Bong Joon-hoRobert Pattinson , Naomi AckieUnited States
The MothershipMatt CharmanHalle BerryUnited States
RoboCop ReturnsAbe ForsytheUnited States[9]
The Three-Body ProblemPanpan ZhangZhang JingchuChina[10][11][12]
Untitled Michael Mann sci-fi filmMichael MannUnited States[13]

See also

Notes

    References

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    3. "Вышел трейлер фильма «1984». Премьера — в апреле 2023" [The film trailer of "1984" has been released]. Afisha Weekend. 23 November 2022.
    4. Linar Gimashev (26 March 2023). "Появился второй трейлер фильма «1984» - первая экранизация на русском языке" [The second trailer of "1984" based on George Orwell's novel has been released - the first Russian-language film adaptation]. Plugged In.
    5. Yulia Danilchenko (5 December 2022). "Волгоградец Александр Обманов сыграл главную роль в экранизации «1984» Оруэлла" [Aleksandr Obmanov from Volgograd played the lead role in the film adaptation of Orwell's "1984"]. Komsomolskaya Pravda.
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