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Best sci-fi movies on Netflix — from hard sci-fi to space opera

Find the best science fiction movies on Netflix. Matinee helps you track and discover Netflix sci-fi based on your taste and what friends recommend.

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The best way to discover best sci-fi movies on netflix

Netflix has a varied sci-fi lineup — from cerebral slow-burn films to action-heavy blockbusters. Finding the right type of sci-fi for your mood is the challenge. Matinee helps you filter your Netflix watchlist by genre and mood so you always get the right kind of sci-fi tonight.

Why Matinee helps more than scrolling Netflix

Matinee's genre and mood filters let you narrow Netflix sci-fi down to exactly what you're in the mood for — hard sci-fi, space opera, dystopian, or alien contact stories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Netflix sci-fi highlights include Annihilation, Io, Spectral, and various acclaimed science fiction films that rotate through the catalog. Use Matinee to track which Netflix sci-fi films you've seen and which you want to watch next.

Netflix has some cerebral sci-fi options, though the catalog changes regularly. Matinee helps you track sci-fi films across all streaming platforms so you can find hard sci-fi wherever it's available.

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