20 Best Sci-Fi Movies on Freevee 2026
Discover Freevee sci-fi favorites from Dredd and Ghost in the Shell to Vivarium, Donnie Darko, and more genre picks worth streaming now.
If you want a fast way to find the best sci-fi movies on Freevee, this list gives you a mix of cult favorites, smart thrillers, and offbeat genre plays without any guesswork. You’ll find the neon weirdness of The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, the creeping dread of Vivarium, and the sleek cyberpunk classic Ghost in the Shell. There’s also hard-hitting action in Dredd, time-bending unease in Donnie Darko, and the sci-fi coming-of-age stakes of Ender’s Game. With horror, mystery, comedy, and pure science-fiction all in the mix, it’s an easy place to start when you want something entertaining and a little unexpected.
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Donnie Darko
drama · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
Directed by Richard KellyCast Jake Gyllenhaal, Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daveigh Chase, Mary McDonnellAmazon Prime VideoHuluFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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The One I Love
comedy · drama · fantasy · mystery · romance · sci-fi · thriller
Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation when, at the urging of their therapist, they decide to salvage their relationship by escaping to a beautiful vacation house for the weekend.
Directed by Charlie McDowellCast Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss, Ted Danson, Kiana Cason, Kaitlyn DodsonAmazon Prime VideoAMC+FreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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The Mist
horror · sci-fi · thriller
After a violent storm, a dense cloud of mist envelops a small Maine town, trapping David Drayton and his five-year-old son in a local grocery store with other local residents. They soon discover that the mist conceals deadly horrors that threaten their lives, and worse, their sanity.
Directed by Frank DarabontCast Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher, Toby JonesAmazon Prime VideoAMC+FreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Swamp Thing
horror · sci-fi
Mutated by his own secret formula, Dr. Alec Holland becomes Swamp Thing, a half-human, half-plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue government agent Alice Cable and defeat his evil arch nemesis...even if it costs him his life.
Directed by Wes CravenCast Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise, David Hess, Nicholas WorthAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Spaceballs
adventure · comedy · sci-fi
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?
Directed by Mel BrooksCast Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne ZunigaAmazon Prime VideoAMC+FreeveeMore details on IMDb →
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Lifeforce
action · horror · mystery · romance · sci-fi · thriller
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Directed by Tobe HooperCast Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Mathilda May, Patrick StewartAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Proximity
drama · sci-fi
A young NASA JPL scientist is abducted by extraterrestrials but when no one believes his story he becomes obsessed with finding proof which leads him on a journey of discovery.
Directed by Eric DemeusyCast Ryan Masson, Highdee Kuan, Christian Prentice, Shaw Jones, Don ScribnerAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Totally Killer
comedy · horror · mystery · sci-fi
When the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.
Directed by Nahnatchka KhanCast Kiernan Shipka, Olivia Holt, Charlie Gillespie, Lochlyn Munro, Troy Leigh-Anne JohnsonAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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What Lurks Beneath
drama · horror · mystery · sci-fi
The crew of USS Titan find themselves on the brink of WWIII with Russia when a naked stowaway appears in one of their torpedo tubes. Captain Banks fears she may be Russian, but she's something far more dangerous.
Directed by Jamie BaileyCast Dela Reilley, Simon Phillips, Ryan Giesen, Anne-Carolyne Binette, Sienna StarAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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The Man from Earth
drama · fantasy · mystery · sci-fi
A departing professor gathers his closest colleagues for an intimate farewell, but the night takes an unexpected turn when he shares a stunning secret about his past. As the conversation unfolds, skepticism and curiosity collide, challenging everything they thought they knew about history, science, and belief.
Directed by Richard SchenkmanCast David Lee Smith, Tony Todd, John Billingsley, Ellen Crawford, Annika PetersonAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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The Girl with All the Gifts
1 BAFTA Film Award nomination
action · adventure · drama · horror · sci-fi · thriller
In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into thoughtless, flesh-eating monsters. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they all begin a journey to save humanity.
Directed by Colm McCarthyCast Sennia Nanua, Fisayo Akinade, Dominique Tipper, Paddy Considine, Anamaria MarincaAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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A Wind Named Amnesia
animation · action · adventure · drama · mystery · romance · sci-fi · thriller
A wind has swept the Earth taking all the memories from everyone. No one knows who they are, how to speak, or how to use the tools of modern civilization. Two years later, a young man who has been re-educated travels across America on a mysterious journey.
Directed by Kazuo Yamazaki, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, RintarōCast Kazuki Yao, Keiko Toda, Osamu Saka, Noriko Hidaka, Kappei YamaguchiAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Maximum Overdrive
action · comedy · horror · sci-fi
When a comet passes close to the earth, machines all over the world come alive and go on homicidal rampages. A group of people at a desolate truck stop are held hostage by a gang of murderous 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines…Or be killed by them.
Directed by Stephen KingCast Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington, Yeardley Smith, John ShortAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Hot Bot
comedy · science-fiction
Hot Bot is the hilarious journey of two sexually repressed and unpopular teenage geeks who accidentally discover a life-like super-model sex bot.
Directed by Michael PolishCast Zack Pearlman, Doug Haley, Cynthia Kirchner, David Shackelford, Anthony AndersonAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Jeruzalem
action · adventure · horror · sci-fi · thriller
When a couple of American young adults fly to Israel to visit the city of Jerusalem, a biblical nightmare falls upon the city.
Directed by Doron Paz, Yoav PazCast Yael Grobglas, Yon Tumarkin, Danielle Jadelyn, Tom Graziani, Sarel PitermanFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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After Midnight
drama · horror · romance · sci-fi
Dealing with a girlfriend suddenly leaving is tough enough. But for Hank, heartbreak couldn’t have come at a worse time. There’s also a monster trying to break through his front door every night.
Directed by Jeremy Gardner, Christian StellaCast Jeremy Gardner, Brea Grant, Henry Zebrowski, Justin Benson, Ashley SongAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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DEFCON-4
action · adventure · sci-fi · thriller
Two men and a woman circle the globe in a satellite armed with a nuclear device. The third world war breaks out, and a few months later the satellite crashes. They survive the crash but one man gets killed by survivors and the other man gets caught. The woman stays by the remains of the the satellite but is soon caught by evil punks who have taken power.
Directed by Paul Donovan, Digby Cook, Tony RandelCast Lenore Zann, Maury Chaykin, Kate Lynch, Kevin King, John WalschAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Night of the Zoopocalypse
animation · adventure · comedy · family · fantasy · horror · sci-fi
A wolf and mountain lion team up when a meteor unleashes a virus turning zoo animals into zombies. They join forces with other survivors to rescue the zoo and stop the deranged mutant leader from spreading the virus.
Directed by Ricardo Curtis, Rodrigo Perez-CastroCast Gabbi Kosmidis, David Harbour, Pierre Simpson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Scott ThompsonAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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Humanoids from the Deep
horror · sci-fi
After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.
Directed by Barbara Peeters, Jimmy T. MurakamiCast Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, Vic Morrow, Cindy Weintraub, Anthony PenaAmazon Prime VideoAMC+FreeveeMore details on IMDb → -
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The Void
horror · mystery · sci-fi · thriller
In the middle of a routine patrol, officer Daniel Carter happens upon a blood-soaked figure limping down a deserted stretch of road. He rushes the young man to a nearby rural hospital staffed by a skeleton crew, only to discover that patients and personnel are transforming into something inhuman. As the horror intensifies, Carter leads the other survivors on a hellish voyage into the subterranean depths of the hospital in a desperate bid to end the nightmare before it's too late.
Directed by Jeremy Gillespie, Steven KostanskiCast Aaron Poole, Kenneth Welsh, Ellen Wong, Kathleen Munroe, Daniel FathersAmazon Prime VideoFreeveeMore details on IMDb →
Wrapping Up
Whether you want something dark, strange, thoughtful, or just plain fun, this roundup makes it easier to pick a great streaming night. From Night of the Zoopocalypse and Z for Zachariah to the genre standouts above, there’s plenty here to fit different moods. Bookmark this page and come back when you need another recommendation, since it’s updated regularly as titles change. That way, you’ll always have a fresh shortcut to the best sci-fi picks worth streaming on Freevee.
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