Top 20 Science fiction movies on Netflix South Africa

A random mistake leads Marty McFly to 1955, a year in which his parents had not yet met. After preventing his first encounter, he must get them to meet and get married.

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Science fiction, Action/Adventure, Romance, Family, Drama

In the upcoming Spider-Man film, our hero is unmasked for the first time, blurring the lines between his normal life and superhero duties. Seeking help from Dr. Strange, the risks escalate, forcing him to confront his identity.

Genres: Family, Children, Science fiction, Action/Adventure

After the final angel is defeated, Shinji falls into depression. Seele orders an attack on Nerv, leading Gendo and Rei to terminal dogma. Gendo initiates his own plan, while Shinji's sanity is tested as he must decide the fate of humanity.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Science fiction

An alien named PK (Aamir Khan) lands on Earth, where he will have to get used to living with humans while fixing his spaceship.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Science fiction

A thousand years after an apocalyptic war, the Earth appears covered in forests infested with poisonous mushrooms and giant insects. Nausicaä is the princess of the Valley of the Wind, a tiny kingdom. The crisis erupts when the neighboring kingdom of Tolmekia, led by Princess Kushana, invades the Valley of the Wind.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Anime, Fantasy, Animation, Science fiction

Sheeta and Pazu set in motion a chain of irreversible events. They will find a treasure far greater than the power of ruling the world.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Family, Drama, Fantasy, Science fiction, Romance

In near-future LA, lonely writer Theodore buys an advanced OS named Samantha. They develop an intimate, romantic bond that redefines connection and love as Samantha evolves, testing human loneliness.

Genres: Science fiction, Drama, Romance

Charlie, a quiet '90s freshman, copes with grief and depression by writing letters. Taken in by seniors Sam and Patrick, he discovers music, friends, first love—and must confront buried trauma.

Genres: Drama, LGBTQ, Romance, Crime, Science fiction

Set in devastated postwar Japan, Godzilla Minus One follows a haunted ex-pilot who helps civilians fight a radiation-charged monster; the film examines trauma, resilience, and the human cost of war.

Genres: Science fiction, Action/Adventure, Drama, Action/Adventure

Godzilla Minus One, set in devastated postwar Japan, shows a nation still haunted by the atomic bomb confronting a colossal creature embodying nuclear ruin; in monochrome it blends spectacle with a quiet reflection on trauma.

Genres: Science fiction, Action/Adventure, Drama, Action/Adventure

In 2084, laborer Douglas Quaid seeks Rekall's Mars spy memory. The implant fails, suggesting his life may be fabricated and he is targeted. Fleeing to Mars, he joins rebels against tyrant Cohaagen and a mysterious woman while fighting to learn who he really is. Which reality can he trust?

Genres: Action/Adventure, Science fiction, Thriller, Mystery

In this story, a family lives in a forest house and must remain completely silent to avoid being hunted. The consequences of making noise are explored through the family's experiences.

Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller, Science fiction

Obsession drives Victor Frankenstein to assemble and animate a being from corpses. Abandonment fuels the creature's rage; their clash of ambition, guilt and revenge leads to tragic ruin for both.

Genres: Science fiction, Horror

A young girl named Mija has cared for a giant pig named Okja on her farm in South Korea. However, a multinational corporation tries to take Okja to New York, upsetting Mija and causing conflict with the corporation's CEO, Lucy.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Science fiction

After the supervillain Megamind kills his nemesis Metro Man, he becomes bored as there is no one left to fight. He creates a new enemy, Tighten, who, instead of using his powers for good, sets out to destroy the world, positioning Megamind to save the day for the first time in his life.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Children, Comedy, Animation, Family, Science fiction

Two alien robot factions, Autobots and Decepticons, battle on Earth for the Allspark. Teen Sam Witwicky - whose car is the Autobot Bumblebee and whose heirloom holds a clue - and friend Mikaela must help stop the Decepticons.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Science fiction

A huge comet leads a direct collision course with Earth. The other problem is... that no one cares. Kate and Randall take a media tour to warn humanity.

Genres: Science fiction, Drama, Comedy, Drama

The future, in a dystopia. Two people per level. An unknown number of levels. If you discover it too late, you will not come out alive from “The hole".

Genres: Drama, Science fiction, Horror, Thriller, Mystery

A single mother and her kids uncover their family's ghostbusting legacy in a small city, tied to the original Ghostbusters.

Genres: Family, Science fiction, Comedy, Action/Adventure

Decades after Isla Nublar becomes Jurassic World, a genetically engineered hybrid escapes and collapses safety systems. Trainer Owen and manager Claire race to save visitors and face the cost of tampering with nature.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Science fiction, Mystery, Thriller