Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy on Netflix
Last updated May 18, 2024
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA humanoid envoy from another world lands in Washington, D.C., with a warning to Earth's people to cease their violent behavior. But panic erupts when a nervous soldier shoots the messenger, and his robot companion tries to destroy the capital.
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Planet of the Apes
1968 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBewildered astronaut George Taylor crash-lands on a strange planet ruled by intelligent apes who use primitive humans for experimentation and sport. Taylor finds himself among the hunted as he tries to escape the apes and uncover their dark secret.
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The Andromeda Strain
1971 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen a satellite crashes in New Mexico, it unleashes a deadly alien virus that kills all but two residents of a small town. Scientists descend on the area to try to stop the microbe from spreading, but they're in for the fight of their lives.
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBased on the Jules Verne novel, this family-friendly fantasy film follows an expedition team en route to the center of the earth -- an adventure that is fraught with peril from careening boulders, falling stalactites and weird dinosaurs.
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Slaughterhouse-Five
1972 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsKurt Vonnegut's multilayered novel makes it to the big screen as a haunting elegy involving Billie Pilgrim, who survives the horrific firebombing of Dresden during World War II and subsequently lives out simultaneous lives in the past and present.
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Death Race 2000
1975 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsPaul Bartel (Cannonball!) directs this sci-fi cult classic about the deadly and brutal Transcontinental Road Race in which rivaling teams travel across America scoring points by offing innocent people.
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She
1935 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsLeo (Randolph Scott) learns of the legendary Flame of Life, which holds the secrets of immortality and was discovered by his ancestor 500 years ago. With his friend (Nigel Bruce), Leo journeys to the Arctic to find the flame's final resting place. But the flame's guardian -- the immortally cold queen known as She Who Must Be Obeyed (Helen Gahagan) -- believes Leo to be her long-lost lover, Leo's ancestor.
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Barbarella
1968 | NR | 3.0 out of 5 StarsA shapely 41st-century space traveler must apprehend scientist Durand Durand, whose creation threatens to bring evil back to the galaxy. En route, Barbarella discovers the joys of celestial sex and has kinky misadventures with bizarre characters.
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The Lion of Thebes
1964 | NR | 2.8 out of 5 StarsFleeing Troy in the wake of its destruction, fair-faced Helen and her faithful protector Arion run into the pharaoh Ramses, who sets his sights on Helen -- and is subsequently murdered. Now it's up to Arion to save Helen from those who wish her dead.
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