Sci-Fi & Fantasy on Netflix
Last updated April 19, 2024
Thor: Tales of Asgard
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsMarvel comic book character Thor springs to life in this animated feature that explores his earlier adventures with his brother, Loki. That was before Thor discovered his power-wielding hammer and the only weapon he had was his sword.
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Immortals
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn ancient Greece, King Hyperion searches for a powerful weapon that will free the bloodthirsty Titans and enable them to overpower the gods and enslave humanity. Unable to interfere directly, the gods choose a champion to defend them: Theseus.
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Solomon Kane
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA once-murderous sea captain -- Solomon Kane -- is holed up in a monastery in retreat from the devil, whom he fears is coming for his soul. Kane soon learns, however, that the path to redemption lies in defending those who are weak.
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The Host
2013 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen an alien race implants a parasite soul named Wanderer into Melanie Stryder's body, she resists the takeover. Soon, Melanie and Wanderer become reluctant allies as they go on a quest to track down the men they love in this sci-fi thriller.
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Equilibrium
2002 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with an emotion-suppressing drug, and "sense offenses" are punishable by death. When an enforcer skips a dose of the medication, it stirs in him a desire to revolt.
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Star Trek: First Contact
1996 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe Borg have time-traveled to Earth's past to prevent the first contact between humans and Vulcans, which resulted in the Federation's birth. Bent on revenge, Picard follows the Borg to the 21st century.
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Stargate Continuum
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen Teal'c (Christopher Judge) and Vala (Claudia Black), the last of the Goa'uld System Lords, vanish into thin air, Carter (Amanda Tapping), Daniel (Michael Shanks) and Mitchell (Ben Browder) trek back in time and find a world where the Stargate program never existed -- and the Goa'uld are set to conquer. This feature-length continuation of the Stargate SG-1 series also stars Cliff Simon as the evil Ba'al and Beau Bridges as Maj. Gen. Landry.
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Painted Skin: The Resurrection
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen ancient, human-heart-eating fox spirit Xiaowei, determined to become human, meets up with scarred Princess Jing, the two become interested in the same man; soon, Xiaowei offers Jing a diabolical deal that will restore her beauty.
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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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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTo escape his desk job, Adm. James T. Kirk (William Shatner) returns to the USS Enterprise, assisting Spock (Leonard Nimoy) in a training mission for Starfleet cadets. But the inexperienced crew is put to the test when escaped villain Khan (Ricardo Montalban) steals a powerful weapon and comes after the admiral seeking revenge. Now, Kirk must use all his wiles and whip the cadets into shape if they hope to defeat Khan's deadly traps.
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Highlander
1986 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDirector Russell Mulcahy's film became a paragon of modern action fantasy, giving rise to legions of warrior fans who follow the story of Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert), one of the few surviving members of a clan of immortals who've been battling for centuries. The evil Kurgan (Clancy Brown) wants to kill a forlorn but determined Connor for good in modern-day New York, but an immortal mentor (Sean Connery) provides help in flashbacks.
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The Four
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDuring the Song dynasty, four constables with special powers must do battle with a rival law enforcement agency, spies, a sinister villain and the undead to thwart a counterfeit currency plot that threatens to bring down the empire.
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIt's the 23rd century in director Leonard Nimoy's Oscar-nominated sci-fi adventure, and a mysterious power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. To save mankind, Capt. Kirk (William Shatner), Dr. McCoy (DeForest Kelley) and the rest of the Starship Enterprise crew travel back in time to 1986 San Francisco, a world as alien to them as anything they've encountered in their travels through the galaxy.
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Emma's Wish
1998 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsLonely Emma (Joanna Kerns) makes one wish on her 75th birthday: that she could go back in time and mend her broken relationship with her daughter (Harley Jane Kozak). To Emma's surprise, she wakes the next day as a 40-year-old and gets her unsuspecting daughter to hire her as a nanny. Things don't go as easily as Emma had planned, however, when she discovers that her daughter's home life is less than perfect.
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Ultimate Avengers 2
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsUnable to protect his isolated kingdom from alien invaders, the Black Panther turns to the legendary heroes known as the Avengers to help save his mysterious jungle homeland in this action-packed animated adventure.
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Big Trouble in Little China
1986 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen a 2,000-year-old magician kidnaps his friend's fiancée, two-fisted trucker Jack Burton and sexy attorney Gracie Law must navigate a shadowy world filled with supernatural creatures and spectacular action to capture the culprit.
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Resident Evil
2002 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen a virus leaks from a top-secret industrial facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.
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What Dreams May Come
1998 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen physician Chris Nielson dies in a car accident and goes to heaven, his distraught wife commits suicide and ends up in hell. Risking eternal damnation, Nielson leaves paradise and embarks on an epic journey to save his spouse from Hades.
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Woochi
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSpanning four centuries in Korea from the Chosun Dynasty to the modern day, this epic action-adventure concerns a powerful pipe and a trio of wizards who will do anything to protect it, even if it means sealing a hot-shot student inside a scroll.
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Resident Evil: Apocalypse
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsA virus is attacking the residents of Raccoon City, turning them into the undead. With the help of her colleague, Alice sets out to uncover the truth, even as she fends off an experimental weapon.
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Ultimate Avengers: The Movie
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWith an alien force threatening Earth, the military thaws Captain America out of the ice he's been frozen in for 60 years, whereupon he assembles a dream team of superheroes -- Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, Wasp and Giant Man -- to save the world.
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Death Race 2
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis prequel to the 2008 sci-fi actioner Death Race tells the story of Carl "Luke" Lucas, a cop killer who is sentenced to infamous Terminal Island where his driving skills in the prison's car races earn him the nickname "Frankenstein."
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Death Race 3: Inferno
2013 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter surviving the carnage of Death Race 2, Carl Lucas finds himself in an African prison where he must once more compete against other inmates. Driving specially designed Death Race Cars, the prisoners are forced into a lethal duel in the desert.
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Ghidorah: The Three Headed Monster
1964 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsReleased from a meteor that crash-landed, three-headed mutant dragon Ghidorah rampages through Tokyo, with Mount Fuji becoming the climactic battleground for a confrontation with Mothra, Godzilla and Rodan.
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Phoebe in Wonderland
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhether at home or at school, 9-year-old Phoebe (Elle Fanning) always seems to get in trouble for breaking the rules. When her drama teacher (Patricia Clarkson) casts her in a production of "Alice in Wonderland," Phoebe begins to receive personal advice from the play's characters. Felicity Huffman, Bill Pullman and Campbell Scott also star in this fantastical tale about inspiration and overcoming adversity.
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