Science fiction Films make up one of Hollywood’s biggest markets and there are many exciting releases ahead in 2024. The best science fiction films allow viewers to explore vast, imaginative worlds, providing a feeling of escapism. 2023 has seen the debut of several successful sci-fi films, from installments of franchises like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for the original film The Creator. 2024 already shows an upward trend for the genre, with many more releases scheduled.
2024 will see or has already seen book adaptations, video game adaptations, original science fiction films and the return of large franchises such as Foreigner, Planet of the Apes, Godzillaand Mad Max. These films will be directed by some of the film industry’s best talents, including Denis Villeneuve. However, many 2024 films have been delayed due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. While many of the 2024 films have finished, several have been delayed again. However, 2024’s sci-fi lineup made it a solid year for sci-fi films.
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Elevation |
November 8, 2024 |
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The fix |
November 22, 2024 |
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Watchers Chapter II |
November 26, 2024 |
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Y2K |
December 6, 2024 |
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Kraven the hunter |
December 13, 2024 |
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 |
December 20, 2024 |
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The Electric State |
March 14, 2025 |
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Every Science Fiction Movie Released in 2024
Spaceman is a science fiction drama starring Adam Sandler and directed by Chernobyl director Johan Renck. The film, based on the book Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfař, follows Jakub Procházka who goes on a solo mission into space and encounters a mysterious creature as he begins to lose touch with reality.
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Johan Renck
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March 1, 2024
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Colby’s Day
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107 minutes
After nearly destroying each other in Godzilla vs. In 2021’s Kong, the giant Titans are back to face a dangerous new threat, but this time, they’re on the same side. Godzilla vs. Kong: The New Empire is the fifth film from Warner Bros. growing Monsterverse franchise and will be directed by Adam Wingard.
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Adam Wingard
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March 29, 2024
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Terry Rossio, Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Jeremy Slater
A Quiet Place: Day One is a spin-off of the A Quiet Place franchise conceived by John Krasinski. The film is set at the beginning of the invasion as humanity struggles to survive, before the events of the original film, with Lupita Nyong’O leading the cast, directed by Michael Sarnoski.
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June 28, 2024
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Michael Sarnoski
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Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou, Eliane Umuhire
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Paramount Images
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99 minutes
Based on the video game franchise, Borderlands is a sci-fi action comedy film that follows Cate Blanchett as Lilith, a treasure hunter who returns to her home planet of Pandora to find a tycoon’s missing daughter. Along with a group of unlikely allies, such as a soldier, a teenage demolitions expert, a clever robot, and an eccentric scientist, the group will work together to save the girl – all while learning to deal with each other’s unyielding quirks.
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August 9, 2024
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Eli Roth
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Lionsgate
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102 minutes
Alien: Romulus is the seventh film in the Alien franchise. The film is directed by Fede Álvarez and will focus on a new group of young characters who encounter the terrifying Xenomorphs. Alien: Romulus is an independent film and takes place in a time not yet explored in the Alien franchise.
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August 16, 2024
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Fede Álvarez
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Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu, Rosie Ede, Soma Simon, Bence Okeke, Viktor Orizu, Robert Bobroczkyi, Trevor Newlin, Annemarie Griggs, Daniel Betts
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20th century
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119 minutes
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Elevation
November 8, 2024
In the post-apocalyptic Rocky Mountains, a father and two women risk their lives facing monstrous creatures to save a young boy.
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George Nolfi
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Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, Maddie Hasson, Danny Boyd Jr., Ian Hummel, Shauna Earp, James Anthony Perez, Dave Malkoff, Drexel Malkoff, Mike Hickman, Gregg S. Perry, Dalila Orozco
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November 8, 2024
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90 minutes
Elevation is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller coming in 2024. It’s about a single father and two women who have to leave their homes and face some monstrous creatures to save a son. The film looks like a variation of A peaceful place, except it’s not about silence, it’s about height. Alien-looking monsters cannot exceed 2,500 meters. However, when a man’s son is sick and needs medicine, he has to leave the mountains to save him, but that’s where the monsters are.
Anthony Mackie (Captain America in the MCU) plays the father, and the two women who help him as he gathers supplies and fights monsters are played by Morena Baccarin (Dead Pool) and Maddie Hasson (Twisted). George Nolfi directs the film, reuniting again with his The Adjustment Office actor Mackie for the sci-fi action horror film. The film will have a limited release in North America on November 8.
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The fix
November 22, 2024
Kelsey Egan made her directorial debut in 2021 with the South African dystopian thriller Stove after working for years as an actress and stuntwoman. His second feature, which premiered at the Chattanooga Film Festival in June, will be released on VOD in November 2024. The fix is a dystopian thriller set in a world where a toxin has caused the population to begin dying at an accelerated rateand people have to wear protective masks to survive. However, a new medicine has been developed to create immunity.
The film raises the important question of whether it is important to save this woman’s life or whether she should defer to the pharmaceutical company to try and find a way to save the world.
The problem is that the woman who receives the drug ends up transforming, changing and developing both frightening powers and physical changes. The film raises the important question of whether it is important to save this woman’s life or whether she should defer to the pharmaceutical company to try and find a way to save the world. Aethera seeks a cure to reverse the drug’s effects, while powerful forces want to experiment with it. Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things) is the leader.
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Watchers Chapter II
November 26, 2024
In 2024, J. Michael Straczynski wrote an animated adaptation of the popular comic book series Vertigo Watchmen. The story was originally told in graphic novels by Dave Gibbons and Alan Moore, while Zack Snyder turned it into a live-action film. It also had a sequel as an HBO series, but now it has received its first animated reinterpretation, debuting on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD. The first part was released on August 13, 2024. The second part will be released in Digital HD on November 26 and in physical formats on December 3.
Brandon Vietti (who won an Emmy for his work on Batman animated series) directed both versions of The Watchers. The first part of the story recently received a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with critics praising the film for its respectful and faithful adaptation. The voice cast includes Matthew Rhys (Night Owl II), Katee Sackhoff (Silk Specter II), Titus Welliver (Rorschach), Troy Baker (Ozymandias) and Michael Cerveris (Dr. Manhattan).
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Y2K
December 6, 2024
On the last night of 1999, two high school students crash a New Year’s Eve party, only to find themselves fighting for their lives in this dialed-in disaster comedy.
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Rachel Zegler, Alicia Silverstone, Julian Dennison, Jaeden Martell, Eduardo Franco, Mason Gooding, Miles Robbins, Tim Heidecker
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March 9, 2024
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93 minutes
In a science fiction film that appears to be Very bad do you know Maximum OverdriveJaeden Martell (Stephen King’s This) stars as Eli, a teenager who really wants to spend time with his crush, Laura (West Side Stories Raquel Zegler). He goes to a party where he knows she will be, but is discouraged when he sees her kissing someone else. However, things go wrong when midnight arrives and all the technology comes to life and starts killing humanity.
Y2K sees teenagers fighting for their lives against household appliances, computer technology and random robots. It also feels full of nostalgia for the late 1990s and early 2000s, both in the music and visual design. The cast remains impressive, with Julian Dennison (Dead Pool), Daniel Zolghadri (Eighth grade), Lachlan Watson (Chucky) and Eduardo Franco (Stranger Things). Y2K premiered at the South by Southwest festival and will hit theaters on December 6, 2024.
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Kraven the hunter
December 13, 2024
Kraven the Hunter is the fourth film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, set in the same Marvel continuity as Tom Hardy’s Venom and Jared Leto’s Morbius. Played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, the titular Kraven embarks on a solo adventure as an antihero, this time independent of his comic book counterpart’s crusade to hunt down Peter Parker.
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JC Chandor
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December 13, 2024
In what is the last officially scheduled Marvel Sony film set in the Spider-Man universe, Kraven the Hunter is finally coming to the big screen. Very similar Lady Teia in early 2024, Kraven the Hunter was shot in 2022, but has been held up and postponed several times ahead of its eventual release in December 2024. The film stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron) as Sergei Kravinoff, an almost supernatural hunter who seeks to find the next biggest target to hunt.
With Venom: The Last Dance fairing better than Lady TeiaSony may be looking for a little success before its return to Spider-Man in the MCU.
However, it looks like this movie changes things up to make Kraven the son of a dangerous man who ends up attacking bad men and using his intense hunting skills and supernatural abilities in a revenge story. Other Spider-Man characters that appear in the film are Chameleon (Fred Hechinger), Rhino (Alessandro Nivola) and Alien (Christopher Abbott). With Venom: The Last Dance fairing better than Lady TeiaSony may be looking for a little success before its return to Spider-Man in the MCU.
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3
December 20, 2024
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the sequel to the 2022 comedy-adventure film that introduced Blue Blur and his companions on an adventure to stop Dr. The new film sees new antagonist Shadow the Hedgehog arrive to cause trouble for the newly formed trio. of heroes, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles, as they adapt to their earthly lives.
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December 20, 2024
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Jeff Fowler
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Paramount Images
THE Sonic the Hedgehog the films have been surprisingly successful so far, with anticipation growing for the third installment due to the Shadow the Hedgehog joining the franchise in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. The popular character was suggested in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 post-credits scene and will probably be the antagonist of the third chapter. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 enters science fiction territorywith Jeff Fowler returning to direct the film.
Jim Carrey is returning as Dr. Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 3and other cast members include Ben Schwartz as Sonic the Hedgehog, Colleen O’Shaughnessey as Miles “Tails” Prower, Idris Elba as Knuckles the Echidna, James Marsden as Tom Wachowski, and Tika Sumpter as Maddie Wachowski. Keanu Reeves voices Shadow the Hedgehog in the new film.
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The Electric State
March 14, 2025
Following Adam Sandler’s Mixed Reviews AstronautNetflix has another big sci-fi release – The Electric State. The Electric State is a film adaptation of the comic book by Simon Stålenhag of the same name. Anthony and Joe Russo, the minds behind several successful Marvel films such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Endgamedirected the next film (which does not yet have a release date at the time of this writing).
The Electric State has an extremely talented cast, including Millie Bobby Brown, Chris Pratt, Ke Huy Quan, Brian Cox, Giancarlo Esposito, Anthony Mackie and more. Some stars (like Esposito and Mackie) voice the various robot characters in The Electric State. Meanwhile, actors like Brown, Pratt and Quan play humans in science fiction film. The film was initially slated for release in 2024, and although it was delayed until March 2025, it’s worth mentioning for sci-fi fans.