Recent years have seen the introduction of some ground-breaking science fiction films on Netflix. Here are the top genre-specific Netflix originals.
When science fiction films are supported by one of the most well-known streaming services, the cinematic experience can be elevated to a whole new level. Netflix has received praise for giving filmmakers the opportunity to produce even the most insane science fiction films for a global audience. While some films may fail, the streaming service has a large number of successes.
Here, we’ll take a look back at some of the best science fiction films ever released on the platform, going through their narrative summary and analyzing how well people responded to them. Due to Netflix’s policy of withholding first-hand knowledge about its programming, all the data used for this article came from secondary sources.
The Midnight Sky (2020)
George Clooney plays Augustine in The Midnight Sky (2020), one of the most poignant and depressing science fiction films ever to be broadcast on Netflix. After a near-extinction-level incident, Augustine may be the only survivor on Earth. He has committed the rest of his life to contact any spacecraft sent to search for habitable planets and is expected to return.
Augustine is given the assignment to travel to a different base in order to establish contact. The spaceship’s crew is simultaneously working in hazardous conditions to try to re-enter a planet that has changed from what they know it to be. In this movie, Augustine’s isolationism and the ability of even the most reclusive people to accomplish impossibly difficult tasks for the good of others are examined.
Spiderhead 2022 
The setting of Spiderhead (2022) is a jail institution for prisoners who want to shorten their sentences by taking various drug tests. The primary guy, Jeff (Miles Teller), interacts with Steve Abnesti (Chris Hemsworth) while Steve administers various medications, including a love, fear, and obedience drug.
Don’t Look Up 2021
Don’t Look Up (2021), a movie with an all-star ensemble, is about the end of the world as we know it when a comet is on its way to strike Earth and wipe out all life. Together with Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) must persuade the populace that immediate action is required to rescue the world.
Okja (2017)
In an alternate version of 2017, Okja (2017) explores the intimate relationship between a young girl named Mija (Ahn Seo-hyun) and Okja, a genetically modified super pig. Through the prism of an alternate future with cutting-edge technology, this movie examines corporate greed in contrast to the culture underlying a farmer’s existence.
The movie would have an all-star cast that included Tilda Swinton, Steven Yuen, Giancarlo Esposito, and Jake Gyllenhaal and would be a striking tribute to the current animal rights movement.
What Happened to Monday 2017
In a far-off future where overcrowding is a threat to the entire planet, the government determines that parents are only permitted to keep one child, putting the rest in cryosleep. A single father of septuplets (Noomi Rapace) determines that all seven girls (Noomi Rapace) will share one identity and will be free to travel around one day of the week to avert this fate.
Six sisters band together to try to find their missing sister in the ensuing action-packed sci-fi tale, which spans two hours and features several battles, fatalities, and political intrigue.
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) 
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) would break the mold of the franchise by forgoing a theatrical release completely and introducing a new spin on the monster franchise directly to Netflix. The movie was one of the year’s most anticipated releases, with a Super Bowl advertisement announcing that the movie would release on Netflix as soon as the eponymous football game concluded.
As this movie follows scientists testing a new particle accelerator in space that transports the team into an alternate reality, it will fuel speculation and further fan theories about the origins of the monsters from Cloverfield (2008) and attract viewers interested in the cosmic horrors of space.
I Am Mother (2019)
I Am Mother (2019), which jumps to a lonely future, gives a look at the measures that had to be made for mankind to succeed where it has previously failed. Audiences would witness Mother raising Daughter (Clara Ruggard) and preparing her for a test that determines whether she is ready for the outside world. The film features a robot designated Mother (Luke Hawker provides the body, and Rose Byrne provides the voice) who is in charge of raising children from embryos.
The Adam Project (2022)
Adam Reed (Ryan Reynolds) of the year 2050 embarks on a quest to save his wife, who perished while traveling to the year 2018, to demonstrate the absurdity of time travel. After crash-landing in 2022, Adam runs across his younger self (Walker Scobell), and the two must work together to stay alive while being pursued by Maya Sorian, a 2050 business juggernaut (Catherine Keener).
Critics gave this movie great reviews, and some even made complimentary comparisons to the sci-fi classic Back to the Future (1985). According to Samba TV, a company that specializes in providing real-time data and analytics, over 384,000 homes viewed the movie during its first three days of release.