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The Best New Sci-Fi Movies Of The Last Few Years

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# The Best New Sci-Fi Movies Of The Last Few Years

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Vote up the best science fiction movies released on or after January, 1 2021.

Latest additions: Slingshot, Alien: Romulus, Borderlands

Most divisive: The Tomorrow War

Over 2.6K Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best New Sci-Fi Movies Of The Last Few Years

Modern science fiction movies provide audiences with a wide range of subject matter. The genre offers a lot of flexibility, as it is capable of telling stories set on Earth or in outer space. Often times, the two are combined, with aliens visiting our planet or by having earthlings journey to another planet. Audiences have long enjoyed the speculative nature of sci-fi - the way it imagines amazing scientific breakthroughs, futuristic societies, interstellar battles, and more. It taps directly into our collective imagination.

The best new sci-fi films have continued this tradition. The genre has benefited from modern advancements in special effects technology. As CGI becomes more and more sophisticated, it's possible for movies to take on bigger ideas and to depict astonishing sights with more authenticity than ever before. Consequently, a couple of the more recent sci-fi movies have already come close to achieving "classic" status.

Vote up your favorites from this list of new sci-fi movies. Check back as the latest new sci-fi movies are added to this list.



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## Dune

Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac

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541 votes

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to a dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of a precious resource in existence, only those who can conquer their own fear will survive.

- Released: 2021

- Directed by: Denis Villeneuve

- Dig DeeperTimothee Chalamet Will Meet His Match In 'Dune: Part 2,' But Who Could Fill Sting's Shoes?

- Also ranks #6 onThe 30+ Best Date Movies Out Now



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## Everything Everywhere All at Once

Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan

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208 votes

When an interdimensional rupture unravels reality, an unlikely hero must channel her newfound powers to fight bizarre and bewildering dangers from the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.



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## Dune: Part Two

Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson

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125 votes

Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, he must prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.



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## Free Guy

Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery

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359 votes

When a bank teller discovers he's actually a background player in an open-world video game, he decides to become the hero of his own story -- one that he can rewrite himself. In a world where there's no limits, he's determined to save the day his way before it's too late, and maybe find a little romance with the coder who conceived him.

- Released: 2021

- Directed by: Shawn Levy

- Also ranks #2 onThe 30+ Best Date Movies Out Now

- Also ranks #4 onNew Movies You Should See In Theaters

- Also ranks #3 onThe Best Taika Waititi Movies



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## A Quiet Place: Part II

Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds

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278 votes

Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path.



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## Don't Look Up

Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep

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236 votes

Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.



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