There are few film genres as wide and diverse as science fiction. Some of the most popular movie franchises in Hollywood–Star Wars, Marvel, Jurassic World, The Terminator–have their roots in sci-fi, while on TV, shows like Westworld, Altered Carbon, and Black Mirror show that audience’s interest in futuristic storytelling remains as strong as ever. Sci-fi can simply entertain, but it can also ask questions about society and our use of technology, and make predictions about the direction that mankind is heading.
But while the biggest sci-fi films make use of huge budgets and lavish special effects to tell their stories, the best ones don’t always need them. Netflix is packed with great sci-fi movies, many of which take the genre in strange and fascinating new directions. We’ve picked 15 of the best–some are hugely ambitious with budgets to match, and some are simple and smaller in scale, using bold, imaginative ideas instead of VFX and big stars.
From time travel and AI to parallel realities and humans coming to terms with new abilities, these films can sometimes be thrilling, exciting, confusing, and disturbing. But all attempt to deliver something we’ve not seen on-screen before. Let’s take a look…
Source: https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/15-most-mind-bending-sci-fi-movies-to-watch-on-net/2900-2143/
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