Are you tired of watch the same old movies during quarantine? It’s time to watch some new and interesting movies filled with action and suspense. Here are a list of 10 exciting and adventurous sci-fi films for you that are available on Amazon prime-
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ANNIHILATION (2018)
The film ‘Annihilation’ poses the hypothetical question, ‘What if the Earth, the planet itself, got cancer?’. A biologist’s husband suddenly disappears. She then decides to put her name forward for an expedition into an environmental disaster zone, but does not find what she’s expecting. The expedition team is made up of the biologist, an anthropologist, a psychologist, a surveyor, and a linguist. This 2 hour film was rated 6.8/10 on IMDb.
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INCEPTION (2010)
A thief has a rare ability to enter people’s dreams and steal secrets from their subconscious. His skill has made him a desirable person to many around the world but has also cost him everything he loves. He gets a chance at redemption through a seemingly impossible task, that is, to enter someone’s mind and plant an idea in their head. If he succeeds, it will be the perfect crime, but a dangerous enemy anticipates his every move. This blockbuster film was rated 8.8/10 on IMDb.
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ARRIVAL (2016)
Aliens have landed in 12 different locations on Earth. Linguistics professor Louise Banks joins a US army team to try and learn the alien’s language in order to understand and communicate with them. Through regular meetings with two of the aliens she starts to compile a record of the alien’s language which turn out to be a series of drawn symbols. The important question is are they friend or foe? Hoping to unravel the mystery, she takes a chance that could threaten her life and quite possibly all of mankind. This film was rated 7.9/10 on IMDb.
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INTERSTELLAR (2014)
The future of planet Earth is filled with disasters, famines, and droughts. There is only one way to ensure mankind’s survival: Interstellar travel. A farmer and ex-NASA pilot Cooper is asked to pilot a spacecraft along with a team of researchers to find a new planet for humans. It is decided that a team of astronauts should go to where no man has gone before, a planet that may have the right environment to sustain human life. Directed by Christopher Nolan, this super hit film was rated 8.6/10 by IMDb.
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A QUIET PLACE (2018)
A Quiet Place is a post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film. It shows the struggles of a family trying to survive in a world where most humans have been killed by blind but noise-sensitive creatures. They are forced to communicate in sign language so these mysterious and dangerous creatures don’t find them. This 1h 30 minute film was rated 7.5/10 by IMDb.
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BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017)
Thirty years after the events of Blade Runner (1982), a new Blade Runner, L.A.P.D. Officer “K discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard. The notorious Blade Runner has been missing since 2019 when he and Rachael escaped from the authorities, and in the process, also avoided the economic and social downfalls of the early 2020s. It’s now 2049. His world turns upside down when he discovers a box. This sci fi/thriller film has been rated 8/10 on IMDb.
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EDGE OF TOMORROW (2014)
When Earth falls under attack from invincible aliens, no military unit in the world is able to beat them. Major William Cage, an officer who has never seen combat, is assigned to a suicide mission. Killed within moments, Cage finds himself thrown into a time loop, in which he relives the same brutal fight and his death over and over again. However, Cage’s fighting skills improve with each fight and day, bringing him and a comrade ever closer to defeating the aliens. Starring Tom Cruise this film is rated 7.9/10 on IMDb.
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LOOPER (2012)
In a future society, time-travel exists, but it’s only available to those with the means to pay for it on the black market. When the mob wants to eliminate someone, it sends the target into the past, where a hit man known as a looper lies in wait to finish the job. Joe is one such hired gunman who is said to be good at his job. But one day his bosses decide to close the loop and send the future Joe back in time to be killed by his past self. This Sci-fi/ Action film was rated 7.4/10 on IMDb.
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MAD MAX : FURY ROAD (2015)
Years after the collapse of civilization, the dictator Immortan Joe enslaves apocalypse survivors inside the desert fortress ‘The Citadel’. When the warrior Imperator Furiosa leads the despot’s five wives in a daring escape, she forges an alliance with Max Rockatansky, a loner and former captive. Protected in the massive, armored truck the War Rig, they try to outrun the ruthless warlord and his henchmen in a deadly high-speed chase through the Wasteland.
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BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)
A small-town California teen, Marty McFly, travels from 1985 to the 1950’s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown goes wrong. Traveling through time in a modified DeLorean car, Marty encounters young versions of his parents but his presence messes his relationship with his mother and father. He must make sure that they fall in love or he’ll cease to exist. Marty also has to return to his own time and save the life of Doc Brown who’s been attacked in the future. This blockbuster hit film was rated 8.5/10 on IMDb. There are two more sequels to this film that are equally exciting and suspenseful!
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