English-language science fiction drama films

Interstellar is a 2014 epic science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan. It features an ensemble cast led by Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, and Michael Caine. Set in a dystopian future where Earth is suffering from catastrophic blight and famine, the film follows a group of astronauts who travel through space in search of a new home for humanity.

2013 film directed by Alfonso Cuarón

2012 film directed by Gary Ross

2015 film directed by Ridley Scott

2013 film directed by Zack Snyder

2004 film directed by Michel Gondry

2016 science fiction film by Denis Villeneuve

2013 film by Spike Jonze

2001 film directed by Steven Spielberg

1997 film by Robert Zemeckis

2011 film directed by Rupert Wyatt

2006 film directed by Alfonso Cuarón

2014 film directed by Matt Reeves

Superman is a 2025 American superhero film based on the character Superman from DC Comics. Written and directed by James Gunn, it is the first film in the DC Universe (DCU) and a reboot of the Superman film series. David Corenswet stars as Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman, alongside Rachel Brosnahan, Nicholas Hoult, Edi Gathegi, Anthony Carrigan, Nathan Fillion, and Isabela Merced. In the film, Superman faces unintended consequences after he intervenes in an international conflict orchestrated by billionaire Lex Luthor (Hoult). Superman must win back public support with the help of his reporter and superhero colleagues. The film was produced by Gunn and Peter Safran of DC Studios.

1977 film directed by Steven Spielberg

Gattaca is a 1997 American dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol in his feature directorial debut. It stars Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman with Jude Law, Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Gore Vidal, and Alan Arkin appearing in supporting roles. The film presents a future society driven by eugenics where children are conceived through genetic selection to ensure they possess the best hereditary traits of their parents. The principal character, Vincent Freeman, played by Hawke, was conceived outside the eugenics program and struggles to overcome genetic discrimination to

2017 film directed by Matt Reeves

2009 film by Jaco Van Dormael

2011 film directed by Lars von Trier

1966 film directed by François Truffaut

2019 film directed by James Gray

2014 film directed by Wally Pfister

Frankenstein is a 2025 American Gothic science fiction horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Guillermo del Toro, based on the 1818 novel by Mary Shelley. The film stars Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as the Creature, with Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz in supporting roles. The story follows the life of Frankenstein, an egotistical scientist whose experiment in creating new life results in dangerous consequences.

1984 film by Michael Radford

1998 film by Alex Proyas

2007 film by Richard Schenkman

2006 film directed by Darren Aronofsky

2002 film by Steven Soderbergh

2017 film directed by James Ponsoldt

2014 film directed by Phillip Noyce

2009 film by Robert Schwentke

2020 film directed by George Clooney

Flatliners is a 1990 American science fiction psychological horror film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by Michael Douglas and Rick Bieber, and written by Peter Filardi. It stars Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, William Baldwin, Oliver Platt, and Kevin Bacon. The film is about five medical students who attempt to find out what lies beyond death by conducting clandestine experiments that produce near-death experiences. The film was shot on the campus of Loyola University Chicago between October 1989 and January 1990, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Editing in 1990 (

2024 American film by Francis Ford Coppola

1991 film directed by David Cronenberg

2011 film directed by Mike Cahill

1968 film by Ralph Nelson

1985 film by Wolfgang Petersen

2024 film directed by Johan Renck

1976 British science fiction film by Nicolas Roeg

2014 film directed by Mike Cahill

1956 film by Michael Anderson

The Life of Chuck is a 2024 American fantasy drama film written for the screen, co-produced, edited, and directed by Mike Flanagan. It is based on the 2020 novella of the same name by Stephen King. The film stars Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan, Mia Sara, Carl Lumbly, Benjamin Pajak, Jacob Tremblay, and Mark Hamill, with narration by Nick Offerman.

2015 film by Henry Hobson

2017 film directed by Niels Arden Oplev

1959 film by Stanley Kramer

2015 film directed by Drake Doremus

1972 film directed by George Roy Hill

2022 film directed by David Cronenberg

2022 film directed by Julius Avery

2016 film by Jeff Nichols

2013 film directed by Ari Folman

2019 film directed by Noah Hawley

2015 Icelandic science fiction drama film directed by Craig Zobel

2021 film directed by Miguel Sapochnik

2016 film by Colm McCarthy

1991 film by Wim Wenders

2021 film directed by Joe Penna

) is a 2019 surreal Weird Western film written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles. Starring Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Bárbara Colen, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, and Karine Teles, it revolves around the fictional small town of Bacurau, in the Brazilian sertão, that is beset by strange happenings following the death of its matriarch Carmelita (Lia de Itamaracá) at the age of 94.

2011 film by David Mackenzie