Best Sci Fi Horror Movies

From Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving
Rated R

The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski. The film follows protagonist Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, who is a computer hacker recruited by a group of rebels to help overthrow a powerful artificial intelligence known as The Matrix. Neo learns that the Matrix is a virtual reality system created by intelligent machines to keep humans pacified and harness the energy of their bodies. When the rebels help Neo realize his true potential, he must fight his way back to the real world and help save humanity from the machines. With its groundbreaking special effects, unique philosophical exploration of reality, and thrilling action sequences, The Matrix has become one of the most influential science fiction films of all time.

From James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick
Rated R

Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a 1991 science fiction action movie directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Robert Patrick. The film follows Sarah Connor and her son John, who are pursued by a new, more advanced Terminator, the T-1000. After Sarah and John are rescued by the human-like cyborg T-800, they must work together to protect John from the T-1000, while also preparing him to face his unknown future. Along the way, they gain insight into each other's strengths and weaknesses, and ultimately, Sarah and the T-800 must sacrifice themselves to protect John and the future. With groundbreaking special effects and a thrilling story, Terminator 2: Judgment Day is considered one of the greatest films of all time.

From Ridley Scott, starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright
Rated R

Alien is a 1979 science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, and Yaphet Kotto. The film follows the crew of the commercial spaceship Nostromo, who are awakened from their cryosleep by a mysterious transmission from an unknown planet. After investigating, the crew realize the transmission is coming from a derelict alien spacecraft, and they unknowingly bring an alien creature aboard the Nostromo. The alien rapidly grows and begins to hunt the crew, leading to a tense and desperate battle for survival. The crew of the Nostromo must find a way to defeat the alien before it kills them all.

From James Cameron, starring Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Paul Reiser
Rated R

Aliens is a 1986 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Sigourney Weaver. Set 57 years after the events of Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien, the film follows Weaver's character Ellen Ripley as she returns to the planet LV-426, where the crew of the Nostromo first encountered the hostile Alien creature. Accompanied by a unit of colonial marines, Ripley discovers the planet has since been colonized and is now inhabited by thousands of Aliens. After a series of catastrophic events, Ripley leads the marines in a desperate battle against the Aliens in an attempt to save the colonists from certain death. The film is a critical and commercial success and is widely praised for its action sequences, special effects, and its exploration of the motherhood theme.

From John Carpenter, starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur
Rated R

The Thing is a 1982 science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter. It stars Kurt Russell as an American helicopter pilot, R.J. MacReady, who leads a group of Antarctic researchers in their investigation of a shape-shifting alien that has infiltrated their camp. As the group struggle to contain the alien, they eventually come to realize that they are now in a fight for their lives. The film is a remake of the 1951 film The Thing from Another World, and is set in the remote Antarctic setting of an American research station, where a parasitic extraterrestrial life form has the ability to assimilate and mimic other organisms. With tensions rising and paranoia setting in, the group must find a way to survive and prevent the alien from reaching civilization.

From James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul Winfield
Rated R

The Terminator is a 1984 science-fiction action film directed by James Cameron and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The story follows a cyborg assassin, sent back in time from the year 2029, to 1984 Los Angeles by the powerful artificial intelligence system, Skynet. The cyborg is sent to assassinate Sarah Connor, a young woman whose son will one day become humanity's only hope against Skynet's reign of destruction. To protect Sarah, a soldier from the future, Kyle Reese, is also sent back in time. As the cyborg relentlessly pursues Sarah, Kyle must protect her while they search for a way to prevent the future war and stop Skynet.

From Ridley Scott, starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos
Rated R

Blade Runner is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott. It is set in a dystopian future in which genetically engineered replicants, which are virtually identical to humans, are manufactured by an organization called the Tyrell Corporation. These replicants are used as slave labor on off-world colonies, and when four of them illegally return to Earth, a former police officer named Rick Deckard is tasked with hunting them down. As Deckard pursues the replicants and ultimately encounters the powerful leader of the replicant group, he begins to question his own identity and what it means to be human. The film examines themes of humanity, mortality, and identity in a visually stunning and complex cyberpunk world.

From Duncan Jones, starring Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott, Rosie Shaw
Rated R

Moon is a science fiction drama about an astronaut, Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell), who is nearing the end of his three-year stint on a lunar mining station, harvesting Helium-3 from the surface of the moon. Just as his contract is coming to an end, Sam begins to experience strange and vivid hallucinations, leading him to question his sanity. When a new and seemingly identical version of himself arrives at the station, Sam comes to the realization that he is part of a larger corporate conspiracy. With time running out, Sam must confront the choices he has made and their consequences, in order to protect his family on Earth.

From John McTiernan, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Kevin Peter Hall, Elpidia Carrillo
Rated R

Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by John McTiernan and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, and Jesse Ventura. The story follows a team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle in pursuit of a guerrilla leader. They soon find themselves hunting an extraterrestrial creature that stalks and kills them one by one. As they fight for survival, they soon realize that the creature is hunting them for sport. The film spawned a franchise of films, novels, video games, and comic books.

From Danny Boyle, starring Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Cliff Curtis
Rated R

From Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving
Rated R

From David Twohy, starring Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Vin Diesel, Keith David
Rated R

From Ridley Scott, starring Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron
Rated R

From Joseph Kosinski, starring Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko
Rated PG-13

From Byron Haskin, starring Gene Barry, Ann Robinson, Les Tremayne, Robert Cornthwaite
Rated G

From Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving
Rated R

From Christian Alvart, starring Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet, Antje Traue
Rated R

From Paul W.S. Anderson, starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson
Rated R

From David Twohy, starring Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore, Thandiwe Newton
Rated R

From Steven Spielberg, starring Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto
Rated PG-13

From McG, starring Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood
Rated PG-13

From Sebastián Cordero, starring Sharlto Copley, Michael Nyqvist, Christian Camargo, Embeth Davidtz
Rated PG-13

From David Fincher, starring Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance, Paul McGann
Rated R

From Ridley Scott, starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride
Rated R

From David Twohy, starring Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Katee Sackhoff, Jordi Mollà
Rated R