List of the latest fantasy films and the best sci-fi films of 2022 in cinemas on Netflix, Prime, Maxdome, Sky and other streaming services.
30 Dual
In the near future, Sarah is a depressed alcoholic in a lackluster relationship with her boyfriend Peter and generally disconnected from her pestering mother. One day, Sarah awakens to find a pool of blood in her bed and later learns she is terminally ill, and is told that she will die with certainty. The doctor admits to a 2% margin of error, but insists that Sarah’s death is certain. To save those she cares about from the pain of losing her, Sarah opts for a cloning procedure of herself to take her place.
Director: Riley Stearns
Writers: Riley Stearns
Starring: Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale
Box office: $425 000
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29 Jurassic World: Dominion
Four years after the Lockwood Estate incident and the volcanic eruption on Isla Nublar, once-extinct dinosaurs freely roam the Earth and cause ecological disasters and are subject to animal cruelty. Amid global efforts to control the invasive species, Biosyn Genetics establishes a dinosaur preserve in Italy’s Dolomites which conducts genomics research, ostensibly for pharmacological applications.
Claire Dearing, Zia Rodriguez, and Franklin Webb, still with the Dinosaur Protection Group, investigate illegal dinosaur breeding sites; Claire’s partner, Owen Grady, helps relocate stray dinosaurs.
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Writers: Emily Carmichael, Colin Trevorrow, Derek Connolly
Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Laura Dern
Budget: $165 000 000
Box office: $1 001 978 000
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28 Warriors of Future (明日戰記 | Ming ri zhan ji)
In 2055, wars have ravaged the Earth due to the prevalent use of advanced military robots, and global warming and pollution have destroyed the environment and ruined the atmosphere. As a result, many people are born with birth defects and die, and large domes known as Skynets are built to protect the surviving cities on Earth. During the construction of the Skynet over B-16, a meteor lands in the city and a giant alien plant, later named Pandora, emerges and causes devastation to the area around it as it takes root. Pandora grows rapidly when there is rain, taking over more of the city every time it does so; however, it is discovered that the plant can also purify the polluted air. ASU’s (a local military force) lead scientist, Dr Chan, finds a way to alter the plant’s genome to stop Pandora from growing further while also letting it continue to repair the atmosphere.
Director: Yuen Fai Ng
Writers: Chi-Leung Law, Ho-Leung Lau
Starring: Louis Koo, Ching Wan Lau, Carina Lau
Budget: $56 000 000
Box office: $110 844 000
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27 BigBug
In 2045, artificial intelligence is everywhere. So much so that humanity relies on it to satisfy its every need and every desire, even the most secret and wicked. In a quiet suburban residential area, four domestic robots suddenly decide to take their masters hostage in their own home. Locked together, a not-quite-so-blended family, an intrusive neighbor, and her enterprising domestic robots are now forced to put up with each other in an increasingly hysterical atmosphere. While outside, the Yonyx, the latest generation of AI androids, are becoming rogue and attempting to take over the world. When the tensions begin to rise as the threat draws closer, the humans look elsewhere, get jealous, and rip into each other under the bewildered eyes of their indoor robots. Maybe it’s the robots who’ve got a soul or not.
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Writers: Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Starring: Isabelle Nanty, Elsa Zylberstein, Claude Perron
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26 Rubikon
Following a catastrophe on Earth, the planet is covered in a toxic fog. The crew in the space station, must decide whether to risk their lives to get home and search for survivors, or stay safe in the station’s «algae symbiosis system».
Director: Magdalena Lauritsch
Writers: Magdalena Lauritsch, Jessica Lind
Starring: Julia Franz Richter, George Blagden, Mark Ivanir
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25 Crimes of the Future
A deep dive into the not-so-distant future where humankind is learning to adapt to its synthetic surroundings, in a world with no pain. This evolution moves humans beyond their natural state and into a metamorphosis, altering their biological makeup.
Director: David Cronenberg
Writers: David Cronenberg
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart
Box office: $4 551 000
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24 UFO Sweden
And follows a teenage rebel placed in foster care, who suspects that her father is not dead, but has been kidnapped by UFOs. With the help from a UFO association, she is determined to find out the truth.
Director: Victor Danell
Writers: Victor Danell, Jimmy Nivrén Olsson
Starring: Inez Dahl Torhaug, Jesper Barkselius, Eva Melander
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23 Black Crab (Svart krabba)
Tasked to deliver a package that could end world war, six soldiers must skate across a frozen sea, unaware of what they’re carrying.
Director: Adam Berg
Writers: Adam Berg, Jerker Virdborg
Starring: Noomi Rapace, David Dencik, Aliette Opheim
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22 Troll
As a young girl, Nora Tidemann’s father, Tobias, teaches her the mythology of Trolls and the origin of their local mountains. During one story, Nora almost “sees” the faces of trolls turned to stone in the rock face.
Years later, a drilling operation tunneling through the mountains of Dovre results in an eruption and the deaths of several workers and protestors. Desperate for answers, the Norwegian government recruits a diverse array of scientists, including Nora, who is now a paleontologist on her first major find. While the collected scientists initially believe that the eruption was caused by the miners hitting a pocket of Methane, only Nora and the prime minister’s advisor, Andreas Isaksan, point out that the region is surrounded by large impressions that appear to be footprints. The prime minister permits them to investigate the possibility further with Norwegian military soldier, Captain Kris Holm, when a second incident miles away tears apart the home of an elderly couple near Lesja.
Director: Roar Uthaug
Writers: Roar Uthaug, Espen Aukan
Starring: Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim S. Falck-Jørgensen, Mads Sjogard Pettersen
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21 Something in the Dirt
When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city and each other.
Director: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
Writers: Justin Benson
Starring: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, Sarah Adina Smith
Box office: $163 000
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