Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Movies of 2023


20 The Moon (더 문 | Deo mun)

Deo mun

Seven years after Korea’s first fully manned mission to the moon ends in disaster, a second human spaceflight is launched successfully until a strong solar wind causes the spacecraft to malfunction. With an astronaut left stranded in space, and quickly running out of oxygen, the Naro Space Center turns to its former managing director to avert yet another fatal catastrophe.

Director: Kim Yong-hwa
Writer: Kim Yong-hwa
Starring: Seol Gyeong-goo, Do Gyeong-soo, Kim Hee-ae
Budget: $22 000 000
Box office: $5 175 000

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19 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

After failing to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta wields the power of the mythic Black Trident to unleash an ancient and malevolent force. Hoping to end his reign of terror, Aquaman forges an unlikely alliance with his brother, Orm, the former king of Atlantis. Setting aside their differences, they join forces to protect their kingdom and save the world from irreversible destruction.

Director: James Wan
Writers: Mort Weisinger, Paul Norris, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
Starring: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
Budget: $205 000 000
Box office: $396 190 000

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18 Fingernails

Fingernails

Anna and Ryan have found true love. It’s been proven by a controversial new technology. There’s just one problem: Anna still isn’t sure. Then she takes a position at a love testing institute, and meets Amir.

Director: Christos Nikou
Writers: Christos Nikou, Stavros Raptis
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, Jeremy Allen White
Box office: $13 000

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17 They Cloned Tyrone

They Cloned Tyrone

A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.

Director: Juel Taylor
Writers: Tony Rettenmaier, Juel Taylor
Starring: John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris

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16 Nimona

Nimona

When Ballister Boldheart, a knight in a futuristic medieval world, is framed for a crime he didn’t commit, the only one who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona, a mischievous teen with a taste for mayhem who also happens to be a shapeshifting creature Ballister has been trained to destroy. But with the entire kingdom out to get him, Nimona’s the best (or technically the only) sidekick Ballister can hope for. And as the lines between heroes, villains, and monsters start to blur, the two of them set out to wreak serious havoc for Ballister to clear his name once and for all, and for Nimona to… just wreak serious havoc.

Directors: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane
Writers: Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor, Pamela Ribon
Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang

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15 The Mountain (La montagne)

La montagne

Parisian engineer Pierre goes to the Alps for work and sets up camp at a high altitude. Irresistibly drawn to the mountains, he decides not to go down again. He meets alpine restaurant chef Léa and discovers mysterious lights.

Director: Thomas Salvador
Writers: Thomas Salvador, Naïla Guiguet
Starring: Thomas Salvador, Louise Bourgoin, Martine Chevallier
Box office: $660 000

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14 Paradise

Paradise

A man sees the dark side of the time-manipulating biotech company he works for when a crushing debt forces his wife to give up 40 years of her own life.

Director: Boris Kunz
Writers: Simon Amberger, Peter Kocyla, Boris Kunz
Starring: Kostja Ullmann, Iris Berben, Numan Acar

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13 The Flash

The Flash

Worlds collide in “The Flash” when Barry uses his superpowers to travel back in time in order to change the events of the past. But when his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned, threatening annihilation, and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. That is, unless Barry can coax a very different Batman out of retirement and rescue an imprisoned Kryptonian… albeit not the one he’s looking for. Ultimately, to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry’s only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?

Director: Andres Muschietti
Writers: Christina Hodson, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Starring: Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Sasha Calle
Budget: $200 000 000
Box office: $271 333 000

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12 57 Seconds

57 Seconds

When a tech blogger discovers a time-altering device, he unleashes its power to rewrite the past and seek revenge against the ruthless corporate empire that destroyed his family. But his actions soon trigger a terrifying chain of events, propelling him into a pulse-pounding battle for survival where every second counts.

Director: Rusty Cundieff
Writers: Macon Blair, Rusty Cundieff, E.C. Tubb
Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Morgan Freeman, Greg Germann
Box office: $373 000

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11 Jules

Jules

Jules follows Milton who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls “Jules.” Things become complicated when two neighbors discover Jules and the government quickly closes in. What follows is a funny, wildly inventive ride as the three neighbors find meaning and connection later in life thanks to this unlikely stranger.

Director: Marc Turtletaub
Writer: Gavin Steckler
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jane Curtin
Box office: $1 969 000

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