Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Movies of 2023


10 Dream Scenario

Dream Scenario

Hapless family man Paul Matthews finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. But when his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.

Director: Kristoffer Borgli
Writer: Kristoffer Borgli
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Lily Bird
Box office: $8 289 000

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9 The Wandering Earth II (流浪地球2 | Liu lang di qiu 2)

Liu lang di qiu 2

In the near future, after learning that the sun is rapidly burning out and will obliterate Earth in the process, humans build enormous engines to propel the planet to a new solar system, far out of reach of the sun’s fiery flares. However, the journey out into the universe is perilous, and humankind’s last shot at survival will depend on a group of young people brave enough to step up and execute a dangerous, life-or-death operation to save the earth.

Director: Frant Gwo
Writers: Yang Zhixue, Gong Geer, Frant Gwo
Starring: Jacky Wu, Andy Lau, Li Xuejian
Budget: $90 000 000
Box office: $605 242 000

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8 Wonka

Wonka

With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.

Director: Paul King
Writers: Simon Farnaby, Roald Dahl, Paul King
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Colin O’Brien, Calah Lane
Budget: $125 000 000
Box office: $531 768 000

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7 Poor Things

Poor Things

From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter. Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn, a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Writers: Tony McNamara, Alasdair Gray
Starring: Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef
Box office: $33 696 000

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6 The Boy and the Heron (君たちはどう生きるか | Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka)

Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka

After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself.

Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Writer: Hayao Miyazaki
Starring: Soma Santoki, Aimyon, Keiko Takeshita
Box office: $168 195 000

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5 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.

Director: James Gunn
Writers: James Gunn, Jim Starlin, Stan Lee
Starring: Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff
Budget: $250 000 000
Box office: $845 555 000

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4 Godzilla: Minus One

Godzilla: Minus One

Feeling as if he unfairly cheated death too many times, Shikishima, a surviving Kamikaze pilot is attacked on Odo Island along with many war plane engineers by a gargantuan monster. After the engineers die due to Shikishima failing to distract the monster, an overwhelming amount of guilt weighs on him, especially after a homeless woman and a baby move into his home when he returns. Shikishima, now on a personal mission, teams up with a large group of veterans to finally take down the monster known as Godzilla.

Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Writer: Takashi Yamazaki
Starring: Minami Hamabe, Sakura Ando, Ryunosuke Kamiki
Budget: $15 000 000
Box office: $98 896 000

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3 The Creator

The Creator

Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, Joshua, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war-and mankind itself.

Director: Gareth Edwards
Writers: Chris Weitz, Gareth Edwards
Starring: John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan
Budget: $80 000 000
Box office: $104 272 000

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2 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings the rich world and playful spirit of the legendary roleplaying game to the big screen in a hilarious and action-packed adventure.

Directors: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein
Writers: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Michael Gilio
Starring: Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith
Budget: $150 000 000
Box office: $208 177 000

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1 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Spider-Verse saga, an epic adventure that will transport Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man across the Multiverse to join forces with Gwen Stacy and a new team of Spider-People to face off with a villain more powerful than anything they have ever encountered.

Directors: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
Writers: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Dave Callaham
Starring: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry
Budget: $150 000 000
Box office: $690 615 000

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