From dystopian futures to soundsensitive aliens, Amazon Prime Video is ready to satisfy your scifi cravings. The 8 best scifi movies on Amazon Prime Video

From dystopian futures to sound-sensitive aliens, Amazon Prime Video is ready to satisfy your sci-fi cravings.

The 8 best sci-fi movies on Amazon Prime Video

From dystopian futures to sound-sensitive aliens, Amazon Prime Video is ready to satisfy your sci-fi cravings.

By Kevin Jacobsen and Janey Tracey

on September 17, 2025 10:55 a.m. ET

Jake Gyllenhaal as Donnie Darko in 'Donnie Darko'; Lupita Nyong'o as Sam in 'A Quiet Place: Day One'; Jake Horowitz as Everett Sloan (right) in 'The Vast of Night'. Credit:

Everett; Gareth Gatrell/Paramount Pictures; Amazon Studios

Sci-fi can do it all: Whether you're looking for a piece of explosion-heavy escapism, an existential meditation on what it means to be human, or a genre-bending head-scratcher, there's a little something for everyone. But let's face it...there are plenty of other-worldly duds out there, too, and when it comes to streaming libraries, it can be challenging to find the diamonds in the rough. That's why EW sifted through Amazon Prime Video to bring you its very best sci-fi offerings, from modern favorites like *A Quiet Place: Day One* (2024) to cult classics such as *Donnie Darko *(2001).

Here are the best sci-fi movies on Amazon Prime Video.

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Michelle and John Goodman as Howard Stambler in '10 Cloverfield Lane'. Michele K. Short/Paramount Pictures

This spiritual sequel to 2008's *Cloverfield* takes an entirely different approach, forgoing found-footage cinematography and grand-scale set pieces in favor of an intimate setting and mesmerizing, character-driven storytelling. After being hit by another car while driving, a woman named Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) wakes up in a bunker also inhabited by a pair of men, Howard (John Goodman) and Emmett (John Gallagher Jr.). Howard tells Michelle he brought her there to save her life after a dangerous air contamination — but she soon discovers that things aren't quite as they seem.

Boasting grade-A performances by Winstead and Goodman, *10 Cloverfield Lane* is "lean, and taut, and tense, and moves with Swiss-clock precision," writes EW's critic. —*Kevin Jacobsen*

Where to watch *10 Cloverfield Lane*: Amazon Prime Video

**EW grade:** B

**Director:** Dan Trachtenberg

**Cast:** Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr.

Coherence (2013)

Emily Foxler as Emily in 'Coherence'. Everett Collection

When old friends reunite for a dinner party in a movie, you know something is about to go terribly awry. In *Coherence*, that "something" is the arrival of a close-passing comet — and the discovery of a house full of doppelgängers having an identical dinner party down the street. The plot is full of quantum-related twists and turns, but the film is grounded by the talented cast, which includes *Buffy*'s Nicholas Brendon in a fun self-referential role as a former TV star.

The production is just as quirky as the premise: Director James Ward Byrkit wanted to make a low-budget film that was so stripped down, it didn't even have a script. Instead, he invited a bunch of actor friends to his living room, gave them basic character motivations, and let them improvise through the entire thing. The result, while occasionally messy, is thoroughly original. *—Janey Tracey*

Where to watch *Coherence*: Amazon Prime Video

**Director:** James Ward Byrkit

**Cast:** Emily Foxler, Maury Sterling, Nicholas Brendon, Lorene Scafaria

Donnie Darko (2001)

Jake Gyllenhaal as Donnie Darko, Jena Malone as Gretchen Ross, and James Duval as Frank the Rabbit in 'Donnie Darko'. Newmarket Releasing/Everett

"I find it kind of funny/I find it kind of sad/The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had." So go the lyrics to "Mad World," a song expertly deployed in this wildly original sci-fi thriller about a moody teenager named Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal), who is troubled by visions of a figure in a monstrous rabbit costume. The entity warns a sleepwalking Donnie that the world will end in approximately 28 days and subsequently persuades him to carry out an escalating series of crimes in his community.

Writer-director Richard Kelly taps into the suburban alienation tackled frequently in film at the turn of the 21st century and goes deeper and more disturbing, with a fun sci-fi bent that's helped establish its cult classic status. —*K.J.***

Where to watch *Donnie Darko*: Amazon Prime Video

**Director:** Richard Kelly

**Cast:** Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Seth Rogen, Jena Malone, Patrick Swayze, Ashley Tisdale

The Endless (2018)

Justin Benson as Justin Smith and Aaron Moorhead as Aaron Smith in 'The Endless'.

Well Go USA/Courtesy Everett

This low-budget sci-fi horror film may be underseen compared to more mainstream films in its subgenre, but its thrills can compete with some of the best of them. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, who also directed and produced the film, star as brothers who escaped a UFO death cult in their childhood but grew up to lead lives of disappointment. Upon receiving a cassette tape from the group, the brothers agree to return to the camp for one day, where they discover a series of unexplained phenomena. EW's critic praises *The Endless* as "a thoughtful investigation into how our past and our families shape who we are — with plenty of scares and mind-bending twists." —*K.J.***

Where to watch *The Endless*: Amazon Prime Video

**EW grade:** B

**Directors:** Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead

**Cast:** Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, Callie Hernandez, Tate Ellington, Lew Temple, James Jordan

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The Girl With All the Gifts (2016)

Sennia Nanua as Melanie and Glenn Close as Caroline Caldwell in 'The Girl With All the Gifts'.

Amid a sudden invasion of zombie movies and shows in the 2010s, *The Girl With All the Gifts* stands out for its fearless approach to its subject matter. Sennia Nanua, in her debut film performance, stars as Melanie, a girl who could prove to be the key to developing a cure for a deadly zombie infection that has ravaged the world. EW's critic calls *The Girl With All the Gifts* "a film for people who thought they never needed to sit through another zombie flick," praising its "inventive world-building and giddy shocks." —*K.J.*

Where to watch *The Girl With All the Gifts*: Amazon Prime Video

**EW grade:** B+

**Director:** Colm McCarthy

**Cast:** Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine, Glenn Close, Sennia Nanua

The Host (2006)

Song Kang-ho as Park Gang-du in 'The Host'.

Thirteen years before Bong Joon Ho released his Oscar-winning masterpiece *Parasite*, he crafted this similarly potent, genre-bending social commentary. After a monstrous creature emerges from the sea and causes mass destruction, snack bar vendor Park Gang-du (Song Kang-ho) searches desperately for his daughter, whom the monster has kidnapped. While Bong crafts an engaging tale of rescue, he also infuses the film with a trenchant satirical edge, lampooning the South Korean government among many other societal issues. —*K.J.*

Where to watch *The Host*: Amazon Prime Video

**Director:** Bong Joon Ho

**Cast:** Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Doona Bae, Go Ah-sung

A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)

Joseph Quinn as Eric and Lupita Nyong'o as Sam in 'A Quiet Place: Day One'.

Gareth Gatrell/Paramount Pictures

The first two *Quiet Place* films explored how a family adapts to a world where no one can make a sound for fear of being attacked by hypersensitive extraterrestrial predators. This sideways prequel takes it back to the beginning, where these alien creatures terrorize a New York City ill-prepared to fight back. It's the first day of the apocalypse, and the action centers on a cancer patient (Lupita Nyong'o) and a law student (Joseph Quinn) who team up for their own survival. EW's critic writes that *A Quiet Place: Day One* "ends up being quite touching in between scenes when it's making you jump," thanks to Nyong'o and Quinn's heartfelt performances. —*K.J.***

Where to watch *A Quiet Place: Day One*: Amazon Prime Video

**EW grade:** B+

**Director:** Michael Sarnoski

**Cast:** Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou

The Vast of Night (2020)

Jake Horowitz as Everett Sloan and Sierra McCormick as Fay Crocker in 'The Vast of Night'. Amazon Studios

This underrated sci-fi indie centers on a pair of teenage friends living in 1950s New Mexico who investigate a cryptic audio signal that suddenly interrupts a radio program. Putting the pieces together, they unravel a conspiracy that may suggest proof of alien life. With a budget of just $700,000, director Andrew Patterson pulls off a number of stunning shots, transporting us to a specific time and place. As EW wrote following the film's success, "Just the setting and veneer of the film — it's framed as an episode of a *Twilight Zone*-esque anthology TV series* *— should be enough for you to guess more or less where it's headed." —*K.J.*

Where to watch *The Vast of Night*: Amazon Prime Video

**Director:** Andrew Patterson

**Cast:** Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz

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