Henry Thomas and a Puppet in ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Universal Pictures) ‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial’ (1982) The granddaddy of all sci-fi kids movies is nearly old enough to be a granddad.

This week’s picks feature A.I. kids, comic time loops and killer robots. By Elisabeth Vincentelli Rent or buy on most major platforms. Franklin Ritch’s feature starts off like a taut thriller ...

Animation has a long and proud history of bringing kids great science fiction, from The Iron Giant to WALL-E.In 2024, director Chris Sanders delivered one of the best all-ages sci-fi movies in The ...

While the year is only half over, 2024 has already been great for science-fiction movies. Films from Marvel (Deadpool & Wolverine) and DC (The Batman 2) have yet to grace the silver screens, but ...

If I had to pick a single genre of film that I love above all else it would be science fiction. Whether it’s a story about aliens in outer space or simply the use of advanced technology, movies ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. The descriptor “science fiction and fantasy” serves as an umbrella term for fantastical stories all the time, but if you look closer, the ...

When you think of the greatest science fiction movies by the decades, the 2010s might not come to mind at first. But what if I told you that the 2010s just might have some of the best sci-fi ...

If this list were for the best special effects in the sci-fi movies of the 2020s, then Avatar: The Way of Water would have been No. 1. Director James Cameron revisits the world of Pandora 16 years ...