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Sci-Fi Movies With Your Boyfriend Perfect for When You Need a Good Cry

SCI-FI · WITH YOUR BOYFRIEND

A great film for two is one where neither person is secretly waiting for it to be over. The right film can shift everything. This list was put together for that specific occasion.

Science fiction's real subject has always been the present, not the future. Every film here was chosen with that standard in mind.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

2023 · ★★★★☆

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 q...
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

2013 · ★★★★☆

Batman has stopped the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. Now an old foe wants a reunion and the government wants The Man of Steel to put a stop to Batman.
Ghost in the Shell

1995 · ★★★★☆

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker k...
Return of the Jedi

1983 · ★★★★☆

Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mount...
Guardians of the Galaxy

2014 · ★★★★☆

Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
Regular Show: The Movie

2015 · ★★★★☆

After a high school lab experiment goes horribly wrong, Mordecai and Rigby must go back in time to battle an evil volleyball coach in order to save the universe — and their friendship.
Dragon Ball Super: Broly

2018 · ★★★★☆

Earth is peaceful following the Tournament of Power. Realizing that the universes still hold many more strong people yet to see, Goku spends all his days training to reach even greater heights. Then o...
A Trip to the Moon

1902 · ★★★★☆

Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the...
V for Vendetta

2006 · ★★★★☆

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman fr...
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion

2018 · ★★★★☆

Ja-yoon is a high school student who struggles with memory loss after she endured some unknown trauma during her childhood. While trying to uncover the truth, she is unwittingly dragged into a world o...

There's something clarifying about a film that earns genuine emotion from you.

These are safe to cry at. No one's watching. Science fiction's best work isn't about the future at all. These are about right now.