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Best Sci-Fi Movies With Your Boyfriend You Have Probably Never Heard Of

Looking for sci-fi movies with your boyfriend you have probably never heard of? Here are 10 hand-picked films that actually deliver. No filler, just great cinema.

10 Films · Updated 2026-05-05

Picking a movie should not feel like a chore. This list of sci-fi films with your boyfriend cuts straight to the good stuff — movies you have probably never heard of that have earned their place here through quality alone, not hype.

Not all sci-fi movies are created equal, especially when you are watching with your boyfriend. These selections stand out because they work on multiple levels — they are engaging, well-crafted, and genuinely enjoyable for the right audience.

1

Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight

· ★★★★☆ 8.3/10

Second compilation movie of the TV series which covers episodes 9-13. Riko and Reg descend to the third and fourth layer where Riko has her first experience of the Curse.

2

Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: Ignition

· ★★★★☆ 8.3/10

Two rival race teams, the Teku and the Metal Maniacs, are recruited by Dr. Peter Tezla to race in the fantastic Racing Realms and retrieve the all-powerful AcceleChargers before they fall into the hands of the deadly Rac...

3

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

· ★★★★☆ 8.2/10

In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of realit...

4

Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

· ★★★★☆ 8.1/10

Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe's deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars. And amongst them, the Doctor. Rescuing Clara from a family Chri...

5

Ultraman: Rising

· ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

A star athlete reluctantly returns home to take over his father's duties as Ultraman, shielding Tokyo from giant monsters as he becomes a legendary hero.

6

Doctor Who: Twice Upon a Time

· ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

As the Twelfth Doctor nears regeneration, he stumbles on his first incarnation, also refusing to change. It takes a captain, a glass avatar and a familiar face to convince the Doctors the universe still needs them.

7

Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O.

· ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

The villains of the Kids Next Door, lead by Father, join forces to resurrect the Ultimate Evil, Grandfather, a tyrant who once ruled the world many years ago when most of the villains were themselves kids. However, Fathe...

9

Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya

· ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

What would have happened if the Shiroyasha never existed? Edo is thrown to chaos by a mysterious cause. Sakata Gintoki, now lives in a world where the future has changed, without him. What has happened to the Yorozuya? ...

10

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song

· ★★★★☆ 8.0/10

It’s Christmas Day on a remote human colony and the Doctor is hiding from Christmas Carols and Comedy Antlers. But when a crashed spaceship calls upon the Doctor for help, he finds himself recruited into River Song’s squ...

Great sci-fi movies with your boyfriend are rare, but when you find them they are unforgettable. Every film on this list has earned its spot through quality, storytelling, and the ability to create exactly the right atmosphere. Come back whenever you need a trusted recommendation.