Getting the whole family to agree on a film is rare, these are the ones that genuinely work for everyone in the room. Science fiction that uses its premise to ask real questions about humanity, technology, and what comes next. From the 2010s, arguably the most diverse and globally rich decade in film history. Criminally underseen films that deserved a much bigger audience, now they have one.
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The films everyone already knows aren't on this list. Specifically from the 2010s - these sci-fi picks for with the family are criminally overlooked - the kind passed between people who actually care about cinema. Most of them will surprise you. A few will stay with you.
Good sci-fi stays with you. These will. These work across the room without patronising anyone in it. From the 2010s, when streaming started changing what kinds of films got made. More lists by genre, mood, and occasion at Moviepiq.