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Sci-Fi Movies For Restless Nights From The 2020S

Sci-Fi movies for restless nights from the 2020s. Includes Injustice, The Wandering Earth II, Thunderbolts* and more, curated by Moviepiq.

Late. Restless. Not ready to give up on the day yet. These work for that.

Injustice movie poster
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2021 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

When Lois Lane is killed, an unhinged Superman decides to take control of the Earth. Determined to stop him, Batman creates a team of freedom-fighting heroes. But when superheroes go to war, can the world survive?

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

The Wandering Earth II movie poster
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2023 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

Humans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Thunderbolts* movie poster
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2025 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

After finding themselves ensnared in a death trap, seven disillusioned castoffs must embark on a dangerous mission that will force them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Sonic the Hedgehog movie poster
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2020 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until Sonic sparks the attention of super-uncool evil genius Dr. Robotnik. Now it's super-villain vs. super-sonic in an all-out race across the globe to stop Robotnik from using Sonic's unique power for world domination.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

Minions: The Rise of Gru movie poster
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2022 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them, with the backup of his followers, the Minions.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

A film that helps a restless night has something specific going for it. These have it.

Transporting enough to break the loop of restlessness.

Resident Evil: Death Island movie poster
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2023 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

In San Francisco, Jill Valentine is dealing with a zombie outbreak and a new T-Virus, Leon Kennedy is on the trail of a kidnapped DARPA scientist, and Claire Redfield is investigating a monstrous fish that is killing whales in the bay. Joined by Chris Redfield and Rebecca Chambers, they discover the trail of clues from their separate cases all converge on the same location, Alcatraz Island, where a new evil has taken residence and awaits their arrival.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Love and Monsters movie poster
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2020 · ★★★½☆ 7.3/10

Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

War Machine movie poster
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2026 · ★★★½☆ 7.2/10

On one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem movie poster
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2023 · ★★★½☆ 7.2/10

After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O'Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

The right film for when sleep won't cooperate but exhaustion is already there.

#Alive movie poster
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2020 · ★★★½☆ 7.2/10

As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out.

Absorbing enough to quiet the mind, calm enough not to wind it back up.

These films work because they match where you actually are, not where you think you should be.

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