Top Rated Science Fiction Movies on Kanopy - Page 3

Frequency

2000

Frequency

2000
7.3
When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise to a series of brutal murders he and his father must find a way to fix the consequences of altering time.
District B13

2004

District B13

2004
6.8
Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.
Star Trek: First Contact

1996

Star Trek: First Contact

1996
7.3
The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from changing Federation history and assimilating the galaxy.
A Scanner Darkly

2006

A Scanner Darkly

2006
6.8
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Solaris

1972

Solaris

1972
7.8
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.
Sphere

1998

Sphere

1998
6.1
A spacecraft is discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the Habitat, a state-of-the-art underwater living environment, to investigate.
Automata

2014

Automata

2014
5.9
Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity.
Monsters

2010

Monsters

2010
6.2
Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an infected zone. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures," while a journalist agrees to escort a shaken tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border.
Sorry to Bother You

2018

Sorry to Bother You

2018
6.8
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
The One

2001

The One

2001
6.1
A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills.
Hotel Artemis

2018

Hotel Artemis

2018
6.1
Los Angeles, June 21st, 2028. While the streets are being torn apart by riots, the Nurse, who runs a clandestine hospital for criminals in the penthouse of the Artemis, a closed old hotel, has a rough night dealing with troublemaker clients: thieves, assassins, someone from the past and the one who owns the place and the whole city.
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

1986

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

1986
7.2
When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.
Delicatessen

1991

Delicatessen

1991
7.3
In a post-apocalyptic world, the residents of an apartment above the butcher shop receive an occasional delicacy of meat, something that is in low supply. A young man new in town falls in love with the butcher's daughter, which causes conflicts in her family, who need the young man for other business-related purposes.
The Darkest Hour

2011

The Darkest Hour

2011
5.3
In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race which has attacked Earth via our power supply.
2:22

2017

2:22

2017
6
Two planes almost collide after a blinding flash of light paralyzes air traffic controller Dylan Branson for a few seconds. Suspended from his job, Dylan starts to notice an ominous pattern of sounds and events that repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day, ending precisely at 2:22 p.m. Also drawn into a complex relationship with a woman, Dylan must figure out a way to break the power of the past and take control of time itself.
The Lazarus Effect

2015

The Lazarus Effect

2015
5.3
Medical researcher Frank, his fiancee Zoe and their team have achieved the impossible: they have found a way to revive the dead. After a successful, but unsanctioned, experiment on a lifeless animal, they are ready to make their work public. However, when their dean learns what they've done, he shuts them down. Zoe is killed during an attempt to recreate the experiment, leading Frank to test the process on her. Zoe is revived -- but something evil is within her.
Europa Report

2013

Europa Report

2013
6.3
A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

1984

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

1984
6.6
A surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence.
Star Trek: Generations

1994

Star Trek: Generations

1994
6.5
Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise-D find themselves at odds with the renegade scientist Soran who is destroying entire star systems. Only one man can help Picard stop Soran's scheme...and he's been dead for seventy-eight years.
Equals

2015

Equals

2015
6.1
A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.