15 Latest Science Fiction Movies to Watch in 2024

Borderlands is an American comedy sci-fi movie inspired by the video game series developed by Gearbox Software. The film follows a group of "Safe Hunters" who journey to the planet Pandora in search of an alien vault rumored to contain advanced technology.

The safe hunters consist of Lilith, a notorious criminal; Roland, a former mercenary; Tina, a teenage explosives expert; Krieg, Tina's protector; Tannis, an eccentric scientist; and Claptrap, a clever little robot.

During their journey, they face various challenges from wild creatures and ruthless bandits. Their primary mission is to prevent the powerful leader of a military corporation from reaching the vault first and gaining control of its potentially dangerous contents.

Fans of the film A Quiet Place will be excited to watch A Quiet Place: Day One. This movie, directed by Michael Sarnoski and produced by Platinum Dunes, shows how the world fell silent.

Sam (Lupita Nyong'o) is a New Yorker used to the city's hustle and bustle. One day, the city is stunned by falling comets. Unfortunately, one comet lands near Sam and causes chaos.

As she tries to save herself, Sam discovers the comet isn't ordinary. A terrifying creature emerges from it, attacking anyone who makes a sound. Realizing the danger, Sam and other survivors must escape New York before it's too late.

This Brazilian movie is set in 2035, where advanced technology significantly enhances human life, including the capabilities of sports athletes. Gabi Santos, a long jump athlete, uses bionic technology to aid her performance.

Gabi's success sparks jealousy in her sister, Maria, who competes as a conventional athlete without any technological assistance. As prosthetic technology gains popularity, bionic athletes like Gabi dominate the spotlight, making it increasingly difficult for Maria to compete.

Maria's life takes a drastic turn when she loses her leg in a car accident. Fortunately, she receives a bionic leg, leveling the playing field with Gabi.

However, Maria's new bionic leg comes with severe consequences. Just as she begins to achieve stardom, she finds herself entangled in a dangerous world of crime because of her bionic leg.

As we know, Jennifer Lopez, or J.Lo, always amazes in many fields of entertainment, from singing to acting. She has starred in many films. In 2024, J.Lo returns to a Sci-Fi film called Atlas, directed by Brad Peyton.

In 2043, many humans died due to the terror caused by Harlan (Simu Liu), a dangerous humanoid artificial intelligence. The International Coalition of Nations (ICN) captured Harlan and sent him into space.

Twenty years later, Harlan is back and causing trouble again. This prompts Atlas Shepherd (Jennifer Lopez), the daughter of Harlan's technology developer, to go to the Andromeda galaxy where Harlan is located. She joins a military mission to capture Harlan before he spreads terror and threatens life on Earth.

The fifth film in the Mad Max series is a spin-off and prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road. It tells the story of Furiosa before she meets Mad Max.

Furiosa was born in Green Place, one of the few places in the Mad Max world that still has plants. She was raised by the Vuvalini of Many Mothers, a group of female survivors.

As a child, Furiosa was kidnapped along with her mother by a violent motorbike gang led by Dementus (Chris Hemsworth). Her mother died while they were held captive, and Furiosa was taken to Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme), a warlord ruling the Citadel, one of the few large settlements left.

Furiosa grew up to be a skilled driver and soldier. Despite her calm appearance, she burns with a desire for revenge, especially against Dementus. She plans her revenge on him while trying to protect the Green Place.

After almost 7 years, the rebooted Planet of the Apes franchise finally returns with the story of our favorite chimpanzees. The fourth film is a sequel to War for the Planet of the Apes, focusing on a new character, a young chimpanzee named Noa.

Set 300 years after Caesar's death, the world is now ruled by groups of apes. Noa, who lives with her father Koro, prepares for her coming-of-age ceremony by collecting eagle eggs. However, when a human breaks Noa's egg, she must find a new one.

This incident catches the attention of Proximus Caesar, a cruel ape leader who has twisted Caesar's teachings. Proximus, who learns of Noa's clan from a horse they found, launches a brutal attack on Noa's village. This results in Noa's father being killed, and Noa herself being injured and knocked unconscious.

When Noa awakens, she faces a harsh reality: her family and clan are gone. Heartbroken, she buries her father and sets out to find the survivors and seek revenge.

The sequel to the first Rebel Moon film, titled Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver and directed by Zack Snyder, continues the story of Kora. This epic space movie follows Kora's efforts to overcome a powerful enemy that endangers many lives.

Kora is now living peacefully with other warriors on the moon called Veldt, where they support the local villagers who are mostly farmers. Life is good, especially since Kora and her comrades have just ended a massive war (depicted in the first part of the film).

However, Kora must confront her dangerous foe once again—the Motherworld. This tyrannical army devastates everything in Veldt, including the villagers’ farmlands. The villagers' only hope lies in Kora and her friends' ability to defeat these evil forces.

In the year 2155, Earth was attacked by aliens who came through a multi-dimensional portal. These aliens almost wiped out the entire human race. Fortunately, a few survivors managed to escape and hide on the Moon.

Years later, three human soldiers are sent back to Earth using advanced technology. Their mission is to join the resistance forces and end the alien occupation.

Their mission is anything but easy. Upon arriving on Earth, they are immediately confronted by the powerful alien portal guardians, the Sentinels, and their army. Despite being vastly outnumbered, these soldiers are determined to complete their mission and reclaim Earth from the clutches of the aliens.

Set two years after "Ghostbusters: Afterlife," this movie tells the story of the Spengler family as they decide to live in the New York firehouse, the former headquarters of the Ghostbusters, and keep up the family ghost-hunting business.

The Spengler family is Callie (Carrie Coon), Trevor (Finn Wolfhard), Phoebe (Mckenna Grace), and Callie's boyfriend, Gary Grooberson (Paul Rudd). From the original Ghostbusters, only Winston is still in the ghost-hunting game. He has started the Paranormal Research Centre to develop new technology for fighting ghosts.

At first, their lives are pretty quiet, dealing only with minor ghosts. But everything changes when Winston’s team accidentally frees a powerful entity from an ancient artifact that Ray Stantz brought in. This entity is not just powerful over other ghosts; it can also freeze the entire city of New York in seconds.

This new threat forces the young Ghostbusters to team up with the experienced ones to try to save the city.

Richard Kodai's indie film is quite unique. Despite its low production cost, it offers a suspenseful story with a single lead actor and a single setting. The plot centers on a young woman trapped in a time loop.

Determined to find money for her sister's medical expenses due to a rare disease, the young woman agrees to help steal a mysterious device, lured by the promise of high pay from her employer.

However, she accidentally activates the device and becomes trapped in a time loop, repeatedly experiencing the same moment in a motel room.

She soon discovers that the device she stole belongs to one of the region's most notorious crime bosses. Now, she must find a way to break out of the time loop and avoid the gangsters hunting her in order to survive.

Connor's action-packed story continues in this movie series, still under the direction of Jeff Chan. Jeff, along with Chris Paré, Sherren Lee, and Jesse LaVercombe, are behind the screenplay.

In the latest movie, Connor has been living a low-key life as a janitor for five years. He's trying to start fresh and stay away from Garrett, his old partner in crime. But his peaceful life gets shattered when he meets Pav, a 14-year-old girl with special powers. Pav is being chased by corrupt police led by Sergeant King.

Pav ran away from King after knowing her brother was killed by the police. She turns to Connor for help because she's scared of being caught by King and his robot dogs. Connor is in a tough situation as he needs to help Pav.

Connor has to ask Garrett for help, reuniting with the partner who once betrayed him. The two team up again, this time to protect Pav.

The story of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) picks up again in Dune: Part Two, directed by Denis Villeneuve with Jon Spaihts writing the script. The downfall of House Atreides has deeply wounded Paul and fuels his quest for justice.

After escaping the Harkonnen attack, Paul and his mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), find refuge with Fremen warrior Stilgar (Javier Bardem) and his men in Sietch Tabris on Arrakis.

Stilgar starts training Paul to become a Fremen, giving him various challenges, which Paul completes with excellence. When the Harkonnen launch a surprise attack, Paul demonstrates his leadership by successfully repelling them.

Witnessing his abilities, the people of Arrakis strengthen their belief in Paul as the 'chosen one.' Stilgar gives him the name Muad'Dib, and Paul's resolve to avenge the Harkonnen grows even stronger.

Discussions about the multiverse and parallel worlds are always interesting in science fiction movies. In the film Parallel, these concepts are explored through a unique blend of psychology and thriller elements.

The movie tells the story of Vanessa, a woman who is grieving the death of her son in an accident. She seeks escape in the forest for peace of mind. Her husband, Alex, also feels the same sadness but tries to stay strong and convince Vanessa to move on.

One day, while exploring the forest, Vanessa senses that she is being watched. This feeling of unease quickly turns into terror when she is attacked. To her shock, the attacker was her own doppelganger.

This encounter uncovers secrets about a parallel world, connected to research once conducted by Alex's missing father. Through this bizarre and unsettling experience, Vanessa begins to find answers to her grief, revealing unexpected truths about her life and the multiverse.

Imagine being an astronaut assigned by the government to carry out a mission alone in space, leaving your family on Earth for a long time. This might not be possible for everyone, but for Jakub Procházka, it was a mission he had to undertake because he believed it would benefit the people of Earth.

Jakub is a Czech astronaut who had to undertake a revolutionary space mission. For more than six months, he was tasked with single-handedly collecting samples of the 'Chopra Cloud' particles. The Chopra Cloud is a mysterious purple light phenomenon visible from Earth.

Jakub left his pregnant wife, Lenka, behind on Earth. Though Lenka was physically and mentally healthy, she secretly wanted to end their marriage. However, the Czech authorities kept this from Jakub, fearing the news would disrupt his mission.

The mission takes a strange turn when Jakub encounters a talking spider-like creature on his spaceship. The spider claims it will 'accompany' Jakub in completing his mission. This encounter changes Jakub's outlook on life.

James and his partner, Blake, escaped after robbing from a bank and successfully stealing a laptop from the safe. However, James was shot in the leg and needed a temporary hideout from the police.

The two then entered a large-abandoned building. Initially, they felt relieved as the police hesitated to enter the building and eventually left.

However, their relief was short-lived when they encountered an artificial intelligence (AI) system named Dorothy, installed in the building. Dorothy began to make James and Blake feel like hell. Apparently Dorothy is an AI system that failed and caused the death of its creators in the past.

Now, with Dorothy accidentally reactivated by the duo, Dorothy's madness is set upon them. Can James and Blake survive?