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Prime Video’s sci-fi shelf is stacked with everything from time-traveling slackers to alien-battling clones. Marcus L. Bennett hand-picked the titles worth your Friday night.
**At a Glance
- 11 top sci-fi films now streaming on Amazon’s service
- Mix of cult classics, fresh blockbusters and hidden gems
- Runtimes range from 90 to 140 min
- Why it matters: No more endless browsing-just hit play
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter play lovable goofs who cram for a history presentation by kidnapping Napoleon, Beethoven and other legends through a phone-booth time machine. George Carlin guides the chaos in this 90-min crowd-pleaser directed by Stephen Herek.
Alien: Romulus (2024)
Set between the 1979 original and James Cameron’s sequel, Fede Álvarez’s chapter returns to claustrophobic horror on a derelict space station. Cailee Spaeny leads the new crew; face-huggers and chest-bursters clock in at 119 min of tension.
Ready Player One (2018)
Steven Spielberg adapts Ernest Cline’s nerd-culture novel into a CGI pop-culture safari. Tye Sheridan races through the OASIS VR world hunting an Easter egg that grants real-world fortune. Runtime: 140 min.
Blade (1998)
Wesley Snipes debuts as the half-vampire Daywalker, carving through blood-rave clubs and Deacon Frost’s schemes. Stephen Norrington’s 120-min Marvel movie predates the MCU by a decade and still oozes style.
Mickey 17 (2025)
Bong Joon Ho’s latest drops Robert Pattinson into an ice-planet colony where disposable clones do humanity’s dirty work. When Mickey 17 meets Mickey 18, existential questions about identity and labor erupt across 139 min.
Companion (2025)
Sophie Thatcher discovers her perfect boyfriend (Jack Quaid) actually programmed her to be his robot partner. What follows is a 97-min dark comedy about autonomy, AI and escape.
Limitless (2011)
Bradley Cooper pops a clear pill that unlocks 100 % of his brain, turning a stalled writer into a Wall Street wizard. Neil Burger’s 105-min thriller asks: how much genius can one ego handle before it breaks?
The Tomorrow War (2021)
Chris Pratt gets drafted into a future war where humans fight toothy aliens. Chris McKay’s 138-min popcorn ride sends everyday citizens through a time portal to save tomorrow’s Earth.
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
Michael Sarnoski rewinds to the first 24 h of sound-hunting alien chaos. Lupita Nyong’o, a service cat and Joseph Quinn navigate silent New York streets in 99 min of prequel tension.
Escape from New York (1981)
John Carpenter turns Manhattan into a maximum-security prison. Kurt Russell’s eye-patched anti-hero Snake Plissken has 99 min to rescue the president or the city stays locked down forever.
Donnie Darko (2001)
Jake Gyllenhaal sleepwalks through suburbia, dodges a jet engine and chats with a six-foot bunny named Frank. Richard Kelly’s 113-min cult puzzle bends time, teen angst and destiny into one unforgettable loop.
Key Takeaways
- Prime Video’s sci-fi lineup spans decades and sub-genres
- Shortest pick: 90 min (Bill & Ted); longest: 140 min (Ready Player One)
- Horror, comedy, dystopia and space horror all represented
- List updates monthly per News Of Los Angeles‘s home-entertainment coverage
