Ranked by IMDb rating — 14 English science fiction films released in 2026.
Kane Parsons · 111 min · Atomic Monster / 21 Laps Entertainment
After a therapist's patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must venture into the unknown to save him.
Cast: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Finn Bennett
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (7.1/10 on TMDb (2405 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Agnieszka Smoczyńska · Madants / Neda Film
In the late 21st century, an investigator and a member of a feared religious sect are brought together by a murder in a refugee camp.
Cast: Andrzej Konopka, Noomi Rapace, Reika Kirishima
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Will Gluck · 102 min · Universal Pictures / Olive Bridge Entertainment
Two strangers crash into each other in an ever-so-slightly fictionalized New York on the one night when single people are allowed to have sex. Recently dumped Owen and hopeful romantic Allie may be the only two singles in the city looking for more than a quick encounter. They both feel a spark when they meet, but a series of missteps and side quests will complicate their night. From Will Gluck, the writer-director of Anyone But You and Friends with Benefits, comes a fresh, funny, swoony original romantic comedy about searching for love on the least romantic night of the year.
Cast: Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Maya Hawke
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (6.4/10 on TMDb (5 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Craig Gillespie · 108 min · DC Studios / Warner Bros.
Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, joins forces with an unlikely companion on an interstellar journey of vengeance and justice when an unexpected adversary strikes too close to home.
Cast: Milly Alcock, Eve Ridley, Matthias Schoenaerts
Box office: $124.6 million worldwide
AI verdict: Supergirl shows promise in Alcock's performance but the box office shortfall against its budget suggests the DCU's sophomore effort needs to find stronger footing before its next chapter.
Nicolas Winding Refn · 110 min · NEON / byNWR
When a mysterious mist engulfs a futuristic metropolis, a deadly and elusive entity is unleashed. During this an American GI embarks on a harrowing odyssey to rescue his daughter from Hell. He crosses paths with a troubled young woman who is also searching for her father.
Cast: Sophie Thatcher, Charles Melton, Havana Rose Liu
AI verdict: Based on TMDb's aggregated score (5.2/10 on TMDb (24 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Joshua Waller · 17 min · Rillachimp productions
Davey's Chambers life is forever altered when an alien invasion forces him to survive with strangers inside of his compact flat.
Cast: Leon Robson, MJ Murray, Micky Mirza
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
N/A · 100 min · RiffTrax / Shout! Studios
The storied history of Mystery Science Theater includes many, MANY cheap rubber monster suits... and somehow, some way, Sting of Death may have the worst so far. MSTies might recognize director William Grefé as the director behind the MST3K Season 2 experiment Wild Rebels. You'll be happy to know he made Sting of Death first, so Wild Rebels was a movie he made as an even more experienced filmmaker. As an added bonus, this movie also features the aptly titled "Do The Jellyfish" by Songwriting Hall of Fame inductee Neil Sedaka. Does this tune warrant TWO extended dance sequences? Probably not, but it is an earworm that will still be drilled into your head long after the credits roll.
Cast: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Steve Cox · 80 min · Aardman / StudioCanal
On Halloween Eve at Mossy Bottom Farm, excitement turns to dismay when the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods.
Cast: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Kate Harbour
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Zach Cregger · Constantin Film / Subconscious
Bryan, a medical courier, unwittingly finds himself fighting for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.
Cast: Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Alan Leonardo · 37 min
In 1994, a college film crew began documenting two promising physics students, Yulon Ackster and Anthony Schmitt, as they claimed to have cracked the code of controlling time itself. The project was expunged following a terrorist attack in Melbourne, Florida. This is the unsealed footage of what they found.
Cast: Alan Leonardo, Brendan Bean, Dylan Meszaros
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Kevin Walker · 99 min · Cosmic Salon Films
A renowned academic becomes obsessed with the legend of the Chronovisor, a supposedly real device capable of capturing images from any point in time. Her fascination leads her down a path of discovery and intrigue. The story is based on allegedly true events surrounding this mysterious device.
Cast: Anne Laure Sellier, Nicholas Tebben, Nicole Dombrowski Risser
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Aaron Schoenke · Bat in the Sun Productions / Paradox House
A former superhero known as the White Dragon returns to the city after three years of hiding. He seeks to clear his name and reunite with a family he keeps secret. However, his goal is threatened by the mysterious Dragon Prime, who will stop at nothing to exact revenge against the White Dragon. This sets the stage for a confrontation between the two.
Cast: Jason David Frank, Aaron Schoenke, Mayling Ng
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Ridley Scott · 118 min · 20th Century Studios / Scott Free Productions
Set in a post-apocalyptic world in which a virus has wiped out most of humanity, with survivors being terrorized by roaming scavengers called "Reapers." The protagonist is Hig, a pilot who survived the flu that killed everyone he knew, his wife included. He lives in the hangar of a small abandoned airport with his dog, his only neighbor a gun-toting ex-Marine. Hig sometimes heads off in his 1956 Cessna, where he can fish and pretend things are how they used to be. When a random transmission somehow beams through his radio, the voice ignites a hope deep inside him that a better life might exist if he flies a bit further. He risks it all. to chase a possible haven in Grand Junction.
Cast: Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
David Robert Mitchell · 100 min · Warner Bros. Pictures / Domain Entertainment
The Platt family bands together to navigate their new surroundings after a cosmic event transports their suburban neighborhood to someplace unknown.
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Christian Convery
AI verdict: Too early for a meaningful verdict — check back as ratings data comes in via the site's daily refresh.
Our top-ranked English science fiction movie of 2026 is Backrooms, based on its IMDb rating (TMDb as a fallback where OMDb hasn't rated it yet).
We've catalogued 14 English science fiction movies released in 2026.
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