20 Superb SCI-FI Movies on HBO Max Right Now

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I'm your host, Darren Van Dam!

Tired of looking for good movies to watch on Netflix, Amazon Prime or other streaming services? Every week I recommend a handful of the best movies on Netflix, Amazon, HBO etc. so my subscribers never run out of good movies to watch on streaming. Spending 10 minutes watching one of my videos could save you hours of searching, hours that you could otherwise spend watching good movies on streaming that you otherwise might not have ever watched or even known about.

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0:00 Introduction
1:32 COLOSSAL 2016
2:30 REAL STEEL
3:39 RIDDICK
4:26 ANIMATRIX 2003
5:34 BIRTH
6:52 BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW
8:21 WESTWORLD 1973
9:22 PACIFIC RIM 2013
11:02 THE X FILES 1998
13:49 THE WORLD'S END 2013
15:22 NAUSICAA
16:21 THE FACULTY 1998
17:29 LIMITLESS 2011
18:39 TOTAL RECALL 1990
19:54 VANILLA SKY 2001
22:02 EX MACHINA 2014
23:31 GRAVITY 2013
25:25 T2: JUDGMENT DAY 1991

[DarrenVanDam]

20. Colossal
19. Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel
18. Real Steel
17. Riddick
16. Animatrix
15. Birth
14. Beyond the Black Rainbow
13. Westworld
12. Pacific Rim
11. The X Files
10. At World’s End
9. Nausicaa
8. The Faculty
7. Limitless
6. Total Recall
5. Vanilla Sky
4. Moon
3. Ex Machina
2. Gravity
1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

[rhythmoriented]

As much as I love sci fi, Ex Machina was the first film that gave me a truly cold chill in thinking that we could be on the cusp of something pivotal enough to change the course of human history. So well acted and directed, even the sublime VFX were otherworldly (and deservedly worn an Oscar).

[joePARKS]

Absolutely LOVED "Moon" and "Ex Machina" with multiple viewings

[redbeard]

West world is one of those great, 70’s sci fi movies. Yul Brynner as the gunslinger is brilliant casting. This would be a good double feature with the OG Magnificent 7.

[justmindingmyown]

Your video quality is much improved :) Thanks for the movie suggestions, you rock!

[jamesz]

Ah....terminator perfection. I don't know how many times I've watched this....over and over, the nostalgic feel

[EricStrawbridge]

I loved ‘Birth’. Love story. Some things on your list I haven’t seen. I remember your suggestions later. I listen to your lists. Thank you for your work. Good morning 🌞☀️

[brookiebrooke]

Yay! Just finished hanging dark sheets in my window to attempt to insulate my apartment from the heat today. Just need a pool of ice and I’m set for Sci-Fi movie day! Thanks for the recommendations 🙏🏼

[ifwas]

Maybe I'm just noticing it but, WOW, the clarity of your video is great! I also like that the background music is toned down, better if it wasn't there at all but its way better than on some previous videos!

[robertmullan]

I always appreciate your thoughtful suggestions! But a minor cavil: both "Beyond the Black Rainbow" and "Birth" have already left HBO Max. Seems like HBO Max must announce these departures well ahead of time.

[djeverplaychillertheater]

I’ve been listening to your show for about over two years and you always seem to keep me interested in the movies that are streaming on these platforms, I’m glad that I have your shell to keep me in the up and up about movies and streaming.

[annessa]

Ex Machina is a favourite of mine. Love, love, love!!!❣️

[darthnews]

Since you clearly loves films like I do, I would LOVE to see a full video of you reviewing one of your favorite movies! Thanks for all the recommendations ✌️

[howardgreenwich]

I agree with you so much on Pacific Rim - not cerebral sci-fi, but top of the kiju/big-monster craft. I concur that Riddick is excellent, but I think Chronicles of Riddick is also well worth watching, even if its a little clunky. - the cast and performances are top notch, and the "outrunning the sun" sequence is one of the best of hard sci-fi. Great choice with Nausicaa - its my teen daughter's favorite of the Giblis and it holds up amazingly well. Moon should have received oscar nominations - so good! Ex Machina is just brilliant - totally agree with your praise for the movie. My only disagreement in your list is Total Recall - it's hard to say it holds up well. especially when it seemed pretty mediocre when it came out back in the day.

[lotarrrrr]

I've never seen Nausicaa... Def going to watch, looks great!
Thanks for that one Darren!🤗

[TriSportsCricket]

Disagree about The Chronicles Of Riddick. I’ve watched it more times than the other two. Thoroughly enjoyable.

[KenOtwell]

why are some of these movies not coming up when I search for them on hbo max? (I'm in the US.) Birth, Beyond the Black Rainbow...

[eriklarsen]

A handful of movies turned into books? Not sure what you meant by that pertaining to Michael Crichton... Jurassic Park and most of his other stories were books long before they were movies... Congo, 13th Warrior (the book title was Eaters of the Dead), Disclosure, Rising Sun...

[msims]

Great list, bud. Westworld, The Faculty, and World’s End are some of my faves on here.

[DThron]

Fight the Future is bizarrely entertaining, and really feels strange in that it's now so removed from when the show was popular that it feels like watching something from an alternate holllywood timeline.