Science fiction films weren’t always in the mainstream, but the genre has become mainstream over the past few decades. Now, almost every major streamer has access to some of the best sci-fi ...

China Miéville is known for his "new weird" fiction, with works that marry sci-fi, horror, and fantasy. Asked about Elon Musk, the author said sci-fi isn't the "blueprint" some in the tech ...

Take a break from your favorite shows, sports, and the daily news to relax with a good sci-fi movie. There are lots to choose from on Amazon Prime Video, allowing you to make the most of your ...

Return to the glory days of 'Star Trek' and 'The Outer Limits' in our special voyage down small screen's memory lane. In a remarkable act of creation spurred on by the space race between America ...

His 1974 thriller The Forever War imagined fictional versions of himself and his wife, Mary Gay, and flung them forward half a century, into our present day. He was right about so much that the ...

This week, we’ve picked an indelible sci-fi classic starring Harrison Ford and Sean Young, a critically panned superhero reboot that’s actually pretty good, and a maximalist action horror ...

Pete Volk (he/they) is Polygon’s Curation Editor, with a particular love for action and martial arts movies. In Split Fiction, a giant publishing company has invited a group of unpublished ...

There is no better way to start a long and tedious science fiction fandom fight than by asking for a definition of the genre. But to keep things simple, let’s go with the Oxford Dictionary’s ...

From a few underrated sci-fi gems to a handful of classics that helped define the entire genre, Max’s current sci-fi movie library has enough content to keep you entertained for a lazy weekend ...

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