Sci-fi movies
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Return to the world of Autobots vs Decepticons. During the 90s, a new faction of Transformers, the Maximals, join the battle for Earth.
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DC superhero movies on Showmax: ranked
See the ranked list of DC superhero movies now streaming on Showmax, including the feel-good Shazam! Fury of the Gods.
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Next Exit (2022)
Two unhappy strangers travel across the US to take part in a study about the afterlife, arguing all the way.
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What makes M3GAN tick – and Tok
M3GAN crawl-ran so Barbie could walk on her tippy toes. Find out why the world went mad for this doll who slayed the TikTok dance.
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M3GAN (2023)
A robotics engineer at a toy company builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own in this chilling sci-fi horror.
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District 9 (2009)
Neill Blomkamp and Sharlto Copley give apartheid, xenophobia, refugees, alien affairs, and the politics of hate and privilege a sci-fi satire spin in District 9.
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Jurassic World: Dominion (2022)
Jurassic World: Dominion unites two generations of Jurassic stars for the first time. Dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans, but this fragile balance might not last.
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Moonfall (2022)
Halle Berry and Patrick Wilson go on a mission as a NASA exec, a former astronaut and a conspiracy theorist work to stop the moon from crashing into Earth.
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Dune (2021)
Denis Villeneuve directs a sci-fi epic about a noble family embroiled in a war to control the galaxy’s most prized asset.
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Night Raiders (2021)
In this dystopian thriller, a mother joins a band of vigilantes to rescue her daughter from a state-run institution.
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Godzilla vs Kong (2021)
Two of cinema’s most legendary monsters return in this exciting fourth instalment of the MonsterVerse film series.
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Here’s why grindhouse sci-fi horror Fried Barry is a cult hit
South African flick Fried Barry is unlike anything you’ve seen before: stylish, surreal and zippy, it oozes cool in its trashy decadence.
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The demented South African sci-fi Fried Barry is now streaming
Strap in, earthlings. The most critically acclaimed South African sci-fi film since District 9 has hit Showmax – and it’s a wild ride.
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Fried Barry (2020)
Barry is a drug addict who is abducted by aliens. Soon, his body is being taken on a joyride through Cape Town as an alien assumes control.
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Settlers (2021)
This Mars-set sci-fi thriller follows a family as they try to start a new life on the red planet, but threats are knocking.
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Glasshouse: a South African horror that “could become a modern classic”
The post-pandemic sci-fi thriller follows a family of survivors whose past, memories and secrets are unearthed by an enigmatic stranger.
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Glasshouse (2020)
This South African dystopian thriller is about a family who has survived an airborne virus, only to be seduced by a dangerous stranger.
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Wesens (2020)
This South African found-footage sci-fi mystery set in the Karoo in 1967 will keep you guessing until the very end.
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Quiz: What South African animal would your Patronus be?
Every single Harry Potter movie is now on Showmax. Before you start binge-watching, find out what your Patronus Charm would conjure.
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Light of my Life (2019)
A heartfelt drama set in a grim future. A father takes drastic action to protect his daughter after a deadly disease kills most of the female population.
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Paradise Hills (2019)
Showmax sci-fi thriller Paradise Hills is pretty on the outside, troubling on the inside.
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The House With a Clock in its Walls (2018)
Cate Blanchett and Jack Black weave magic in this spooky film that older kids will love.
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Ready Player One (2017)
From Steven Spielberg comes an action-packed science-fiction film based on Ernest Cline’s bestselling book.