sci-fi movie
Futuristic film genre
A sci-fi movie is a film set in a world shaped by speculative science or technology—space travel, time manipulation, artificial intelligence, alien life, dystopian futures.
The genre ranges from cerebral (2001: A Space Odyssey) to action-driven (Star Wars).
Sci-fi is short for science fiction, with the hyphenated form functioning as an adjective.
- space travelVoyaging beyond Earth's atmosphere
- final frontierLast unexplored territory
- dystopian futuresImagined oppressive societies ahead
- cyberpunkDystopian tech-noir fiction
- time travelMovement across temporal points
utopian visions · steampunk · cosmic horror · retro-futurism · alien encounters · first contact · alien invasion · alternate histories · techno-thrillers · robotics · virtual reality · post-apocalyptic worlds · genetic engineering · alien landscapes · flying saucer · survival stories · starships · artificial intelligence
sci-fi moviedocumentary
Factual film about reality
nature documentary · docudrama · historical documentary · historical drama · period piece
sci-fi movieperiod drama
Story set in past
historical epic · costume drama · period piece · western · Victorian drama
sci-fi moviedomestic drama
Stories of household strife
kitchen sink realism · character study · literary adaptation
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