10 Sci-Fi Movies to Stream Tonight on Apple TV+

If you subscribe to Apple TV+ for its outstanding line-up of sci-fi TV shows (For All Mankind, Foundation, Severance, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the just-announced Neuromancer), there’s a bonus waiting for you next time you sign on. While you’ll still find mostly Apple-produced projects, there’s now a category marked “Limited Time: Great Movies on Apple TV+” filled with licensed titles.

While the selection isn’t huge, and it doesn’t dig very deep into the genre realm—sorry, horror fans—there are some tried-and-true sci-fi favorites that are certainly worth watching, or more likely watching again. Here are 10 titles to start with; as Deadline notes, these movies will be up through the end of March (some through the end of April), and are only available to U.S. subscribers.

Men in Black

This 1997 sci-fi comedy, set in a New York City that’s kept in the dark about an impending extraterrestrial apocalypse, holds up even after multiple viewings; it has great fun exploiting alien conspiracy theories and is buoyed by an excellent cast, including Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones as very reluctant partners. Watch on Apple TV+.

Gravity

Alfonso Cuarón won a Best Director Oscar for this immersive nail-biter about astronauts (Sandra Bullock and George Clooney... but mostly Bullock) stranded in space. Watch on Apple TV+.

Star Trek

J.J. Abrams recently announced he’ll make a new Star Trek movie set before his 2009 film, and a fourth Trek movie on that same “Kelvin timeline” is also in the pipeline. Here’s your chance to catch up on the series, led by Chris Pine as Captain Kirk; Apple TV+ also has Star Trek Beyond and Star Trek Into Darkness in its newly expanded library. Watch on Apple TV+.

Edge of Tomorrow

We recommend this one so often on “what to watch” lists it’s almost like we’re repeating the same day over and over, just like Tom Cruise does in this movie— except without all the violent alien warfare, of course. Watch on Apple TV+.

Mad Max: Fury Road

Furiosa is coming in May—make sure you’re ready to WITNESS its brutal majesty by revisiting the first movie to feature the character: George Miller’s 2015 post-apocalyptic epic, a multi-Oscar-winning masterpiece. Watch on Apple TV+.

Minority Report

Yes, it’s Tom Cruise dealing with messy timelines again! In Steven Spielberg’s prescient thriller, he’s a cop who fights crimes that haven’t happened yet—until he finds himself accused of a future murder. Watch on Apple TV+.

Spider-Man

Sam Raimi’s 2002 Spider-Man, starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, is now swinging across Apple TV+ screens—as is its well-received 2004 sequel. (Spider-Man 3, however, is absent... probably for the best.) Watch on Apple TV+.

Jurassic World

Here’s proof that a real live human being is curating these Apple TV+ licensed library picks. While Jurassic World (2015) and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) are available, 2022's ghastly Jurassic World Dominion is not. Spider-Man 3 feels your pain, third Jurassic World movie, but Apple TV+ viewers are just fine without ya. Watch on Apple TV+.

Zombieland

Aside from David Fincher’s serial-killer tale Zodiac, this 2009 entry is just about the only horror you’ll find in the “Great Movies” library. Fortunately, it’s a wonderfully entertaining tale that makes zombie-killing look like a total blast. Watch on Apple TV+.

The Prestige

The Prestige may not really count as sci-fi, but it certainly has some nerdy bona fides: released in 2006, it’s the movie Christopher Nolan released between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. It stars superhero actors Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, and Scarlett Johansson—and it’s about stage-magician turf wars in Victorian London. Plus, Michael Caine and Andy Serkis are in it, and David Bowie pops up as Tesla. Geek paradise! Watch on Apple TV+.

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