Best sci-fi movies on MUBI in India
By the KyaDekhu team · Updated · Availability for India from JustWatch, ratings from IMDb
35 movies on MUBI in India match this list, with an average IMDb rating of 6.7. Most are in English (11), Japanese (9), French (6). Ranked by vote-weighted IMDb rating and popularity; showing the top 30.
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2. Children of Men (2006)
Movie · English · 1h 49m · A · Science Fiction, Thriller · IMDb 7.9 (5.7L votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatMatureDark & gritty
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
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4. Godzilla (1954)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 36m · Thriller, Horror · IMDb 7.6 (46.7K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall monster whom the natives call Gojira. Now the monster begins a rampage that threatens to destroy not o
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5. Fantastic Planet (1973)
Movie · French · 1h 12m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.6 (43.7K votes)
Slow-burnVisually stunningTwistyCold & detached
On the planet Ygam, the Draags, extremely technologically and spiritually advanced blue humanoids, consider the tiny Oms, human beings descendants of Terra's inhabitants, as ignorant animals. Those who live in slavery are treated as simple pets and used to entertain Draag children; those who live hidden in the hostile
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7. The Substance (2024)
Movie · English · 2h 21m · A · Horror, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.2 (4.7L votes)
MatureDark & grittyCold & detachedFunny
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
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8. Eraserhead (1977)
Movie · English · 1h 29m · Horror, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.2 (1.5L votes)
TwistySlow-burnMatureDark & gritty
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
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9. Videodrome (1983)
Movie · English · 1h 28m · Horror, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.1 (1.2L votes)
TwistyMatureDark & grittyCold & detached
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and ne
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10. Time Masters (1982)
Movie · French · 1h 20m · Animation, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.3 (7.8K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatFast-paced
On planet Perdide, an attack of giant hornets leaves young Piel alone in a wrecked car with his dying father. A mayday message reaches their friend Jaffar, an adventurer travelling through space. Onboard Jaffar’s shuttle are the renegade Prince Matton, his fiancée, and Silbad, who knows Perdide well. Thus begins an inc
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11. The Aerial (2007)
Movie · Spanish · 1h 39m · Science Fiction, Drama · IMDb 7.3 (5.0K votes)
Slow-burnVisually stunningCold & detachedDark & gritty
An entire city has lost its voice. Mr. TV, the owner of the city's only television channel, is carrying out a sinister plan to control all of the city's inhabitants.
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12. Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 45m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 7.0 (8.4K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatCold & detachedDark & gritty
Godzilla has become a distant memory for Japan when the destruction of a US submarine raises alarms for Admiral Tachibana. His estranged daughter Yuri investigates the legend of the guardian monsters, who must rise to protect Japan against the vengeful spirits within Godzilla that seek to destroy both the nation and it
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13. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 43m · Action, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.9 (8.9K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. At the same time horrifying new organisms are discovered in Japan. These crustacean-like beings are seemingly born of the Oxygen Destroyer, the weapon that killed the original Godzilla.
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14. O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (1985)
Movie · Polish · 1h 29m · Drama, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.2 (2.7K votes)
Slow-burnTwistyCold & detachedDark & gritty
The world has been ravaged by nuclear war. The planet is frozen and radiation kills anyone or anything that ventures outside of 'The Dome'. Soft is a shepherd for the last remnants of humanity who have gathered together as they await rescue from a mysterious craft known only as 'The Ark.' He wanders among the masses, p
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15. Cold Tropics (2009)
Movie · Portuguese · 25m · Comedy, Science Fiction · IMDb 7.6 (1.2K votes)
Slow-burnFunnyLow-stakesCold & detached
In tropical Recife, in northeastern Brazil, temperatures drop to impossible lows and the inhabitants have to adapt. This 'mockumentary' gradually turns critical, looking at the climate, urban development and social interaction from every angle. Does a ray of sun pierce the clouds, after all?
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16. The Return of Godzilla (1984)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 43m · Science Fiction, Action · IMDb 6.8 (3.9K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatDark & gritty
After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing political tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, who are both willing to bomb Japa
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17. The Snails (1966)
Movie · French · 11m · Animation, Comedy · IMDb 6.8 (2.8K votes)
Slow-burnFunnyCold & detachedLow-stakes
In a distant planetoid, an industrious but hapless old farmer strives to make his vegetables flourish, however, to no avail.
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18. The War of the Worlds: Next Century (1981)
Movie · Polish · 1h 34m · Science Fiction, Drama · IMDb 6.9 (1.5K votes)
Cold & detachedDark & gritty
Poland, Christmastime. A band of hyperintelligent, bloodthirsty Martians take over the country and enlist hapless television newscaster Iron Idem as the voice of their propaganda machine. But when Iron dares to go off message, he makes an enemy even greater than the aliens—the state itself.
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19. Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes (1986)
Movie · Polish · 1h 21m · Science Fiction, Comedy · IMDb 6.9 (1.3K votes)
MatureDark & grittyFunnyEdge-of-seat
Scope is a prisoner on a behemoth space station and is chosen, like all his fellow prisoners, to 'volunteer' for the exploration of far-away planets. Landing on planet Australia 458, he is given a hero's welcome with all the sex, booze, and violence that any one man can stomach. But as his new caretakers push him towar
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20. The Element of Crime (1984)
Movie · Danish · 1h 44m · Crime, Drama · IMDb 6.6 (12.4K votes)
TwistySlow-burnCold & detachedDark & gritty
Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which invo
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21. Living Still Life (2014)
Movie · French · 16m · Science Fiction · IMDb 7.0 (618 votes)
Slow-burnCold & detachedLow-stakes
In a world in decay, a woman collects her dead animals and restores them to life by filming them images by image.
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22. Golem (1980)
Movie · Polish · 1h 28m · Drama, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.6 (1.5K votes)
TwistyCold & detachedDark & grittyVisually stunning
Pernat finds himself in a police interrogation, accused of a murder, and unable to recall any details of the crime, or even his own life. He's released back into a world of raving lunatics and deranged dentists, murderous doctors and scientists who believe the secret of human creation is inside the walls of a cast-iron
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23. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 29m · Drama, Action · IMDb 6.5 (12.2K votes)
Visually stunningEdge-of-seatCold & detached
Journalists Ichiro Sakai and Junko cover the wreckage of a typhoon when an enormous egg is found and claimed by greedy entrepreneurs. Mothra's fairies arrive and are aided by the journalists in a plea for its return. As their requests are denied, Godzilla arises near Nagoya and the people of Infant Island must decide i
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24. Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 45m · Action, Horror · IMDb 6.5 (8.7K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seat
After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. Concerned over Godzilla's possible return, the Japanese government uses the cells to create a new bio-weapon, ANEB (Anti-Nuclear Energy Bacteria). They seeks the aid of geneticist Genshiro Shiragami, who's experiments result in a new
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26. You Are Here (2011)
Movie · English · 1h 19m · Drama, Science Fiction · IMDb 6.0 (338 votes)
TwistySlow-burnCold & detachedFamily-friendly
Several story threads about consciousness and perception intertwine in this film by video installation artist Daniel Cockburn.
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27. For the Plasma (2014)
Movie · English · 1h 34m · Comedy, Science Fiction · IMDb 5.3 (219 votes)
Slow-burnTwistyCold & detached
For the Plasma begins in a remote house on the coast of Maine, where a young woman named Helen has found work as a forest-fire lookout responsible for monitoring the nearby woodland. While analyzing CCTV footage of the surrounding forest, she discovers she can reconfigure her perception to predict shifts in global fina
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28. Destroy All Monsters (1968)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 29m · Science Fiction, Action · IMDb 6.3 (9.1K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatFast-paced
At the turn of the century, all of the Earth's monsters have been rounded up and kept safely on Monsterland. Chaos erupts when a race of she-aliens known as the Kilaaks unleash the monsters across the world.
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29. Radio Mary (2017)
Movie · English · 1h 17m · Science Fiction, Mystery · IMDb 4.7 (273 votes)
Slow-burnDialogue-drivenTwistyCold & detached
Mary (Kate Lyn Sheil) lives alone. She is waiting for something to happen in her life. Riding the elevator to work, a strange man, Hayward, grabs her shoulder and speaks to her telepathically. “Do you believe in magic?” This triggers a nervous breakdown. After a visit to the emergency room, Mary goes to stay at her sis
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30. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Movie · Japanese · 1h 24m · Action, Adventure · IMDb 6.2 (9.3K votes)
Visually stunningCold & detachedEdge-of-seatTwisty
An Okinawan prophecy that foretells the destruction of the Earth is seeming fulfilled when Godzilla emerges to return to his destructive roots. But not all is what it seems after Godzilla breaks his ally Anguirus's jaw. Matters are further complicated when a second Godzilla emerges, revealing the doppelgänger as a mech
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