The best sci-fi movies to watch on Netflix this December
It’s never a bad time to find your new favorite sci-fi movie, so why not check out a few new ones before the holidays? Netflix has plenty of great sci-fi picks to choose from, but this month we’re looking to a some surprising choices that you might not expect.
With the end of the year upon us and Godzilla hype sweeping the world, we’ve got a pick worthy of the King of Monsters, as well as something to help get you ready for Netflix’s upcoming space opera epic and a little movie from just a few years ago that you may not have caught up with just yet.
Director: Michael Matthews
Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Jessica Henwick, Michael Rooker
Post-apocalyptic stories have a nihilism problem. It’s understandable how they get there: The end of the world sucks, therefore the circumstances (and people) in the end of the world must also suck. Station Elevenwas a nice antidote to this very Last of Usproblem, and while Love and Monsters doesn’t quite reach the soaring highs of the former, it is a post-apocalyptic story that eschews the latter’s tired view of humanity for a story of self-discovery and found family.
This variant of the apocalypse saw all cold-blooded creatures on Earth transform into monsters. The movie has strong creature work (it was nominated for a Visual Effects Oscar), and the premise gives some fun opportunities for creative monsters derived from recognizable creatures — frogs, ants, crabs, worms, etc.
The narrative follows Joel (Dylan O’Brien), the loser cook of a post-apocalyptic bunker, where everyone but him is coupled up. Missing his ex (Jessica Henwick), the chronically terrified Joel decides to venture out into the terrifying world to reunite with his lost love. Along the way, he teams up with a dog much more
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