The 7 Best Sci-Fi Movies of 2022 and Where to Watch Them – Alien Action, Time Warps & Mindfucks

The 7 Best Sci Fi Movies of 2022 and Where to

The Film-Diele 2022 presented us with a wide variety of sci-fi varieties. you will in cinemas, on Disney+, Amazon, WOW and more find what you are looking for to catch up on the 7 best science fiction films of the year now.

Best Sci-Fi Movies 2022: The cinema spectacle Avatar 2: The Way of Water

In Avatar 2: The Way of Water, after an extended wait, we dive back in James Cameron’s beautiful alien world Pandora a.

Avatar 2: The Way of the Water – Trailer 2 (German) HD

Where can I see the film? Currently in cinemas, then on Disney+ (we estimate the date to be May 2023)

Why is it worth it? With his sequel to Avatar, James Cameron once again sets new optical standards for films. The story is emotional enough not to fade behind the unprecedented visual impact. Even if you rarely go to the cinema, you shouldn’t miss out on Avatar 2 in the best possible quality.

Best Sci-Fi Movies 2022: The Robot Drama After Yang

In After Yang, a father (Colin Farrell) and his daughter try to save the life of the family robot.

After Yang – Trailer (English) HD

Where can I see the film? In the film subscription from WOW*

Why is it worth it? After Yang is for sci-fi fans who like to grapple with the really big questions of identity and at the same time don’t shy away from the emotional vehemence they bring with them. The drama takes us on a melancholy journey about impermanence and humanity that resonates.

Best Sci-Fi Movies 2022: The time warp comedy Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes

In Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes, the café owner Kato can use screens see exactly two minutes into the future and wants to take advantage of it.

Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes – Trailer (German) HD

Where can I see the film? On Amazon Prime Video*

Why is it worth it? Beyond the Infinte Two Minutes tells the perfect time warp mindfuck in 90 minutes. And all this without editing in real time. The comedy is a crazy and imaginative trip to make you smile all the time.

Best Sci-Fi Movies 2022: The Superhero Movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, we return to technologically advanced Wakanda for a highly emotional MCU film.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Trailer (German) HD

Where can I see the film? Currently in cinemas, then on Disney+ (expected in January)

Why is it worth it? The Black Panther sequel is not only worthwhile for fans of the first part and just barely misses the masterpiece. Director Ryan Coogler brings together a force of actors, works with them on the premature death of Chadwick Boseman and offers a template for how many films from the MCU cosmos could actually deliver.

Best Sci-Fi Movies 2022: The Mindfuck Everything Everywhere All at Once

In Everything Everywhere All at Once, acting goddess Michelle Yeoh stumbles through more parallel worlds than we can comprehend.

Everything Everywhere All At Once – Trailer (German) HD

Where can I see the film? It can be borrowed from Amazon, among other places*

Why is it worth it? With Everything Everywhere All at Once, the name says it all and making sense of every minute is almost impossible. However, the whole multiverse spectacle is based on an extremely touching core that is gradually being revealed. For open questions there is our explanatory article.

Best Sci-Fi Movies 2022: The Monster Movie Nope

In Nope, two siblings discover a remote ranch a phenomenon that does not appear to be from Earth.

Nope – Trailer (German) HD

Where can I see the film?
It can be borrowed from Amazon, among other places*

Why is it worth it? No matter what you expect from Nope. you are wrong Get Out director Jordan Peele weaves diverse genre elements into a menacing hybrid of War of the Worlds and Jaws. Speaking of the killer monkey mentioned at the beginning, the award for the scariest movie chimpanzee goes to Nope.

Best Sci-Fi Movies 2022: The Survival Action Prey

A motivated Comanche warrior enters Prey against an alien hunter on.

Prey – Trailer (German) HD

Where can I see the film? At Disney+*

Why is it worth it? It is worth mentioning that Prey is a prequel to the sci-fi cult film Predator, which takes place 300 years earlier. The fact that the franchise connection remains a minor matter is one of Prey’s greatest strengths. In addition to a few successful allusions to the original, he concentrates entirely on the core of the story: a highly entertaining cat-and-mouse game between two hunters who are at odds with each other. And saves the Predator franchise along the way.

Special mentions Coming out this sci-fi year is David Cronenberg’s new body horror Crimes of the Future (in cinemas) and the original premise European sci-fi horror Vesper Chronicles.

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