10 Must-See Sci-Fi Movies to Stream on Netflix in July 2025
Some of them are underrated. Some are flat-out masterpieces. All of them? Worth your time.
Most sci-fi movies are all lasers and exposition dumps. You get a cool premise, maybe a robot uprising, and then halfway through it turns into an action movie with space jargon. That's fine if you just want background noise. But if you're looking for the real stuff—the weird, brilliant, genre-bending kind of sci-fi? The kind that actually sticks with you? Netflix in July 2025 is hiding some serious gems.
And yeah, you don't need to be a hardcore sci-fi nerd to get into these. You just need a functioning brain, a dark room, and a willingness to let things get a little strange. Because these movies? They go there—alternate realities, dystopian nightmares, time loops, tech meltdowns, and one film that will absolutely make you question every memory you've ever had.
Some are fast. Some are slow burns. But every one of these movies leaves a mark. The kind of mark where you sit in silence after the credits, wondering if you should rewatch it… or just never think about it again. Either way, it's gonna be a ride.
So if you're tired of scrolling and just want something good, you're in luck. These are the 10 sci-fi films on Netflix this July that are actually worth hitting play on.