An Oscar Winner's 2025 Sci-Fi Epic Hits Prime Video Sooner Than You Think
Prime Video is about to beam up one of 2025’s most underappreciated sci-fi films: Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson and Mark Ruffalo—a 2050-set thrill ride about a man on the run from a powerful loan shark.
Did not expect Bong Joon Ho to follow up Parasite with a pulpy sci-fi about a guy who keeps dying at work and waking up as a fresh copy of himself, but here we are. Mickey 17 didn’t blow up the box office, but it’s clever, odd, and finally landing on streaming.
When and where to watch
Mickey 17 starts streaming on Prime Video on November 26, 2025.
It premiered in London’s Leicester Square on February 13, 2025, and opened in US theaters on March 7, 2025.
What it is
Set in 2050, the story follows a man on the run from a very serious loan shark who ends up on a distant space colony doing a job so dangerous they literally built a system around him dying. Every time he bites it, the colony spins up a new clone to keep the work going. It’s grim, darkly funny, and very Bong.
How it was received
The movie’s theatrical run was mild, but critics were mostly into it. As of now, it sits at 77% on Rotten Tomatoes from 358 reviews. ComingSoon gave it a 6/10 and labeled it "decent," noting it leans more into Bong’s genre-play side than his prestige side.
"This movie is very different from Parasite, often echoing more of Bong's other films like Snowpiercer and Okja. He's swinging for the fences and having a blast with this movie, and I've got to give it to him for that, even if Mickey 17 isn't the best we've seen from the esteemed filmmaker."
The Bong context
This is Bong Joon Ho’s first film since 2019’s Parasite, which famously swept four Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film. Parasite also made serious money worldwide, so expectations were sky-high here. Instead of chasing that same lane, he adapted Edward Ashton’s 2022 novel Mickey7, and wrote and directed his own version.
Who is in it
- Robert Pattinson
- Mark Ruffalo
- Naomi Ackie as Nasha
- Toni Collette as Ylfa
- Steven Yeun as Timo
- Patsy Ferran as Dorothy
- Cameron Britton as Arkady
- Daniel Henshall as Preston
Bottom line: one of 2025’s more underseen sci-fi swings is about to be an easy watch at home. If you skipped it in theaters, this is the moment.