Looking for the best sci-fi movie to watch on Netflix this June? You’ve got options, but here are three best ones to close out the month.
Summer is in full swing, and with it comes an exciting new slate of upcoming releases to look forward to! With Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga now in our rearview, the next big sci-fi tentpoles on the horizon are Deadpool & Wolverine, Eli Roth’s adaptation of the popular looter-shooter series Borderlands, and Alien: Romulus, the latest entry in the long-running sci-fi horror franchise, this time from Evil Dead director Fede Álvarez!
If you’re looking for a great sci-fi flick to watch at home immediately, though, don’t sweat it; we’ve got you. This month’s roundup of the best sci-fi movies streaming on Netflix includes an Oscar-winning take on the king of kaiju, a divisive yet sublime legacy sequel to the most defining cyberpunk franchises of the late ’90s and early 2000s, and a baffling yet bombastic Bollywood thriller.
Let’s see what this month has to offer!Editor’s pick: Godzilla Minus One
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Cast: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada
When I first saw Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s Shin Godzilla back in 2016, I didn’t think I would ever see another Godzilla film — let alone any kaiju movie, period — that would meet the lofty standard it set. Takashi Yamazaki proved me wrong. Not only is Godzilla Minus One an inspired reinvention of Toho’s nuclear, fire-breathing avatar of destruction, it is a movie that easily stands shoulder to shoulder with Anno and Higuchi’s aforementioned masterpiece.
Set in 1945 in the waning weeks of World War II, the film follows the story of Kōichi Shikishima, a kamikaze pilot who abandons his duty, knowing that his sacrifice would do nothing to change the outcome of the war. After surviving a chance encounter with Godzilla, Kōichi returns home to Tokyo to rebuild his life while dealing with his PTSD and survivor’s guilt. When Godzilla reappears several years later, Kōichi must rise up alongside an army of volunteers to save their city and put an end to the creature once and for all.
