Check out these great sci-fi movies like Star Trek, Super 8, Stargate, and more that are now streaming for free on Tubi, Pluto TV, and Amazon Freevee.
Streaming prices continue to increase, but luckily for viewers, there’s a growing number of free streaming services out there. From Amazon Freevee to Tubi, Pluto TV, and even no-cost options on Peacock, there’s a ton of free content to be enjoyed. In recent years, the free content has also gotten a lot better now that major companies are investing in free streaming services.
This is especially great news for sci-fi fans since lots of fantastic new and classic sci-fi films have made their way to these free streamers. Whether you want a big box office hit, an award-winning indie film, or a legendary cult classic, you can find them for free. Here are 10 of the best sci-fi movies you can stream right now without paying a dime.
We also have guides to the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best movies on Amazon Prime Video, the best movies on Max, and the best movies on Disney+.Monsters (2010)
Monsters premiered at the 2010 SXSW festival to rave reviews. In the movie, alien creatures begin taking over Mexico. The film follows an American man and woman who try to escape the country before the U.S. has time to fully construct a massive wall to try and stop the creatures and quarantine Mexico. Beneath the madness, the movie becomes a weird love story, which helps elevate it into something much larger than just a generic monster flick.
Monsters became a massive hit in the festival circuit and even earned a BAFTA nomination for then-first-time director Gareth Edwards, who later went on to direct box office hits like 2014’s Godzilla and 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.
Watch Monsters for free on Peacock.Super 8 (2011)
Super 8 is J.J. Abrams’s stylized and somewhat polarizing 2011 sci-fi epic. Set in Ohio during the summer of 1979, the film follows a group of kids who encounter a bizarre accident one night while filming a homemade movie on a Super 8 camera. Soon, strange events happen around town and a mysterious creature lurks in the darkness.
The movie was both praised and criticized for its style – most notably its liberal use of lens flare, which divided viewers, with some thinking it was a great stylistic choice and others finding it distracting. In 2011, IndieWire even titled an article about the then-upcoming film, “New 30 Second ‘Super 8’ Clip Has At Least 30 Lens Flares In It.”
Ultimately, Super 8 became a hit, with many loving its retro vibes, its fun group of kids, and its great mystery. Two of its biggest fans included the Duffer Brothers, and the similarities between Stranger Things and Super 8 are pretty obvious. “I loved Super 8, but then it was just gone,” the brothers said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast in 2022. “No one else did it. And I do think there was an appetite, or that’s what I hoped, for this type of storytelling.” With the success of Stranger Things, it seems the Duffer Brothers were absolutely right about there being an appetite.
Watch Super 8 for free on Freevee.Star Trek (2009)
Another Abrams film that’s streaming for free right now is his 2009 remake of Star Trek. Abrams’ remake really helped bring Star Trek into the modern era and breathed new life into the aging franchise by introducing it to a whole new generation of fans.
