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Artificial Intelligence (2001)

For a solid, well-made Steven Spielberg movie, check out Artificial Intelligence. Intriguingly, the film was initially developed by Stanley Kubrick, before Spielberg took over. Set in a futuristic society, A.I. Check it out for the curio of the two directors' touches. Artificial Intelligence follows an android programmed with the ability to love.

Even more unsettling because of its grounded setting, Coherence nails the brief of true indie gem. The low-budget indie film follows friends at a dinner party who start noticing bizarre occurrences after a comet passes. Coherence (2013)

Coherence doesn't need an Avatar-size budget to craft a compelling story.

While a little dated -- a gratuitous underwear scene and a change in ethnicity for Khan -- Into Darkness is a rollicking trip. The gang on the USS Enterprise travels to the forbidden zone in space to rescue an endangered species. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

The second Star Trek movie in the rebooted franchise beams up a terrific adventure with a memorable villain in Benedict Cumberbatch's Khan.

By the end, it leaves you on a wonderfully thoughtful note to ponder. Nobody (2009)

 is the kind of movie that nails the ending, making the entire journey well worth it. It helps to know that this story explores the consequences of choices and why you shouldn't worry about making the perfect one.

The resourceful pair chase down the potentially extraterrestrial origins of a mysterious audio frequency. The Vast of Night (2019)

This low-budget indie has surprisingly high production values, impressive performances and inventive camerawork to help tell the story of two teenagers in '50s New Mexico.

Catch this enjoyable monsterpocalypse adventure, which will leap out at you with a few surprises and hit all the right emotional beats. Love and Monsters lives up to its name, centered on Joel (Dylan O'Brien), a survivor in a post-apocalyptic world where mutated monsters roam the Earth. Love and Monsters (2020)

Just watched Prey and looking for another sci-fi flick starring a heroic pup? On his search for his ex-girlfriend Aimee (Jessica Henwick), he encounters a stray dog named "Boy." This is when the real romance begins.

Robocop (1987)

Haven't seen RoboCop yet? It centers on a police officer who's brutally murdered, only to come back as a cyborg on a crime-stopping rampage. The '80s classic has been referenced in everything from Ready Player One to Community to Sailor Moon.

Apparently born of a fever dream, James Cameron's story gives us a cyborg assassin sent from the future to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to save mankind from the robot apocalypse. The Terminator (1984)

Not much needs to be said about the first in the Terminator franchise.

You can find a pretty wide range of quality sci-fi movies on Prime Video. Dust off the classics, like The Terminator and Galaxy Quest, or try one of the hidden gems more people need to watch. One of those is Coherence, widely regarded as the best hidden sci-fi gem out there.

Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020)

How cool and intriguing is that title? The wild premise: A café worker discovers his TV can show him what happens 2 minutes into the future. There's obviously a lot more to that and the results are as creative and trippy as you can expect under the constraints of indie filmmaking. Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes is a low-budget time travel comedy from Japanese filmmaker Junta Yamaguchi.

The clever premise: The cast of a fictional cult sci-fi TV series are drawn into a real interstellar conflict. Galaxy Quest is a cult classic, an affectionate parody of Star Trek. Actual aliens are involved, who believe the series is a documentary. A warmhearted comedy with a stellar cast, including Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver. Galaxy Quest (1999)

In the mood for sci-fi comedy?

Infinity Chamber (2016)

Intriguing premise? This indie sci-fi mystery from Travis Milloy solidifies its place in the Google Search quest for "best indie sci-fi gems." Infinity Chamber's complex story focuses on a man held in an automated detention facility. He must fight superior technology to escape, an immensely tricky feat.

Europa Report recounts the fictional story of a crew's mission to Europa, a moon of Jupiter. Despite hitting crisis after crisis, the crew continues to be drawn into the mysteries of their destination, including signs of life. Europa Report (2013)

This little-known sci-fi thriller takes its science aspects seriously, using a found footage format to dial up the realism. Prepare to be sucked into a vacuum of suspense, made more heart-pumping by Europa Report's preoccupation with plausibility.