Space epics are in the pool along with time travel, near-future stories, and quieter ideas-driven films. The picker draws from all of them.
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Random sci-fi movie picker
Spin for a random sci-fi movie worth two hours, from space epics to small strange ideas, with a one-line pitch and where to stream it attached.
Your pick shows up here with a poster, a one-line pitch, and a link to where it's streaming.
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About this picker
One press, one pick worth watching
Science fiction ranges from the biggest films ever made to the smallest, and a random sci-fi movie here can land anywhere in that range. Add Mind-bending for the puzzle films, Intense for the survival stories, or Emotional for the ones that sneak up on you. If you loved Interstellar or Inception, our guides to films like Interstellar and films like Inception go deeper.
Every pick links to a page with where it streams, ratings from IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, and Metacritic, the trailer, and the cast. The full random movie picker lets you mix any genre, mood, and decade, the What to watch quiz turns six questions into a ranked lineup, and the binge calculator tells you how long a series will take. Limelight itself is a free download for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
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About the sci-fi movie picker
Yes. Switch the first row to TV shows and the picker draws series only.
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