The ASAP Awards

A celebration of the best sci-fi movies streaming right now. Recommended and written by Inverse readers. Updated daily from March 22-31.

And the winner is...

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You need to watch the most influential sci-fi movie ever on HBO Max ASAP

By Subrina Wood

A movie still more than capable of making viewers say “whoa.”

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You need to watch the most disorienting time travel movie for free online ASAP

By Craig Morris

A humanizing and disorienting time travel adventure, this classic redefines what it means to be a hero.

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You need to watch the most innovative sci-fi movie on HBO Max ASAP

By Pol Blasi

It’s a classic for a reason, people.

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You need to watch the most original time travel movie on Netflix ASAP

By Subrina Wood

Smart time travel with a sharp message, this sci-fi flick is worth watching and ruminating on.

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You need to watch the most epic sci-fi movie on Amazon Prime ASAP

By Alex Nguyen

A long overdue conclusion is also a deeply satisfying one.

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You need to watch the most important sci-fi thriller of the century ASAP

By Luke Naoumovitch

Political but not preachy, this over the top action sci-fi will shock and stimulate you.

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You need to watch the most surreal sci-fi movie on HBO Max ASAP

By Jake McMichael

Thoughtful and beautifully animated, this ‘70s curio is well worth the trip.

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You need to watch Christopher Nolan’s most important sci-fi movie on Paramount+ ASAP

By Anshul Kumaria

Only getting more relevant as it ages, Nolan’s meditation on climate, science, and love is worth your time.

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You need to watch the best time-travel thriller on Netflix ASAP

By Danny Souza

A time-travel movie that works because it tells you to ignore the technicalities and focus on its beating heart.

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You need to watch the most pivotal sci-fi movie on HBO Max ASAP

By Stewart Wainfor

Endlessly debated, imitated, referenced, and parodied, few films have left a mark like this Kubrick classic.

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Blu-rays

The Best 'Lord of the Rings' Movie That Never Was Is Coming To 4K

By Gayle Sequeira

Finally you can see John Boorman’s Excalibur in all its 4K glory.

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'Welcome to Raccoon City' Is Flawed But Doggedly Faithful

By Chrishaun Baker

The 2021 reboot sticks far closer to the games than previous versions did

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The Most Influential Sci-Fi Movie You’ve Never Seen Just Got A 4K Upgrade

By Mark Hill

Cowboy time, excellent.

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How 'Superman & Lois' Quietly Redefined An Immortal Hero

By Ryan Britt

Nobody ever made Clark Kent quite like this.

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35 Years Ago, Jeffrey Combs Was Cemented As The Ultimate Mad Scientist

By Jon O'Brien

Love will tear our chest cavities apart again.

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How A Rutger Hauer Cult Classic Introduced One Of The Most Underrated Horror Villains Ever

By Gayle Sequeira

Forty years later, The Hitcher remains underrated.

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'Paradise' Season 2 Takes The Post-Apocalyptic Thriller To Bold New Territory

By Dais Johnston

Paradise/Lost.

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'The Night Agent' Finally Finds A Way To Innovate In Season 3

By Dais Johnston

Netflix's smash hit conspiracy thriller series manages to break new ground in its latest iteration.

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35 Years Ago, Star Trek Flipped The Script On Alien First Contact

By Ryan Britt

What if we were the aliens?

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'The Witch' Started A New Era Of Folk Horror

By Don Kaye

Into the woods.