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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'Godzilla Minus One’s 4K Box Set Is Appropriately Huge

By Katie Rife

Prepare for Godzilla Minus Zero by revisiting its absolutely enormous predecessor.

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40 Years Ago, Wes Craven Put His Own Bizarre Twist On 'Frankenstein'

By Josh Bell

Deadly Friend mixes the silly and the disturbing.

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5 Years Later, 'No Time to Die' Feels Like a 'Spectre' Retcon

By James Grebey

Léa Seydoux and Daniel Craig's lack of chemistry is kind of the point.

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A Half-Century Later, 'Marathon Man' Is Still More Than Its Most Infamous Quote

By Mark Hill

A safe choice for movie night.

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'Below' Is A Monster Show With Tricks Up Its Sleeve

By Dais Johnston

Josh Hartnett leads this surprisingly cerebral creature feature.

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'Real Steel' Secretly Predicted The Future Of Blockbusters

By Dais Johnston

Before there was Deadpool & Wolverine, there was Atom & Charlie.

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'An American Werewolf In London' Just Got A 4K Upgrade

By Mark Hill

Keep clear of the moors.

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20 Years Ago, The Best Sci-Fi Show Of The Century Went Darker Than Ever Before

By Ryan Britt

Battlestar Galactica’s third season began with one of the most hardcore storylines ever, which holds up like it aired yesterday.

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20 Years Ago, Scorsese’s Undercover Crime Epic Joined An Incredible Oscars Club

By Rory Doherty

Only four crime dramas have won Best Picture, and The Departed is one of them.

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You’ve Got Three Months To Watch 'Percy Jackson And The Olympians' On Netflix

By Lyvie Scott

Mount Olympus is calling.