10 Best Sci-Fi Movies Of 2020

10. The Color Out Of Space

We've seen some decent Lovecraft movies including Re-Animator and even 2020's Underwater - which only just missed out on being part of this list. Still, for the most part, there are very few titles that capture the macabre cosmic world of Lovecraft adequately. While it isn't perfect, The Color Out of Space is one of the better adaptations, especially since it's based on of one of the horror legend's most peculiar tales.

The story tells of a humble farm which is suddenly struck by a meteorite, but this space oddity brings far more than just rock with it. The family who own the place soon begin to experience strange extra-terrestrial threat, as their lives become warped into a cosmic nightmare.

The film perfectly combines B-movie pulp with a lavish aesthetic, generating this sense of the ordinary meeting the grandness of space, and is topped off with a wild performance from the ever-entertaining Nicholas Cage.

It is also directed by the infamous Richard Stanley, whose last notable project was the massively unfortunate The Island of Doctor Moreau. The Color Out of Space is a real return to form for the horror auteur, and according to Stanley, it is only the beginning of a Lovecraftian trilogy that he intends to make. Hopefully this is a promise that comes to fruition.