12 Recent Sci-Fi Movies That Are Future Classics

1. Ad Astra

Ad Astra Brad Pitt
Disney

Straddling the gap between popcorn blockbuster and arthouse drama, and framed with the sort of austere detachment that only serves to further ignite the blaze, James Gray's masterful voyage is, at heart, a tale of a father-son relationship that resonates long after the credits roll.

Flying somewhat under the radar last year - and perhaps buried by Brad Pitt's other great turn of 2019 in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - it's the sort of sci-fi filmmaking on a panoramic scale that deserves to be seen - and with any luck, it'll grow to match its brilliance in the future.

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