12 Recent Sci-Fi Movies That Are Future Classics

11. See You Yesterday

Ad Astra Brad Pitt
Netflix

Stefon Bristol's feature-length directorial debut came with a producer credit from the incomparable Spike Lee, which should have signaled to audiences that this sci-fi caper had hidden depths; namely, tackling the mission of two teenagers to prevent a sibling from a police shooting.

Its marriage of the time-travel picture playbook - complete with a Michael J. Fox cameo - with the harrowing real-world weight of racial brutality at the hands of trigger-happy authority figures feels distinctly of its own accord - and with any justice, Bristol will only go on to bigger things.

Contributor

Something of a culture vulture, Mr Steel can historically be found in three places; the local cinema, the local stadium or the local chip shop. He is an avowed fan of franchise films, amateur cricket and power-chords.