The only thing better than a great sci-fi movie is one you can stream for free, without a subscription. These three underrated sci-fi movies onAmazon Prime Videoare free and can be streamed this month.
Previously, Amazon had these titles under its Freevee umbrella. But with the Freevee brand now gone, you can find these free films tagged as “watch for free.” If you’re looking for something in the sci-fi genre you can watch without paying (but with ads), you don’t even need to dig through the offerings, because we have highlighted three great titles for you right here.
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Dark Skies (2013)
Produced by Blumhouse Productions, the production company behind some ofthe best horror movies, including films likeParanormal Activity, Insidious, The Purge, andGet Out,Dark Skiesis about a typical suburban nuclear family that starts to experience strange events in their home. The kitchen is weirdly rearranged overnight. The house alarm goes off, indicating a breach at every single entrance. One day, hundreds of birds crash into the house.
Once odd things start happening to the family members, mother Lacy (Keri Russell) does some research and thinks it might have something to do with aliens. Also starring Josh Hamilton (The Walking Dead) and J.K. Simmons (Red One),Dark Skiesis suspenseful and intriguing, even if the plot gets lost at times.
StreamDark Skieson Amazon Prime Video.
Leviathan (1989)
Drawing comparisons toAlienandThe Thing,Leviathanmight be a copycat-type movie, but it’s worth watching for those who love movies that blend sci-fi with horror. Counted among the cast are Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters) and Daniel Stern (Home Alone), and the story centers around an undersea mining operation that goes wrong when they come across a Soviet shipwreck called Leviathan.
Agreat claustrophobic thriller,Leviathanhas gruesome, scary, and even funny moments to keep you entertained all the way through.
StreamLeviathanon Amazon Prime Video.
The Mandela Effect (2019)
The psychological phenomenon known asthe Mandela Effecthas bubbled to the surface of late thanks to Charlie Brooker’s clever toying with viewers in theBlack Mirrorseason seven episodeBête Noire. Two versions of the episode were released with different versions of a company logo, one showing “Barnie’s” and one showing “Bernie’s.”
This concept of questioning reality is central to the plot in the 2019 movieThe Mandela Effect, whereby grieving father Brendan (Charlie Hofheimer) swears he remembers events and facts differently from what others insist they were or appear to be today. Brendan starts to believe that he is shifting through parallel universes. From there, he becomes obsessed with the idea that maybe in one of these alternate worlds, his daughter Sam (Madeline McGraw) is still alive.
