Sci-fi

Here you'll find Polygon's coverage of the sci-fi genre, whether you're looking up to the stars or scoping out the hottest future technology.

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Adam Sandler Click Remote
20 years later, the guys who designed the remote in Adam Sandler's Click look back

Director Frank Coraci and production designer Perry Andelin Blake reveal the origin story of the most iconic prop from any Sandler film

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Human Vapor 1960 Toho
A forgotten sci-fi cult classic is getting a second chance on Netflix
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Netflix's latest thriller takes its name and premise from a forgotten science-fiction classic

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The Tick production stills
Prime Video's massively overlooked sci-fi show is officially coming to Netflix in 3 weeks
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The decade-long wait is over

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Green Lantern 2011 Planet
The most-hated sci-fi movie of the 2010s was actually just ahead of its time

It was the start of a still-persistent cinematic trend

Agents Mulder and Scully use a pay phone on the street at night in the X-Files episode Pusher
10 jaw-dropping X-Files discoveries from the world’s only museum dedicated to the sci-fi show

In Saratoga Springs, New York

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spidermen
I love Tom Holland, but he'll never surpass my favorite Spider-Man movie

No way Spider-Man: Brand New Day can top this

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An image of the Doctor, Mickey and Rose. The Doctor stands in the middle.
20 years later, the most controversial Doctor Who episode of all time deserves another chance

Even Tennant's era has stinkers

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Forget Star Wars and watch the wildest sci-fi space opera free on streaming instead

Almost 30 years later, this space opera remains unmatched

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The cast and crew of X-Files I Want to Believe
X-Files fans have to wait just a little longer for the new, edgier cut of this 2009 film

In the meantime, watch the skies

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An image from The Last House from Netflix. IT shows a family of four standing together in their house in the dark. A bright light outside shocks them.
The next great Cloverfield-like sci-fi thriller revealed by Netflix

A film designed to get you out of the house

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An image of Chris Pratt smiling as he looks up among the stars.
Chris Pratt’s worst sci-fi movie is suddenly a Netflix smash hit

If you love bad movies, you'll adore this one.

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Lost World Jurassic Part T-rex
Two Jurassic Park characters are father-daughter, and I guarantee that you never noticed

And no, we're not talking about the dinosaurs

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A crowd of people walks toward a UFO
Close Encounters is Spielberg at his weirdest, most personal, and best

The 1977 UFO epic is both nightmarish and ecstatic

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Steven Spielberg photographed at Comic Con
Nobody remembers Steven Spielberg's weirdest sci-fi sequel — not even Spielberg himself

This story is technically canon, even if it shouldn't be

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Spielbergian collage
11 best Spielbergian sci-fi movies not directed by Steven Spielberg

Johnny 5 gives off some serious E.T. vibes

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Doctor Who image of Billie Piper and David Tennant as Rose Tyler and the 10th Doctor. They stand close together in a futuristic hospital.
20 years ago, the most underrated Doctor Who episode tested fans' faith

When the Doctor gets scared, everyone should pay attention

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Girl laying on glowing table in Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day's ending gets one thing wrong that Spielberg nailed 49 years ago

It’s a great movie, but not above a nitpick

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ready player one
After 8 years, the greatest sci-fi director of all time finally returns to the genre he helped define
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The one true king is back to shape the future of science fiction once again

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Why doesn't the U.S. president know about aliens? Steven Spielberg reveals the answer

The Disclosure Day director breaks down a pivotal moment from his new movie with real-life implications

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Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow
Supergirl director talks adapting the beloved DC source material: 'I didn't want to just do the comic book'

Craig Gillespie eventually read Woman of Tomorrow and even lifted a few visuals, but that was never the focus of his DCU movie

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