The ASAP Awards

A celebration of the best sci-fi movies streaming right now. Recommended and written by Inverse readers. Updated daily from March 22-31.

And the winner is...

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You need to watch the most influential sci-fi movie ever on HBO Max ASAP

By Subrina Wood

A movie still more than capable of making viewers say “whoa.”

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You need to watch the most disorienting time travel movie for free online ASAP

By Craig Morris

A humanizing and disorienting time travel adventure, this classic redefines what it means to be a hero.

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You need to watch the most innovative sci-fi movie on HBO Max ASAP

By Pol Blasi

It’s a classic for a reason, people.

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You need to watch the most original time travel movie on Netflix ASAP

By Subrina Wood

Smart time travel with a sharp message, this sci-fi flick is worth watching and ruminating on.

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You need to watch the most epic sci-fi movie on Amazon Prime ASAP

By Alex Nguyen

A long overdue conclusion is also a deeply satisfying one.

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You need to watch the most important sci-fi thriller of the century ASAP

By Luke Naoumovitch

Political but not preachy, this over the top action sci-fi will shock and stimulate you.

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You need to watch the most surreal sci-fi movie on HBO Max ASAP

By Jake McMichael

Thoughtful and beautifully animated, this ‘70s curio is well worth the trip.

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You need to watch Christopher Nolan’s most important sci-fi movie on Paramount+ ASAP

By Anshul Kumaria

Only getting more relevant as it ages, Nolan’s meditation on climate, science, and love is worth your time.

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You need to watch the best time-travel thriller on Netflix ASAP

By Danny Souza

A time-travel movie that works because it tells you to ignore the technicalities and focus on its beating heart.

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You need to watch the most pivotal sci-fi movie on HBO Max ASAP

By Stewart Wainfor

Endlessly debated, imitated, referenced, and parodied, few films have left a mark like this Kubrick classic.

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By Dais Johnston

Smart House meets Companion in this German thriller.

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The Scariest Parts of 'Nosferatu' Were Never Onscreen

By Jeff Ewing

Beware his shadow.

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Few Cartoons Have Defined a Generation Like 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'

By Daniel Dockery

Everything changed when Avatar: The Last Airbender premiered.

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'Shutter Island’s Ending Continues To Haunt, 15 Years On

By Gayle Sequeira

“Which would be worse — to live as a monster, or to die as a good man?”

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'Zero Day' Finally Finds A New Twist On A Tired Genre

By Dais Johnston

Netflix has refined the conspiracy thriller into a fine art. Zero Day elevates it.

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An Obscure Marvel Movie Accidentally Had The Most Subversive Ending Ever

By Jon O'Brien

A death so final even God couldn’t retcon it.

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'Constantine' is a Terrible Hellblazer Adaptation — But It Has Undeniable Style

By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Why be accurate when you can look cool as hell?

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A Sci-Fi Sleeper Hit Made Vin Diesel Into a Star

By Ryan Britt

Before he was Fast & Furious, Diesel was Richard B. Riddick.

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Decades Ago, A Forgotten Monster Movie Changed Black Horror Forever

By Jon O'Brien

There’s a first time for everything.

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Before the Wasteland, George Miller Gave Us A Glimpse At Where We’re Headed

By Chrishaun Baker

The original Mad Max doesn’t quite resemble the apocalypse of the sequels, and that’s even more frightening.