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arthouse sci fi films
A curated selection of arthouse science fiction films that blend speculative concepts with avant-garde storytelling and visual experimentation.
Arthouse Sci-Fi Films
Explore a curated roundup for arthouse sci fi films. We prioritize replay value, depth, and niche-friendly qualities that match the search intent. Scroll the cards, then try the generator for fully personalized recommendations.
Stalker
A guide leads two men through a dangerous forbidden zone to reach a room said to grant wishes.
Tarkovsky’s meditative pacing and philosophical depth redefine sci-fi as metaphysical inquiry.
Solaris
A psychologist confronts emotional ghosts from his past on a space station orbiting a mysterious planet.
Explores memory and consciousness through poetic visuals instead of traditional space adventure.
Under the Skin
An alien in human form hunts men in Scotland, gradually awakening to emotion and identity.
Haunting atmosphere and non-narrative structure make it a sensory exploration of otherness.
The Holy Mountain
A thief is recruited by an alchemist for a surreal journey to spiritual enlightenment.
Jodorowsky’s hallucinatory allegory merges mysticism, satire, and cosmic symbolism.
A Ghost Story
A deceased man, represented by a sheeted ghost, observes time passing in silent longing.
Uses minimal dialogue and long takes to explore grief, time, and existence poetically.
High Life
Convicts on a spaceship near a black hole face primal urges and existential dread.
Claire Denis fuses visceral intimacy with cosmic isolation in a nonlinear narrative.
La Jetée
A post-apocalyptic man is sent through time via memory to prevent global collapse.
Constructed almost entirely of still images, it’s a haunting meditation on time and fate.
Videodrome
A TV producer discovers a broadcast signal that induces hallucinations and physical mutation.
Cronenberg blends body horror and media theory into a disturbing vision of reality collapse.
Goodbye to Language
Fragmented vignettes explore human relationships, nature, and perception in 3D.
Godard deconstructs narrative and technology to question how we experience reality.
Coherence
During a dinner party under a passing comet, reality begins to fracture unpredictably.
Low-budget brilliance using quantum theory to examine identity and choice in overlapping worlds.
The Man Who Fell to Earth
An alien arrives on Earth seeking water for his dying planet but becomes trapped by human vices.
Nicolas Roeg’s fragmented style captures alienation and cultural decay with haunting elegance.
Begotten
A godlike figure self-mutilates to spawn life, leading to cycles of creation and destruction.
Transcendental, nearly dialogue-free film blending myth, ritual, and apocalyptic imagery.
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