Got Tubi? Here are three sci-fi spectaculars with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes that you can stream for free
If you like your robots scary and your transport explodey then Tubi has some great sci-fi movies for you
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Tubiis one of the larger free streaming services, and in the US it has a surprisingly good movie selection. While the offerings in other territories such as the UK, where it recentlylaunched with over 20,000 movies and showsat the start of July, aren’t so great, the US catalog has some of our very favorite movies, including some of thebest sci-fi movies.
So, if you’re looking for some futuristic action and adventure but don’t want to pay for one of thebest streaming servicesto view it, Tubi is a very good choice – if of course you can put up with some ads. Here are three must-see sci-fi movies you can stream on Tubi for free.
Source Code
It’s rather fitting that a repeating loop of a movie rewards multiple viewings.Source Codeis a kind of sci-fiGroundhog Day, the story of a heroic helicopter pilot played by Jake Gyllenhaal who dies again and again and again in a train-bound terror attack. His mission is to discover the identity of the bomber and prevent the tragedy from occurring, and it’s tremendous, edge of the seat fun. According toEmpire"it’s brilliantly constructed, going over an eight-minute cycle again and again with variations, each time advancing the plot… [it is] an exciting, intellectually stimulating science-fiction thriller which also connects emotionally."
Snowpiercer
In a post-apocalyptic ice age, the remnants of the human race are on a globe-trotting super-train, theSnowpiercerof the title, as they battle for survival. According toFlick Feastit’s “a blend of science fiction and social commentary that plays out like a videogame… With it comes Chris Evans’ finest performance.“Sky Cinemasays “it’s literally a hell of a ride –BrazilmeetsMurder on the Orient Express.” According to thePatriot Ledger"there’s no easy way to pigeonhole this English-language movie from Korean writer-director Joon-ho Bong, except to say that it’s a true original.“The Wall Street Journalloved it: “Once Mr. Bong sets his monorail in motion the movie assumes an irresistible momentum, accelerated by nonstop mayhem, gallows humor and an immersive visual style that possesses a heady sense of thesteam-punk Apocalypse.”
The Terminator
I rewatched this just the other week and was struck by how well it still stands up today: the effects work is very dated – it feels veryClash of the Titanscompared to today’s slick CGI – but the movie is a tense, taut horror story about a killer that will never give up and that apparently can’t be stopped. AsThe Boston Globesaid, the acting is terrible and the whole thing is very silly but that doesn’t matter because director James Cameron “has the formula down pat”. AsFlavorwireput it: “Much ofTerminator’sgreatness is due to its low-budget aesthetic and lo-fi energy; perhaps out of necessity, Cameron’s sense of storytelling has a lean efficiency that both he and the series have long since abandoned.”
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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir,Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock bandUnquiet Mind.
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