Sci-Fi September on Kanopy

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Embark on futuristic adventures with our Sci-Fi September collection on Kanopy! From mind-bending realities to thrilling space odysseys, these films ignite your imagination and transport you to galaxies and beyond. Buckle your seatbelts and start streaming now at kanopy.com/category/20968.

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An elderly man stands on a hill under a hovering UFO. Text reads "Ben Kingsley - Jules.
Jules (2023) on IMDb

Jules

Jules follows Milton (Kingsley) who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls “Jules.” Things become complicated when two neighbors (Harris and Curtin) discover Jules and the government quickly closes in. What follows is a funny, wildly inventive ride as the three neighbors find meaning and connection later in life – thanks to this unlikely stranger.

A woman looks scared; behind her stands a figure. The text reads "T.I.M.," with actors Georgina Campbell, Eamon Farren, Mark Rowley.
T.I.M. (2023) on IMDb

T.I.M.

Prosthetics engineer ABI (Georgina Campbell) begins work on her company’s latest product, the A.I. humanoid T.I.M. (Eamon Farren). Programmed to serve only her, it leads to a dangerous obsession.

A person with a serious expression next to the text "The Man Who Fell to Earth" on a light background.
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) on IMDb

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Thomas Jerome Newton, a mysterious and complex personality, appears in New York. Despite his curiously frail physical presence, the strength of his intellect and scientific knowledge appear to transcend contemporary human experience. His inventions are of such originality that they will revolutionize the nation’s systems of communication and lead, in approximately three years, to the creating of the largest corporate empire in the United States…

A person in a dynamic pose emits blue particles with "The One" text nearby against a dark background.
The One (2001) on IMDb

The One

Parallel universes collide when a rogue agent assigned to monitor these universes begins eliminating versions of himself in each alternate reality. Assuming more energy and power with each version he destroys, he must finally confront the one man standing between himself and his ultimate goal…to be THE ONE. THE ONE stars Jet Li as both predator and prey in an innovative, action-packed sci-fi thriller.

Cover image of H.G. Wells' "Things to Come" with a futuristic character in a helmet and a crowd in the background.
Things to Come (1936) on IMDb

Things to Come

It’s Christmas 1940, and Everytown resident John Cabal (Raymond Massey) fears that war is imminent. When it breaks out, the war lasts 30 years, destroying the city and ushering in a new dark age of plagues and petty despots. But there is hope in the form of Wings Over the World, a group of pacifist scientists and thinkers lead by Cabal. Their dream is to build a utopian society on the ruins of the old. But first they’ll have to unseat the latest ruling tyrant (Ralph Richardson).

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