Before you catch ‘Project Hail Mary’ in theaters, you need to stream these 3 sci-fi movies on Netflix

Ryan Gosling returns to steal our hearts in the highly anticipated adaptation of Andy Weir’s “Project Hail Mary,” which touches down in theaters on March 20, 2026. The critics are already smitten, judging by its 94% Rotten Tomatoes score. Tom’s Guide own streaming writer Malcolm McMillan called “Project Hail Mary” one of this year’s best movies so far. I enjoyed Weir’s last big-screen adaptation, “The Martian,” well enough and I’ve been ride or die with Gosling since “The Barbie Movie,” so I plan on catching it in theaters even if sci-fi usually isn’t my jam.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the genre. I just have precious little tolerance for bad sci-fi movies. You know, the kind that Hollywood churns out a couple of every year, half-baked stories you’ve seen a million times before, usually buoyed by a few big names and eye-watering budgets. (Yes, I’m looking at you, “The Electric State.”)