3 Sci-Fi Movies Streaming Free November 6–8

Science fiction can take many forms, from horror to comedy. If you’re looking for a film to watch this weekend, Tubi offers these three alongside other movies and television shows for free with limited commercials.

3. Donnie Darko (2001)

After his standout performance in Joe Johnston’s 1999 film October Sky, Jake Gyllenhaal took a darker turn in Donnie Darko, a role that helped make him famous. Written and directed by Richard Kelly, the sci-fi thriller follows a young boy named Donnie Darko, who narrowly escapes death.

Donnie is then haunted by Frank, a tall figure dressed as a rabbit, who tells him the world will end in 28 days and persuades him to do increasingly disturbing things. Gyllenhaal’s performance and Frank’s looming presence make the film one of the actor’s most memorable.

The cast includes Gyllenhaal’s sister Maggie as Elizabeth Darko, along with Drew Barrymore, Seth Rogen, Jena Malone as Gretchen, and Noah Wyle.

2. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)

Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter’s decades-long friendship began with Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. Winter plays William S. Preston Esquire and Reeves plays Theodore Logan, two high school surfer dudes whose friendship is threatened by their schoolwork. To complete a history project and keep their fictional rock band Wyld Stallyns together, they travel through time collecting historical figures. Their music, they learn, will one day save the world.

The film’s phone booth time machine and its two sequels have helped make Bill and Ted cultural fixtures. “Be excellent to each other and party on dudes,” sums up their spirit of friendship, kindness, and rocking out. There’s also “So-crats.”

1. Snowpiercer (2013)

Bong Joon-ho’s Snowpiercer offers a bleak vision of an alternate future aboard a train that never stops circling the world. The wealthy live comfortably while the people in the tail section struggle to survive on scarce resources.

Chris Evans plays Curtis Everett, who leads a rebellion of the tailies through the train in search of Joseph Wilford, played by Ed Harris. Their goal is to fight for equality.

Snowpiercer was Bong’s first English-language film and helped introduce him to audiences in the United States. It also inspired a TNT series. Both draw on the French post-apocalyptic graphic novel Le Transperceneige.

Source: Polygon