Sci-Fi July Blasts Off on Film4 with Over 50 Mind-Blowing Movies!
Get ready, sci-fi fans! Film4’s Sci-Fi July kicks off on Friday, July 1st at 9pm with Alita: Battle Angel, directed by Robert Rodriguez and penned by James Cameron. This month-long festival serves up over 50 stellar sci-fi and fantasy films, including exclusive UK TV and network premieres, streaming all July and into August on Film4 and All 4.
Hollywood Big Guns and Cult Classics Take Centre Stage
The season shines a spotlight on blockbuster hits and cult favourites. Will Smith stars in Gemini Man, facing off against a younger clone of himself. Natalie Portman goes deep-space crazy in Lucy in the Sky, while Kristen Stewart battles an earthquake in the underwater thriller Underwater. Plus, Hamilton and Schwarzenegger make a spicy comeback in one of the year’s most daring flicks.
It’s superhero season too, with attitude! Catch Ben Affleck’s Daredevil, Will Smith in Hancock, Zack Snyder’s star-studded adaptation of Watchmen, and Elizabeth Banks in Brightburn, about a sinister alien child crashing on Earth.
Visionary Filmmakers and Timeless Sci-Fi Gems
Honouring legends, the lineup boasts Steven Spielberg’s Tom Cruise blockbusters Minority Report and War of the Worlds. J.J. Abrams brings double trouble with Super 8 and Star Trek classics. Don’t miss David Cronenberg’s cult hit Scanners and Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, recently named best British film of the 21st century by cinema critics.
Exploration, Adventure & Family Fun
Adventure seekers are in for treats like Beyond the Infinite, the mind-bending Japanese film Two Minutes, and the eerie Russian thriller Sputnik. Comedy comes courtesy of Mandibles, about two men taming a giant fly for cash. Joe Cornish’s Arthurian kid’s fantasy The Kid Who Would Be King, Disney’s classic Flight of the Navigator, Terry Gilliam’s time-travel romp Time Bandits, and the quirky Muppets from Space round out the fun.
Star Trek fans can binge the franchise from William Shatner’s original Star Trek: The Motion Picture to Sir Patrick Stewart’s Star Trek: Insurrection and Chris Pine’s 2009 reboot.
Browse Sci-Fi July by Theme on Film4 and All 4
The collection is split into curated categories for every taste: Outer Limits (far-out sci-fi & fantasy), Sci-Fi Shocks (dark fantasy & horror), Action… and Beyond!, Superheroes With Attitude, and All-Ages Adventure – perfect for the whole family.
Don’t miss out on this epic celebration of science fiction and fantasy — your summer just got a whole lot stranger!
