Best South African science fiction movies

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch science fiction films from South Africa, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

Taking Earth (2017)

South Africa

The human race is thrown into chaos as an alien invasion takes control of the planet in an effort to find one boy out of 7 billion people who holds the power to destroy them.

Runtime: 120 min

Status: Released

Language: en

Genres: Science Fiction

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Tears in the Rain (2017)

South Africa

In a dystopian Los Angeles future, retirement engineer John Kampff hunts down suspected Replicant Andy Smith. As John soon learns, Replicant detection is nearly impossible without specialist equipment.

Runtime: 11 min

Status: Released

Language: en

Genres: Science Fiction

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Tears in the Rain (2017)

South Africa

Set in Los Angeles in the latter part of the twenty-first century, John Kampff, a mysterious law enforcement official is tracking down a man named Andy Smith, who is suspected of being a replicant: an artificial being almost indistinguishable from humans. With its haunting, 80s-inspired synthesized score, futuristic Los Angeles cityscape complete with flying cars, looming ultra-skyscrapers, and neon-haloed, grime-covered streets, Tears In The Rain convincingly duplicates the dark dystopian aesthetic of Blade Runner.

Runtime: 11 min

Status: Released

Language: en

Genres: Science Fiction

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Still Born (2017)

South Africa

Thousands of years in the future, a laborer whose job is to recover artifacts of the past tries to free herself from a dystopian caste system.

Runtime: 24 min

Status: Released

Language: en

Genres: Science Fiction

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