2017 holds plenty of uncertainty, but great sci-fi movies look like a sure thing. We'll see the return of Rick Deckard in Blade ...
2017 holds plenty of uncertainty, but great sci-fi movies look like a sure thing. We'll see the return of Rick Deckard in Blade Runner 2049 and finally get some Luke Skywalker in the eighth installment of the Star Wars saga. But 2017 is full of exciting releases, crossing huge franchises, wonderful one-offs, and yes, a few bottom feeders likely not worth your time. We'll walk you through the biggest sci-fi releases of the year, and which ones are worth a skip or a trip to the theater.
●List of 20 best sci-fi movies
10
THE DISCOVERY
IMDb-6.3
Directed by Charlie McDowell
Produced by Alex Orlovsky
James D. Stern
Written by Justin Lader
Charlie McDowell
Starring Jason Segel
Rooney Mara
Jesse Plemons
Riley Keough
Robert Redford
Release date
January 20, 2017 (Sundance)
March 31, 2017 (United States/Worldwide)
9
ALIEN: COVENANT
IMDb-6.5
Directed by Ridley Scott
Produced by David Giler
Walter Hill
Ridley Scott
Mark Huffam
Michael Schaefer
Starring Michael Fassbender
Katherine Waterston
Billy Crudup
Danny McBride
Demián Bichir
Release date
May 4, 2017 (Odeon Leicester Square)
May 12, 2017 (United Kingdom)
May 19, 2017 (United States)
Budget
$97 million[4]
Box office
$240.9 million[4]
8
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 2 
IMDb-7.7
Directed by James Gunn
Produced by Kevin Feige
Written by James Gunn
Starring Chris Pratt
Zoe Saldana
Dave Bautista
Vin Diesel
Bradley Cooper
Michael Rooker
Karen Gillan
Pom Klementieff
Elizabeth Debicki
Chris Sullivan
Sean Gunn
Sylvester Stallone
Kurt Russell
Release date
April 10, 2017 (Tokyo)
May 5, 2017 (United States)
Budget
$200 million
Box office
$863.8 million
7
WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES 
IMDb-7.5
Directed by Matt Reeves
Produced by Peter Chernin
Dylan Clark
Rick Jaffa
Amanda Silver
Written by Mark Bomback
Matt Reeves
Starring Andy Serkis
Woody Harrelson
Steve Zahn
Release date
July 10, 2017 (SVA Theatre)
July 14, 2017 (United States)
Budget
$150 million[3]
Box office
$490.7 million[4]
6
WONDER WOMAN
IMDb-7.5
Directed by Patty Jenkins
Produced by Charles Roven
Deborah Snyder
Zack Snyder
Richard Suckle
Starring Gal Gadot
Chris Pine
Robin Wright
Danny Huston
David Thewlis
Connie Nielsen
Elena Anaya
Release date
May 15, 2017 (Shanghai)
June 2, 2017 (United States)
Budget
$149 million
Box office $821.9 million
5
KONG: SKULL ISLAND 
IMDb-6.7
Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Produced by Thomas Tull
Mary Parent
Jon Jashni
Alex Garcia
Starring Tom Hiddleston
Samuel L. Jackson
John Goodman
Brie Larson
Jing Tian
and more
Release date
February 28, 2017 (Odeon Leicester Square)
March 10, 2017 (United States)
Budget
$185 million
Box office
$566.7 million
4
MARJORIE PRIME
IMDb-6.4
Directed by Michael Almereyda
Produced by Uri Singer
Starring Jon Hamm
Geena Davis
Lois Smith
Tim Robbins
Release date
January 23, 2017 (Sundance)
August 18, 2017 (United States)
3
THOR: RAGNAROK 
IMDb-7.9
Directed by Taika Waititi
Produced by Kevin Feige
Starring Chris Hemsworth
Tom Hiddleston
Cate Blanchett
Idris Elba
Jeff Goldblum
Tessa Thompson
Karl Urban
Mark Ruffalo
Anthony Hopkins
Release date
October 10, 2017 (El Capitan Theatre)
November 3, 2017 (United States
Budget
$180 million
Box office
$854 million
2
BLADE RUNNER 2049
IMDb-8.1
Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Produced by Andrew A. Kosove
Broderick Johnson
Bud Yorkin
Cynthia Sikes Yorkin
Starring Ryan Gosling
Harrison Ford
Ana de Armas
Sylvia Hoeks
Robin Wright
Release date
October 3, 2017 (Dolby Theatre)
October 6, 2017 (United States)
Budget
$150–185 million
Box office
$259.2 million
1
OKJA
IMDb-7.4
Directed by Bong Joon-ho
Produced by Dede Gardner
Jeremy Kleiner
Lewis Taewan Kim
Dooho Choi
Seo Woo-sik
Bong Joon-ho
Ted Sarandos
Starring Tilda Swinton
Paul Dano
Ahn Seo-hyun
Byun Hee-bong
Steven Yeun
Release date
May 19, 2017 (Cannes)
June 28, 2017 (United States)
June 29, 2017 (South Korea)
Budget
$50 million
Box office
$2.1 million
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