Another genre that has experienced something of a golden run throughout 2025, though, has been science fiction. Featuring everything from piercing dystopian dramas to modern perspectives of old classics,

io9 picks its favorite genre movies of the year, including 'KPop Demon Hunters,' 'Superman,' 'Bugonia,' and more. It’s that time of the year again. The time of year when we look at all of the movies we watched over the past 12 months and pick the best of the best. Welcome to the best sci-fi, fantasy, and horror movies of 2025.

From bold new originals to long-awaited sequels, here are the best animated movies of 2025 streaming on Netflix, JioHotstar, Apple TV+, and in theatres.

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook There is one problem, of course, with the development of The Mitchells vs. the Machines 2 that fans won’t want to hear, and that’s the timeline.

Troll 2’ Stream it on Netflix. Since “Troll” (2022) is the most watched non-English language movie on Netflix (according to the streamer), odds were good that a sequel wo