The 10 best sci-fi and fantasy movies of 2025, ranked

In a year when Marvel sputtered, the newly formed DC Universe rose to the occasion with Superman, offering an earnest and optimistic response to superhero fatigue. Meanwhile, James Cameron brought us back to Pandora for the most explosive (and emotional) Avatar movie yet. We also got two (2) new Predator films from Prey director Dan Trachtenberg in 2025. And then, of course, there was KPop Demon Hunters, a fantasy epic so wildly successful it forced Netflix to reconsider its relationship with movie theaters.