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10 Powerful Sci-Fi Movies that Touch on Theology

10 Powerful Sci-Fi Movies that Touch on Theology

By Movieguide Contributor

Would it surprise you to know that you could actually learn about God through action-packed science fiction movies? We’ve gathered together a list of ten sci-fi movies that touch on theology. Some of these movies, like THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE are more upfront with their rich theology, and others are more subtle (maybe even unintentional) about their plots that point us to God, like INTERSTELLAR.

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THE GIVER

Discernment Science Fiction/Fantasy · PG-13

THE GIVER is a science fiction movie about a young man who defies a tyrannical society. Jonas lives in a dystopian society where memories are outlawed. To prevent unhappiness, the society forces Jonas and others to live without color or feeling. When…

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3

THE WILD ROBOT

Family Animated/Science Fiction · PG

THE WILD ROBOT is an incredibly heartfelt, entertaining, humorous animated story. An intelligent robot nicknamed Roz is stranded on an isolated, uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the animals. She also must take care of an orphaned baby…

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4

THE SHIFT (2023)

Discernment Science Fiction/Fantasy · PG-13

THE SHIFT is a science fiction movie with a fantasy twist. Kevin Garner loses his job on Wall Street during the 2008 financial crisis. That day, he meets his future wife, Molly. They know every marriage has problems, but they marry anyway.…

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5

THE BOOK OF ELI

Caution Action/Adventure · R

THE BOOK OF ELI stars Denzel Washington in a post-apocalyptic thriller set 30 years after a final war has turned much of Earth into an ashy wasteland. Washington plays Eli, a laconic man journeying westward across America to carry a sacred book…

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6

WALL-E

Family Family Animated Science Fiction · G

WALL*E is the latest animated feature from Pixar and Walt Disney Pictures. In the future, human beings left earth because there was too much trash. In their haste, they forgot to turn off WALL*E, Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class. So, for 700…

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7

UNLIMITED

Family Family/Thriller/Mystery · Not Rated

In UNLIMITED, Simon Orwell is an extremely smart student from MIT who travels down to Mexico to deliver a device he developed with his old professor. As soon as he crosses the border, his car is run off the road, and he’s…

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8

INTERSTELLAR

Caution Science Fiction/Fantasy · PG-13

INTERSTELLAR is a science fiction adventure set on a devastated earth in ecological ruin. Cooper, a widower with two children he desperately loves, is asked to pilot a spaceship that will travel through a wormhole into another galaxy. The goal is to…

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9

DUNE (2021)

Caution Science Fiction · PG-13

DUNE is part one of a futuristic science fiction epic based on the classic 1960s novel. In the story, the Galactic Emperor pits one noble faction, the Atreides family, against the Harkonnen family. He removes the Harkonnens from control of a desert…

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10

UNIDENTIFIED

Family Science Fiction/Fantasy · PG

UNIDENTIFIED is a science fiction movie with a very strong Christian worldview. It follows a pair of enterprising young reporters from "Both Sides" magazine, Keith and Bard, who are sent to Texas to investigate a rash of UFO sightings. Keith is a…

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