The Oscar-winning kaiju thriller stands tall as one of the best sci-fi films of the month

by Toussaint Egan and Polygon Staff

Summer is in full swing, and with it comes an exciting new slate of upcoming releases to look forward to! With Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga now on our back burner, the next big sci-fi tentpoles on the horizon are Deadpool & Wolverine, Eli Roth's adaptation of the popular looter-shooter series Borderlands, and Alien: Romulus, the latest entry in a long time . -drive the sci-fi horror franchise, this time from Evil Dead director Fede Álvarez!

But if you're looking for a great sci-fi movie to watch at home immediately, don't sweat it; we have you This month's roundup of the best sci-fi movies streaming on Netflix includes an Oscar-winning version of King of the Kaiju, a divisive but sublime sequel to the most defining cyberpunk series of the late 90s and early 2000s, and a baffling yet bombastic Bollywood thriller.