sci-fi

adjective

ˈsī-ˈfī

: of, relating to, or being science fiction

a sci-fi film

sci-fi noun

Examples of sci-fi in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Zack Snyder may have his hands full launching Rebel Moon, his sci-fi fantasy film that Netflix unveils Dec. 22, but that doesn’t mean the energetic filmmaker isn’t busy developing other projects. —

Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2023 Movie production company Toho’s giant monster franchise Godzilla is the longest running film series in history, making it by default also the biggest sci-fi series and horror series of all time. —

Mark Hughes, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 This entire event is an aesthetic one — fulfilling some sort of sci-fi fantasy around what the future should look like without a satisfying explanation for how the future might actually be better or who this is supposed to be for. —

Condé Nast, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2023 The fantasy is based on the YA novel by Saudi writer Ibraheem Abbas which was a local literary phenomenon due to its pioneering combination of Western sci-fi tropes and Arabic culture and folklore. —

Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023 Fisher has a part in Snyder’s sci-fi epic for Netflix, Rebel Moon. —

Vulture, 29 Nov. 2023 And while such doomsday predictions may sound like something most likely to be found in a sci-fi novel or dystopian film, the Turkish-Iranian economist has been accurate with his extreme calls before. —

Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2023 Its tone, its inclusivity — Rose is trans, and Donna is fiercely protective of her amid bullying from other neighborhood kids, while UNIT scientist Shirley (Ruth Madeley) uses a wheelchair that can fire tranquilizer darts and rockets — and in its preference for emotional resonance over hard sci-fi. —

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Nov. 2023 Flower Films This 2001 sci-fi psychological thriller was writer/director Richard Kelly's first feature film. —

Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023 See More

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