All Sci-Fi Movies and Shows You Can Stream This Week at Home or Watch in Theaters, Including ‘LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails’
From a big-screen dystopian chase to family-friendly animated heroics, this week’s sci-fi slate covers movies, streaming specials and a brand-new TV series. Below, you’ll find concise details on plots, key cast and creators, plus when and where each title lands so you can plan what to watch.
‘The Running Man’ (2025)
Edgar Wright directs this new adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian story about a lethal reality show where “runners” must evade professional hunters for 30 days to win a fortune. The film stars Glen Powell as Ben Richards, with supporting roles for William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Colman Domingo and Josh Brolin. Wright co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Bacall, with music by Steven Price and cinematography by Chung-hoon Chung. It opens in theaters on November 14, 2025.
‘Two Sleepy People’ (2025)
This indie sci-fi-tinted rom-com follows two distant coworkers who mysteriously become spouses every night, only to wake as strangers each morning. Written and directed by Baron Ryan, the film was made in roughly 100 days and features Ryan alongside Caroline Grossman, Sarah J. Bartholomew and Josh Czuba. Producers include David Lawson Jr., Josh Czuba and Grant McFadden, with a listed runtime around 93 minutes. It arrives in theaters on November 14, 2025.
‘LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails’ (2025)
This two-part animated special sends the Avengers into a feline-flavored crisis stirred up by a mischievous influencer, prompting Hawkeye and Black Panther to recruit Tigra, Black Cat and White Tiger. The voice cast includes Troy Baker, Alia Shawkat, James Mathis III, Mick Wingert, Roger Craig Smith, Laura Bailey and Jason Alexander. Ken Cunningham directs from scripts by Eugene Son and Henry Gilroy, with executive producers Jason Cosler, Harrison Wilcox, Jill Wilfert and Keith Malone. It streams on Disney+ starting November 14, 2025.
‘Bat-Fam’ (2025–present)
Set after ‘Merry Little Batman’, this animated series follows Bruce Wayne, Damian Wayne and Alfred Pennyworth as they juggle family life with Gotham crime-fighting—and a few unusual houseguests. The show is developed by Mike Roth and Jase Ricci, with Roth as showrunner, and features voices from Luke Wilson, Yonas Kibreab, James Cromwell, Haley Tju, London Hughes, Michael Benyaer and Bobby Moynihan. Produced by DC Entertainment, Warner Bros. Animation and Amazon MGM Studios, the first season spans 10 episodes. It premiered on Prime Video on November 10, 2025.
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