# 8 Months Later, 2026’s Best Sci-Fi Movie Is Still Impossible to Top

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/8-months-later-2026s-best-sci-fi-movie-is-still-impossible-to-top/
- Published: 2026-11-12T04:30:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T07:52:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/project-hail-mary-greatest-sci-fi-movie-2026/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Ryan Gosling’s *Project Hail Mary* is still the year’s top sci-fi film.
- Its story centres on a human and an alien working together.
- The article credits its heartfelt friendship and grounded science.

## Summary

*Project Hail Mary*, starring Ryan Gosling, has remained the year’s standout science-fiction film eight months after its March release. The article argues that its success comes from putting an affecting friendship at the centre of a grounded space adventure, helping draw audiences back to cinemas.

In the film, teacher and scientist Ryland Grace is sent on a one-way mission to find a way to stop microscopic bacteria from dimming the Sun. After his crewmates die, he meets Rocky, a rock-like alien trying to save its own planet; overcoming their communication barrier, the pair work together and grow close. The article contrasts the film’s heartfelt story, humour and practical puppetry with big-budget adventures that rely on familiar jokes or spectacle.

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