Romantic Sci‑Fi Films to Watch This Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day viewing doesn't have to mean a conventional rom-com. Science fiction often provides a rich way to explore emotion and relationships, offering everything from quiet, contemplative stories to high-concept premises that hinge on human connection. All of You follows a neuroscientist whose emotion-mapping technology links her to a stranger across the globe, creating an intense bond that can't be realized in person.
Starman tells of an alien who assumes the form of a widow's late husband, and a slow, unlikely romance blooms between two beings from different worlds. Never Let Me Go centers on Kathy, Tommy and Ruth at a remote boarding house, a coming-of-age story with subtle sci-fi elements that gradually upend identity and love.
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time gives Makoto the power to travel through moments, and her playful use of that gift has consequences for a budding relationship.