Best Mexican science fiction movies

Boom in the Moon (1946)

An American soldier (Keaton) during World War II escapes from an airplane crash over the Pacific Ocean. He arrives on a beach believing he has landed in Japan, but he is actually in Mexico. He wanders into a fishing village and is arrested under the mistaken belief that he is a wanted serial killer. Keaton and another prisoner are put in the custody of an scientist who is planning to launch a manned rocket into outer space. The two prisoners, along with the scientist’s assistant, are blasted into space but their craft lands in an isolated portion of Mexico instead. They mistake a beekeeper wearing protective headgear as an alien, while the beekeeper believes the trio (who are wearing wizard robes) are escaped lunatics. The prisoners and the scientist’s assistant are apprehended by the local police, and the matter is quickly settled. The film is notable both as Keaton’s only Mexican production and as the last time Keaton had star billing in a feature film.

Invasión (2021)

A boy waits in the car for his mother. An alien invasion that threatens to destroy everything.

The Last Death (2012)

2033 (2009)

In 2033, Mexico City is a hot, mechanical and chaotic megacity ruled by the military and a tyrannical government. It is an oppressed society with its religious faith and liberty of expression stolen. Pablo, the main character, is a young finantial yuppie that gets shelter in drugs and alcohol. He leaves his privileged life in order to help the unprotected and destroy the system that controls the population.

Cygnus (2018)

An astronomer who works at the Mexican Large Millimeter Telescope discovers a misterious signal coming from the Cygnus constellation, which starts causing strange events at the observatory.

The Year of the Plague (1978)

A terrible disease is found in a Mexican town. A doctor tries to alert the authorities when he discovers its epidemic nature. No one listen to him and soon after the disease spreads. The government tries to control the information in order to prevent panic.

Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter (1972)

Dr. Frankenstein and her assistant, Dr. Yanco, are going to bring one of their experiments to life in Santo Vs. Frankenstein's Daughter. She intends to use a monster named Ursus to do her evil bidding. Using a youth serum to retain their vitality, the doctors set their sights upon none other than El Santo. They need his super human blood to regenerate a stronger youth serum. They kidnap Santo's goddaughter, Norma and lure him into Dr. Frankenstein's lab where he is captured and enslaved. Will Santo make it out alive?

Magico: The Messenger of the Gods (1990)

The forces of evil threaten Monterrey but are opposed by a flying superhero named Mágico.

Road to Mars (2017)

Emilia, who suffers from a terminal illness, embarks on a journey with her best friend Violeta. On their way they meet Mark, who claims to be an alien on a mission to destroy the planet for considering humanity (and love) a virus. However, Mark begins to doubt his mission falling in love with Emilia.

No One! (2021)

In a post-apocalyptic future, the last survivor on earth tries desperately to contact someone else using an old telephone while confined in a small room.

Kashmir (2018)

While a comet approaches Earth, and thousands of people disappear from the face of the planet, a young woman returns to her hometown in search of her childhood's friend.

This Is Not a Movie (2011)

Twisted, apocalyptic satire, THIS IS NOT A MOVIE envisions the end of the world through the bi-polar mind of a strung-out pop-culture addict. Starring Edward Furlong and Peter Coyote, with a jagged, atmospheric score from Slash.

The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (1958)

A mad doctor builds a robot in order to steal a valuable Aztec treasure from a tomb guarded by a centuries old living mummy.

Ovnis en Zacapa (2015)

UFO sightings are reported in northeastern Guatemala. Rober Daneri a frustrated college professor along with the production team of a sensationalist TV show embark on a supernatural journey across the thin boundary between blind faith, self-delusion and the unknown in search of truth.

Intruders (2021)

A seven-year-old boy notices a strange activity in his room at night. Sometimes it is better to stay in bed than to try to escape.

The Body Snatcher (1957)

A detective and his cowboy friend team up to stop a mad scientist who is stealing the bodies of murdered wrestlers, and bringing them back to life while electronically replacing their minds with those of animals to make them stronger and live longer. Posing as a successful masked wrestler, the cowboy quickly attracts the attention of the scientist and his henchmen as their next experimental subject...

How to Solve Your Own Murder (2024)

Kate, a troubled young women wakes up in a parallel dimension and assumes her double's identity in order to solve her attempted murder.

M.A.M.Ó.N.: Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide (2016)

M.A.M.O.N. (Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide) is a satirical fantasy sci-fi short film that explores with black humor and lots of VFX the outrageous consequences of Donald Trump´s plan of banning immigration and building an enormous wall on the Mexico - US border.

The Promise (2011)

Are robots really different from us if they learn our ways? The Promise is a short film that looks at the future reality of a world in which those things created by man are a step to be confused with us.

Doctor of Doom (1963)

A mad scientist terrorizes a city by kidnapping young women with his ape-man Gomar and then using them as subjects in sadistic brain transplant experiments. A female wrestler whose sister was one of the victims swears vengeance against the Mad Doctor.

Martian Chronicle (2017)

After the colonization of Mars, an elderly man looks back on his memories of Earth and the past he has left behind.

Scarlett (2022)

After a young woman is accidentally killed in a robbery gone wrong, her best friend travels back in time to try to save her using an old pocket watch.

Click, fotógrafo de modelos (1970)

Mauricio is a photographer that works for a very important advertisement company. It all starts with Mauricio's work being criticized by the company, to which Mauricio jumps into the discussion and explains to the company that his idea was misinterpreted, and quits. Mauricio bent on revenge, and promises to be enemy number one of his former employers, sets off and works so hard photographing so many models, that he develops a click that when he blinks his eyes, he can see anybody in their underwear. A lot of Mauricio charm, famous quotes and pranks in this movie, very entertaining and beautiful women for that time. Very recommendable.

Orlak, the Hell of Frankenstein (1960)

A mad scientist creates a remote-controlled monster and sends it to terrorize the city.

Mark of the Dead Man (1961)

Mad scientist brings his dead mad scientist grandfather back to life and makes a Frankenstein-type monster out of him.

House of Terror (1960)

Casimiro, night watchman at a wax museum of horrors, is even more sleepy than his usual laziness makes him - because his boss, the Professor, is secretly draining blood from him while he dozes to use in experiments in raising the dead. These haven't worked so far, and the bodies have been waxened and placed on display in the museum to cover his crimes. His big chance seems to come, however, when he learns that the mummified body of a modern man has been found in an Egyptian sarcophagus. The professor and his two henchmen steal the body and take it back to his lab - where the experiment flops again.

El Camino (2020)

In order to sustain his family, a troubled pilot accepts one last crooked deal to transport a dangerous cargo inside his spaceship.

Omega Shell (2001)

Dark forces in a post-apocalyptic world.

X Files (2024)

In the world there are thousands of mysteries still unsolved, the problem is when these mysteries become our greatest fears of our life. These stories awaken our worst nightmares.

Atmosphere (2010)

Cecilia, Alberto, and Felipe live through a strange epidemic that plagues the abandoned streets of a coastal town. Suddenly, an uncontrollable desire forces them to leave in search of the sea.