HBO Max Just Added One of the Best Sci-Fi Movies of the Last Decade

March 6, 2026, 8:00am

The 21st century has been a new golden era for big screen science fiction, and the 2020s alone have been a solid contender for one of the best decades for the genre. From the blockbuster spectacles of movies like Avatar: The Way of Water and Tenet to genre-bending masterpieces such as Nope and The Substance, the sci-fi genre is thriving in the modern era, and HBO Max subscribers can now stream one of the best sci-fi movies of the last decade.

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Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s 2022 Oscar-winning sci-fi movie Everything Everywhere All at Once is now available on HBO Max. The Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, James Hong, and Jamie Lee Curtis-starring film joined the platform on March 1st, but it’s unclear how long it will be available to stream. The movie blends sci-fi, surreal comedy, fantasy, martial arts, and animation into a multiverse tale about an exhausted Chinese American immigrant mother who must connect with parallel universe versions of herself to fight bizarre and bewildering dangers and save existence. The movie holds a near-perfect and “Certified Fresh” 93% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.

What Makes Everything Everywhere All at Once Such Great Sci-Fi?

It’s not a stretch to say that Everything Everywhere All at Once is a sci-fi masterpiece or even one of the best sci-fi movies ever. The film, which became the first sci-fi film ever to win the Best Picture Oscar, earns that high praise for the way it grounds its chaotic, high-concept multiverse sci-fi in intimate, deeply human emotions. The movie’s concept of infinite possibilities, which itself is highly entertaining and perfectly executed, is used as a vehicle to explore the immigrant experience, generational trauma, and the search for meaning, weaving a deeply human narrative into a film that delivers on its sci-fi premise as Evelyn taps into skills from alternate selves to fight a threat to existence.

More than just being a film that, at its heart, is about connection rather than just technological marvels, Everything Everywhere All at Once is just really fun. The profound sci-fi exploration is set amid a backdrop of a unique type of absurdist humor that makes you laugh out loud bizarre, imaginative scenarios, like the hotdog finger universe and the weaponized fanny pack. The movie also delivers high-octane martial arts with verse-jumping brawls on the edge of their seats with anticipation. We’d also be remiss not to mention the performances from the cast, from Yeoh’s career-defining lead performance to Hsu’s versatile dual roles.

What’s New on HBO Max?

HBO Max has a consistently strong streaming lineup, and it added even more exciting titles at the start of the month. Subscribers browsing the content catalog can now press play on movies such as Crazy, Stupid, Love, the Final Destination franchise, Little Miss Sunshine, and several Spider-Man movies, with even more great titles set to arrive throughout March.

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