Virtual reality movies put you in the middle of the action. Many VR movies include interactive elements while others offer passive viewing experiences, but you always have some control over what you see thanks to the 360-degree perspective. Not all of these movies are recent, but they are all worth watching.
Best Movies for Your VR Headset
Platforms offering VR experiences include the Meta Quest (formerly Oculus) store, Steam, Viveport, PlayStation Store, and YouTube. No matter what type of VR headset you own, you should be able to watch a few of these VR movies.
Jonathan Griffith Productions
Professional rock climber Alex Honnold prefers to scale mountains alone, but you can tag along in VR as he explores the remotest peaks in Europe. This breathtaking experience isn’t for the faint of heart. The Soloist VR is exclusive to Meta Quest TV.
Fable Studio
Inspired by Neil Gaiman’s book of the same name, Wolves in the Walls puts you in the perspective of a little girl named Lucy who is convinced that wolves live within the walls of her family home. Can you help Lucy convince her parents that they are all in danger? Wolves in the Walls is intended for viewers ages 10 and up.
ISS National Lab
Space Explorers: The ISS Experience is the closest most of us will ever get to space. This VR experience was actually shot on the International Space Station by NASA astronauts. Over four episodes, you’ll follow the crew through daily life in zero gravity and even get to see the vacuum of space close up on the first-ever spacewalk filmed in VR.
Baobab Studios
Baba Yaga is an interactive fairytale in which you, the viewer, are the main character. After a village chief falls ill, you must explore a forbidden forest that’s home to a witch who has the cure. The whole experience is only about a half-hour long, but there are multiple possible endings depending on your decisions. An all-star voice cast includes Glenn Close, Jennifer Hudson, and Kate Winslet.
Alchemy Immersive
David Attenborough gives viewers a glance at the world under our feet. In Micro Monsters, you’ll witness a duel between a scorpion and a centipede, travel through complex underground tunnels of ant megacities, and follow the life of a butterfly from caterpillar to adulthood.
Sony
Vader Immortal blurs the line between movies and games in a way that’s only possible in VR. As an apprentice of Darth Vader, you’ll learn how to use the Force and wield a lightsaber, but you’ll eventually have to choose between the light side and the dark. The three-part experience amounts to a feature-length Star Wars film.
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