Top 10 Underrated Science Fiction Movies

[BootinUp]

[Cartoonist]

1. Is there a list?

I'm mildly interested. Not enough to watch a 13 minute clip.

[BootinUp]

2. Just forward the video past ones

You r not interested in?

[Cartoonist]

3. You don't understand

I'm lazy.

[NBachers]

4. I would read a list if there was one; I don't want to sit through the video.

[canetoad]

21. This

So would I. Much rather read and get straight to the point.

[BootinUp]

7. Please see lapfog 's post in this thread.

[teach1st]

8. "Moon" is on Netflix streaming (N/T)

[lapfog_1]

5. list

10. 2010
9. Primer
8. Heavy Metal
7. Mr. Nobody
6. Silent Running
5. Equilibrium
4. Strange Days
3.eXistenZ
2. Sunshine
Honorable Mentions - Sphere, Titan A.E.,Enemy Mine, Pitch Black, Stalker
1. Moon

adding my Pick... "Dark Star" - hard to find, made on a $250,000 budget, very dark humor scifi... "beachball aliens" and philosophical discussions with a planet destroying bomb.

[Timewas]

6. How about

Day of the trifids???

[sorcrow]

9. Dark Star for sure

I would also add Brother from Another Planet and Repo Man (not to be confused with Repo Men).

Regards,
Crow

[Ron Obvious]

10. I'd add Dark City as well

Uneven but criminally underrated.

[SuprstitionAintthWay]

18. I agree Moon may top such a list

And endorse Sunshine, 2010, and Pitch Black... though Pitch Black was something of a hit. It got... two?... sequels.

One of my favorite little-seen space sci-fi's is Europa Report. Get thee to Europa, NASA! (or Enceladus or Ganymede)

I guess The Road doesn't qualify as under-appreciated because it was highly acclaimed by critics, but audiences took a pass. And that also describes a lot of supposed "Best Picture" winners.



I would like to see the Academy Awards split Best Picture out into Best Drama, Best Musical or Comedy, and Best Sci-fi, Fantasy, or Horror.

[Capt. America]

19. Ex Machina

[SuprstitionAintthWay]

20. What's the threshold for "under-rated"?

Ex Machina is great, but was critically praised, and fairly successful.

In the same category... great... but probably not under-rated:
Her
Arrival


Does an alternative reality with cloning make for a sci-fi? I highly recommend Never Let Me Go. It definitely wasn't seen widely enough.

[Capt. America]

23. You are correct, both Her and Arrival are great. Annihilation in same category.

Guess I didn't fully understand the term "underrated".

[hunter]

33. "The Machine" came a little earlier, and was perhaps underated.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2317225/

[rusty quoin]

26. I liked Moon

[Docreed2003]

28. I remember my dad watching "Enemy Mine" back in the day

Thanks for posting the list!

[irisblue]

11. Enemy Mine is really good

[BootinUp]

12. Yep. Nt

[ProfessorGAC]

14. I Agree

And i very much enjoyed 2010, which is on the list.

[Docreed2003]

29. Yeah, I haven't thought about Enemy Mine in ages

[Ohiya]

13. I liked Zardoz

Sean Connery! Need I say more?

[ProfessorGAC]

15. Speaking Of Him and SciFi

I always liked Outland. Sort of High Noon in space, but i found it very watchable.

[Ohiya]

16. Thanks!

I just put in a reserve for this at the library!

[SuprstitionAintthWay]

24. I recommend Outland too.

I forgot about that one, it's very good. It got good reviews but didn't do all that much box office.

[hunter]

34. Zardoz is fascinating and timeless.

Many 21st century top ten underated science fiction films will not age as well.

[pressbox69]

17. I agree

about "Moon."

[canetoad]

22. Director of Moon

Is Duncan Jones who used to be called Zowie Bowie - David Bowie's son.

[SuprstitionAintthWay]

25. Never Let Me Go

I'll deem it sufficiently "sci-fi."

Shattering book. Shattering movie. Got nowhere near the viewership it deserved. Maybe this post will get it a handful more.

[Chin music]

27. This Island Earth, Forbidden Planet, The Thing (Orig.)

Valerian, Prometheus, Arrival, Day the Earth Stood Still, Pacific Rim, Silent Running, and Knowing. My Top 10 under-rated (Or forgotten).

[yonder]

30. I'd toss Gattaca into the mix

[TexasBushwhacker]

31. Anyone remember 1987's "The Hidden"?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093185/

Also 88's "They Live"?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/

[BootinUp]

32. Never seen Hidden, first I have

heard about it. The other one I have seen more than once and always thought it was a unique film quite enjoyable.