Top 10 Underrated Science Fiction Movies
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let me save you the trouble...
10 - 2010 0:43
9 - primer 1:41
8 - heavy metal 2:52
7 - Mr. Nobody 4:09
6 - Silent Running 5:08
5 - Equilibrium 6:21
4 - Strange Days 7:37
3 - eXistenZ 8:36
2 - sunshine 9:48
1 - Moon 11:47
THANK YOU! I didn't want to go through all 13 freaking minutes just to know.
This should be higher up!
MGP L a
Don't forget the ones between #2 and #1 that should have actually been on the list.
Equilibrium? really? wtf
Gattaca
Dark City
13th Floor
gattaca. great choice
*****
thx
*****
Watch Gattaca. You'll love it.
Thanks for mentioning "Dark City," one of my all-time favorites. It deserves a lot more attention.
yup Gattaca and Dark City rank Highly for me too. I'll have to look up 13th floor.
Gattaca is so underrated that it didn't even make this list!
because it wasnt underrated
Europa report
One of my all-time favorites
Agreed.
Gattaca!!! Awesome. Liked Clooney's Solaris too
Dark City is so underrated, it doesn't even make this underrated list.
It's cool because it's weird. Like Sin City. Like The Breed. Like The Abominable Dr. Phibes. Which aren't scifi but who cares.
It's wank
Makes the matrix feel like a bit of a rip off of it too. good film
As was Predestination.
Good movie
equillibrium was an amazing film imo
Couldn't agree more.
You're kidding right ? Please tell me it's a joke
I loved that movie too. The action sequence helped inspired a scene in the anime of a robot killing Vampires in rapid movements like from the intro.
I'm happy that I own the movie for Blu-Ray.
+Jake Rollingson I think if you're going to include a Chris Bale movie they should have included Reign of Fire....Better and more original than Equilibrium.
Equilibrium would not exist if it wasn't trying to be the Matrix and it has a lot of
Ok What moments.
+3rd Gunman Can you give me some similarities between the two?
Damn! "A Scanner Darkly" is underrated even on a list of underrated movies!
+Revonda Ball Such a good movie
Substance D IKR?
+Revonda Ball thank you. philip k dick rules.
***** Isn't that enough? BTW, it's called rotoscope.
Ex Machina
- I can hear you, Dave.
Yes, quite underrated. (Though for those who like just eye-candy, such a movie may not be for them. (Unless they got a thing for Alicia Vikander, but she ain't nude in this one guys.)
Dark City. takes a couple watches to catch all the nuances.
i'm disappointed that Gattaca didn't get even an honourable mention. it's genuinely one of my favourite sci-fi movies ever and is so underrated imo
Yes! Gattaca had a look, feel and story line that reminded me of some of the really good original Twilight Zone and Outer Limits, with no burdening and distracting effects - just great acting and a compelling story line.
By what measure is Gattaca underrated? It is very highly rated and has won several awards. And it is a cult classic even if it performed poorly at the box office. Plus it is one that people always talk about. The movies on this list half of them I never even heard about. I would much rather have a list of movies that many people missed than a list of movies everyone talks about.
John McDonald the poor box office sales and being a lack of household name is what makes it underrated. Underrated doesn't mean not good it means not that many people have heard of it compared to how great it was. it should be far more well-known.
You seem to misunderstand my point. Gattaca is not underrated. It has won 6 of the 11 awards it was nominated for, it has mostly positive reviews. And it tops many a best sci-fi list. That is the very definition of well known. This is a list of movies people don't know because people barely talk about them. I don't know who you hang around but I have talked to people I thought had little to no interest in sci-fi that knew Gattaca.
The Most Great Uma, and those hips, walking, when she was young.
Gattaca and Dark City anyone?
+nOnOy borbun I wouldn't call Dark City underrated, I've only seen it discussed pretty positively.
+nOnOy borbun Yeah I was wondering if perhaps Dark City wasn't underrated and that's why it's not here. I think it's acknowledged as one of the greats. Predates The Matrix, and is in my all-time top 10.
+nOnOy borbun Both movies were awesome. The darker and tripier the movie the better.
Dark city you are right
+nOnOy borbun neither of those are underrated. Both great movies but not underrated.
Pandorum people watch it. It was mind blowing and lots of plot twists.
Pandorum was a strange film.
"Enemy Mine" was a movie I just took randomly at a Videoshop to lease and man was I surprised how good that movie was. One of my favorite Sci-Fi movies .
First S-F movie I can remember. Sounds cheap, but it taught me a lot about tolerance, forgiveness and friendship
That’s been one of my favourites for years. Not very well known either.
Agreed. Very good. I forgot the name, so very happy to find this again!
This movie is ripe for a remake.
It's one of the many films inspired by the books (in this case a short story) by Philip K Dick.
More famous examples would include "Blade Runner" and "Total Recall". I read the short story the latter was based on ("We can remember it for you wholesale") and at the end was left thinking, WTF?
I rarely say this about watch mojo but this particular list is FAN-FUCKING-TASTIC
yea theyve gotten better with their lists lol
and they're still making their content in 720p midway through 2016...
I agree - this is one of their best and most palatable!
I normally don't much care for the woman's narration of these - sometimes to where as much as I'd like to continue watching and get the data, I have to turn it off.
I would say this is the best that she has ever done - it's the 1st time I could tolerate her pretty much all the way through and she didn't go over the top with sarcasm, etc. :-)
So you think that even toilet paper commercials need to be in 4K so you can understand them.
720P is more than enough, 480P is ok for most, but of course, not from (modern/mainstream) technical point of view.
You are lucky that they are not in 144P
Our society already wastes food, water, and most of our lives.
Why waste bandwidth too?
Holy crap. I've searched for years for the title of the film on this list "The Silent Running". But I only watched the film when I was very, very young. So all I could remember was the Robot being taught to smoke. So everytime I googled "Smoking Robot" I'd be led to a page on Bender from Futurama. Thank you for solving that age old question of mine. That film always resonated strongly for me. And as you can tell, I never quite forgot it.
I have the same story!! i just recalled the ending that upset me as a kid ...and yeah i recall the smoking scene now that you mention it! cheers!
Clyde Rain i must be a wee bit older than you; i remembered 1st & foremost the 3 robots that hang with Bruce Dern. i cried for them when i 1st saw the movie!😢
Clyde Rain actually i remembered their names & when he taught them to play poker.
That freaking film makes me sob like a baby EVERY FUCKING TIME. 'Tis why I rarely watch it even though it's so great.
Serai3 hey Serai3 When i was a kid, in ONE week i saw "Silent Running"; "The Omega Man"; and "Soylent Green". Talk about crying!!!✌💜
Is no one going to mention Predestination? a perfect time travel loop
That's not an underrated movie.
@@syedjafferimam5789 Predestination made $5.4 million at the box office. I'm pretty sure that meant practically nobody watched it in theatres. I'd call that pretty underrated.
Thank you!! Say it again.
An almost perfect adaptation of a Heinlein short story.
Silent Running breaks my heart every time.
mine too!
Yep. Especially these days. And the Joan Baez songs add an extra layer of melancholy.
@@lisagulick4144 I agree, I first saw it in the cinema, The end when the robot Dewie is seen lovingly watering the plants with the old watering can. There wasn't a dry eye in the house. Even the toughest men, were balling their eyes out. The soundtrack is simply amazing too. Using Joan Baez was inspired.
The director of wall-e said he was inspired by this movie. He also used the valley forge console design for the escape pod in wall-e among other things.
Bruce Dern is amazingly underrated. He’s played some excellent roles, but my favourite will always be Mr. Rumsfield in “The ‘Burbs.”
“They’re daring each other to ring the doorbell!” 😄
Do you even know about "The Thirteenth Floor"? This movie is epic. Released in same year as matrix in 1999, it was over shadowed by matrix but it is as good as matrix. Anyone who is a fan of sci-fi must watch the one.
+Harry S ,
I liked Thirteenth Floor. It would be at the lower end of the list but yeah, it definitely had you going.
+Harry S Yea I would've liked to see the 13th Floor at like number 10 thru 7 on this list. Great movie. One of my favorites. I almost wish it was a ten episode mini-series that expanded more on the world in 1937 Los Angeles, and if you could go into the simulation for as long as you wanted.
Good movie. But it's not as good as first matrix. (But still better than last matrix)
After first matrix matrix become crap and one of the brothers become sister. They prefer to gain money rather to film good sequels (Martix 2 was relatively ok). They had cool scenarios for sequels, but changed them to make more money. Greedy fucks.
+Harry S I honestly think The Thirteenth Floor beat The Matrix to the punch on what was supposed to be the The Matrix's own ending.
That is to say, I'm totally convinced that it was the Wachowski's orginal intention to reveal that the "real world" in their film(s) actually turns out to be another "layer" of matrix. A matrix within a matrix, if you will. That premise would've perfectly explained a bunch of the shit in the Matrix sequels that made no sense, like Neo having "matrix-like" powers outside the matrix. And from a practical standpoint (as far as The Matrix universe goes), if you're an artificial hyper-intelligence trying to enslave mankind essentially through some kind of super-real virtual reality, what's the best security safeguard against the possibility of some of those humans "waking up" (which the machines had to know was a possibility)? Another false-reality layer on top of the first. But then Thirteenth Floor kinda did that idea before the Wachowski's got around to their ending, pretty much forcing them to do something different with The Matrix.
Just my opinion. But I do think The Matrix would've wrapped up much neater with a Thirteenth Floor type of ending. It would've just made more sense.
Equilibrium is so underrated its not even funny.
+Corey Vaughn-Patterson Agreed
Seconed
+Corey Vaughn-Patterson Equilibrium is overrated, it's just a bad rip off of Matrix, with the terrible acting of Christian Bale and a stupid script.
+Nuts pseudo I'd say it's more of a rip off of 1984 and THX-81 than of the Matrix.
Saw it last year for the first time and the movie still stands as a good movie. good action and story
Wow I forgot all about Enemy Mine.. loved that movie. One of the most memorable movies from my childhood.
Right on.
yep.i thought it wonderful..brilliant!.so glad you mentioned it
most memorable but you forgot it.
@@AnnaBucci yea i've been waiting for someone to point that out.
Check out "Hell in th Pacific". A remake, set in WW2 with American and Japanese officers. Excellent!
I've also missed from the list:
Gattaca
THX 1138
Solaris (1972, the original by Tarkovsky)
District 9
The Signal (2014)
THX 1138 is good because not only would a society like (allowing AI to control society) that work, but it might be necessary for long term survival.
Gattaca....hellz yeah! Logan's Run is old and dated, but the underlying message is still true.✌
Original solaris is sublime
@@PhoenixLyon two words that every young lad knew 'Jenny' and 'Agutter'. Enough said.
Prefer the newer Solaris -
Dark City. One of the most underrated sci-fi movies ever!
Plus it had Jennifer Connolly. :)
since everyone loved it and had glowing revies never though it was underrated. although why on earth the Directors Cut doesn't get much love I have no idea. it's way better than the theatrical. Really awkward only way to keep it is on vudu. Blu ray not so much
You know how you (I) watch a film and think: "This movie is a lot like...."
This one is so original, I couldn't come up with a comparison.
I watched it maybe 5 years ago, apart from the visuals I've forgotten everything that happened.
not sure if I'm getting senile or if the story was forgettable
@haingis - You were supposed to forget. Mr. Hand is pleased.
"Enemy Mine" is an outstanding film, worth more than an honorable mention.
Where's Rollerball (1975)? It was GREATLY underrated when it came out!
Enemy Mine is one of my all-time favorites. Don't know if that is considered underated. THX-1138 deserves mention.
Also worth a watch...
Idiocracy, The Quiet Earth, The Brother From Another Planet, Skywhales, They Live!, Death Watch, Scanners
+Bishop Howells . Had to keep scrolling the comments to see if anyone else mentioned "The Quiet Earth". Good sci-fi doesn't have to be loaded up with expensive FX :-}
*high fives you both*
+Bishop Howells Pandorum, In Time, Screamers, 13 floor, Serenity, Impostor, Push.
Screamers, good call. It gave me nightmares about Teddy Bears for weeks!
+Bishop Howells I agree with you that "Quiet Earth" should be on this list. Maybe they need a top 10 FOREIGN Underrated movies.
I'd put Gattaca in there...along with K-PAX.
+I “Ish” Monique K-PAX was like Rain Man, except interesting.
Interstellar?
+Mircea Donciu 8.6/10 @ IMBD is not underrated.
+Cazimir Bzh It takes place in the future and he's going into space...it's sci fi.
+I Monique “Ish” I'd say Gattaca is a great movie, but had much more media coverage than the ones in the list.
2010 is a great movie with a mighty cast ... John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban and Roy Sheider. And of course the wonderful voice of Douglas Rain.
I thought that 2010 was a good movie too.
Excellent is the adjective tou seek.
1983's "Brainstorm." I saw this for the first time in 2015 and it held up incredibly well, including the plot focusing on still-relevant issues about tech misuse and the military-industrial complex.
Basically it got shelved for 2 years because there was a notorious death of one of the actresses. The film deserved way better and I often see it - very deservedly - on "underrated" lists all the time.
Great movie...
Brilliant film that survives multiple watchings. My idea of true sci-fi.
@@albertloan396 "true sci-fi" is well-put for this movie. Good scifi is where the fantastical serves the ideas instead of the other way around.
Scared the life out of teenage me!
Gattaca is another excellent film, not sure if it falls under the sci fi category. Nonetheless, Jude Law, Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman give some of their best performances.
You're the man now Dog of course it is sci fi and it’s great but it is not underrated
I got here from a Gattaca trailer!
Pretty sure it's a romantic comedy
@@wingerding not only, Gattaka is about strength to develop oneself and to struggle desperately making one's dreams true in any circumstances, it is about choice of what and who you gonna be that makes difference (last scenes of two brothers was amazing)
I don't know what people think science fiction is? Starships battleing in the space? Time travelling? Aliens? It's much more than that. One of the best underrated sci-fi (B) movies I ever seen, there was not a single "space/cosmos" scene, not a single fire, none sofisticated gizmo/technology, no aliens and the very unique time travelling was the same every single one of us is able to experience. It's called aging. As a matter of fact, almost of the entire movie consists in a group of college teachers reunned in a living room just talking...
2010
Primer
Heavy Metal
Mr. Nobody
Silent Running
Equilibrium
Strange Days
eXistenZ
Sunshine
Moon
Honorable Mentions
Sphere
Titan A.E.
Enemy Mine
Pitch Black
Stalker
thanks
Ugly Head! ;) Enemy Mine is a great movie..
Thanks
Dennis Quad is one of the most under-rated actors ever.
He's amazing in everything he's in.
2010 had terrible acting.
John Karavitis Equilibrium was terrible.
Predestination should be there on the list
It's gross, but really good
100%
Except that anyone who watches it has to watch another video explaining the timeline.
@@dantrim3937 no
@@dantrim3937 thats why we watch films twice...
Equilibrium is awesome... another underrated movie is "Prospect" (2018), "Thirteenth Floor" (1999) is fantastic!, "Cloud Atlas" (2012), "Starman" (1984), "Dark City" (1998), "Midnight Special" (2016), and "Oblivion" (2013) to name a few GREAT UNDERRATED FILMS 🎥
I think Matrix was inspired by Dark City, good movie overall but matrix is better
Dark City for real. Matrix totally ripped off of it
I couldn't help but think about Predestination and The Man From Earth...
+Dialask Isel The Man From Earth is great. Watch it now if you like Twilight Zone type sci-fi
+Dialask Isel Oh yes, The Man From Earth ...
+Dialask Isel Man from earth is one of my personal favorites.
I didn't like it. Full of holes. I would rather watch "Requeim For Methuselah" from the original Star Trek series. It certainly made a statement about University Academics and our public school system though. A great concept and could be a great Sci-Fi movie but not this one. 2/10.
Regarding Man from earth
Logan's Run, Hunter Prey, Zero Theorem, Soylent Green, Lifeforce, Deepstar Six. Outlander, The Quiet Earth, Dark City, The City of Lost Children and Brazil. That's a pretty good list as well.
MOVIE PUNDIT ("Outland")
J. Collins I do like outland, but I'm talking about outlander with Jim caviezel, john hurt, ron perlman, sophia Myles, it's pretty good.
MOVIE PUNDIT does Caviezel go back in time in that one, to a viking era or maybe germanic tribe it's coming back to me now some kind of alien that preys on the tribe maybe caviziel was hunting it in the future am i close?
MOVIE PUNDIT and oops my bad
J. Collins no worries and yeah that's the one.
Sam Rockwell has to be one of the most underrated actors in our time
He won an Academy Award so I don't think he's that underrated.
The Langoliers (1995) is and remains my favorite underrated movie / mini series of all times. And you can even find it in full version on CZcams.
So cheesy and stupid. Stephen kings worst
Bronson pinchot was good in it.
I'm glad that Stalker got a mention. It's not only a really intriguing film but it's also introduced me to a completely different culture and way of thinking... can;t think of many films that have had such an impact on me.
Agreed!
+Matse Kase Whats that one about? I checked out the trailer but it didnt make me any the wiser.
+Phil Hunter it's based in the area where the chernobyl accident happened. It's about people called stalkers who effectively live in the area after visiting it and becoming attached to it. It's a bit difficult to describe without giving away too much.
Matse Kase I might give it a try. Thanks.
+Matse Kase !!!??.. if its about the chernobyl accident then I'm very impressed!!.. as the movie was made 6 years BEFORE the accident!!
That was a great list. I jumped for joy when Silent Running was mentioned.
Yes!!!
+Kevin Kral Silent Running was a great film in spite of the fact that the little Celestron telescope could not have gotten the detail of Earth that was shown from that distance. I like Joan Baez's voice.
+Swinde I do too. That guy is probably some rap "music" fan or something and therefore WOULD say HER singing is "odious".
Never seen Silent Running, but was very pleased to see Strange Days mentioned. It's a great film, and I've loved it since I first saw it on tape after it went to video. Angela Bassett is so amazingly kick ass and amazing in this movie! i had such a girl crush on her!
+MrBfg586 Silent Running is the worst movie I've ever seen.
So many great films that could have been mentioned:
Children of Men...
The Way We live Now...
Threads.....
Bicentennial Man...
What Dreams May Come...
Demolition Man (really corny but Wesley Snipes was hilarious in it)
Two Mules for Sister Sarah...
Megaforce..
Flash Gordon...
Earth Girls are Easy...
Soylent Green...
Battle Beyond the Stars...
A Boy and His Dog....
Warriors of the Winds...
I f king loved Children of Men. That was a great film and had an even better source material
Gattaca...13th Floor...Lost in Space...The Cell (Equilibrium, Existenz, Strange Days, 2010 and Sunshine I can agree with you)
Sam Rockwell deserved an Oscar for "Moon".
Wasn't difficult, being the only actor and all
@@stonward i guess that's sarcasm right?
Agreed. He also deserved one for Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind
@@beneaththebeneath Or 7 psychopats.
“Moon” is one of the most over-rated SF movies of all time. I still can’t believe it was given a Hugo Award. A fellow longtime fan and I saw it together shortly after it opened. All the way through we kept turning to each other to whisper, “But that doesn’t make sense!” The writer/director's intentions were good, but he didn’t really understand SF extrapolation. Instead, he arbitrarily assembled a bunch of SF tropes and linked them with an illogical plot. Both the basic premise and the “big surprise” are utterly ridiculous. The whole setup makes no scientific or economic sense.
Moon was a friggin badass movie. I really love the films you think are just utter shit because it has 1 actor, in 1 room and you watch it and are blown away.
ie. Locke
Chris Kozma it was an amazing modern take on classic sci fi I loved it
ouch... i love Tom Hardy but this one of the worst experience i've ever had at cinema.
Locke was a great movie, Tom Hardy did a great job.
yea moon is good ☺
Started my love of Karen Allen ...”Starman”
She looked so vulnerable in her panties at the beginning you had to fall in love.
germanire Love, lust... whatever... part of life is unattainable dreams... Karen did "it" for me ❤️
Great movie. Jeff Bridges was nominated for the Academy Award. Didn't win, but an amazing performance none the less.
"Forbidden Planet" is a classic..
I forgot about Forbidden Planet, a fantastic and very cerebral sci fi movie from the 50,s. It's the kind of movie that needs a remake or update of some kind.
@@quasarte4701 No, it's fine just the way it is.
@@vahi37 Yes it is just fine, you are correct. The animation is very trippy. I would love to see what it would look like using some of the more modern animation methods.
Primer was really good and I think I am the only person I know that has seen it.
Someone recommended it so I saw it. There's four of us already!
Seen it, and it was mind boggling, I had to watch an explanation on the ending, because I didn't catch it the first time.
Primer was _great_ ... and made on a seven thousand dollar budget. That's just nuts.
Not the only one
Usually i spot many flaws in movies like that, not in this one. That alone made it awesome. :)
Love Equilibrium. The gun-fu is hilarious, but the rest is quite beautiful and absorbing.
fairfeatherfiend The gun fu is awesome
U R right.
So R U
It's "Gun Kata," heathen lol. And yeah, totally. Even if it IS a ripoff of Fahrenheit 451...still one of the best ripoffs of all time.
1984 as well!
I love Event Horizon. So many people haven't seen that movie--its sooo good. I also love Gattaca, and was sad to not see it on this list. I am glad to see Enemy Mine on this list--this is a favorite of my family. I don't know if many people watched Innerspace with Dennis Quaid and Martin Short, but its also amazing!
Event Horizon = LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME! :-)
Sunshine was such a great movie, the way how the movie changes to a kinda cosmic-horror movie to the end was thrilling. I need to see the movie again! Now!
I might have to rewatch it. I remember not liking it at the time cause I basically just thought it was an Event Horizon rip-off. But that was years ago and I haven't seen it since.
What about 'Solaris?'
The original Russian great. They're both really good. I guess the Russian one is a bit more grimy and edgy.
+keyo langford (hqsguitarist) the american one was trash imo
oh shit I forgot about that film
Confusing as fuck though
I still don't get that film. Was it adapted from some novel? Arthur C Clark's 2001 novel kinda helped me to get most of what was happening on Kubricks loose adaptation...
Its based on the Book written by Stanislaw Lem, but to warn you, he goes in extreme detail describing everything (characters, landscapes,...). anyways a great book tho.
HAL is one alphabet short from IBM..
Mr. Google helps
+Randomnick123 Oh yeah, I knew that once. You've reminded me of it again. :)
+Randomnick123 You blew my mind sir.
And that is absolutely accidental.
Read the book.
That Kid With A Camera
So, what does it chance even it would be accidental? Its still the same.
Great list, and I really recomend Sunshine and Moon, as one of the finest movies I've seen.
They Live should probably be on the list but they didnt put on the glasses
Here's the list:
1. Moon (2009)
2. Sunshine (2007)
3. eXisTenz (1999)
4. Strange Days (1995)
5. Equilibrium (2002)
6. Silent Running (1972)
7. Mr. Nobody (2009)
8. Heavy Metal (1981)
9. Primer (2004)
10. 2010 (1984)
Honorable Mentions:
Sphere (1998)
Titan A.E. (2000)
Enemy Mine (1985)
Pitch Black (2000)
Stalker (1979)
Thank you thank you thanky you. Watchmojo is such a clickbait.
Thanks for the list watchmojo I've not seen or heard of any of these apart from Moon. Its funny i saw a top ten underrated sci fi movie video list yesterday on another youtube channel and they put Moon at number ten, I definetly agree it should be nearer 1 than ten. Also Solaris is worth a mention I think.
Um... Event Horizon? And also... Europa Report was fucking awesome!
Thanks
Thank you so much
Enemy Mine was extremely good. I usually don't like too many dramatic sci-fi movies unless they blend well, but I found Enemy Mine did fantastic at blending the drama with the science fiction. Louis Gossett, Jr and Dennis Quaid had brilliant chemistry in this movie.
Cecil The Mystic Knight GOod woman movie
Haven't seen it since I was a kid. It seemed like a great movie. Babylon 5 reminds me of this movie somehow.
I was obsessed with this movie as a kid
Yes, I thought Enemy Mine deserves more than an honorable mention and didn't know it was "underrated". I thought it was kind of a cult classic. Everyone I've ever known who saw it really liked it.
@@debraprince4511 One of the few that me and all my friends plus our parents thought was great. I've shown it to girlfriends that were younger than me and missed it, everyone loves Enemy Mine. How many times do people cry during Sci-fi?
Here's one: Solaris (1972). From the same guy who made Stalker, this is a scifi movie that makes you think. Majority have propably never seen it but it definitely is a hidden gem in scifi movies history.
I feel they missed “Coherence” and (as stated by many below) “Dark City” as among the most underrated/unknown SciFi gems.
Gataca was properly omitted because it is not unknown or underrated. It is too well known.
_Huge_ props for including “Equilibrium”, although they should have included a clip of the quintessential gun-fu move (where he ends with one hand over the other and the two guns pointing in opposite directions- up and down)
I meant the quintessential “Gun Kata” moment
Pandorum (2009)!!!
So good and so underrated.
+buda1604 I concur.
+buda1604 Agreed fully. I'm sure it will become a cult classic tho.
We are not hauling the cargos,
We are the cargos. 🤣
Even though this is a 70's movie I thought '"The Andromeda Strain" was underrated.
Andromeda Strain is universally critically acclaimed... how can it be underrated??
I dismissed Heavy Metal as a “bro” movie for the longest time. My husband finally convinced me to watch it, and it’s terrific!
Well yeah, you missed an important one "Event Horizon" an epic horror-sci-fi thriller.
Like hellraiser in space...completely underrated film👌🏻
Fuck Yeah!! I was about say that, but you already have!
yeahh used to watch that one everytime it was on tv
what? really? hmm
@@topkek670 HELL yeah 😁
Yeah, Dark City is on my list for sure!
good one!
yep!! agree
Dark City is one of my all time favorites.
Dark City is not quite "underrated," but it's close.
patrick macmillan t bytytttttyvzvs
Where is Dark City?
that's in the overrated category
+“Janos” Claudio Cozzi In your list? Seriously people if they are saying "Do you agree with our list? Whats your favorite shit?" just say i do not agree and this is my fav shit dont be such dickheads and be like "Duh where is my shit derp?" i fucking hate you so much that there is no word that can describe my hate.
+Kill the Chickens OK then
that escalated quickly
Claudio Cozzi Its been bugging me for a long time just say that you dont agree and leave they dont have to put your favorite its theyre fucking channel they can even put fucking Nemo if they want to
+Kill the Chickens OK bro, lemme check one thing real quick.
Nope. I can't find any fucks to give. Sorry. Try on google.
Frequency, a clever combination of time travel movie and murder mystery, could have been on this list, easily. Annihilation, which was recent, should be on future lists.
I love that movie. An the actor is underated to. He is a great actor
Frequency is absolutely brilliant. Criminally underrated.
Annihilation gave me the heebee jeebees. I had trouble sleeping sleeping for days afterward. .
@@marilyncook2706 That bear scene gave me nightmares
Wow I remember seeing Silent Running as a very young child and bawling my eyes out, it was sooo sad. Funny thing is, I remembered nothing from the plot. Guess that's not so odd though, considering it was something like 35 years ago lol.
Silent Running was one of the most emotionally impacting movies I ever saw.
Equilibrium is a perfect movie with a badass ending
Yes, Equilibrium. Nuff said.
handsdown!
Perfect movie? It's a horribly written movie with a stupid premise. Sure, there's some nice concepts in there but it's an OVERRATED movie.
+Cao Cao Underrated.
Badass ending...hmm...you mean this: :)
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I think Equilibrium is the best movie on this list. I've seen it twice and I definitely love it.
Silent Running is my pick. But Equilibrium does kick ass would be my second choice on the list.
The Fog 1980 and Prince of Darkness 1987. Blows all these movies away.
Underrated
The fog! Omg! Loveeeee ittttt!
I've seen most of the movies on this list. Sunshine is one of my favorite films. What a soundtrack. Surprised the fountain isn't on here.
+majinraptor Yeah Sunshine is just so good in every single way!!!
+majinraptor I watched most of them. And Sunshine isn't my favorite. It is fun to watch to but the plot holes are miles deep if you understand anything about space physics.
DuRoehre90210 Leeway :)
I've never heard of Sunshine, but it's the only film on the list I haven't seen before that I now want to watch.
007Kiristo Watch it!
Loved Sunshine, great performances all around.
And the score, so amazing.
Yup, Surface of the Sun is still one of the best musical pieces I've heard on film.
ThatKiwiGuy
My favorite is Kaneda's Death.
Prometheus: its a good prequel to Alien.
+Steve -O the scene when they are all watching Mercury pass the Sun.. The score is so haunting, the photography is so brilliant! The camera even focuses on the actor's wrist watch.. Like a metaphor for time.
Simply superb.
Contact is my fave science fiction movie because it's adapted from a Carl Sagan novel and actually about, you know, science and space exploration in a realistic way.
Yeah, except the whole basis of the movies w/ the Worm Holes is not scientific at all... and the aliens...
It was not "under-rated." It was very well reviewed and received.
@@SeanKlisiewecz So, your criticism of a science "fiction" film is that its science is "fiction." Hmm.
Is warp speed or hyper drive more scientific than wormholes ? (Einstein Rosen tunnels are theoretically possible at least)
Silent Running was the most moving sci-fi movie I have ever seen. It was geared toward the environmental movement of it's time. Some have suggested that R2D2 was imagined based on the endearing little robots of this movie.
2010 was very good, a great wrap up for the story line. Moon was a surprise for me: was not expecting it to be as good as it was.
The others on this list just didn't float my boat.
I would add Solaris to the mix.
Silent Running is the best for me. Unforgettable beginning and end and everything in between. A film that has stayed with me since I watched it in 70s as a young boy. Glad to see its getting some sort of recognition now as it didn't at the time but then Sci fi was very much a minority interest before star wars came around.
Made me cry when I first watched it on TV aged 13...
Bruce Dern was known for playing bad guys but 'Silent Running' made me love him in all his roles. It's a truly underrated film that still holds up today. I remember wanting to cry at the end because Huey, Dewey & Louie had become real to me and I didn't want Dewey to be lonely.
@@azazelzel6954 it was the first film that made me cry, was a young lad when i saw it on tv.
There's one very obscure but brilliant sci-fi film that's not on this list. It's lower in budget than all the films on this list, but it's every bit as compelling in its concept. It's a movie called "The Man From Earth."
Loved that one.
OMFG YES!
100% agreed. Brilliant Movie that is completely character driven.
YES! "Man from earth" is fantastic
Absolutely agree it is very underrated. Watched it a few times. The dialogs are gold.
Moon and Sunshine are amazing movies. Phenomenal acting with excellent cinematography. Please, if you watch any other movies on this list, watch these. They actually bring out emotions in you that few movies do. I felt everything that Sam was feeling. Not easy for an actor much less a director to convey that to the viewer. Can't wait to watch Stalker now! I've never seen it!!!
Really great list. Moon is definitely in my top three 'underrated' sci-fi films. I love your whole list. Maybe Brazil in there? Is that Sci-fi enough? Thanks!
Moon is awesome.
Awe inspiring work from Rockwell. Jeez, that guy can handle anything.
*AND* watch it alone! Also Sunshine, do not have anyone else around. It's a special journey.
For me it's right up there with 2001!
the signal, gattaca and cloud atlas , event horizon just to name a few!
Oh man the signal was great. I watched it w my chic who's not even into sci-fi but she totally enjoyed it.
+Rami Al Ahmad Oh jesus I'm still scarred from Event Horizon
Yea, gateway to hell will do that to ya.
+Rami Al Ahmad Yeah, the Laurence Fishburne movie "the signal" is awesome (not to be confused with the zombie horror one)
+Rami Al Ahmad I loved Event Horizon, I still do, it was shocking, and trippy, but all in all I'll even admit that it was a bad movie. Want to watch Event Horizon done right, this list's #2 spot Sunshine gave me everything Event Horizon gave me but at a higher quality(story, dialogue, acting, effects, just everything was superior) but Event Horizon still has a place in my heart as well.
God I've watched equilibrium so many times, it's so good
Sure, put one of the greatest movies ever made into the "honorable mentions", Stalker.
Gattaca for sure!
+Jan Hald I was just about to comment that and saw yours. It deserves an honorable mention at the very least. Gattaca is a very underrated movie!
Yep it's a beautiful movie, and the subject matter is so relevant today even! It's more like science fact maybe!
***** Well it's a pretty old move now, but I still know many people who have never heard of it. It's not the first Sci-Fi movie that comes to peoples minds, which is why I think it's underrated.
I was going to mention Gattaca, but I guess you beat me to it :-)
Gattaca is not underrated
pitch black was awesome!
Agreed.
Silent Running has always been one of my favorites. I was 11 or 12 the first time I saw it.
Oblivion - Tom Cruise and John Carter
Naaaa - Tom Cruise in sci fi - really??
Silent Running is one of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made and is even more relevant today than it was then.
Really like that movie. Who didn't adore the three little robots!
Ive seen that movie many, many times. It never fails to move me even today.
Enemy Mine has always been one of my favorites.
+rlshieldsok One of the best movies ever!
+rlshieldsok One of my favourite movies as a kid. A lot of Sci-Fi put a spotlight on racism and prejudices, but Enemy Mine really hits it home with a super sledge
+rlshieldsok It's a classic.
Love ALL your choices! I thought they all were great with Moon, Sunshine, and Enemy Mine as my all time top 3
I like WatchMoJo and have a suggestion, while watching this video, I would see the description and cuts, and go yeah, I want to watch, but then would have to rewind to get back to the name of the movie to source for watching later. Anyway, it would be cool at the end of each segment, something like, "Did you like Primer (2004)" for the last few seconds, before jumping to the next one. Hope other people would agree? Again love the videos.
the last starfighter?
awesome movie, but nearly everyone knows it was an awesome movie, so I wouldn't call it underrated.
+MrKJ444 80's Classic!
I think Inner Space deserves to be mentioned too. it came out in reasonable proximity of Back to the Future maybe a year or so and is a hilarious 80's Martin Short & Dennis Quaid movie....And Speaking of Dennis Quaid, Frequency wasn't bad either.
Never heard anyone mention the last Starfighter by the water cooler... underrated.
+Frankie Velasco sounds like you hang out around the wrong water coolers. ;-)
***** Speaking of Dennis Quaid again remember Dreamscape?
Equilibrium was such a badass movie!
It was really good story for such a low budget.
The Quiet Earth - one of the best mood pieces in a while.
An absolute masterpiece!
The Quiet Earth is an absolute masterpiece... I agree.
Awesome
with the greatest score....
ABSOLUTELY, and with only 3 (okay 4) actors ...
YES! Thank you for Silent running. Where do you think R2D2 came from?
Also wall-e
From Donald Duck's Nephews ! ?
I would add Idiocracy, but it's becoming less science fiction every day
😂😂😂
rushwal. Dammit. Too close to home.
ahahahahahah
When it came out it seemed absurd and very funny. A few short years later..... Totally realistic and pathetically true!
I thought that was a documentary - ?
You covered many favorites, thank you. Two that were missed that are high on my list are... 2009's Pandorum starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster is a masterpiece that remains on my best sci fi of all time list. The other is Supernova starring James Spader, Angela Bassett, Lou Diamond Phillips, Robin Tunney and Robert Forster. This film had amazing visuals, flawless acting, brilliant twists and the fate of the universe spinning out of control as they hurtle toward a star going supernova. It bombed, critics thrashed it but I don't care. While it ranks significantly lower than Pandorum on my list... I love that film. It resides in my regular sci fi rotation right beside all my other favorites including several that were featured here. :)
Awesome selections y'all :)
I saw Moon at a Film Festival with Director Duncan Jones introducing the film himself .. it was brilliant!
My father in the 1970's used to collect anthologies which were paperbacks with sci fi short stories, including many with Hugo award winners. One short story
I read around '79 or '80 was basically the entire Primer movie. I read another short story called By His Bootstraps which was identical to the scene in Cube
where the person as he entered the room saw himself leaving by the other door.
Colossus: The Forbin Project
THX-1138
THX-1138 isn't exactly considered underrated. Colossus: The Forbin Project is a great movie not a lot of people know about. I'd forgotten about it until I saw your comment. Going to watch it now!
Thank you, I was going to mention it myself. The Forbin Project was an intelligent well executed movie that I always watched when I got the chance. I haven't seen it in a long, long time. I'm wondering if it can still be watched without seeming to be terribly dated. I'm going to try and track it down and watch it again.
C:TFP has dated itself in the sense that it's a story that's really only possible in the 1970s tech age in the scenario of Cold War. Not sure a remake or update put into our modern times would even work outside of its time frame without it losing its uniqueness and edge and just becoming another SkyNet movie.
I found a copy on DVD. While a 'bit' dated, it's still a good film. I found THX-1138 to be just, well, depressing.
QuantumRift I watched Colossus: The Forbin Project last night. It's still a good movie and while it's definitely dated, I don't have any more issues with that than I do with movies from to 50's and 60's.. You just have to be willing to enjoy the story rather than the science - which is usually very wrong.. Lol
Sunshine is one of my favorite sci-fi movies ever, despite the strange and somewhat out-of-place antagonist.
+Mursukorva Oh and lol it was on the list ^^
+Mursukorva I'm glad it finally gets a recognition! It was a great movie.
Yeah it's a great movie
I think the antagonist was really random but I don't think it was that out of place.
He realised that all things come to an end and by completing his mission he is interfering with nature. He wanted to let the chips to fall where they may.
That's a genuine thing to think about and it drove his character mad.
I really loved the setup of the movie. How there was Icarus 1 and how they found it and shit
The CGI is good, but scenario is fucked up.
Red Planet 2000, totally underrated, has an excellent soundtrack as well.
Very interesting that strange days did not do well in theaters, I saw it in the theatre and was blown away one of the greatest sci-fi movies of the 90s!
Clifford, I've always been sorry that I didn't see "Strange Days" in the theater. That I didn't is unusual, because I love both sci fi and Ralph Fiennes. But the descriptions of how scary the rape scene was put me off initially from seeing it. When I did finally watch it on DVD, the rape scene was really frightening. But it would have been fantastic to experience the cool "Blade Runner" influenced look of the movie and its fabulous soundtrack in a theater.
I think you must be one of the few people who actually caught it in a theater!