These 10 modern sci-fi movies are destined to become classics.
The new millennium has been an embarrassment of riches for science fiction. From mainstream commercial hits to quiet and introspective pieces, the genre has thrived and reached new levels of recognition, thanks to directors like Denis Villeneuve and Jordan Peele.
9 'Ex-Machina' Alicia Vikander should've won her Oscar for her mesmerizing turn in Alex Garland's spectacular directorial debut Ex-Machina. The story centers on a programmer invited by an eccentric millionaire to administer the Turing test to a highly-advanced humanoid android named Ava. 7 'Gravity' Sandra Bullock received an Oscar nomination for her emotional and honest performance in Alfonso Cuarón's Oscar-winning space epic Gravity. Bullock plays Ryan Stone, an astronaut adrift in space after a routine space walk goes wrong.
Dune successfully captures its source material's grand scope and hefty themes and blends them with a healthy dose of thrilling action sequences worthy of a major Hollywood production. The film is an epic cinematic achievement that brought new life to a well-known classic, cementing its place in the pantheon of sci-fi triumphs. A sequel, Dune 2, will arrive in late 2023, probably another classic waiting to happen.
4 'Mad Max: Fury Road' Thirty years after Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, George Miller returned to his famous franchise with Mad Max: Fury Road. The film stars Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky, who joins Imperator Furiosa, played by the mighty Charlize Theron, to take down the despot Immortan Joe. 2 'Under the Skin' Scarlett Johansson stars in Jonathan Glazer's introspective sci-fi Under the Skin. The film tells the story of an extraterrestrial being posing as an alluring human woman who seduces and preys on men in Scotland.
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