A rainy night alone and a great film is one of life's underrated pleasures, these are built for exactly that mood. Science fiction that uses its premise to ask real questions about humanity, technology, and what comes next. From the 2010s, arguably the most diverse and globally rich decade in film history. Criminally underseen films that deserved a much bigger audience, now they have one.
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The films everyone already knows aren't on this list. Specifically from the 2010s - these sci-fi picks for alone on a rainy night are criminally overlooked - the kind passed between people who actually care about cinema. Most of them will surprise you. A few will stay with you.
Good sci-fi stays with you. These will. A rainy night alone is one of the few genuinely good reasons to watch something properly. The 2010s produced more quietly excellent films than the decade gets credit for. These are some of them. Moviepiq has more lists broken down by genre, occasion, and mood.