Long flights are actually one of the best excuses to finally watch films you've been putting off, these make the hours disappear. Science fiction that uses its premise to ask real questions about humanity, technology, and what comes next. All from the 2000s, a decade that produced some of the most ambitious and original films in recent memory. Bring tissues. These don't hold back, and that's exactly why they stay with you.
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Every sci-fi film on this list was chosen for tonight because it actually delivers. no safe picks, no obligation watches - just films that are worth watching. If one doesn't land, the next one will. Bookmark this and come back whenever the mood calls for it.
Good sci-fi stays with you. These will. All from the 2000s - closer than they feel, and better than most people remember. Moviepiq has more lists broken down by genre, occasion, and mood.