The shift to blockbuster filmmaking in the 2000s paved the way for a multitude of big-budget films, especially in the science-fiction genre. Between 2000 and 2009, studios were still figuring out exactly what audiences wanted from sci-fi movies. Disaster stories, dystopian futures, aliens, time travel and alternate dimensions exploded onto the big screen, with the expansion resulting in a number of projects that never quite got their due.
10 Underrated Sci-Fi Films of the 2000s
The 2000s were filled with overlooked sci-fi films, from Doug Liman's Jumper to Mike Judge's Idiocracy and the arrival of a Vin Diesel antihero.