17 Most underrated sci-fi movies that you cannot miss

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Color Out of Space, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, The Arrival, The Vast of Night, Bloodshot

4. A Scanner Darkly (2006)

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Directed by Richard Linklater in 2006, A Scanner Darkly dives into a dystopian world where addiction and surveillance intertwine. Set in a future where identities blur, an undercover cop loses himself in a haze of drugs and paranoia while spying on his own friends. The film’s unique animation mirrors its themes of shifting realities, delivering a darkly comic and thought-provoking exploration of identity, control, and the cost of losing oneself.