5 Underrated 2000s Sci-Fi Action Movies

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The early 2000s were a hotbed of strange science fiction, thanks to a combination of edgy 90s cultural malaise and the messy birth of modern VFX. No genre of cinema was more affected by the evolution of effects from mostly practical to mostly CGI than science fiction, but there are still some great hidden gems out there.

The 2000s era featured the birth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, two Star Wars movies, the Star Trek reboot, and much more. Behind all the big names, however, there were countless weird and interesting ideas brought to the screen over that magical decade.

9 Underappreciated 2000s Sci-Fi Movies

Extremely weird, comically violent, viscerally unnerving, brutally extravagant, and pretty well-executed, Tokyo Gore Police does exactly what it says on the tin. Yoshihiro Nishimura, often praised as Japan's answer to Tom Savini, directed this chaotic 2008 action/horror mess that somehow outclasses the average violent anime in live-action. Eihi Shiina, best known as the lead in Takashi Miike's seminal horror film Audition stars as Ruka, a wandering swordswoman seeking to avenge the death of her father. Unfortunately, the world has devolved into a gruesome celebration of violence and mutant warriors with grotesque biological weaponry roam the streets. If the title doesn't appeal, the film probably won't save the day, but anyone with even the slightest interest in a sub-genre referred to as «splatter action» should seek out Tokyo Gore Police.

This 2001 James Wong film hangs entirely off of two great successes, a stellar sci-fi premise, and the stunning martial arts skill of Jet Li. Li stars as Gabe Yulaw, an LASD agent who must stop an alternate version of himself from slaying fellow variants throughout every