It’s time to face the music and uncover some new prospects. While all eyes are rightly on the resurrection of The Matrix, let’s run a scanner darkly over the under-appreciated science fiction we love from throughout this voyage of time. From this millennium or the last, what science-fiction movies were colossal underwhelms upon release, running silent through cinemas, that deserve to be chronicled today? Whether they star a man from this earth (or another), or a turbo kid in the slipstream, list the ten hidden-gem sci-fi films that would board your midnight special (films must have a 3.5 average or lower).
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Brandon Williams 59 films
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Demi 31 films
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ykg 38 films
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instagram.com/takenbyapicture 𐕣 🅥 X 129 films
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Ravedothstadt 13 films
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filmplanet 30 films
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Matthew Buchanan 10 films
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Hitchcock Barbie 10 films
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Matthias_S 10 films
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Rod T 10 films
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Thomas Merzlak 3 films
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Erfan Gholizadeh 10 films
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Mandel 🎥👻 20 films
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Jeff Estrada 10 films
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Robert Berlin 10 films
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nathan 10 films
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M Poke 10 films
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Niall Hassett 10 films
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mooveefan 10 films
![Rui Ozpinhead](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f6d41422ee2d23fdf35eb898f1bebdc9?rating=PG&size=32&border=&default=https%3A%2F%2Fs.ltrbxd.com%2Fstatic%2Fimg%2Favatar32.09445e73.png)
Rui Ozpinhead 10 films
![DonJohn80](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/avatar/upload/6/0/1/5/3/5/shard/avtr-0-32-0-32-crop.jpg?v=9325768ba2)
DonJohn80 10 films
![Josias Troyer](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7df5f0f1d70d68f5aaefd46d37601825?rating=PG&size=32&border=&default=https%3A%2F%2Fs.ltrbxd.com%2Fstatic%2Fimg%2Favatar32.09445e73.png)
Josias Troyer 10 films
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okrc (J.Arturo) 10 films
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Cody F. Schmidt 10 films
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improbable 10 films
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enricioni 10 films
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Will Tyer 10 films
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TB14 10 films
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Marina Rossi 10 films
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Guilherme Simões Reis 17 films
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YoloDad420 13 films
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franktjmagnolia 11 films
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Haukay 10 films
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Maciej Hutt 3 films
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Eric Henderson 20 films
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schylerb 10 films
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Robert Speewack Bojorquez 10 films
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Jake Price 10 films
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jph139 10 films
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Shane Barlow 10 films
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Flicks With Friends 10 films
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Kabir 10 films
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Danny Fain 10 films
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Kacie Rahm 10 films
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Troy Cornett 10 films
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Richard Garrett 10 films
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Clearin 10 films
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lying4clout 10 films
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Nick FW 10 films
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LRSVDR 10 films
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𝙶𝚎𝚘𝚏𝚏 𝙱𝚘𝚞𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚛 10 films
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PretendArtist 💀🎥 10 films
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Robert Shupe 10 films
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Nick Moffitt 10 films
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The_Ghoul 10 films
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Erik Gregersen 10 films
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Mitchell Beaupre 22 films
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hamidrg2000 14 films
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X_modem 20 films
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Andrew Franklin 21 films
![Travis D. Johnson](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a13028f7bde7fd7fbb0e73b5785fa4ac?rating=PG&size=32&border=&default=https%3A%2F%2Fs.ltrbxd.com%2Fstatic%2Fimg%2Favatar32.09445e73.png)
Travis D. Johnson 10 films
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Tucker 10 films
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Jake J 11 films
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Halfoun 10 films
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Evan Benner 10 films
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Benji 10 films
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Bobby 10 films
![Jamie Myslicki](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/avatar/upload/2/1/2/7/9/1/9/shard/avtr-0-32-0-32-crop.jpg?v=932c969d02)
Jamie Myslicki 181 films
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Elya 🦈 10 films
![Gadnuk](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/avatar/upload/1/2/2/6/7/2/3/shard/avtr-0-32-0-32-crop.jpg?v=a5139323de)
Gadnuk 10 films
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Cynthia Ward 10 films
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G a y a n 15 films
![Daniel Charchuk](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/bdaf97e5ec488d6f1490bccf2a674126?rating=PG&size=32&border=&default=https%3A%2F%2Fs.ltrbxd.com%2Fstatic%2Fimg%2Favatar32.09445e73.png)
Daniel Charchuk 25 films
![David Carroll](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/avatar/twitter/2/3/1/9/2/6/shard/http___pbs.twimg.com_profile_images_1120637241477308416_8oD2r3C5-0-32-0-32-crop.png?v=1541dc7d3f)
David Carroll 10 films
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V 25 films
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Kyle Bailey 10 films
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Ruth Scouller 10 films
![Neal Cross](https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/avatar/upload/2/4/4/7/5/8/5/shard/avtr-0-32-0-32-crop.jpg?v=8ee843582f)
Neal Cross 24 films
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Doug_Bennett 53 films
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Chris Coke 10 films
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Torsten Odenthal 10 films
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JoeDon 5 films
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FriendlyRobot 16 films
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Ken Smoker 10 films
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Giannis Papaspiliou 10 films
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KimKong 10 films