10 Great Recent Sci-Fi Movies You Probably Haven't Seen

10. Okja

Okja is a film of great whimsy, revolving around the raising, capture and ultimate freeing of the titular super pig. Though the message of environmentalism and animal cruelty runs through the movie, it avoids a preachy tone, instead opting for one which frequently dissolves into silliness.

The cast represents this clash of ideas, beginning with lead child actress Ahn Seo-hyun, supported by fellow South Korean actors Byun Hee-bong, Yoon Je-moon and Choi Woo-shik, before the more recognisable Hollywood names of Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito and Jake Gyllenhaal come to the fray. We see Swinton playing twin sisters Lucy & Nancy, just as she did in the Coen Brothers' farce Hail Caesar!

Swinton, Gyllenhaal and Dano especially have made careers out of eccentricity, and here is no exception. In fact, Gyllenhall's Steve Irwin parody Johnny Wilcox might be his most off the wall performance in his career.

What gives Okja its most uniqueness though is the animal itself. Not only does it have an otherworldly design to it, the creature feels realistically shy and naturally introverted. Animal based movies often push the beats forward, derailing the plot, but here Okja nestles in nicely.