10 Truly Unique Sci-Fi Movie Fight Scenes

10. Atom Vs Zeus - Real Steel

This 2011 Shawn Levy-directed effort is a mixed bag with cliched tropes and a predictable narrative but features surprisingly good VFX work, admirable performances, and an earnest edge to it. The movie's true selling point is its boxing robots and futuristic setting of...2020, with the machines having since replaced human beings in the sport.

The film's standout clash is easily the final bout between Charlie's (Hugh Jackman) automated warrior Atom and the intimidating Zeus, the sport's global champion in a classic David vs Goliath showdown.

Right off the bat, it is clear that Zeus is more technologically advanced than Atom but due to a blend of resilience and Charlie's own boxing prowess and guidance the older generation robot is able to hold its own and nearly rob the win from its more advanced counterpart.

What should be a Rocky-knockoff with robots is elevated by superb motion capture work to effectively realize the robots' movement and charming performances by Jackman and his onscreen son, Dakota Goyo.