20 Underrated Movies From 2000 You've Probably Never Seen

20. The Cell

Released: 17th August 2000 (US)

With Hustlers reminding everyone that, yes, Jennifer Lopez can act when she wants to, maybe it's time to return to this early example of Jenny From The Block as a genuinely engaging screen presence.

In this slice of gothic sci-fi, J-Lo plays a psychologist who uses some fancy new technology literally to enter the mind of a serial killer to find his latest victim.

Director Tarsem Singh came from a background directing music videos, most notably REM's Losing My Religion, so has a strong handle on imagery and visual storytelling. The movie's dreamscapes are packed with memorable, suggestive and disturbing iconography.

Dismissed by some at the time as an overblown exercise in style over substance (a critique that has dogged Singh's later movies like The Fall and Immortals), The Cell isn't for everyone. Don't watch it if you're looking for in-depth, complex narrative or character. But if what you're after is an innovative serial killer thriller with imagery that will stay with you long after the fact then perhaps The Cell is the movie for you.