20 Most Underrated Sci-Fi Movies Of The 21st Century
6. Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
Directed by Final Fantasy mastermind Hironobu Sakaguchi, The Spirits Within was the first photorealistic animated movie ever made, and between this stunning claim to fame and its top-shelf voice cast - Alec Baldwin, Ming-Na Wen, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi and Donald Sutherland - it remains twenty years on a truly phenomenal cinematic experience.
The action-heavy film follows Aki Ross (Wen) as she attempts to save Earth from the Phantoms, a race of monstrous aliens who have overthrown the planet. Joined by a team of badass soldiers, Aki moves to rid the world of humanity's biggest threat.
Visually arresting and excitedly violent, The Spirits Within looks as beautiful today as it did two decades ago. The characters, too, are stronger than ever, and watching it you can't help but understand how influential it was on the future of animated moviemaking.
Come for the graphics, stay for the story, and The Spirits Within won't let you down.