10 Forgotten Sci-Fi Action Movies That Are Massively Underrated

Sci-fi has long been fertile ground for action, mixing alien encounters, enhanced soldiers and dystopian conflict. Classics like The Terminator, Minority Report and The Matrix show the genre's impact, but many worthy films fell through the cracks—some found long‑term fans after poor box office performance, others were maligned by critics despite offering plenty of thrills.

'Soldier' follows Todd 3465, a human raised as an emotionless combatant who rediscovers feeling after being cast out and protected by a helpless community that later faces genetically enhanced soldiers. 'Upgrade' centers on Grey, left paralyzed after a car crash, who receives an experimental AI chip that restores mobility, grants heightened combat abilities, and becomes a dark, violent engine for revenge.

'Equilibrium' imagines a future where emotions are outlawed and suppressed by daily pills, sending Christian Bale's Grammaton Cleric down a bloody path after he misses a dose and begins to feel.

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