Ten Near-Perfect Sci-Fi Films That Have Been Forgotten

This selection highlights near-perfect science fiction films that rarely get mentioned. Not the usual classics—The Matrix, Blade Runner, Metropolis, or anything set in a galaxy far, far away—but obscure, often enthralling works that have only a few thousand or even a few hundred viewers on sites like IMDb and Letterboxd.

Among them are Spirits of the Air, Gremlins of the Clouds, an oddly striking Australian post-apocalyptic tale; Prophecies of Nostradamus, a gonzo disaster film that was controversial and censored on release; Chronopolis, a 52-minute animated piece that favors atmosphere over narrative; The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb, an unsettling stop-motion fable; and God Raiga vs.

King Ohga, a kaiju entry that slips into deliberate, mind‑melting parody.

Australia

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