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Apr 29, 2019, 7:29 AM EDT (Updated)

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With all the sci-fi films we can dig through across the U.S. (and U.K.), it’s enough to keep even the most ardent fan busy for a lifetime. But then you’d be missing a lot of awesome stuff.
A lot of the films we all know and love had roots elsewhere, with quite a few being inspired by classics that range from France to Japan. From Pacific Rim to 12 Monkeys, quite a few can trace influences back to foreign films.
Plus, even over the past few decades, there have been some stellar sci-fi films released into the wild that didn't get good distribution in the States.
So get ready to follow along with the subtitles and rock out to a whole new slate of sci-fi goodness.

2046This ambitious, 2004 Hong Kong film jumps around quite a bit — and a fair bit of the action...

AkiraThis Japanese cyberpunk film came out in 1988 (hard to believe its been that long) and is...

AlphavilleThis 1965 French film is a true classic, sci-fi or anything else. It melds more than a...

Battle RoyaleThis bloody, 2000 Japanese flick takes a much darker twist on the Hunger Games-esque...

The Clone Returns HomeThe title says it all. This heartbreaking Japanese story of a man resurrected...

Fantastic PlanetThis French, 1973 stop-motion animated film is a Cannes award winner telling a...

Gojira (Godzilla)This 1954 Japanese monster attack started it all. The film led to about a trillion...

La JetéeThis artsy, French sci-fi film is probably best known for inspiring Terry Gilliam’s modern...

MetropolisThe grand-daddy of them all. This 1927 German epic by director Fritz Lang has included...

SolarisYes, this one was eventually remade in the U.S. a few years back — but the 1972 Russian...

StalkerThis 1979 Russian sci-fi flick is a creepy one, following an expedition through “the Zone,”...

The HostSouth Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s breakout sci-fi monster movie is a modern classic, and...

TimecrimesTime travel is a tough one to get right, but this 2007 Spanish flick did a pretty solid...

Troll HunterThis little found footage-style Norwegian flick caught a lot of people off guard in...
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