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Science fiction and fantasy films of the 2000s

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Dororo (どろろ) (2007 film)

Dororo (どろろ) is a 2007 Japanese live-action dark fantasy film directed by Akihiko Shiota, adapted from Osamu Tezuka's manga, starring Satoshi Tsumabuki and Ko Shibasaki; it grossed ¥3.45 billion in Japan and spawned no sequels.

Dragonball Evolution

Dragonball Evolution is a 2009 American live-action film adaptation of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga, directed by James Wong and starring Justin Chatwin as Goku.

Dungeons & Dragons (2000 film)

Dungeons & Dragons (2000) is the first theatrical film adaptation of the tabletop RPG, directed by Courtney Solomon for New Line Cinema. It grossed about $34 million worldwide against a $35-45 million budget and earned 9% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Equilibrium (film)

Equilibrium (2002) is Kurt Wimmer's dystopian sci-fi action film starring Christian Bale as cleric John Preston in emotion-suppressed Libria; $20M budget, $5.4M gross, famous for Gun Kata.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 Michel Gondry film written by Charlie Kaufman, starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet as ex-lovers who erase each other's memories; it won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Frequency (2000 film)

Frequency is a 2000 American science fiction thriller directed by Gregory Hoblit, starring Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel as a father and son linked by ham radio.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is a 2002 fantasy adventure film directed by Chris Columbus, based on J.K. Rowling's novel and starring Daniel Radcliffe.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a 2005 fantasy film directed by Mike Newell, the fourth adaptation of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is a 2007 fantasy film directed by David Yates, the fifth adaptation of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels.

Hollow Man

Hollow Man (2000) is a Paul Verhoeven sci-fi horror film for Columbia Pictures starring Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Caine, a scientist whose irreversible invisibility serum turns him murderous; notable for Sony Pictures Imageworks' digital human effects and a 2006 direct-to-video sequel.

I Am Legend (film)

I Am Legend (film) is a 2007 American science fiction horror film directed by Francis Lawrence. It stars Will Smith as a virologist surviving in New York City after a plague transforms people into mutants.

I Feel Fantastic

I Feel Fantastic is a 2009 viral YouTube video of Tara, an animatronic android built by John Bergeron of Burlington, Vermont, singing the song "Please"; it spawned baseless serial-killer creepypastas and became an internet horror classic.

I, Robot (film)

I, Robot (2004) is a Twentieth Century Fox sci-fi action film directed by Alex Proyas, starring Will Smith as Detective Del Spooner in 2035 Chicago; suggested by Asimov's 1950 collection, it earned $353 million worldwide and an Oscar VFX nomination.

Idiocracy

Idiocracy is Mike Judge's 2006 satirical sci-fi comedy (with Etan Cohen) in which Luke Wilson's average soldier wakes in 2505 as the smartest man alive; a box-office flop that became a cult classic and political shorthand.

Imagine That (film)

Imagine That is a 2009 Paramount family comedy-fantasy directed by Karey Kirkpatrick, starring Eddie Murphy as an investment adviser whose daughter's (Yara Shahidi) imaginary friends give investment advice; it grossed $22.4 million worldwide on a $55 million budget.

Immortal (2004 film)

Immortel (ad vitam), also released as Immortal or The Woman Trap, is Enki Bilal's 2004 French sci-fi film set in New York in 2095, mixing live action with CGI, based on his Nikopol Trilogy, starring Linda Hardy, Thomas Kretschmann, and Charlotte Rampling.

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius is a 2001 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film directed by John A. Davis and released by Paramount Pictures, about a boy inventor rescuing abducted parents.

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 theatrical film)

Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 theatrical film), also released as Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, is a Brendan Fraser family adventure directed by Eric Brevig, the first live-action narrative feature shot and released in digital stereoscopic 3D, grossing about $243 million worldwide.

Jumper (2008 film)

Jumper (2008) is a Doug Liman sci-fi action film starring Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, Rachel Bilson, and Jamie Bell, loosely adapted from Steven Gould's 1992 novel; it earned about $225 million worldwide but scored 15% on Rotten Tomatoes.

K-PAX (film)

K-PAX is a 2001 American mystery-drama film directed by Iain Softley, starring Kevin Spacey as a patient claiming to be an alien and Jeff Bridges as his psychiatrist.

Knowing (film)

Knowing is a 2009 science fiction thriller directed by Alex Proyas, starring Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, and Chandler Canterbury, about a coded prediction of global disasters.

Lady in the Water

Lady in the Water is a 2006 fantasy drama written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, from a bedtime story for his daughters, starring Paul Giamatti and Bryce Dallas Howard; a Warner Bros. release that flopped critically and commercially.

Life-Size

Life-Size is a 2000 ABC Wonderful World of Disney TV movie directed by Mark Rosman, starring Tyra Banks as living doll Eve and Lindsay Lohan as Casey; it spawned Life-Size 2 (2018, Freeform) and joined Disney+ in 2025.

Little Nicky

Little Nicky is a 2000 American fantasy comedy film directed by Steven Brill, in which Adam Sandler plays Satan's youngest son, sent to New York City to recapture his escaped brothers.

Meet Dave

Meet Dave is a 2008 science-fiction comedy where Eddie Murphy plays an alien captain. His crew lands in New York City to drain the salt from Earth's oceans.

Minority Report (film)

Minority Report is a 2002 American science fiction thriller directed by Steven Spielberg, based on Philip K. Dick's 1956 novelette, and starring Tom Cruise and Colin Farrell.

Moon (2009 film)

Moon (2009) is Duncan Jones's debut British science fiction film, starring Sam Rockwell as lunar helium-3 miner Sam Bell, who discovers he is a clone; Kevin Spacey voices GERTY. Made for about $5 million, it earned 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and won a BAFTA and a Hugo Award.

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium is a 2007 American family fantasy-comedy, Zach Helm's directorial debut, starring Dustin Hoffman as a 243-year-old magical toy store owner who leaves his shop to Natalie Portman's character; produced by Mandate Pictures and Walden Media, released by 20th Century Fox, grossing $32.1 million in the US.

Mr. Nobody (film)

Mr. Nobody is Jaco Van Dormael's 2009 English-language sci-fi drama, a France-Germany-Canada-Belgium co-production starring Jared Leto as Nemo Nobody, the last mortal in 2092 recalling branching lives from a childhood train-platform choice; €33 million budget, Venice 2009 Golden Osella, 2013 US release.

Next (2007 film)

Next (2007) is a Lee Tamahori action thriller starring Nicolas Cage as Cris Johnson, a Las Vegas magician who sees two minutes into the future, loosely adapted from Philip K. Dick's "The Golden Man"; Julianne Moore co-stars, Paramount released it to poor reviews and an $18.0 million US gross.