Looking for a great sci-fi movie on Netflix you haven't seen? I recommend these 3 hidden gems

Netflix releases a wide variety of sci-fi titles, but many of them go unnoticed. The streaming service often fails to give adequate promotion to its original sci-fi content, causing a significant number of movies to disappear from the top of users' home screens and into the depths of the catalog. This issue is compounded by the presence of licensed sci-fi films that also fail to gain the attention they deserve.

Despite these challenges, there are several underrated sci-fi movies on Netflix that are worth watching. Three such hidden gems include Io (2019), Spectral (2016), and Anon (2018).

Io, starring Margaret Qualley, is set in a near-future Earth where the atmosphere has become toxic and humanity has evacuated to a Jupiter's moon colonized by a small group of survivors. Sam, played by Qualley, is one of these last people and spends her time conducting experiments to prove that life can adapt to the poisoned air.

Her world is turned upside down when Micah (Anthony Mackie) arrives by balloon, seeking the last shuttle off the planet. The film revolves around the central question of whether to flee a dying world or stay and fight for it.

Spectral, starring James Badge Dale, adds a ghostly element to its sci-fi premise. The story follows a DARPA engineer who is sent to an Eastern European city where soldiers are being killed by figures that can only be seen through special goggles. Initially dismissed as ghosts, these apparitions turn out to have a hard-science explanation, leading the team to develop weapons capable of fighting them. This film offers a thrilling blend of sci-fi and horror, and its unique premise is likely to be unfamiliar to most viewers.

Lastly, Anon (2018) presents a chilling vision of a near-future where everyone's vision is constantly recorded and stored, effectively eroding privacy and reducing crime to a mere recording. Police can replay any event captured by these recordings, eliminating the need for witness statements or alibis. The film follows detective Clive Owen as he investigates a series of murders committed by a woman (Amanda Seyfried) with no traceable identity in the system.

This woman possesses the remarkable ability to manipulate and edit people's perceptions of reality in real time. As Owen delves deeper into her case, the line between reality and manipulation becomes increasingly blurred, forcing viewers to question the nature of reality itself.