
This list honors a specific type of science fiction: it’s not only visually captivating or thoughtfully profound, but it’s filled with intricate details that become apparent when one isn’t hyper-focused. These are tales that subtly disclose deeper meanings in the periphery – in gestures, glitches, symmetrical compositions, or the subtle reappearance of a seemingly insignificant line. Some of these films have different impacts depending on your emotional state or age at the time of viewing. Others gradually alter their themes with each watch, not because the film has changed, but because you have. Here are 15 science fiction movies that don’t simply encourage rewatching – they demand it.