50 Best Dystopian Movies of all time

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From here: http://snarkerati.com/movie-news/the-top-50-dystopian-movies-of-all-time/

(I've also added the honourable mentions and some of the better user comments at the end)

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1
Metropolis (1927,  Unrated)
2
A Clockwork Orange (1971,  R)
3
Brazil (1985,  R)
4
Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire) (The Sky Above Berlin) (1987,  PG-13)
5
Blade Runner (1982,  R)
6
Children of Men (2006,  R)
7
The Matrix (1999,  R)
8
Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) (1981,  R)
9
Minority Report (2002,  PG-13)
10
Delicatessen (1991,  R)
Delicatessen
Completely messed up.
11
Sleeper (1973,  PG)
12
The Trial (1993,  PG-13)
13
Alphaville (1965,  Unrated)
14
Twelve Monkeys (12 Monkeys) (1995,  R)
15
Serenity (2005,  PG-13)
16
Pleasantville (1998,  PG-13)
17
Kôkaku kidôtai (Ghost in the Shell) (Shell Mobile Force) (1996,  R)
18
Battle Royale (Batoru Rowaiaru) (2001,  Unrated)
19
RoboCop (1987,  R)
20
Akira (1988,  R)
21
La Cité des Enfants Perdus (The City of Lost Children) (1995,  R)
22
Planet of the Apes (1968,  PG)
23
V for Vendetta (2006,  R)
24
Metropolis (Metoroporisu) (2002,  PG-13)
25
Gattaca (1997,  PG-13)
26
Fahrenheit 451 (1966,  PG)
27
On the Beach (1959,  Unrated)
28
Mad Max (1979,  R)
29
Total Recall (1990,  R)
30
Dark City (1998,  R)
31
The War of the Worlds (1953,  G)
32
District B13 (Banlieue 13) (2006,  R)
33
They Live (1988,  R)
They Live
I can't believe it took me so long to see this. Fantastic movie.
34
THX 1138 (1971,  PG)
THX 1138
Very surprising movie. I was expecting it to look far more dated, but it was really very well done in that respect. The dystopia itself was sort of a mix-up of 1984, Brave New World, Brazil & The Time Machine. The beauty of it was that it didn't hold your hand like most American movies do these days, so a lot was left unspoken or at a loose end. That, and that the human nature shown was pretty realistic, such as panicking when you're about to achieve freedom. The actor didn't go overboard with emotion after bad news is found out - the reaction was exactly as you'd expect from someone drugged up to the eyeballs on stuff specifically designed to inhibit emotions.
35
Escape from New York (1981,  R)
36
A Scanner Darkly (2006,  R)
A Scanner Darkly
That was one very trippy movie. I'm left with no illusions that Philip K Dick had never tried drugs - he knows too well what he speaks of. The story is also well crafted and the movie well executed.

I swear Keanu Reeves was hired for his ability to say "Whoah", and if I'm right then it was actually an ideal piece of casting. Rory Cochrane and Robert Downey Jr are amazing in this movie.
37
Silent Running (1971,  G)
38
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001,  PG-13)
39
1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (1984,  R)
40
A Boy and His Dog (1975,  R)
41
Soylent Green (1973,  PG)
42
I, Robot (2004,  PG-13)
43
Logan's Run (1976,  PG)
44
Strange Days (1995,  R)
45
Idiocracy (2006,  R)
46
Death Race 2000 (1975,  R)
47
Rollerball (1975,  R)
48
Starship Troopers (1997,  R)
49
One Point O (1.0)(Paranoia: 1.0) (2004,  R)
50
Equilibrium (2002,  R)
51
Modern Times (1936,  Unrated)
52
Solyaris (Solaris) (1976,  Unrated)
53
La Jetée (The Pier) (1962,  Unrated)
54
Quatermass and the Pit (Five Million Years to Earth)(The Mind Benders) (1967,  Unrated)
55
Westworld (1973,  PG)
56
Zardoz (1974,  R)
57
The Handmaid's Tale (1990,  R)
58
Threads (1984,  Unrated)
59
Reign of Fire (2002,  PG-13)
60
Brave New World (1998,  Unrated)
61
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978,  PG)
62
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956,  PG)
63
28 Days Later (2003,  R)
64
28 Weeks Later... (2007,  R)
65
Dawn of the Dead (1979,  R)
66
Land of the Dead (2005,  R)
67
Demolition Man (1993,  R)

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  1. jimbotender
    jimbotender posted 434 days ago

    top notch list,excellent choices though some remakes could have been avoided,hehe.still,a great list.
    delete