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2033 (2009)
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Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In 2033, Mexico City is a hot, mechanical and chaotic megacity ruled by the military and a tyrannical government. It is an oppressed society with its religious faith and liberty of expression stolen. Pablo, the main character, is a young finantial yuppie that gets shelter in drugs and alcohol. He leaves his privileged life in order to help the unprotected and destroy the system that controls the population.
Style:
tense, exciting, captivating, futuristic, bleak, political thriller, apocalyptic, dystopian
Plot:
dystopia, corruption, totalitarianism, authoritarianism, social commentary, social inequality, fight, battles, high society, fighting the system, society, resistance, class differences, class struggle, resistance fighter, class conflict, rebellion, propaganda, resistance movement, civil unrest, sacrifice, coming of age, urban decay, underground movement, violent ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
mexico city
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, captivating, futuristic and suspenseful films with plots about dystopia, survival, distopia, post apocalyptic, cyberpunk, moral ambiguity and post apocalypse mostly in Sci-Fi, Adventure and Action genres. Some movies like 2033: The Lawless Land (1988), Run Like Hell (1995), Nightmare City 2035 (2007), Outlaw Prophet (2001), Kadaisi Ulaga Por (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Action-adventure set in a world of the near-future, where young love is forbidden among the lower classes. Nevertheless, one couple defies their police-state world to fight and hold on to whatever love they can find.
Style:
action adventure, tense, independent film, apocalyptic
Plot:
forbidden love, post apocalypse, post-apocalyptic future, police station, class struggle, dystopia, forbidden romance, totalitarianism, surveillance, young love, chase, escape ...
Time:
near future, future
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
In a post-apocalyptic world brought on by the Coronavirus, communism runs rampant, meetings are forbidden and Christianity is illegal. A band of young believers launch an underground revolution to reunite Christians and regain freedom from their ...
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, disturbing, philosophical ...
Plot:
religious persecution, christian, authoritarianism, politics, faith, republican, pandemic, tyranny, repression, virus, resistance, dystopian future ...
Time:
near future, future, 2020s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In the year of 2008, war and sickness have overtaken the planet. The deranged government declares single women a threat to the human race. Singles women are imprisoned. The corrupt warden is determined to keep the prisoners locked up.
Style:
dark, bleak, grim, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dystopia, escape, escape attempt, corruption, sexism, oppression, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, social commentary, survival, claustrophobia, desperation ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The future. The corrupt regime broadcasts the illusion of a beautiful city to the chip in your head, when in fact the city is in ruins. The rebels know the truth and seek to foment revolution.
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, serious, captivating, futuristic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
dystopia, post apocalypse, evil computer, city, virtual reality, rebellion, dystopic future, demolished city, dystopian future, distopia, power, destruction ...
Time:
future, near future
Similarity:
93%
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jon 141 founds himself stuck in a world of out-of-control reality TV. Every week, he has to fight for higher ratings and his life. But now, the network wants more viewers, and sleazy producer Quinton McBride knows just how to do it. By destroying ...
Style:
semi serious, stylized, suspenseful, exciting, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rebellion, heroes, imaginary, escapades, rebelliousness, androids and robots, danger, chaos, rivalry, society, space wars, dystopia ...
Time:
future, near future
Similarity:
93%
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
In a dystopian near-future, new world order arises, leading to world war 3. India tries to remain neutral leading to capturing of Tamil Nadu from the South.
Style:
political thriller, tense, dark, bleak, suspense ...
Plot:
dystopia, civil unrest, new world order, civil war, rebellion, resistance, propaganda, survival, martial law, military coup, nationalism, battlefield ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 31 min.
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Story:
In the early days of the 22nd Century, the human population reaches a staggering 12 billion. Global disease, famine and suffering have spread on an unimaginable scale. In the wake of epic brutal wars over food, water and medicine, an oppressive ...
Style:
bleak, dark, tense, suspenseful, allegory ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, oppression, dystopia, revolution, liberation, cyberpunk, rebellion, moral ambiguity, survival, social commentary, heroine, class struggle ...
Time:
22nd century, future
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
Over run by the alien Kryslum Empire, a devastated Earth is victim of their slow terra-forming technologies. With the human race enslaved and on the brink of destruction, four misfits join forces to start the rebellion that will bring upon a new ...
Style:
dark, action packed, tense, futuristic
Plot:
rebellion, dystopia, alien invasion, occupation, enslavement, post apocalyptic, survival, freedom, post apocalypse, underground movement, guerilla warfare, hopes ...
Similarity:
82%
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602
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
It is the year 2027, eight years after the first outbreak of The Sickness, a highly contagious, adaptive and lethal virus. The world is now run by a pharmaceutical corporation called The Company, which distributes a treatment for the virus but ...
Style:
tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, exciting ...
Plot:
survival, dystopia, distopia, betrayal, corporate conspiracy, virus outbreak, human experiment, pandemic, post apocalypse, imprisonment, good versus evil, fight ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
79%
349
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the not too distant future where a deadly disease has gripped the world, Arcadia has been built as safe disease-free haven for the privileged. Outside Arcadia, the average life lasts merely 40 years - unless they can earn a place amongst the ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, social ...
Plot:
totalitarianism, distopia, family relations, dystopia, disease, pandemic, dystopian future, social commentary, social injustice, illness, totalitarian state, dystopian society ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
london
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
In an oppressive future, where everyone's only contact is their computer, one lonely young man is forced to venture forth in search of human contact.
Style:
psychological, futuristic, suspense, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
virtual reality, loneliness, social isolation, dystopia, dystopian future, real world, computers and web, social problems, life, society, social issues, confined ...
Time:
future, near future
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The year is 2045, the continuing drug war has caused havoc between The United States government and Mexico. Gear Side International, a robotics engineering company loses a multi billion dollar government contract due to bad practices. On the brink ...
Style:
tense, bleak, captivating, entertaining, suspenseful ...
Plot:
cartel, war on drugs, robot, terminator, distopia, post apocalypse, drug, robotics, chaos, threat, robot as menace, drug cartel ...
Time:
near future, future, 2010s
Place:
mexico, usa
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Drug lords take over the empire left by convicted Sonny Hokori.
Style:
futuristic, suspenseful, detective, neo noir, tense ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, computer virus, organized crime, underworld, hacking, urban, corporate corruption, gang warfare, dystopia, moral ambiguity, virtual reality, family drama ...
Time:
90s, near future, future, 2040s, 21st century
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Mexico
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Mexican science fiction film where the over-population problem has been solved by programming people to operate in either day or night, and not both.
Style:
thought provoking, philosophical, bleak, political, futuristic ...
Plot:
dystopia, overpopulation, social commentary, alienation, segregation, oppression, isolation, sleeping, claustrophobia, alternate reality, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
near future, future, 2010s
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Fifteen years ago, three childhood friends, Geki, Sherry and Okuma, were star-gazing and became inspired to go into space. As adults, Geki and Okuma join a mission to Mars, but their space shuttle goes missing before they could reach their ...
Style:
captivating, contemplative, futuristic, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
superhero, heisei era, alien, space opera, space mission, group of friends, heroes, combat, supernatural power, teamwork, vengeance, showdown ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In a post-apocalyptic landscape, an ex-soldier wanders in search of his lost home and family. Along the way, he joins a makeshift group of survivors who convince him to lead them through the wasteland. But when a band of pillaging raiders comes ...
Style:
independent film, serious, exciting, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
cyborgs, fight, punk rocker, post apocalyptic, dystopia, wasteland, survival, distopia, survivor, ex soldier, end of civilization, lawlessness ...
Time:
future
Place:
arizona
Similarity:
58%
31
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
In a near future, after a global war has destroyed civilization, pirate gangs attack and loot surviving people.
Style:
tense, captivating, serious, exciting, dark ...
Plot:
survival, father son relationship, pirate, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, danger, intruder, end of the world, family bonds, protection, isolation, dystopia ...
Time:
future, near future
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Armed with laser guns and wit, Pete Winning and his rag-tag crew navigate a flooded earth in the not-too-distant future. Braving mutants, pirates and the seas, they search for the self-crowned evil Queen's coveted maps of the new world.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, exciting, action adventure ...
Plot:
mutant, post apocalypse, adventure hero, swashbuckler, battles, camaraderie, pirate, post apocalyptic, evil queen, survivor, survival, dystopia ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
55%
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Genre: Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In the year 2019, where the world is under martial law, two rookie cops are tasked to patrol District C-11 where death is just a bullet away.
Style:
tense, disturbing, futuristic, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
martial law, moral ambiguity, moral dilemma, partners against crime, police, problem, crime boss, police officer, partners in crime, police partner, battles, fight ...
Time:
near future
Place:
boston
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The year is 2036 and Earth has been invaded: hope lies with the last Robo Warrior - a towering fighting machine.
Style:
futuristic, mecha, heroic, thrilling, grim ...
Plot:
giant robot, post apocalyptic, dystopia, monster, robot, battles, apocalypse, invasion, technology, survival, alien technology, military ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Rebirth takes place during the early brutal stages of Dominion Industries. In this story watch Olive and other deviants undergo a series of deadly experiments lead by Laurie Harvey and her team.
Style:
psychological, captivating, dark, brutal, bleak ...
Plot:
human experiment, distopia, fight, superhuman powers, supernatural, supernatural ability, supernatural power, experiment, genetic engineering, laboratory, dystopia, survival ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
2525 A.D. Man has colonized the stars. The wealthy and powerful implant their brains in cloned versions of themselves to gain immortality. As a side-effect, occasionally a clone develops mutant abilities. A clonehunter and his new partner have to ...
Style:
futuristic, suspenseful, dark, tense
Plot:
conspiracy, cloning, transhumanism, immortality, dystopia, anti hero, vigilante, moral ambiguity, elitism, identity crisis, cyberpunk, ethical dilemma ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Izi's close to escaping The Kitchen, one of London's last remaining housing estates. But when young Benji enters his life, he faces some hard decisions.
Style:
thrilling, tense, captivating, suspenseful, futuristic
Plot:
political oppression, social issues, dystopia, urban setting, distopia, dystopian society, dystopian future, social problems, robbery, burglar, class differences, life is a bitch ...
Time:
2040s, near future, future, 21st century
Place:
london
Similarity:
49%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A devastating earthquake has left Los Angeles split in two. The wealthy now live in a new island metropolis, while the poor struggle to survive in the ruins of the old city. Detective Jack has been assigned to investigate the disappearance of a ...
Style:
bleak, tense, fast paced, noir, futuristic
Plot:
survival, dystopia, post apocalyptic, escape, violent, hostage situation, desperation, conspiracy, missing person, rescue mission, private investigator, wasteland ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
You are following the lives of a family who have chosen not to take the microchip implant but instead live a life with no home and consistently on the run from the one world government known as the F.A.T.H.E.R.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, action adventure, futuristic, christian film
Plot:
new world order, dystopia, underground movement, government conspiracy, totalitarianism, religious persecution, mind control, post apocalyptic, survival, identity crisis, ethical dilemma, propaganda ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A sassy bounty hunter and her convict boyfriend free a society from the clutches of a repressive theocratic police state.
Style:
suspense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, tense
Plot:
distopia, rebellion, chase, outer space, steampunk, surrealism, danger, bounty hunter, heroes, vengeance, death, violence ...
Time:
future, victorian era
Place:
usa
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Maxim Kammerer fights for his love and freedom. He leads a rebel movement challenging the five greedy rulers. One of the rulers, Strannik, knows how dangerous Maxim can be. He makes up his mind to stop the young man at any cost. The last close fight ...
Style:
futuristic, captivating, exciting, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
battles, heroic mission, revolution, human spirit, rebellion, survival, dystopian future, chases and races, danger, soldier, heroes, space opera ...
Time:
future
Place:
soviet union, ussr
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In 20XX, Japan is full of Cyborgs. Human developed Artificial Intelligence JUDA to protect the Earth. However, JUDA started to attack humans since humans were planning a nuclear war and they are the real enemy of Earth. The fight between Human and ...
Style:
captivating, futuristic, tense, dark, mecha
Plot:
cyborgs, female warrior, artificial intelligence, androids and robots, amnesia, fight, memory loss, showdown, sword fight, robot, battles, post apocalypse ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
There is a strange event in the sky. Only a young woman, and some of her more alienated friends...notice. But they are voiceless, as it just gets stranger - even as below - on the ground, it gets more, what is ominously called, 'normal'.
Style:
captivating, mysterious, atmospheric, existential, surreal ...
Plot:
survival, alternate history, distopia, dystopian society, struggle for survival, dystopian future, problem, dystopia, mysterious event, outsider, walled city, social commentary ...
Time:
near future, 2020s
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
The Imperial Empire is attacked by an Alliance of rebels led by fanatical mystics. The ruler, Empress Nobu, the 8th generation of her family, wants to execute a bold plan to rescue a cyborg, Leah C6, trapped on the battle ravaged planet Endor. The ...
Style:
tense, futuristic, captivating, exciting, action packed ...
Plot:
space wars, soldier, commando mission, showdown, battles, cyborgs, rescue attempt, space opera, secret mission, fight, mission, space battle ...
Similarity:
44%
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