| Oblivion (2013) | 7.0 | |
| 12 Monkeys (2015) | 7.7 | |
| Repo Men (2010) | 6.3 | |
| The Giver (2014) | 6.4 | |
| Insurgent (2015) | 6.2 |
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515K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, teen, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
distopia, heroine, rebellion, survival, fighting the system, danger, chosen one, post apocalypse, choice, dystopian future, dystopia, society ...
Time:
future, year 2014, near future, 2010s
Place:
chicago, usa
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611K
Genre: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In 2035, where robots are common-place and abide by the three laws of robotics, a techno-phobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may ...
Style:
futuristic, philosophical, exciting, apocalyptic, serious ...
Audience:
manly, teens, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
artificial intelligence, robot, cyberpunk, cyborgs, distopia, androids and robots, dystopia, dystopian future, androids, technology gone awry, fate of humanity, hi-tech ...
Time:
future, year 2004, 2030s, 20th century, near future ...
Place:
chicago, usa, north america
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be ...
Style:
visually appealing, visually stunning, road movie, apocalyptic, breathtaking ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, car, desert, apocalypse, survival, post apocalyptic, chase, on the run, dystopia, car chase, distopia, tough guy ...
Time:
future, year 2015, year 2016, near future, distant future ...
Place:
australia, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and American society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight ...
Style:
rough, futuristic, cult classic, exciting, tech noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
dystopian future, cyberpunk, distopia, chase, chases and races, dystopic future, prison, danger, dishonesty, rivalry, tough heroes, social commentary ...
Time:
future, near future, 80s, 20th century, year 2019 ...
Place:
los angeles, california
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101K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA, Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In Babylon A.D Vin Diesel stars as a veteran-turned-mercenary who is hired to deliver a package from the ravages of post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to a destination in the teeming megalopolis of New York City. The "package" is a mysterious ...
Style:
futuristic, action packed, stylized, apocalyptic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, dystopia, mercenary, post apocalyptic, protection, dystopian future, one man army, protector, distopia, master warrior, heroes, survival ...
Time:
future, year 2008, 20th century
Place:
russia, new york, china, usa, mongolia ...
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82K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, South Africa, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A lethal virus spreads throughout the British isles,infecting millions and killing hundreds of thousands. To contain the threat, acting authorities brutally quarantine the country as it succumbs to fear and chaos. The quarantine is successful. Three ...
Style:
suspenseful, futuristic, apocalyptic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apocalypse, post apocalypse, dystopia, cannibalism, virus, rescue, infected, danger, distopia, epidemic, female fighter, dystopian future ...
Time:
future, 2030s, year 2008, 2010s, 80s ...
Place:
scotland, britain, london, england, europe ...
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870K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville ...
Style:
intense, scary, suspenseful, atmospheric, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, survival, apocalypse, loneliness, post apocalypse, virus, infected, post apocalyptic, isolation, supernatural, plague, end of the world ...
Time:
future, year 2007, near future, year 2013, jurassic ...
Place:
new york, america, usa, vermont, manhattan new york city ...
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137K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy, Germany, Brazil, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
400 years into the future, disease has wiped out the majority of the world's population, except one walled city, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. When Æon Flux, the top operative in the underground 'Monican' rebellion, is ...
Style:
futuristic, stylized, action packed, apocalyptic, visually appealing ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female protagonist, strong female character, dystopia, woman with a gun, secret movement, cyberpunk, strong female lead, rebelliousness, superheroine, dystopian future, female killer, kick-butt women ...
Time:
future, near future, 2000s
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale, Finnick, and Peeta – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 ...
Style:
teen, saga, exciting, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
distopia, strong female lead, dystopia, resistance, chase, rebellion, dystopian future, brutality, chosen one, tough girl, female warrior, fight ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, future, near future, year 2016
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378K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico, Netherlands
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Construction worker Douglas Quaid discovers a memory chip in his brain during a virtual-reality trip. He also finds that his past has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Soon, he's off to Mars to find out who he is and who ...
Style:
futuristic, cerebral, cult classic, mind bending, ambiguous ending ...
Audience:
kids, manly, boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, mars, dystopia, secret agent, dystopian future, virtual reality, memory, memory loss, false memory, space colony, conspiracy, chase ...
Time:
future, 20th century, near future, 90s, year 1990 ...
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10K
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In the distant technological future, civilization has reached its ultimate Net-based form. An "infection" in the past caused the automated systems to spiral out of order, resulting in a multi-leveled city structure that replicates itself ...
Style:
anime, apocalyptic, suspense, exciting, tense ...
Plot:
robot, dystopian future, cyberpunk, evil robot, robot as menace, sentient robot, killer robot, human versus robot, dark future, against humanity, rebellion, humanity ...
Time:
distant future, 2010s
Place:
indiana
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an ...
Style:
surreal, futuristic, cynical, apocalyptic, postmodern ...
Plot:
time travel, dystopian future, apocalypse, alternate reality, memory, prophecy, chaos, distopia, dark humor, alternate history, amnesia, drug ...
Time:
future, year 2005, year 2006, near future, 2000s ...
Place:
los angeles, syria, middle east, nevada, southern california ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, depressing, apocalyptic, visually stunning ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
apocalypse, distopia, dystopia, chaos, redemption, end of the world, dystopian future, heroic mission, pandemic, fertility, post apocalyptic, dying ...
Time:
future, near future, distant future, year 2006, 2000s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, washington state, seattle ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been walled off and turned into a giant maximum security prison within which the country's worst criminals are left to form their own anarchic society. However, when the President of the United States crash ...
Style:
retro, exciting, tech noir, apocalyptic, perverse ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
prison, cyberpunk, dystopia, escape, post apocalyptic, race against time, rescue, post apocalypse, hostage, lone hero, taxi, dystopian future ...
Time:
future, near future, 80s, year 1997, year 1981 ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, new jersey, usa, brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, saga, action adventure, cyber ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
artificial intelligence, cyberpunk, virtual reality, distopia, robot, post apocalyptic, alternate reality, chosen one, dystopia, resistance, prophecy, one against many ...
Time:
future, year 2003, 23rd century, 2000s, distant future ...
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Revolting mutants hunt human outcasts and underground fighters (Bruce Campbell, Marta Alicia) in a future world of mind control.
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, apocalyptic, serious, futuristic ...
Plot:
virtual reality, post apocalypse, cannibalism, wasteland, dystopian future, trap, cannibal, rebel, danger, rivalry, post apocalyptic, distopia ...
Time:
future, 2030s, 21st century
Is relevant?
62K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Spain, Bulgaria
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity.
Style:
futuristic, bleak, suspenseful, atmospheric, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, androids and robots, robot, post apocalypse, distopia, dystopia, cyberpunk, dystopian future, robot human relationship, post apocalyptic, cyborgs, investigation ...
Time:
future, near future, 2010s, year 2014, 2040s ...
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Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Paul Dean has created a deadly parasite that is now attached to his stomach. He and his female companion, Patricia Welles, must find a way to destroy it while also trying to avoid Ricus, his rednecks, and an evil government agent named Merchant.
Style:
scary, medical horror, suspenseful, serious, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
dystopian future, deadly creature, parasite, mad scientist, experiment gone awry, save the world, monster, survival, dystopia, bio weapon, danger, plague ...
Time:
future, year 1992, year 1982, 90s, near future ...
Place:
california, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
'Hell' is the name of the hero of the story. He's a prisoner of the women who now run the USA after a nuclear/biological war. Results of the war are that mutants have evolved, and the human race is in danger of extinction due to ...
Style:
independent film, exciting, humorous, apocalyptic, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, rescue, dystopian future, mutant, bare breasts, save the world, survival, chaos, heroic mission, danger, heroes ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
austin texas
Is relevant?
275K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid, even though he's got a beautiful wife who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, mind bending, suspense, cyber ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, distopia, virtual reality, technology, memory loss, post apocalypse, dystopic future, dystopian future, on the run, flying car, mars, false memory ...
Time:
future, year 2012, 2010s, near future
Place:
seattle, big ben london, australia
Is relevant?
207K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story:
In a ruined and toxic future, a community exists in a giant underground silo that plunges hundreds of stories deep. There, men and women live in a society full of regulations they believe are meant to protect them.
Style:
captivating, tense, bleak, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
underground city, dystopia, post apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic future, dystopian future, post apocalypse, struggle for survival, apocalypse, sheriff, politics, disaster, survival ...
Time:
future
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Style:
psychedelic, psychological, philosophical, adult animation, bleak ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, drug abuse, dystopia, schizophrenia, conspiracy, disorder, addiction, trippy, society, fighting crime, consciousness, losing-it hero ...
Time:
future, year 2006, 2000s, near future, 21st century
Place:
california, texas, usa, san diego california
Is relevant?
54K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
10 years after a global economic collapse, a hardened loner pursues the men who stole his car through the lawless wasteland of the Australian outback, aided by the brother of one of the thieves.
Style:
atmospheric, road movie, rough, serious, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
wilderness, desert, post apocalypse, on the road, dystopian future, revenge, vengeance, brutality, apocalypse, lone hero, small town, tough heroes ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place:
australia, california
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Denmark, Norway
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In the near future, oil reserves are nearly depleted and Europe is connected by series of underground tunnels. While navigating these tunnels, Roger hears voices, one in particular. Seeking a way to rid himself of the voice only leads Roger deeper ...
Style:
adult animation, futuristic, surreal, exciting, atmospheric ...
Plot:
dystopian future, conspiracy, dystopic future, brutality, distopia, society, chaos, corporate crime, life is a bitch, danger, bomb, cyberpunk ...
Time:
future, distant future
Place:
europe, eastern europe, scandinavia, paris france, stockholm sweden ...
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243K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
Style:
grindhouse, retro, futuristic, apocalyptic, perverse ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
apocalypse, dystopia, chase, post apocalypse, vengeance, revenge, biker, car chase, car, dystopic future, chaos, criminal ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 1979, near future, distant future ...
Place:
australia, oceania
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Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins ...
Style:
anime, atmospheric, philosophical, futuristic, mind bending ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, androids and robots, hacker, female protagonist, cyborgs, dystopia, policewoman, distopia, female spy, chase, hacking ...
Time:
future, near future, 90s, year 1995, 2020s ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, east asia, asia
Is relevant?
123K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Czech Republic, Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a security breach. There, they learn that the alert came after a test subject, a mass murderer ...
Style:
suspense, rough, action packed, splatter, space horror ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
monster, mars, creature, alien, deadly creature, good versus evil, danger, zombie, video game, gory, blood, virus ...
Time:
future, 2040s, jurassic, year 2005, 2020s ...
Place:
space western, nevada
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, captivating, frightening, scary ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
zombie, survival, virus, post apocalypse, apocalypse, pandemic, walking dead, supernatural, zombie apocalypse, peril, plague, fear ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, america, atlanta georgia, georgia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido, a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens, she has no memory of who she is, nor does ...
Style:
futuristic, action adventure, captivating, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, female protagonist, cyborgs, distopia, post apocalypse, female warrior, tough girl, adaptation, martial arts, woman fights a man, bounty hunter, danger ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2019, 2010s
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Set in a futuristic world where the only sport that has survived in a wasted society is the brutal game known as jugging. Sallow, the leader of a rag-tag team, has played in the main Leagues before, but was cast out because of indiscretions with a ...
Style:
apocalyptic, intense, serious, exciting, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, dystopian future, martial arts, post apocalyptic, violence, blood, revenge, contests and competitions, escapades, athlete's life, life is a bitch, apocalypse ...
Time:
future, year 1989, near future
Place:
new jersey, australia
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