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looked better than in these flicks
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
cyberpunk movies for this list we’re
concentrating on films that encompass at
least some themes from the sub-genre of
science-fiction referred to as cyberpunk
judgement time that means they probably
focus on society’s most commonly future
societies that not only display advanced
technological enhancement but that are
also undergoing radical social change
what are your prime directives serve the
public trust protect the innocent uphold
the law these titles likely include some
dystopian settings themes of man and
machine merging plus a little bit of
social commentary thrown in for good
measure
good god the mechanic number 10 eXistenZ
ever get to a point where you believe
that the video game you’re playing is
real
hopefully you have it but that is the
subject of this David Cronenberg
cyberpunk thriller when a game developer
unveils her latest game at a seminar she
is attacked and her game is damaged
death to the demoness Allegra Geller now
she must undertake her own test run to
see that it still functions without
losing herself to the game eXistenZ
shows us a future where reality as we’ve
come to know it is no longer the norm it
also presents excellent commentary on
how humanity continues to rely on
technology to get by so much so that we
can’t survive without it
don’t people remember that a little
fresh air could do them some good listen
to me I think we’re still inside the
game number 9 Tetsuo the iron man
the argument that man is being swallowed
up by technology is taken a bit
literally here when a Japanese
businessman accidentally kills a man
during a drive his life begins to take a
bizarre turn he finds his body slowly
becoming a chunk of collective metal
what follows is a rapid descent into
terror madness and gruesome imagery is
this the revenge of the man he killed or
is it the fate of humanity to be
overtaken by technological advancement
to the point that we cease to exist made
on a small budget Tetsuo gets its point
across in a scary but effective fashion
some of these images once seen will
haunt you for days
number eight thread negotiations over
hey what are you doing you know what I
said
I’ll Gilbert set in a future practically
choking on crime this 21st century
adaptation of the popular comic strip
Judge Dredd sees its titular character
taking a rookie partner into one of the
most dangerous areas of mega city one
hey rookie what do you know about peach
trees sir peach trees has a 75 thousand
registered citizens
unlike the 90s adaptation starring
Sylvester Stallone Dredd of 2012
embraces a gritty cyberpunk feel giving
the movie a darker tone the action
stands out as grad must rely on his own
skills and not the eye in the sky backup
of his unit to survive his mission shit
meanwhile the popular slow-mo drug
sequences give the film a surreal
quality with a cool and competent
performance by Karl Urban it’s not hard
to see why Dredd is judge jury and
executioner in short he is the law
incendiary
number seven ghost in the shell’
this anime classic centers on cyborg cop
motoko kusanagi n the cyber warfare and
counterterrorism unit known as Public
Security section nine as they pursue a
hacker known as the puppet master
director Mamoru Oshii brings his
signature serene and existential style
to the future producing a film that is
as gorgeous as it is thought-provoking
Coco’s case ends up prompting more
questions about her existence than it
does answers about the puppet masters
motives
is there more to her than just wires and
circuits there are countless ingredients
that make up the human body in mind like
all the components that make up me as an
individual with my own personality does
her humanity even exist anymore the
questions in themes from this film have
inspired other sci-fi classics in recent
years including one title we’ll get to
later on this list
number six strange days
in this techno thriller from director
Kathryn Bigelow a former police officer
turned street dealer and his bodyguard
get caught up in a conspiracy involving
multiple murders and the next generation
of cyber entertainment while strange
days is a work of fiction part of its
appeal is how close to home this feature
feels chaos in the streets and abuse of
power are strong themes sharing the
spotlight with the unique squid
technology that enables people to
experience the memories of others
feelings and all
plus there’s a fun film noir edge an
alternative rock soundtrack and a
memorable rape fines performance to add
to the film’s uniqueness nail
strengthener commissioner’s sure
whatever see since you sick can my
career I don’t even have to call you sir
it’s one of life’s small pleasures
number five Robocop
thank you for your cooperation
set in a crime ridden Detroit in the not
so distant future this action flick
tells the story of Alex Murphy who is
viciously murdered in the line of duty
and resurrected as the next generation
of law enforcement Robocop
no you
you’re dead
we killed you not only painting a pretty
brutal picture of the United States of
the future Robocop is also a deep tale
about what comes after man and machine
merge Murphy’s journey to rediscover his
humanity under the metal armor that now
makes up his body is just as enticing as
the over-the-top action and man is it
bloody
it’s hard-hitting it’s action-packed and
it’s still one of the best films of its
kind to come out of the 80s looking for
me number four the Terminator cell
Ruksana yes when a young waitress named
Sarah Connor finds herself the target of
a seemingly unstoppable killing machine
her survival rests in the hands of a
freedom fighter from the future The
Terminator may take place in the 80s but
it offers a pretty grim outlook on a
machine dominated feature
while other entries on this list see
society’s downfall brought on by
humanities DS here it’s our own
technology orchestrating our near
extinction and that is a very scary
thought especially if it produces a
gigantic menacing assassin with an
Austrian accent I’ll be back if all
terminators came in his packaging we’d
be pretty screwed
number three Akira
in the year 2019 a young biker gang
stumbles across an escaped test subject
for government experiments and one of
the members Tetsuo has his latent
psychic powers awakened from then on
it’s a rush of chaos across the war-torn
city of Neo Tokyo as Tetsuo seeks out
the mysterious Akita to learn more about
his powers no pony
Akira presents a classic cyberpunk
dystopia where the skyline and pretty
lit skyscrapers mask a chaotic and
violent underbelly the story also shows
that humanity might be going too far
with technology in order to unlock human
potential and that the results could be
disastrous
Ikeda is much more than just a visually
amazing piece and that’s one of the
reasons why it’s considered one of the
greatest animated Syfy’s of all time
number two the matrix free your mind are
you living in the real world or hacker
extraordinaire neo that titillating
question leads him to ask another what
is the matrix the answer to which leads
to a startling revelation that sets him
on the path to become a christ-like
Savior in a digital world
so you’re here to save the world what do
you say to something like that booming
with revolutionary special effects
spectacular fight choreography and a
philosophical storyline about faith and
reality the matrix was a game changer in
the world of sci-fi movie making since
they’re both featured on this list it’s
worth mentioning the part of this is
thanks to ghost in the shell’ which the
matrix filmmakers themselves have cited
as a direct influence on their work
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
kitsch
this is pool a turtle blue mics run
these guys into your tent walls gonna be
blown ater
number one Blade Runner a new life
awaits you in the offworld colonies the
chance to begin again in a golden land
of opportunity and adventure Blade
Runner tells the story of Rick Deckard a
retired cop who’s pulled out of
retirement to hunt down for
bioengineered or bio robotic androids
known as replicants one of the most
visually arresting visions of the future
Ridley Scott’s classic paints a time and
place that doesn’t seem out of the realm
of possibility
there’s just so much detail thrown into
this movie from the beautiful skylines
to the dozens of cultures packed into an
overly crammed Los Angeles in 2019 you
also have human-like robots longing for
memories blurring the lines about their
place in society strengthened by a
brilliant script and a haunting
performance by Ricker Hauer as Roy batty
Blade Runner is a cyberpunk legend that
must be seen to be believed
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite cyberpunk film his pressures
dropping
okay we’ve got a central line in or
getting pressure back normal saline can
you do that get four more Zara
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looked better than in these flicks
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
cyberpunk movies for this list we’re
concentrating on films that encompass at
least some themes from the sub-genre of
science-fiction referred to as cyberpunk
judgement time that means they probably
focus on society’s most commonly future
societies that not only display advanced
technological enhancement but that are
also undergoing radical social change
what are your prime directives serve the
public trust protect the innocent uphold
the law these titles likely include some
dystopian settings themes of man and
machine merging plus a little bit of
social commentary thrown in for good
measure
good god the mechanic number 10 eXistenZ
ever get to a point where you believe
that the video game you’re playing is
real
hopefully you have it but that is the
subject of this David Cronenberg
cyberpunk thriller when a game developer
unveils her latest game at a seminar she
is attacked and her game is damaged
death to the demoness Allegra Geller now
she must undertake her own test run to
see that it still functions without
losing herself to the game eXistenZ
shows us a future where reality as we’ve
come to know it is no longer the norm it
also presents excellent commentary on
how humanity continues to rely on
technology to get by so much so that we
can’t survive without it
don’t people remember that a little
fresh air could do them some good listen
to me I think we’re still inside the
game number 9 Tetsuo the iron man
the argument that man is being swallowed
up by technology is taken a bit
literally here when a Japanese
businessman accidentally kills a man
during a drive his life begins to take a
bizarre turn he finds his body slowly
becoming a chunk of collective metal
what follows is a rapid descent into
terror madness and gruesome imagery is
this the revenge of the man he killed or
is it the fate of humanity to be
overtaken by technological advancement
to the point that we cease to exist made
on a small budget Tetsuo gets its point
across in a scary but effective fashion
some of these images once seen will
haunt you for days
number eight thread negotiations over
hey what are you doing you know what I
said
I’ll Gilbert set in a future practically
choking on crime this 21st century
adaptation of the popular comic strip
Judge Dredd sees its titular character
taking a rookie partner into one of the
most dangerous areas of mega city one
hey rookie what do you know about peach
trees sir peach trees has a 75 thousand
registered citizens
unlike the 90s adaptation starring
Sylvester Stallone Dredd of 2012
embraces a gritty cyberpunk feel giving
the movie a darker tone the action
stands out as grad must rely on his own
skills and not the eye in the sky backup
of his unit to survive his mission shit
meanwhile the popular slow-mo drug
sequences give the film a surreal
quality with a cool and competent
performance by Karl Urban it’s not hard
to see why Dredd is judge jury and
executioner in short he is the law
incendiary
number seven ghost in the shell’
this anime classic centers on cyborg cop
motoko kusanagi n the cyber warfare and
counterterrorism unit known as Public
Security section nine as they pursue a
hacker known as the puppet master
director Mamoru Oshii brings his
signature serene and existential style
to the future producing a film that is
as gorgeous as it is thought-provoking
Coco’s case ends up prompting more
questions about her existence than it
does answers about the puppet masters
motives
is there more to her than just wires and
circuits there are countless ingredients
that make up the human body in mind like
all the components that make up me as an
individual with my own personality does
her humanity even exist anymore the
questions in themes from this film have
inspired other sci-fi classics in recent
years including one title we’ll get to
later on this list
number six strange days
in this techno thriller from director
Kathryn Bigelow a former police officer
turned street dealer and his bodyguard
get caught up in a conspiracy involving
multiple murders and the next generation
of cyber entertainment while strange
days is a work of fiction part of its
appeal is how close to home this feature
feels chaos in the streets and abuse of
power are strong themes sharing the
spotlight with the unique squid
technology that enables people to
experience the memories of others
feelings and all
plus there’s a fun film noir edge an
alternative rock soundtrack and a
memorable rape fines performance to add
to the film’s uniqueness nail
strengthener commissioner’s sure
whatever see since you sick can my
career I don’t even have to call you sir
it’s one of life’s small pleasures
number five Robocop
thank you for your cooperation
set in a crime ridden Detroit in the not
so distant future this action flick
tells the story of Alex Murphy who is
viciously murdered in the line of duty
and resurrected as the next generation
of law enforcement Robocop
no you
you’re dead
we killed you not only painting a pretty
brutal picture of the United States of
the future Robocop is also a deep tale
about what comes after man and machine
merge Murphy’s journey to rediscover his
humanity under the metal armor that now
makes up his body is just as enticing as
the over-the-top action and man is it
bloody
it’s hard-hitting it’s action-packed and
it’s still one of the best films of its
kind to come out of the 80s looking for
me number four the Terminator cell
Ruksana yes when a young waitress named
Sarah Connor finds herself the target of
a seemingly unstoppable killing machine
her survival rests in the hands of a
freedom fighter from the future The
Terminator may take place in the 80s but
it offers a pretty grim outlook on a
machine dominated feature
while other entries on this list see
society’s downfall brought on by
humanities DS here it’s our own
technology orchestrating our near
extinction and that is a very scary
thought especially if it produces a
gigantic menacing assassin with an
Austrian accent I’ll be back if all
terminators came in his packaging we’d
be pretty screwed
number three Akira
in the year 2019 a young biker gang
stumbles across an escaped test subject
for government experiments and one of
the members Tetsuo has his latent
psychic powers awakened from then on
it’s a rush of chaos across the war-torn
city of Neo Tokyo as Tetsuo seeks out
the mysterious Akita to learn more about
his powers no pony
Akira presents a classic cyberpunk
dystopia where the skyline and pretty
lit skyscrapers mask a chaotic and
violent underbelly the story also shows
that humanity might be going too far
with technology in order to unlock human
potential and that the results could be
disastrous
Ikeda is much more than just a visually
amazing piece and that’s one of the
reasons why it’s considered one of the
greatest animated Syfy’s of all time
number two the matrix free your mind are
you living in the real world or hacker
extraordinaire neo that titillating
question leads him to ask another what
is the matrix the answer to which leads
to a startling revelation that sets him
on the path to become a christ-like
Savior in a digital world
so you’re here to save the world what do
you say to something like that booming
with revolutionary special effects
spectacular fight choreography and a
philosophical storyline about faith and
reality the matrix was a game changer in
the world of sci-fi movie making since
they’re both featured on this list it’s
worth mentioning the part of this is
thanks to ghost in the shell’ which the
matrix filmmakers themselves have cited
as a direct influence on their work
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
kitsch
this is pool a turtle blue mics run
these guys into your tent walls gonna be
blown ater
number one Blade Runner a new life
awaits you in the offworld colonies the
chance to begin again in a golden land
of opportunity and adventure Blade
Runner tells the story of Rick Deckard a
retired cop who’s pulled out of
retirement to hunt down for
bioengineered or bio robotic androids
known as replicants one of the most
visually arresting visions of the future
Ridley Scott’s classic paints a time and
place that doesn’t seem out of the realm
of possibility
there’s just so much detail thrown into
this movie from the beautiful skylines
to the dozens of cultures packed into an
overly crammed Los Angeles in 2019 you
also have human-like robots longing for
memories blurring the lines about their
place in society strengthened by a
brilliant script and a haunting
performance by Ricker Hauer as Roy batty
Blade Runner is a cyberpunk legend that
must be seen to be believed
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite cyberpunk film his pressures
dropping
okay we’ve got a central line in or
getting pressure back normal saline can
you do that get four more Zara
spotlighting top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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