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Dystopian movies

Explore dystopian societies and unsettling imagined futures.

Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 421 films · Page 17.

Warlords (1988)

Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse

Dow is an ex-soldier searching the wasteland for his wife who was taken from him by the Warlord. With only a disembodied, wisecracking head and a renegade woman named Danny as his companions, they roam the terrain to try and get back the w…

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Encrypt (2003)

Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, dystopian film, science fiction film

A few survivors have dedicated themselves to preserving and protecting what is left of mankind; among these is former Army Captain John Thomas Garth. Approached by Lapierre, a former comrade now employed by eco-profiteer Anton Reich, Garth…

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Christmas with the Dead (2012)

Christmas film, comedy horror, dystopian film, zombie film

Strange electrical currents hurtle towards Earth from outer space. Calvin lives a typical life with his wife Ella and daughter Tina in the fictional East Texas town of Mud Creek It's during the holidays and one night Ella harasses him to p…

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Dark Metropolis (2010)

dystopian film, science fiction film

Mankind has lost a 300-year war against a genetically enhanced race that man created, abused and finally tortured. Now the descendants of that race - known as the 'Ghen' control the planet Earth from advanced underground cities.

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5 Shells (2012)

dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film

Following a global economic collapse resulting in a post apocalyptic world, Matti (Kelsey Hutton) and her older sister Joslyn (Eve Kozikowski) are hiding beneath the floor as an armed intruder searches their house. After finding their pare…

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FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions (2004)

drama film, dystopian film, science fiction film

The film takes place in a vaguely futuristic dystopian milieu of France where the oppressors are an all female group called the Sisterhood of Metacontrol. They bombard Paris with a steady stream of megaphoned announcements advocating a str…

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Humanity's End (2009)

Action, Sci-Fi, action film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, thriller film, war film

Several hundred years into the future, mankind has been relegated to the position of a minority species being replaced by a clone-race called "Homo technis" or "Konstrukts" which is itself being supplanted by the genetically engineered rac…

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A Pumpkin Full of Nonsense (1985)

children's film, dystopian film, fantasy film

Sir Scrabble, a resident of a magical town known as Nonsense, follows a boy named Tad and a girl named Terry on the way to a Halloween party. Coming across a pumpkin patch, they stumble upon an enormous pumpkin and land right into the town…

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Revenge Quest (1995)

action film, cyberpunk, dystopian film, science fiction film, thriller film

Prison fugitive Trent McKormick exits an Amtrak from Mars, having escaped from Red Rock Prison. He is searching for Julie Meyers, the office woman who testified against him. Elsewhere, Detective Rick Castle is summoned by his boss and lear…

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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (2010)

dystopian film, romantic comedy film

Set in Atlanta during the 2008 election season, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do follows the story of lovers Vince and Shonda as they agree to go into therapy in a last ditch effort to restore their love for one another.

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The Next Race: The Remote Viewings (2007)

dystopian film, science fiction film

The film is set in an unspecified time in the future version of earth when the descendants of a genetically enhanced race created by mankind have control of the planet. Known as the "ghen" - a derivative of the word "generic" which humans …

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8th Wonderland (2008)

Modern-Day Fantasy, Utopia & Dystopia, drama film

It tells the story of the first virtual state a globally composed collective of hundreds of people founded on the Internet. They want to counteract the mere words of politics. Every week the citizens of the 8th Wonderland vote on the next …

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Box Head Revolution (2002)

dystopian film, science fiction film

On an unknown planet in an uncertain time, a two-tiered society has taken shape. The ruling class live above ground and wear masks on their faces, while the working class labors below the surface of the planet. The lowest order of the unde…

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The Wind is Watching (2014)

dystopian film, science fiction film

In a rural dystopia, a nuclear contamination in the Pacific Ocean has provoked a second civil war. A young farm girl named Cara Gardner (Nicole Ann Hicks) must embark on a journey through war-torn America to rescue her only remaining famil…

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