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Matches come from recorded genres and theme tags; catalogue coverage can vary. 421 films · Page 2.
Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, action film, adventure film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film
Chapter 1: The Pole of Inaccessibility Decades after the apocalypse, Australia is a radioactive wasteland and the Green Place of Many Mothers is one of the last remaining areas with fresh water and plant cultivation. Raiders discover the G…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, drama film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, steampunk film, thriller film
In 2031, 17 years after an attempt to stop climate change via stratospheric aerosol injection with the compound CW-7 catastrophically backfired, creating a new ice age that destroyed life on Earth, the remnants of humanity shelter in a sta…
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LGBTQ-related film, Sci-Fi, Super Hero, Thriller, Utopia & Dystopia, action thriller, dystopian film, political drama, political thriller film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction action film, thriller film, vigilante film
In the near future, Britain is ruled by the Norsefire political party, a fascist and totalitarian regime led by High Chancellor Adam Sutler. The government controls the populace through propaganda and fear, imprisoning or executing those d…
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Action, Sci-Fi, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, cyberpunk, science fiction film, superhero film
A young woman named Bugs learns that the Matrix is running old code in a loop, enacting the moment when Trinity first found Neo within the Matrix. Bugs discovers a program embodying Morpheus and helps free him from the simulation. In San F…
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Aliens, Fantasy, Military Film, Political Satire, Satire On War, Sci-Fi, Space Opera, action film, dystopian film, military science fiction, monster film, science fiction film, thriller film
In the future, Earth is governed by the United Citizen Federation, a stratocratic regime founded generations earlier by "veterans" after democracy and social scientists brought civilization to the brink of ruin. Citizenship is exclusively …
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Drama, Sci-Fi, action film, drama film, horror film, post-apocalyptic film, vampire film
In 2009, a genetically engineered measles virus designed to cure cancer mutated and killed 90% of the human population, and transformed another 9% into vampiric-zombies known as Darkseekers, who hunt for immune humans at night as they are …
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Super Hero, Time Travel, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, crossover fiction, dystopian film, science fiction film, superhero film, thriller film, time-travel film
In a dystopian 2023, robots called Sentinels hunt and kill mutants, as well as humans who either possess the genetic potential to have mutant offspring or try to protect them. In Moscow, they attack X-Men survivors Kitty Pryde, Colossus, B…
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Drama, Sci-Fi, Utopia & Dystopia, drama film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
In the 22nd century, rising sea levels caused by global warming have wiped out coastal cities and altered the world's climate. With the human population in decline, advanced nations have created humanoid robots called mechas (diminutive of…
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, dystopian film, fantasy film, mystery film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film, thriller film
A teenage boy awakens in an underground elevator without memory of his identity. A large group of male youths greets him in a large grassy area, called the "Glade", enclosed by massive stone walls. The "Gladers" have formed a rudimentary s…
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, drama film, dystopian film, science fiction film
In an alternate 1990, a war between humans and robots has left the world in disarray. With the help of Sentre CEO Ethan Skate, who developed Neurocaster technology that allowed humans to upload their minds into drone robots, humanity manag…
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Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, action film, adventure film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction film
Max Rockatansky is captured by hydraulic despot cult leader Immortan Joe's War Boys and taken to his fortress called the Citadel. Max, a universal donor, is forced to transfuse his blood to Nux, a sick War Boy. Meanwhile, Joe sends his lie…
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Action, Sci-Fi, Time Travel, War Film, dystopian film, military science fiction, science fiction action film, science fiction film
In 2015, an alien race known as "Mimics" lands in Germany and swiftly conquers much of continental Europe, killing millions. By 2020, humanity has formed a global military alliance, the United Defense Force (UDF), to combat the Mimics. How…
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Utopia & Dystopia, drama film, dystopian film, science fiction film
By 2022, the cumulative effects of overpopulation, global warming, and pollution have caused ecocide, leading to severe worldwide shortages of food, water, and housing, bringing human civilization to the brink of collapse. New York City ha…
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Destiny, Political Drama, Psychodrama, Utopia & Dystopia, arthouse science fiction film, biopunk, drama film, dystopian film, science fiction film
In the "not-too-distant" future, eugenics is common. A genetic registry database uses biometrics to classify those so created as "valids" while those conceived naturally and more susceptible to genetic disorders are known as "in-valids". G…
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Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Computeranimation, Romance Film, adventure film, adventure science fiction, children's film, comedy film, dystopian film, flashback film, post-apocalyptic film, romance film, romantic comedy film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film
In the year 2805, Earth is an inhospitable, garbage-strewn wasteland due to an ecocide caused by rampant consumerism, corporate greed, and environmental neglect. Humanity was evacuated to space by the megacorporation Buy n Large on giant s…
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Action, Japanese Monster Movie, Sci-Fi, action film, adventure film, alien invasion, apocalyptic film, dystopian film, speculative fiction film, superhero film
In 2013, colossal extraterrestrials called Kaiju emerge from an interdimensional portal called the Breach at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean and begin to attack coastal cities along the Pacific Rim. In response, humanity constructs massive…
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Political Thriller, Sci-Fi, Super Hero, action film, alternate history film, drama film, dystopian film, neo-noir, superhero film, vigilante film
In 1985, a man living in a Manhattan apartment watches news about escalating Cold War tensions and the response from five-term President Richard Nixon when an unknown assailant attacks and hurls him to the street below. Throughout the open…
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Dark Comedy, Romance Film, Sci-Fi, Thriller, arthouse science fiction film, dystopian film, romantic comedy film, science fiction film
David is escorted to a hotel after his wife leaves him for another man. The hotel manager reveals that single people have 45 days to find a partner or they will be transformed into an animal of their choice (the dog accompanying David is h…
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Action, Conspiracy Thriller, Utopia & Dystopia, action film, adventure film, cyberpunk, dystopian film, science fiction film
In 2084, Mars is a colonized world under the tyrannical regime of Vilos Cohaagen, who controls the mining of valuable turbinium ore. On Earth, construction worker Douglas Quaid experiences recurring dreams about Mars and a mysterious woman…
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Accident, Action, Apocalypse & Post-Apocalypse, Destiny, Natural Disaster, disaster film, science fiction film
In 2009, American geologist Adrian Helmsley visits astrophysicist Satnam Tsurutani in Jharkhand, India, and learns that a previously undiscovered type of neutrino from a solar flare is heating the Earth's core. Returning to Washington, D.C…
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Dark Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, action film, action thriller, adventure film, black comedy film, dystopian film, horror film, science fiction action film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, thriller film
"Nada" is a homeless man who comes to Los Angeles, California in pursuit of work, where he spots a preacher warning that "they" have recruited the rich and powerful to control humanity. He finds employment at a construction site and befrie…
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Action, Sci-Fi, action film, cyberpunk, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic fiction, science fiction film
In the year 2563, 300 years after Earth was devastated in a catastrophic war against the United Republic of Mars (URM), scientist Dr. Dyson Ido salvages a disembodied female cyborg with an intact human brain in the Iron City scrapyard. He …
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Action, Fake Documentary, Komödie, Sci-Fi, action film, action thriller, adventure film, biopunk, drama film, dystopian film, horror film, independent film, mockumentary, science fiction action film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, thriller film
In 1982, an extraterrestrial mothership arrives and hovers over Johannesburg, South Africa. Inside, an investigation team finds over a million starved insectoid and crustacean-like aliens and the South African government voluntarily reloca…
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Action, Sci-Fi, War Film, drama film, dystopian film, post-apocalyptic film, science fiction action film, science fiction film
In 2055, an artificial intelligence created by the U.S. government detonates a nuclear warhead over Los Angeles, California. In response, most of the Western world pledges to eradicate AI to prevent humanity's extinction.
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