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Cyberpunk movies

High-tech, low-life futures: megacorps, augmentation, hacking, neon cities, and tech-driven power imbalance.

The Matrix Reloaded

1. The Matrix Reloaded

Adventure Action Thriller Science Fiction Epic Action
7.2
20032h 18min

Overview

The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix. With machine sentinels digging to Zion in 72 hours, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity must find the Keymaker to ultimately reach the Source.

Themes

Freedom within simulation, Trust in mentors, Choice under system design, Reality versus illusion, Power of code, Human resilience under threat

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The Animatrix

2. The Animatrix

Animation Science Fiction Anime Cyberpunk
7.3
20031h 42min

Overview

Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.

Themes

Rebellion against oppression, Human machine boundary, Memory erasure, Freedom vs control, Virtual reality governance, Post-apocalyptic future governance

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Overview

An unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world of corporate espionage. Quickly getting way over-his-head, he teams up with a mysterious femme fatale.

Themes

Deception and betrayal, Power relations in industry, Identity manipulation, Double agent dynamics, Memory instability, Corporate espionage ethics

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Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

4. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Action Animation Science Fiction Cyberpunk Anime
7.8
20011h 55min

Overview

The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren't the only ones hunting him.

Themes

Corporate malfeasance, Paranoia and amnesia, Vaccination ethics, Bounty driven pursuit, Weather-enabled vaccine spread, Bioengineered pathogen

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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

5. Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

Animation Action Science Fiction Thriller Superhero Action
7.8
20001h 17min

Overview

The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Neo-Gotham's Dark Knight, Terry McGinnis, needs answers as he stands alone to face the old Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.

Themes

Mentorship under pressure, Loyalty under manipulation, Technology as weapon, Deception and impersonation, Identity and role confusion, Legacy and succession

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Digimon: The Movie

6. Digimon: The Movie

Fantasy Animation Science Fiction Family Family Animation
6.1
20001h 29min

Overview

When a powerful new Internet Digimon hatches and begins to consume data at an alarming rate, the Digidestined - kids chosen to save the digital world - must put an end to the destruction before the damage becomes irreversible and worldwide communication halts forever. As computer-based missiles are launched, and a wayward Digimon kidnaps the Digidestined, only the combined efforts of a worldwide network of kids and a new group of "Digidestined" can rescue the others and stop global disaster.

Themes

Digital threat response, Data integrity vs disruption, Global youth collaboration, Internet chaos, Protecting information networks, Collective audience influence


Ghost in the Shell

7. Ghost in the Shell

Action Animation Science Fiction Cyberpunk Adult Animation
7.9
19951h 23min

Overview

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 involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.

Themes

Surveillance and control, Consciousness emergence, Human machine boundary, Political manipulation of tech

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