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Cyberpunk movies

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

Ghost in the Shell

11. Ghost in the Shell

Action Animation Science Fiction Cyberpunk Adult Animation
7.9

19951h 23min

Japan, United Kingdom

Director: Mamoru Oshii

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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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Cypher

12. Cypher

Thriller Science Fiction Computer Threat Thriller Cyberpunk
6.7

20021h 36min

United States

Director: Vincenzo Natali

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

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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