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Movies with mechanical vibe

Infinity Chamber

1. Infinity Chamber

Science Fiction Mystery Thriller AI Sci-Fi Computer Threat Thriller
6.2
20161h 43min

Overview

A man trapped in an automated prison must outsmart a computer in order to escape and try and find his way back to the outside world that may already be wiped out.

Themes

Repetitive cycles of captivity, Memory manipulation tension, Confinement by automation, Resilience under isolation, Hopelessness in detention, Distrust of synthetic overseers

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Chappie

2. Chappie

Crime Action Science Fiction AI Sci-Fi Epic Action
6.8
20152h

Overview

Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot.

Themes

Surveillance and control, Ai autonomy through manipulation, Ethics of creation under profit, Deception shaping loyalties, Humans vs machines, Debt-driven coercion and crime

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Parallels

3. Parallels

Science Fiction Simulation & Reality-Shift Sci-Fi
6.0
20151h 23min

Overview

An underground MMA fighter must confront his sister and his past in an adventure through parallel universes

Themes

World hopping consequences, Family loyalty versus survival, Power through unknown technology, Trust under manipulation, Identity shifts across timelines, Moral ambiguity of leadership

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Blackhat

4. Blackhat

Crime Thriller Action Organized Crime Computer Threat Thriller
5.5
20152h 13min

Overview

Nicholas Hathaway, a furloughed convict, and his American and Chinese partners hunt a high-level cybercrime network from Chicago to Los Angeles to Hong Kong to Jakarta. As Hathaway closes in, the stakes become personal as he discovers that the attack on a Chinese nuclear power plant was just the beginning.

Themes

Technology as weapon, Betrayal under pressure, Race against time, Cross border pursuit, Rogue networks, Conspiracy and deception

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Overview

Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity.

Themes

Human-robot dependence, Autonomy under constraint, Corporate control of technology, Desertification-driven survival, Ethics of modification

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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X-Men: Days of Future Past

6. X-Men: Days of Future Past

Action Adventure Science Fiction Superhero Action Time Travel Sci-Fi
7.9
20142h 12min

Overview

The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.

Themes

Intergenerational conflict, Survival under threat, Time travel politics, Mutant vs humanity, Coexistence after conflict, Governance and power

Available on

Disney Plus
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Escape Plan

7. Escape Plan

Action Thriller Epic Action Survival Thriller
6.7
20131h 55min

Overview

Ray Breslin is the world's foremost authority on structural security. After analyzing every high security prison and learning a vast array of survival skills so he can design escape-proof prisons, his skills are put to the test. He's framed and incarcerated in a master prison he designed himself. He needs to escape and find the person who put him behind bars.

Themes

Loyalty under duress, Deception as strategy, Power and accountability, Institutional secrecy, Security industry ethics, Control under surveillance

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Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Overview

A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.

Themes

Video game control, Virtual reality escape, Dystopia under surveillance, Computer driven manipulation, Obsessive work pressure, Faith against system

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
AMC Plus Apple TV Channel
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White House Down

9. White House Down

Action Drama Thriller Epic Action Political Thriller
6.3
20132h 11min

Overview

Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country.

Themes

Leadership under crisis, Power vs accountability, Risk response and rescue, Betrayal and loyalty under threat, Protective duty under siege, Military industrial complex

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Death Race: Inferno

10. Death Race: Inferno

Action Science Fiction Thriller Vehicle-Driven Action Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi
5.4
20131h 44min

Overview

Carl Lucas / Frankenstein has won four of his races and needs to win one more to win his freedom. Before his final race, Lucas and his team, car and all, are transferred to another prison where they will compete in a Death Race in the desert. Also, at the same time, Ceaser runs into a marketer who wants to franchise the Death Race program.

Themes

Spectacle as control, Deception and disguise, Betrayal and manipulation, Survival within competition, Franchise driven exploitation, Power and obedience

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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