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Steampunk movies

Retro-futurist adventures with steam-era tech, mechanical inventions, and alternate-history industrial style.

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

1. Batman: Gotham by Gaslight

Thriller Action Animation Science Fiction Superhero Action
6.7
20181h 18min

Overview

In an alternative Victorian Age Gotham City, Batman begins his war on crime while he investigates a new series of murders by Jack the Ripper.

Themes

Class inequality, Police corruption, Guardianship and care, Elite power abuse, Safeguarding the vulnerable, Misperception of crime-fighters

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April and the Extraordinary World

2. April and the Extraordinary World

Thriller Adventure Animation Comedy Fantasy
7.2
20151h 46min

Overview

It's 1941, but France is trapped in the 19th Century, governed by steam and Napoleon V. Avril, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.

Themes

Scientists exploited for power, Talking cat ally, Technological stagnation under war, Technology-driven progress after crisis, Mobile bunker as refuge, Terraforming as escape from conflict

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The Prestige

3. The Prestige

Drama Mystery Science Fiction Whodunit Psychological Drama
8.5
20062h 10min

Overview

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

Themes

Class inequality, Obsession with craft, Social performance norms, Deception and jealousy, Showmanship versus secrecy, Rivalry under pressure

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Steamboy

4. Steamboy

Animation Fantasy Science Fiction Anime Steampunk
6.8
20042h 6min

Overview

In 1860s Britain, a boy inventor finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict over a revolutionary advance in steam power.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Power misused for profit, Secrecy guiding arms trade, Invention vs exploitation, Technology outpacing morality, Class tensions in industry

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