Dystopian
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1. Atomica (2017)
Not Rated | 81 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
In the near future, when communications go offline at a remote nuclear power plant isolated in the desert, a young safety inspector, Abby Dixon, is forced to fly out to bring them back online. Once inside the facility, mysterious clues and strange behaviors cause Abby to have doubts about the sanity, and perhaps identities, of the two employees onsite.
Director: Dagen Merrill | Stars: Tom Sizemore, Sarah Habel, Dominic Monaghan, Phil Austin
Votes: 2,418
2. The Osiris Child (2016)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set in the future in a time of interplanetary colonization, an unlikely pair race against an impending global crisis and are confronted by the monsters that live inside us all.
Director: Shane Abbess | Stars: Kellan Lutz, Daniel MacPherson, Isabel Lucas, Luke Ford
Votes: 9,240
3. The Humanity Bureau (2017)
R | 95 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
A dystopian thriller set in the year 2030 that sees the world in a permanent state of economic recession and facing serious environmental problems as a result of global warming.
Director: Rob W. King | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Sarah Lind, Jakob Davies, Hugh Dillon
Votes: 12,071
4. Z.P.G. (1972)
PG | 97 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
Concerned with population over-growth, the Earth government bans, under the penalty of death, all pregnancies but one couple decides to risk having a real baby rather than legally adopt a cyborg child.
Director: Michael Campus | Stars: Oliver Reed, Geraldine Chaplin, Don Gordon, Diane Cilento
Votes: 1,578
5. 21 Bridges (2019)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An embattled NYPD detective is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy.
Director: Brian Kirk | Stars: Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller, J.K. Simmons, Stephan James
Votes: 74,404 | Gross: $28.54M
6. The Village (2004)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A series of events tests the beliefs of a small isolated countryside village.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, William Hurt, Joaquin Phoenix, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 277,664 | Gross: $114.20M
7. The Sleep Room (1998)
193 min | Biography, Drama
Based on a true story, this production relates the tale of two American lawyers who try to bring the U.S. government to its knees. In the early 1950s, the CIA funds a Montreal psychiatric ... See full summary »
Director: Anne Wheeler | Stars: Leon Pownall, Macha Grenon, Nicola Cavendish, Gabrielle Rose
Votes: 127
8. Æon Flux (2005)
PG-13 | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Æon Flux is a mysterious assassin working for the Monicans, a group of rebels trying to overthrow the government. When she is sent on a mission to kill the Chairman, a whole new mystery is found.
Director: Karyn Kusama | Stars: Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sophie Okonedo, Marton Csokas
Votes: 132,754 | Gross: $25.87M
9. Tau (2018)
R | 97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A woman is held captive by a scientist in a futuristic smart house, and hopes to escape by reasoning with the Artificial Intelligence that controls the house.
Director: Federico D'Alessandro | Stars: Maika Monroe, Ed Skrein, Gary Oldman, Fiston Barek
Votes: 34,692
10. Colony (2016–2018)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the wake of a mysterious alien invasion, a family fights to stay together in a new world order.
Stars: Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies, Peter Jacobson, Tory Kittles
Votes: 39,351
11. The Truman Show (1998)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.
Director: Peter Weir | Stars: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich
Votes: 1,195,737 | Gross: $125.62M
12. The Man in the High Castle (2015–2019)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a dystopian America dominated by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, a young woman discovers a mysterious film that may hold the key to toppling the totalitarian regimes.
Stars: Alexa Davalos, Luke Kleintank, Rufus Sewell, Rupert Evans
Votes: 110,900
13. Snowpiercer (2020–2025)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a perpetually-moving train that circles the globe, where class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out.
Stars: Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright, Iddo Goldberg
Votes: 62,445
14. The Expanse (2015–2022)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist links the lives of Ceres detective, accidental ship captain and U.N. politician. Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Belt, they unravel the greatest conspiracy.
Stars: Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Votes: 172,177
15. Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045 (2020– )
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Crime
Hired as a mercenary unit, the former members of Japan's elite Section 9 are faced with the sudden appearance of "Post-Human," a being with tremendous intelligence and physical capabilities.
Stars: Richard Epcar, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Melissa Fahn, Dave Wittenberg
Votes: 2,934
16. Perfect Sense (2011)
R | 92 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
A chef and a scientist fall in love as an epidemic begins to rob people of their sensory perceptions.
Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Eva Green, Lauren Tempany, Connie Nielsen
Votes: 63,944 | Gross: $0.00M
17. Ghost in the Shell (2017)
PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In the near future, Major Mira Killian is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.
Director: Rupert Sanders | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche
Votes: 227,832 | Gross: $40.56M
18. Almost Human (2013–2014)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In a not-so-distant future, a human cop and an android partner team up to serve and protect.
Stars: Karl Urban, Michael Ealy, Minka Kelly, Mackenzie Crook
Votes: 52,068
19. Utopia (2020)
TV-MA | 55 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A group of young adults, who meet online, get a hold of a cult underground graphic novel, which not only pins them as a target of a shadowy deep state organization, but also burdens them with the dangerous task of saving the world.
Stars: John Cusack, Ashleigh LaThrop, Dan Byrd, Desmin Borges
Votes: 15,705
20. Mad Max (1979)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley
Votes: 222,246 | Gross: $8.75M
21. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a horde of bandits.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps
Votes: 193,629 | Gross: $12.47M
22. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
R | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz
Votes: 1,085,749 | Gross: $154.06M
23. Helix (2014–2015)
TV-PG | 40 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A team of scientists are thrust into a potentially life-or-death situation when they arrive in the Arctic to secretly investigate what could be an outbreak of a strange disease in a secluded international research facility.
Stars: Billy Campbell, Kyra Zagorsky, Mark Ghanimé, Jordan Hayes
Votes: 30,595
24. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The adventures in time and space of the Doctor, a Time Lord who changes appearance and personality by regenerating when near death, and is joined by companions in battles against aliens and other megalomaniacs.
Stars: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker
Votes: 39,513
25. Doctor Who (2005–2022)
TV-PG | 45 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The further adventures in time and space of the alien adventurer known as the Doctor and his companions from planet Earth.
Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Peter Capaldi, Pearl Mackie, Matt Smith
Votes: 246,450
26. Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
Not Rated | 82 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
An eccentric inventor and his companions travel in his TARDIS to the Planet Skaro and battle the evil menace of the Daleks.
Director: Gordon Flemyng | Stars: Peter Cushing, Roy Castle, Jennie Linden, Roberta Tovey
Votes: 5,352
27. Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)
Not Rated | 84 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Dr. Who and his companions arrive on Earth in the year 2150 AD, only to discover that the planet has been invaded and its population enslaved by the dreaded Daleks.
Director: Gordon Flemyng | Stars: Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, Ray Brooks, Andrew Keir
Votes: 4,541
28.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Revolution of the Daleks
(2021)
TV-PG | 71 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Robertson returns, and inadvertently gives the mutant Dalek a chance to clone itself. The Doctor escapes from her alien prison with the help of an old friend, and returns to help.
Director: Lee Haven Jones | Stars: Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill
Votes: 4,184
29.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
Genesis of the Daleks: Part One
(1975)
TV-G | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Doctor and his companions are sent to the planet Skaro by the Time Lords to prevent the creation of the Daleks.
Director: David Maloney | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Michael Wisher
Votes: 1,147
30. Infinity Chamber (2016)
103 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man trapped in an automated prison must outsmart a computer in order to escape.
Director: Travis Milloy | Stars: Christopher Soren Kelly, Cassandra Clark, Cajardo Lindsey, Jesse D. Arrow
Votes: 11,737
31. Zone 414 (2021)
R | 98 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
Set in the near future, private detective David Carmichael is hired by Marlon Veidt, an eccentric businessman, to track down his missing daughter. David teams up with Jane, a highly advanced A.I. to solve the mystery.
Director: Andrew Baird | Stars: Guy Pearce, Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Jonathan Aris, Colin Salmon
Votes: 5,610
32. Altered Carbon (2018–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored, a prisoner returns to life in a new body and must solve a mind-bending murder to win his freedom.
Stars: Chris Conner, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Dichen Lachman, Will Yun Lee
Votes: 188,644
33. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002–2005)
TV-MA | 24 min | Animation, Action, Crime
The futuristic adventures of a female cyborg counter intelligence agent and her support team.
Stars: Shirô Saitô, Atsuko Tanaka, Osamu Saka, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn
Votes: 20,940
34. Silo (2023– )
TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Men and women live in a giant silo underground with several regulations which they believe are in place to protect them from the toxic and ruined world on the surface.
Stars: Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Tim Robbins, Harriet Walter
Votes: 119,980
35. The Creator (2023)
PG-13 | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Against the backdrop of a war between humans and robots with artificial intelligence, a former soldier finds the secret weapon, a robot in the form of a young child.
Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney
Votes: 159,568
36. Citadel (2023– )
TV-14 | 41 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Global spy agency Citadel has fallen, and its agents' memories were wiped clean. Now the powerful syndicate, Manticore, is rising in the void. Can the Citadel agents recollect their past and summon the strength to fight back?
Stars: Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Stanley Tucci, Lesley Manville
Votes: 33,399
37. Dark Matter (2015–2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
In the dystopian 27th century, six people wake up on a deserted spaceship with no memory of who they are or what they're doing there. They reluctantly team up and set off to find answers with the help of a female android.
Stars: Melissa O'Neil, Anthony Lemke, Alex Mallari Jr., Jodelle Ferland
Votes: 44,991
38. Cunk on Earth (2022)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy
Follows Philomena Cunk as she comically tells the story of our greatest inventions and asks experts hard-hitting questions about humanity's progress.
Stars: Diane Morgan, Jim Al-Khalili, Shirley J. Thompson, Douglas Hedley
Votes: 23,872
39. The Outer Limits (1963–1965)
TV-PG | 51 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
An anthology series of insightful science fiction tales.
Stars: Bob Johnson, Ben Wright, William Douglas, Robert Culp
Votes: 9,300
40. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.
Stars: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, James Turley
Votes: 93,099
41. Terminator Genisys (2015)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When John Connor, leader of the human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese back to 1984 to protect Sarah Connor and safeguard the future, an unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline.
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney
Votes: 292,474 | Gross: $89.76M
42. 1984 (1956)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling, David Kossoff
Votes: 4,175
43. Dune (2000)
Not Rated | 265 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A three-part miniseries on politics, betrayal, lust, greed and the coming of a Messiah. Based on Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel.
Stars: William Hurt, Alec Newman, Giancarlo Giannini, Uwe Ochsenknecht
Votes: 24,862
44. Children of Dune (2003)
Unrated | 89 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The twins of Paul "Muad'dib" Atreides become embroiled in the political landscape of Arrakis ("Dune") and the rest of the universe.
Stars: Alec Newman, Daniela Amavia, James McAvoy, Jessica Brooks
Votes: 15,147
45. Sleep Dealer (2008)
PG-13 | 90 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
The near future. Like tomorrow. In a world marked by closed borders, corporate warriors, and a global computer network, three strangers risk their lives to connect, break through the barriers of technology, and unseal their fates.
Director: Alex Rivera | Stars: Luis Fernando Peña, Leonor Varela, Jacob Vargas, Metztli Adamina
Votes: 6,683 | Gross: $0.08M
46. The Last of Us (2023– )
TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.
Stars: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Anna Torv, Gabriel Luna
Votes: 522,006
47. Restore Point (2023)
115 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Set in central Europe during 2041, a female detective investigates the case of a murdered couple where a restoration team is able to bring one of them back to life.
Director: Robert Hloz | Stars: Andrea Mohylová, Matej Hádek, Milan Ondrík, Václav Neuzil
Votes: 1,570
48. Civil War (2024)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A journey across a dystopian future America, following a team of military-embedded journalists as they race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House.
Director: Alex Garland | Stars: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman
Votes: 41,853
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