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The Best Dystopian And Near Future Movies
The best dystopian and near future movies are the films that make us a little more thankful for the Starbucks line every morning. These futuristic movies include some of the best alien movies, the best doomsday movies, and the greatest disaster movies of all time as they would play out after the rebuilding [or complete destruction] of society.
These near-future and dystopian films are all images of what the world would look like after a nuclear war, alien invasion, natural disaster, or some other earth-shattering uprising. From science-fiction films like Twelve Monkeys and Blade Runner, to action films like Mad Max and Children of Men, to revenge movies like V for Vendetta and The Hunger Games, this list of the best dystopian and near-future films gives us a glance into the best movies of the worst to come for the future of humanity.
What is the best film about a dystopian future? What movie best tells the story of a disastrous reality set in the near future? What is the greatest movie about the end of the world as we know it? Don't see your favorite end of days film on the list of the greatest near-future and dystopian movies? Make sure to add it so other fans can see your idea of what the best end of the world film really is.
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton1,171363Released:1991
Directed by:James Cameron
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The Terminator
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton1,474453Released:1984
Directed by:James Cameron
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Mad Max: Fury Road
Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron1,041353Released:2015
Directed by:George Miller
#37 of 1,195 Every Oscar Winning Film Ever#177 of 552 The Greatest Epic Movies Ever Made#517 of 1,436 The Most Rewatchable Movies
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The Fifth Element
Milla Jovovich, Bruce Willis1,515607Released:1997
Directed by:Luc Besson
#4 of 187 The Best Alien Movies Ever Made#40 of 102 The Best 1990s Action Movies#36 of 100 The Most Rewatchable Action Movies
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28 Days Later
Cillian Murphy, Noah Huntley1,064295Released:2002
Directed by:Danny Boyle
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Mad Max 2
Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence1,073475Released:1981
Directed by:George Miller
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Zombieland
Emma Stone, Amber Heard876370Released:2009
Directed by:Ruben Fleischer
#72 of 929 The All-Time Greatest Comedy Films#90 of 723 The Best Horror Movies Of All Time#59 of 1,142 The Absolute Funniest Movies Of All Time
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Total Recall
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin1,169530Released:1990
Directed by:Paul Verhoeven
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Edge of Tomorrow
Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt440134Released:2014
Directed by:Doug Liman
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Alien
Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver701101Released:1979
Directed by:Ridley Scott
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Gattaca
Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman961429Released:1997
Directed by:Andrew Niccol
'Gattaca' Is An Underrated '90s Classic That NASA Called The Most Plausible Sci-Fi Film Of All Time#180 of 440 The Best Movies Of The 1990s#266 of 557 The Best Film Scores Of All Time
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RoboCop
Peter Weller, Nancy Allen786344Released:1987
Directed by:Paul Verhoeven
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Starship Troopers
Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer846375Released:1997
Directed by:Paul Verhoeven
'Starship Troopers' Fan Theories That Might Be Too Good To Be True#190 of 367 The 50+ Best War Movies Ever Made, Ranked#192 of 384 The Best Movies Based On Books
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District 9
Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope1,126535Released:2009
Directed by:Neill Blomkamp
- 15
Escape from New York
Kurt Russell, Ernest Borgnine865372Released:1981
Directed by:John Carpenter
- 16
WALL-E
Sigourney Weaver, Laraine Newman1,053489Released:2008
Directed by:Andrew Stanton
The Most Fascinating Facts You Didn't Know About WALL-E#61 of 539 The Best Animated Films Ever#42 of 320 The Greatest Disaster Movies of All Time
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The Matrix
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne1,865968Released:1999
Directed by:Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
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Ex Machina
Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander30995Released:2015
Directed by:Alex Garland
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12 Monkeys
Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe1,279618Released:1995
Directed by:Terry Gilliam
#28 of 53 The Best Movies Where The Bad Guy Wins#678 of 781 The Greatest Chick Flicks Ever Made#183 of 375 'Old' Movies Every Young Person Needs To Watch In Their Lifetime
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Serenity
Summer Glau, Morena Baccarin935421Released:2005
Directed by:Joss Whedon
#43 of 49 The Very Best Movies About Hackers#232 of 401 The Best Western Movies Ever Made#16 of 176 Movies That Need Sequels
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V for Vendetta
Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving1,509807Released:2006
Directed by:James McTeigue
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Planet of the Apes
Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall962495Released:1968
Directed by:Franklin J. Schaffner
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Idiocracy
Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph752326Released:2006
Directed by:Mike Judge
17 Ways Idiocracy Has Actually Come True#2 of 62 The Funniest Movies About Politics#86 of 336 The Best Political Films Ever Made
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Interstellar
Anne Hathaway, Matthew McConaughey376118Released:2014
Directed by:Christopher Nolan
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The Book of Eli
Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman946469Released:2010
Directed by:Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes
#62 of 253 The Best Psychological Thrillers of All Time#27 of 100 The 95+ Greatest Dystopian Action Movies#50 of 187 The Best Science Fiction Action Movies