DT ranks the best cyberpunk movies ever, from groundbreaking classics like Blade Runner and The Matrix to modern favorites like Blade Runner 2049 and Dredd.
Some of the most visionary, visually stunning, and cutting-edge movies fall under the cyberpunk subgenre. These films are often characterized by their gritty, urban settings, and the advanced technology that heavily influence their stories. They also almost always feature anti-establishment protagonists who exist within corrupt societies ruled by powerful corporations.
9. Total Recall Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as construction worker Douglas Quaid in one of the best sci-fi action movies of the ’90s, Total Recall. Directed by Paul Verhoeven and based on Philip K. Dick’s 1966 short story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale,” Total Recall follows the protagonist as he receives a virtual vacation memory implant from Rekall Inc. to experience the thrill of being on Mars.
7. Tron A cult classic and one of the earliest films to use extensive CGI, 1982’s Tron was a cutting-edge movie directed by Steven Lisberger. Jeff Bridges stars as the film’s protagonist, the talented computer programmer Kevin Flynn, who becomes trapped inside the virtual world of the ENCOM mainframe by the malevolent Master Control Program.
5. RoboCop RoboCop is a classic cyberpunk masterpiece that takes place in a dystopian, crime-infested version of Detroit. Here, a dedicated police officer named Alex Murphy is brutally murdered by a gang of criminals. The protagonist gets another shot at life, sort of, when he’s resurrected as a cybernetic law enforcement officer by the Omni Consumer Products corporation. With no memories of his past self, RoboCop grapples with his new identity while unraveling a major conspiracy within OCP.
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