Dystopian movies

Dystopian movies
List of the best dystopian movies selected by visitors to our site: Snowpiercer, The Thinning, Ben-Hur, Ghost in the Shell, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, The Hunger Games, Strange Days, What Happened to Monday, District B13, V for Vendetta.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrefantastic, action, drama
CountrySouth Korea, Czech Republic
Duration02:06

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:22

In a post-apocalyptic future where population control is dictated by a high-school aptitude test, two students discover the test is smoke and mirrors hiding a larger conspiracy.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genreaction, drama, adventure, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:34

A falsely accused nobleman survives years of slavery to take vengeance on his best friend who betrayed him.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime
CountryUSA, India, Hong Kong, China, Canada
Duration02:13

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

Genrefantastic, drama
Duration02:26

A robotic boy, the first programmed to love, David is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David. Without final acceptance by humans or machines, David embarks on a journey to discover where he truly belongs, uncovering a world in which the line between robot and machine is both vast and profoundly thin.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure, detective
CountryUSA
Duration02:22

    Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. The world will be watching.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:25

    Set in the year 1999 during the last days of the old millennium, the movie tells the story of Lenny Nero, an ex-cop who now deals with data-discs containing recorded memories and emotions. One day he receives a disc which contains the memories of a murderer killing a prostitute. Lenny investigates and is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of blackmail, murder and rape. Will he survive and solve the case?

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, fantasy, adventure, crime, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA, Belgium
    Duration02:31

    In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime
    CountryFrance
    Duration01:25

      Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
      Duration02:12

        In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:46

        Science fiction drama about a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics where humans are set on a life course depending on their DNA. The young Vincent Freeman is born with a condition that would prevent him from space travel, yet he is determined to infiltrate the GATTACA space program.

        Markimdb: 8.7
        Genrefantastic, action
        CountryUSA, Australia
        Duration02:16

        Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

        Markimdb: 7
        Genrefantastic, thriller, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:37

        In an overpopulated futuristic Earth, a New York police detective finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:25

        John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.

        Markimdb: 8.6
        Genrefantastic, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
        Duration02:49

          Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

          Markimdb: 8.1
          Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:57

          In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.

          Markimdb: 5.7
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:07

          After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes her camp and joins a group of other teens on the run from the government.

          Markimdb: 6.6
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, adventure, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:14

            In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genrefantastic, action, crime
            CountryUnited Kingdom, South Africa, USA, India
            Duration01:35

            In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.

            Markimdb: 7.9
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
            CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Japan
            Duration01:44

            In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

            Markimdb: 6.8
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:16

            In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie.

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama
            CountryUSA, South Africa, Canada
            Duration01:37

              In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.

              Markimdb: 6.8
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom
              Duration01:53

              Set in a post-apocalyptic world, young Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow “runners” for a shot at escape.

              Markimdb: 7
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:05

              Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.

              Markimdb: 5.7
              Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:32

              After deciphering a message found in a satellite, genius cryptographer Alex Jacobs finds himself being stalked by government agents and otherworldly beings.

              Markimdb: 8.3
              Genrefantastic, crime
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
              Duration02:17

              Demonic gang-leader Alex goes on the spree of rape, mugging and murder with his pack of "droogs". But he's a boy who also likes Beethoven's Ninth and a bit of "the old in-out, in-out". He later finds himself at the mercy of the state and its brainwashing experiment designed to take violence off the streets.

              Markimdb: 6.9
              Genrefantastic, action, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:57

              A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

              Markimdb: 7.7
              Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:30

              Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But when Bonnie adds a reluctant new toy called "Forky" to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy.

              Markimdb: 6.3
              Genreaction, thriller, crime
              CountryFrance, USA
              Duration02:12

              Assassin Robert Rath arrives at a funeral to kill a prominent mobster, only to witness a rival hired gun complete the job for him -- with grisly results. Horrified by the murder of innocent bystanders, Rath decides to take one last job and then return to civilian life. But finding his way out of the world of contract killing grows ever more dangerous as Rath falls for his female target and becomes a marked man himself.

              Markimdb: 7.5
              Genrethriller, drama, crime
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:37

              Sobering and incisive, this cautionary drama centers on a street tough 18-year-old facing a moral quandary while trying to turn his life around.

              Markimdb: 7.4
              Genreaction, thriller, crime
              CountryUSA, Japan

              Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.

              Markimdb: 6.3
              Genreaction, fantasy, adventure, detective
              CountryFrance, USA
              Duration01:47

                An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century, focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters, and other distractions.

                Markimdb: 6.2
                Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
                CountryUSA, United Kingdom, France
                Duration02:31

                A woman who survived the brutal killing of her family as a child is forced to confront the events of that day.

                Markimdb: 6.3
                Genreaction, thriller, comedy, adventure, crime
                CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

                As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them.

                Markimdb: 6.1
                Genrefantastic, thriller, crime
                CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada, USA, Germany
                Duration01:16

                Set in a near-future world where there is no privacy, ignorance or anonymity, our private memories are recorded and crime almost ceases to exist. In trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, Sal Frieland stumbles onto a young woman who appears to have subverted the system and disappeared. She has no identity, no history and no record. Sal realizes it may not be the end of crime but the beginning. Known only as 'The Girl', Sal must find her before he becomes the next victim.

                Markimdb: 7.2
                Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
                CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, France, Netherlands, USA
                Duration01:36

                  In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

                  Markimdb: 6
                  Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama
                  CountryUSA, Germany
                  Duration01:48

                  In a dystopicly polluted rightwing religious tyranny, a young woman is put in sexual slavery on account of her now rare fertility.

                  Markimdb: 5.6
                  Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
                  CountryCanada, USA
                  Duration01:38

                  A data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza. In a dystopian 2021, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely store data too sensitive for regular computer networks. On one delivery run, he accepts a package that not only exceeds the implant's safety limits - and will kill him if the data is not removed in time - but also contains information far more important and valuable than he had ever imagined. On a race against time, he must avoid the assassins sent to kill him and remove the data before it, too, ends his life.

                  Markimdb: 6.6
                  Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
                  CountryUSA

                  A team of special agents discovers a revolutionary new computer program to bait and trap online predators. After teaming up with the program’s troubled developer, they soon find that the AI is rapidly advancing beyond its original purpose.

                  Markimdb: 5.3
                  Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
                  CountryGermany, Luxembourg

                  In the not-too-distant future: after a global catastrophe has wiped out nearly all of humanity on Earth, an elite astronaut from Space Colony Kepler must make a decision that will seal the fate of the people on both planets.

                  Markimdb: 6.2
                  Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, cartoon, detective
                  CountrySweden, Denmark, Norway
                  Duration01:26

                  In the near future, oil reserves are nearly depleted and Europe is connected by series of underground tunnels. While navigating these tunnels, Roger hears voices, one in particular. Seeking a way to rid himself of the voice only leads Roger deeper into a bizarre conspiracy of control - mind and body.

                  Markimdb: 7.6
                  Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
                  CountryAustralia
                  Duration01:35

                  Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.

                  Markimdb: 5.3
                  Genrefantastic, thriller
                  CountryCanada, USA

                  Loneliness, death and the meaning of life, explored through vastly separate lives colliding in interweaving short stories set in future Earth.

                  Markimdb: 2.7
                  Genrefantastic
                  CountryUSA

                  When a VHS-tape proves the existence of a rumored doorway to paradise, a young man abandons his decaying hometown in pursuit of the door to salvation, evading vengeful pursuers along the way.

                  Markimdb: 4.9
                  Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:03

                  In an oppressive future, a 'fireman' whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.

                  Markimdb: 6.2
                  Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
                  CountryCanada

                  In a world where women have become asexual and are no longer giving birth to males, a quiet, unassuming housekeeper named Andrew Myers finds himself at the center of a battle to keep men from going extinct.

                  Markimdb: 5.7
                  Genrehorror, action, thriller, crime
                  CountryUSA, France
                  Duration01:25

                  Given the country's overcrowded prisons, the U.S. government begins to allow 12-hour periods of time in which all illegal activity is legal. During one of these free-for-alls, a family must protect themselves from a home invasion.

                  Markimdb: 6.3
                  Genrefantastic, action, thriller
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:59

                    In the future, medical technology has advanced to the point where people can buy artificial organs to extend their lives. But if they default on payments, an organization known as the Union sends agents to repossess the organs. Remy is one of the best agents in the business, but when he becomes the recipient of an artificial heart, he finds himself in the same dire straits as his many victims.




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