Top 10 Dystopian Movie Futures 

man... I gotta agree on those

The book The Running Man would definitely qualify. The movie, though, would not. They stripped out pretty much all of the social commentary. It's scary, though, how prescient the book seems to be... The other ones on your list that I've seen, though, I agree, should at least be honorable mentions...

AND Planet of the Apes, I Am Legend/The Omega Man (same premise), Waterworld, Time Machine, The Postman...

Electricshrock Thanks for that, knew I missed a few ... :-)

Good list

Ghost in the shell is way more probable

+Iron2Man911 Maybe because it is too current for "Dystopian Movie Futures"

Logan's Run's not exactly current. Good movie though.

In the novels the age of termination is 21 not 30 and is planet wide and not just in the domed city . Short but good reads if you can find them .

Iron2Man911 it's a book, not a movie

Lol same

I disagree . Blade runner is good but I don't think it deserves to be higher . It had to much slow periods .

+1945joshuaruiz ...also somewhat outdated now that I watch it again... maybe one spot higher.

Philippe Renaud yeah i agree one spot higher

+1945joshuaruiz Thank you...

is not about the quality of the movie guys, it's about how distopian the future is...

Idiocracy is secretly a documentary of modern America. Don't tell anyone.

Both Gattaca and Minority Report are lesser films than the Mad Max/ Road Warrior Trilogy. I would leave either of those two films off the list and include MM/RW instead ... but I suppose Mel Gibson pissed off too many people with his drunken ramblings.

It has already happened. The ancients were intelligent, we are idiots in comparison.

+MrPsish Cuz teenagers.

I know, right?

You clearly haven't read the books

Blade Runner should be number 1

9robin3 Lol, you're being sarcastic right? Blade Runner is so much closer, look at our currently technology, we have self driving cars, which will fly soon, there is one being released in about 4 years. and the electronics/computer technology, those huge tv screens, go to any sports event or concert these days. The internet, our home pc's and AI. we have robots that look nearly human, soon they will look totally human. The hunger games on the other hand? that bs will never happen.

Right? That should be Battle Royale anyway. If you're going to choose that story.

I thought of children of men too

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Read the book man. its not a movie. The book was made into a movie. Calm down. 1984 is a book by George Orwell Made In 1949. 9snaker

Darryl Williams There are books written about dystopian societies BEFORE the boook '1984'. It is a great book but it's not an original topic.

Flo Guillory All I'm saying is give credit where credit is due I think it should be #1. People still relate to his book to todays times he was far ahead if his time and anyone of the directors these movies or author of any of these books has taken a page from George Orwell's book. At least an honorable mention dang

Fuck of with 1984 already. Yes it's a good movie/book, but it's message is irrelevant to us. It's not relevant any more, that book is the product of the red scare, it's outdated. Soylent green, Aldous Huxley those things have a lot more in common with us than 1984. Minority report, soylent green, a brave new world, these stories carry messages that are far more relevant to us than 1984. Hell, Vernor Vinges Rainbows end is pretty much the world 10yrs from now.

Guy Forget Oh my God Waterworld, I have forgotten that movie. You're right ! What a nightmare it would be, I don't even want to think about it too much.

Guy Forget THX1138

Guy Forget Equilibrium was an amazing movie.

+MrSirwolf2001 the best! i have the dvd!

best book, best movie

I love the book (and the movie) too; however, I wouldn't classify it as dystopian, because in some sense, there has to be a control factor such as bureaucracy, technology, religion, etc. which creates some sort of oppressive system. In The Road, there are no rules any more. No one is happy, no one has security. So there's no organizing principle that keeps power in one group's hands, or at least OUT of the hands of the masses. I'd argue that's crucial to a dystopian story.

@@jeffbaer5851 That's a very interesting perspective. I disagree with your definition of dystopian. It needs no organizing factor in my opinion. It only need that the society as imagined in the story force the majority of people to feel frightened and dehumanized. If an organizing factor was needed, however, I would argue that this story took place in the early stages as there are already small tyrannical groups that will ultimately consolidate power and fall under a unifying rule as is inevitable. Thanks. Hope you continue to enjoy CM's works. He's the best modern novelist in my opinion. Have a good one.

the road is post apocalyptic, not dystopian

@@LockOn7016 Post apocalyptic is a sub genre of dystopian fiction. Have a great one!

*A DARK ERA BEGINS*

I thought it will be in 1 but not.

A Clockwork Orange is not dystopian enough to me. A teen got in some problem, caught by the police and revisioned for the society. It feels like the world have it's moral value fucked up by wars or some sort and the government tries to restore the order with another violence

Raven Knight Vincent you obviously didn't read the book or watch the movie

Franco Ortiz-Gallo The country is not opressed. There won't be crazy chaos if so.

Ganstas With Waifus Battle Royal ripp off! ;)

Equilibrium isn't exactly original; think Fahrenheit 451, mixed with Nineteen-Eighty-Four, mixed with Brave New World: A society is told what to think by one, faceless voice (Orwell); forms of art, such as paintings, books, and poems are burned to suppress emotions (Bradbury); and the population is controlled by a drug, which everyone takes (Huxley). It's an interesting combination, and certainly scary, but unfortunately it isn't original. The originality isn't the problem with the movie, though.

Replying from 2020. You haven't sen anything yet.

@@chevellecraven2140 this is 2021, its worse

I agree with 1984, but some of them (like Terminator) are more on the post-apocalyptic side.

***** While you are correct, a dystopia does not always have to be based on bad/oppressive government(s).

Terminator

Terminator 2 shows a pretty hellish future, every glimpse you get seems to suck royally. Mad Max 2 is where the real dystopian vision lies, also while Earth isn't really touched on my instincts say the future as depicted in Alien would have to suck as well. My personal opinion is the worst of them all is the one depicted in Children of Men. Human society and humanity itself is irreparable decay and there is no real way to save us; we've done ourselves in. The ending gives some hope but really even if the human project succeeds, the old world will have to die off anyway and that's depressing as hell.

Right on with 1984. But Mad Max, Waterworld, and Terminator are all post-apocalyptic, not dystopian.

Read the book the movie is based on. It gives more detail into the why it came about.

same here...

The viewer is not supposed to know that Soylent Green is people until the end of the movie.

Funny how they did remake it though. It's called The Island. Forget what year it came out but it wasn't too long ago.

It"s coming soon, dear,NOT in a theater near you :)))

It's in the Green New Deal

but it is definitely not dystopian enough

Tyrell Wellick ikr !!!!!

COM is a good 1. Totally forgot about that 1.

children of men isn't that great

Shafiq Yes it is

@@Space_Wanderer__ it's the best movie i've ever watched

THX 1138

The list is fine, it is Fifth Element that sucks.

Bane? The list is not fine

Fuck you. Logan's Run is awsome, one of my all time favorites! 451 really does suck though. Couldn't agree with you more. Also The Hunger games is just a glossy rip off of the far better Battle Royale.

Styles Bitchley Now Now. The plot is foolish. All the suspense ends when they escape the dome, which they do half way through the movie. They never explain why they tolerate being killed at 30, and you see the same stock scenes over and over. Jenny Agutter is a knockout and makes it all worth while as long as the sound is off.

I'll admit it. Naked Jenny Agutter has a lot to do with why I love that movie. She doesn't even have to be nekkid, dammit I could watch Jenny in anything. I retract my knee jerk reaction.

Ross Mandell The society I assumed got used to it and did not question it. You can get away with a lot by claiming to be altruistic. Plus, they thought if they won that contest, they could in fact stay alive.

***** There are many reasons that i found the movie to be idiotic, Jenny Agutter not being one of them. Farrah Faucett seems to have wandered in off the set of another movie, Its astonishing easy for them to escape, and they do half way through. Ed Begley as the president is plain bizarre. etc.

Sorry but I have to take your permission to talk about movies

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inguinale 1984 B class trash??!?! We're LIVING in 1984, Big Brother became our best friend

those are more like post apocalyptic futures (exluding 1984, i agree that should have been on the list)

Cough Hunger games... oh and Blade runner... actually most of them were books 1st...

The movie wasn't that good

Cliffjumper Ikr I was thinking if In time

That's preferable to the liberal morons that are driving the US to bankruptcy.

Baronstone That is very debatable. Watch the film and then think what you would prefer

+Baronstone I've read the book and seen the movie and I'm more worried about the country being taken over by self-righteous, hypocritical zealots hiding behind their religion than by what you like to call "liberal morons."

ancientwell I suppose you're just fine with our $18 trillion national debt? Will you be fine with the $22 trillion debt when Obama leaves office?

Baronstone What does any of that have to do with "The Handmaid's Tale?" As I recall, that was the topic.

Tried to pass it off as truth? If I'm thinking of the right thing then no, they didn't. They said every time the show came back from commercial that it was an artist's idea about the future based on current events and nothing more. This rather obviously means that it was openly fiction.

True at that.

Thats why its called science fiction. It's grounded on some truth and facts. But in the end its more of a what-if scenario. Cyberpunk is generally dystopian in nature. Set mostly in a near future instead of a galaxy far away. It goes the way of what's the worst case scenario if this and that is possible and how society is dealing with it. Seeing the rapid advancement of AI and robotics, see google buying 8 robotic firms, and the frequent use of surveillance / weaponized drones from military to our civilian lives, this is more unnerving than any fictional movie or book story. Its life imitating art kind of thing

Cybopath the hunger games is better and has more relevant themes to our world about war and politics

In Time Justin Timberlake

that is basicaly apocalyptic future

"The future is here."

WatchMojo, you probably need to do another list.

x1StapleGun the matrix is post apocolyptic not dystopian

Well, I'd also say it's pretty dystopian as well. The machines are keeping us alive, and killing us, and humans live inside a computer. Is that not dystopian enough?

William Ogle You could argue that almost every movie on the list is post-apocalyptic. Hunger Games definitely is.

Hunger games is amazing

Shakespeare was a glimpse of our future, no perhaps it was Samuel Clemens, or maybe Jules Verne, which would be more accurate?

I 100% guarantee that you never read either of those books🗿

Groucho Marx The Matrix definitely should have been in the top five.

Alphaville

They didn't have honourable mentions in 2012.