Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.
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Hey, so this is the list of movies on my local media server which are tagged as "cyberpunk". I am looking for suggestions on more movies I should add to this list. Cheers,
ETA: Well, OK, this should keep me busy for a while. Thanks - y'all are amazing and awesome.
"Mars express", "Ghost in the shell", and "Alita"; Brazil is a classic; The most recent Dredd movie is a lot of fun. I like Existence tho it veers more into "biopunk" if you make those distinctions. "Tetsuo the iron man" Is probably my favorite cyberpunk movie; It also has one of the best industrial soundtracks ever made. "Elysium" and "District 9" were very high regarded at the time. Brandon Cronenberg's movies are also pretty rad as well. More subdued but they easily get under your skin. I really love "antiviral" and "possessor" ; again like daddy Cronenberg they tend to veer into biopunk territory.
I'd add "Tokio gore police."; "Full metal yakuza" and "Electric Dragon 80.000 V" from some good ol' Japanese craziness.
Possessor is one of my all time faves. Brimming with fun sci-fi ideas, amazing performances, terrifying, brilliant
Great list, thanks. I get freaked out by Existenz, so good.
I love Blomkamp's films, not sure why they're not tagged as cyberpunk in Jellyfin but I can fix that.
I will check out the rest.