dystopian-esque movies

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Sucker Punch - (2011 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0978764/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/sucker-punch

A girl withdraws into her imagination to numb herself from abuse.

Quite a good movie, that’s made even better because average people were confused by it. This movie has a whole bunch of strange tags which all make sense if you think about it. You probably don’t want to think too hard about it, because it’ll hurt your heart.



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Rock & Rule - (1983 movie) poster 01

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086203/

A singer’s voice has special extradimensional powers.

A truly wonderful movie which holds up well even after decades.


Demolition Man - (1993 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106697/

Cryogenics is used to freeze a criminal and the cop who was framed while capturing him, and both are awakened to a seemingly-pristine world.

A classic that holds up well.



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What Happened to Monday - (2017 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1536537/

In a world where siblings are illegal, seven of them struggle against being caught.

It was kind of okay to begin with but it sled downhill..



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Metropolis - (2001 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293416/

A city sculpted by technology has a poverty-stricken underbelly and grand political schemes.



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That borg-eye is never seen.
That borg-eye is never seen.

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114746/
was uphe.com/movies/12-monkeys

From a future destroyed by plague, a prisoner “volunteers” to be sent back in time to fetch pre-infection samples.

A great movie that stands apart both from its contemporaries and even from movies of today. It touches upon a lot of topics I find interesting in movies.



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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113481/

to be re-watched

I love it, but it’s actually kinda bad.

See also:



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Ten Years - (2015 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5269560/

A criminal syndicate works toward panic to implement legal changes.

It was slow, awkward and amateur.. and I watched the first part and stopped watching after just 20 minutes.

  • aka Sap Nin
  • aka 十年



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Boda Secreta - (1989 movie) poster

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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094774/

A man wakes up naked with amnesia and seeks out his fiance from years ago.

Not great and not recommended. It’s got a shaky story and a weakly-portrayed world. Both the movie’s world and the film quality are particularly low. Its acting and speech are stiff.

  • In English, the title is Secret Wedding.



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