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Top 100 Dystopian Movies

by zzzorf • Created 7 years ago • Modified 7 years ago
These are the top 100 dystopian movies that I have watched & rated since joining IMDb in July 2016, well at least according to me anyway. This is not a complete list of everything I have watched ever as my memory isn't that good but is a complete list since joining and thus keeping track. I have them listed in order from my favourite down.
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  • Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez in Resident Evil (2002)

    1. Resident Evil

    20021h 40mR35Metascore
    6.6 (300K)
    A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.
    DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsMilla JovovichMichelle RodriguezRyan McCluskey
    10/10
  • Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

    2. Resident Evil: Apocalypse

    20041h 34mR36Metascore
    6.1 (216K)
    Alice wakes up in the Raccoon City hospital after the area has been overrun by zombies, and must now make it out of the city before a nuclear bomb is dropped.
    DirectorAlexander WittStarsMilla JovovichSienna GuilloryEric Mabius
    9/10
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall (1990)

    3. Total Recall

    19901h 53mR60Metascore
    7.5 (370K)
    When a man goes in to have virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars implanted in his mind, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he?
    DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerSharon StoneMichael Ironside
    9/10
  • Shailene Woodley and Theo James in Divergent (2014)

    4. Divergent

    20142h 19mPG-1348Metascore
    6.6 (507K)
    In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she's 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.
    DirectorNeil BurgerStarsShailene WoodleyTheo JamesKate Winslet
    8/10
  • Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Elliot Page, Michael Fassbender, Daniel Cudmore, Bingbing Fan, and Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

    5. X-Men: Days of Future Past

    20142h 12mPG-1375Metascore
    7.9 (772K)
    The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
    DirectorBryan SingerStarsPatrick StewartIan McKellenHugh Jackman
    8/10
  • Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

    6. Resident Evil: Extinction

    20071h 34mR41Metascore
    6.2 (211K)
    Survivors of the Raccoon City catastrophe travel across the Nevada desert, hoping to make it to Alaska. Alice joins the caravan and their fight against the evil Umbrella Corp.
    DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsMilla JovovichAli LarterOded Fehr
    8/10
  • The Road Warrior (1981)

    7. The Road Warrior

    19811h 36mR77Metascore
    7.6 (208K)
    In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community get rid of a horde of bandits.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonBruce SpenceMichael Preston
    8/10
  • Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)

    8. Interstellar

    20142h 49mPG-1374Metascore
    8.7 (2.4M)
    When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsMatthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayJessica Chastain
    8/10
  • Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)

    9. Starship Troopers

    19972h 9mR52Metascore
    7.3 (336K)
    Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.
    DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCasper Van DienDenise RichardsDina Meyer
    8/10
  • Shailene Woodley and Theo James in Insurgent (2015)

    10. Insurgent

    20151h 59mPG-1342Metascore
    6.2 (265K)
    Tris Prior must confront her inner demons, and with help from those closest to her, continue the fight against a powerful alliance that threatens to tear her society apart.
    DirectorRobert SchwentkeStarsShailene WoodleyAnsel ElgortTheo James
    8/10
  • Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)

    11. Resident Evil: Afterlife

    20101h 36mR37Metascore
    5.8 (184K)
    While still out to destroy the evil Umbrella Corporation, Alice joins a group of survivors living in a prison surrounded by the infected who also want to relocate to the mysterious but supposedly unharmed safe haven known only as Arcadia.
    DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsMilla JovovichAli LarterWentworth Miller
    8/10
  • The Purge: Anarchy (2014)

    12. The Purge: Anarchy

    20141h 43mR50Metascore
    6.4 (169K)
    Three groups of people intertwine and are left stranded in the streets on Purge Night, trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.
    DirectorJames DeMonacoStarsFrank GrilloCarmen EjogoZach Gilford
    8/10
  • Milla Jovovich in Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)

    13. Resident Evil: Retribution

    20121h 35mR39Metascore
    5.3 (155K)
    Alice fights alongside a resistance movement to regain her freedom from an Umbrella Corporation testing facility.
    DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsMilla JovovichSienna GuilloryMichelle Rodriguez
    7/10
  • Rhys Wakefield in The Purge (2013)

    14. The Purge

    20131h 25mR41Metascore
    5.8 (252K)
    A wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legal.
    DirectorJames DeMonacoStarsEthan HawkeLena HeadeyMax Burkholder
    7/10
  • Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Iain Glen, William Levy, and Ruby Rose in Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)

    15. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

    20161h 47mR49Metascore
    5.5 (105K)
    Alice returns to where the nightmare began: The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.
    DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsMilla JovovichIain GlenAli Larter
    7/10
  • Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Odeya Rush, and Brenton Thwaites in The Giver (2014)

    16. The Giver

    20141h 37mPG-1347Metascore
    6.4 (129K)
    In a seemingly perfect community without war, pain, suffering, differences or choices, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man, the true pain and pleasure of the real world.
    DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsBrenton ThwaitesJeff BridgesMeryl Streep
    7/10
  • Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Zoë Kravitz, Nadia Hilker, Theo James, and Ansel Elgort in Allegiant (2016)

    17. Allegiant

    20162hPG-1333Metascore
    5.7 (142K)
    After the earth-shattering revelations of Insurgent, Tris must escape with Four beyond the wall that encircles Chicago to finally discover the shocking truth of the world outside.
    DirectorRobert SchwentkeStarsShailene WoodleyTheo JamesJeff Daniels
    7/10
  • Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Colin Farrell in Total Recall (2012)

    18. Total Recall

    20121h 58mPG-1343Metascore
    6.2 (273K)
    A factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall - a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led - goes wrong and he finds himself on the run.
    DirectorLen WisemanStarsColin FarrellBokeem WoodbineBryan Cranston
    7/10
  • Olivia Hussey and Steve Railsback in Turkey Shoot (1982)

    19. Turkey Shoot

    19821h 20mR
    5.9 (4.6K)
    In a dystopian future where deviants are held in "re-education" camps, a freedom fighter and an innocent prisoner try to survive their decadent oppressors' game of kill-or-be-killed.
    DirectorBrian Trenchard-SmithStarsSteve RailsbackOlivia HusseyMichael Craig
    7/10
  • Sandahl Bergman, Roddy Piper, and Cec Verrell in Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)

    20. Hell Comes to Frogtown

    19881h 26mR
    5.5 (7.9K)
    After a worldwide nuclear war, where 68% of the male population was wiped out and virile men becoming a rarity, Sam Hell, a scavenger and a highly virile man, is assigned to help rescue a group of fertile women kidnapped by humanoid frogs.
    DirectorsDonald G. JacksonR.J. KizerStarsJulius LeFloreRCBRoddy Piper
    7/10
  • Mel Gibson and Tina Turner in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

    21. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

    19851h 47mPG-1371Metascore
    6.2 (159K)
    After being exiled from the most advanced town in post-apocalyptic Australia, a drifter travels with a group of abandoned children to rebel against the town's queen.
    DirectorsGeorge MillerGeorge OgilvieStarsMel GibsonTina TurnerBruce Spence
    7/10
  • Mel Gibson in Mad Max (1979)

    22. Mad Max

    19791h 28mR73Metascore
    6.8 (239K)
    In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
    DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonJoanne SamuelHugh Keays-Byrne
    7/10
  • Brigitte Helm in Metropolis (1927)

    23. Metropolis

    19272h 33mNot Rated98Metascore
    8.3 (195K)
    In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
    DirectorFritz LangStarsBrigitte HelmAlfred AbelGustav Fröhlich
    7/10
  • Kate Beckinsale in Underworld: Awakening (2012)

    24. Underworld: Awakening

    20121h 28mR39Metascore
    6.3 (165K)
    When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrior Selene leads the battle against humankind.
    DirectorsMåns MårlindBjörn SteinStarsKate BeckinsaleMichael EalyIndia Eisley
    6/10
  • Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Richard Jordan in Logan's Run (1976)

    25. Logan's Run

    19761h 59mPG53Metascore
    6.8 (64K)
    A police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.
    DirectorMichael AndersonStarsMichael YorkJenny AgutterRichard Jordan
    6/10

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