Children of Men (2006)
Dir. Alfonso Cuarón
109· UK· Drama, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
A+
Cinemaths · Exhibition Catalogue
COLLECTED & RANKED: DYSTOPIAN FILMS
Films depicting imagined dehumanising societies, enforced conformity, systemic exploitation, or oppressive futures. The collection includes corporate dystopian horror and other genre hybrids. Selections follow the owner’s approved films and editorial review. Documentaries are excluded.
Order — · ·
A Clockwork Orange (1972)
Dir. Stanley Kubrick
137· UK· Science Fiction, Crime· NC-17
A+
Aliens (1986)
Dir. James Cameron
137· USA· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
A+
District 9 (2009)
Dir. Neill Blomkamp
112· South Africa· Science Fiction· R
A
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Dir. Wes Anderson
101· USA· Adventure, Comedy, Animation· PG-13
A
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Dir. George Miller
121· Australia· Action, Adventure, Science Fiction· R
A
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Dir. Terry Gilliam
129· USA· Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery· R
A
Blade Runner (1982)
Dir. Ridley Scott
118· USA· Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller· R
A-
Delicatessen (1991)
Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
99· France· Comedy, Science Fiction, Fantasy· R
A-
Mad Max 2 (1981)
Dir. George Miller
96· Australia· Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
A-
Serenity (2005)
Dir. Joss Whedon
119· USA· Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller· PG-13
A-
The Truman Show (1998)
Dir. Peter Weir
103· USA· Comedy, Drama· PG
A-
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Dir. Denis Villeneuve
164· USA· Science Fiction, Drama· R
A-
Looper (2012)
Dir. Rian Johnson
118· USA· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
A-
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Dir. Lee Unkrich
102· USA· Animation, Family, Comedy· G
A-
Brazil (1985)
Dir. Terry Gilliam
143· UK· Comedy, Science Fiction· R
A-
The Lego Movie (2014)
Dir. Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
100· USA· Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy· PG
A-
The Lobster (2015)
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
119· Ireland· Comedy, Drama, Romance· R
A-
The Matrix (1999)
Dir. Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
136· USA· Action, Science Fiction· R
B+
WALL·E (2008)
Dir. Andrew Stanton
98· USA· Animation, Family, Science Fiction· G
B+
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Dir. George Miller, George Ogilvie
107· Australia· Action, Adventure, Science Fiction· PG-13
B+
Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Dir. Boots Riley
112· USA· Fantasy, Science Fiction, Comedy· R
B+
V for Vendetta (2006)
Dir. James McTeigue
132· USA· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
B+
Moon (2009)
Dir. Duncan Jones
97· UK· Science Fiction, Drama· R
B+
RoboCop (1987)
Dir. Paul Verhoeven
102· USA· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
B+
Bacurau (2019)
Dir. Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho
131· Brazil· Mystery, Western, Thriller· NR
B+
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Dir. Matt Reeves
130· USA· Science Fiction, Action, Drama, Thriller· PG-13
B+
Mad Max (1979)
Dir. George Miller
91· Australia· Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
B+
Mickey 17 (2025)
Dir. Bong Joon Ho
137· USA· Science Fiction, Comedy, Adventure· R
B+
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
112· USA· Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Action· G
B
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
Dir. Matt Reeves
140· USA· Drama, Science Fiction, War· PG-13
B
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Dir. Richard Linklater
100· USA· Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller· R
B
Minority Report (2002)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
145· USA· Science Fiction, Action, Thriller· PG-13
B
Turbo Kid (2015)
Dir. Yoann-Karl Whissell, François Simard, Anouk Whissell
95· Canada· Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction· NR
B
Dark City (1998)
Dir. Alex Proyas
100· USA· Mystery, Science Fiction· R
B
Logan (2017)
Dir. James Mangold
137· USA· Action, Drama, Science Fiction· R
B
Possessor (2020)
Dir. Brandon Cronenberg
103· Canada· Horror, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
B
Escape from New York (1981)
Dir. John Carpenter
99· USA· Science Fiction, Action· R
B-
Metropolis (1927)
Dir. Fritz Lang
153· Germany· Drama, Science Fiction· NR
B-
The Creator (2023)
Dir. Gareth Edwards
134· USA· Science Fiction, Action, Adventure· PG-13
B-
Upgrade (2018)
Dir. Leigh Whannell
100· Australia· Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
B-
Alien (1979)
Dir. Ridley Scott
117· USA· Horror, Science Fiction· R
B-
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
Dir. Wes Ball
145· USA· Science Fiction, Adventure, Action, Drama, Thriller· PG-13
B-
Antz (1998)
Dir. Eric Darnell, Tim Johnson
83· USA· Animation, Drama, Family, Comedy, Adventure, Romance, War· PG
B-
The Dark Crystal (1982)
Dir. Jim Henson, Frank Oz
93· USA· Adventure, Family, Fantasy· PG
B-
Watership Down (1978)
Dir. Martin Rosen
92· UK· Adventure, Animation, Drama· PG
B-
Snowpiercer (2013)
Dir. Bong Joon Ho
127· South Korea· Action, Science Fiction, Drama· R
B-
Downsizing (2017)
Dir. Alexander Payne
135· USA· Drama, Science Fiction, Comedy· R
C+
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Dir. J. Lee Thompson
88· USA· Action, Science Fiction· PG
C
Land of the Dead (2005)
Dir. George A. Romero
93· USA· Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller· R
C
Alien³ (1992)
Dir. David Fincher
114· USA· Science Fiction, Action, Horror· R
C
Alien: Romulus (2024)
Dir. Fede Álvarez
119· USA· Horror, Science Fiction· R
C
Prometheus (2012)
Dir. Ridley Scott
124· USA· Science Fiction, Adventure, Mystery· R
C
Battle Royale (2000)
Dir. Kinji Fukasaku
113· Japan· Drama, Thriller, Action· NR
C
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Dir. Ted Post
95· USA· Adventure, Science Fiction, Mystery· G
C
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
146· USA· Drama, Science Fiction, Adventure· PG-13
C-
Alien: Covenant (2017)
Dir. Ridley Scott
122· USA· Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller· R
D+
Civil War (2024)
Dir. Alex Garland
109· UK· War, Action, Drama· R
D+
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
Dir. J. Lee Thompson
93· USA· Action, Science Fiction· G
D+
Companion (2025)
Dir. Drew Hancock
97· USA· Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller· R
D+
Reminiscence (2021)
Dir. Lisa Joy
116· USA· Mystery, Science Fiction· PG-13
D-
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Dir. McG
115· USA· Action, Science Fiction, Thriller· PG-13
D-
Fingernails (2023)
Dir. Christos Nikou
113· USA· Romance, Science Fiction, Drama· R
D-
Don't Worry Darling (2022)
Dir. Olivia Wilde
123· USA· Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller· R
D-
Jackpot! (2024)
Dir. Paul Feig
107· USA· Comedy, Action· R
D-
Dredd (2012)
Dir. Pete Travis, Alex Garland
95· UK· Action, Science Fiction· R
D-
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
172· USA· Drama, Science Fiction· R
D-
Idiocracy (2006)
Dir. Mike Judge
84· USA· Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure· R
D-
Gattaca (1997)
Dir. Andrew Niccol
107· USA· Science Fiction, Drama· PG-13
D-
Creative Control (2016)
Dir. Benjamin Dickinson
97· USA· Drama, Science Fiction· R
F
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Dir. Tim Burton
120· USA· Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure· PG-13
F
Watchmen (2009)
Dir. Zack Snyder
163· USA· Mystery, Action, Science Fiction· R
F
Alien Resurrection (1997)
Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
109· USA· Science Fiction, Horror, Action· R
F
Mute (2018)
Dir. Duncan Jones
126· UK· Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller· R
F
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Dir. Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
138· USA· Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
F
Surrogates (2009)
Dir. Jonathan Mostow
89· USA· Science Fiction, Action, Thriller· PG-13
F
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
129· USA· Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction· R
F
The Electric State (2025)
Dir. Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
125· USA· Science Fiction, Adventure, Action· PG-13
F
Terminator Genisys (2015)
Dir. Alan Taylor
126· USA· Science Fiction, Action, Thriller, Adventure· PG-13
F
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
Dir. Lana Wachowski
147· USA· Science Fiction, Action, Adventure· R
F
Captive State (2019)
Dir. Rupert Wyatt
110· USA· Science Fiction, Action, Thriller· PG-13
F
The Circle (2017)
Dir. James Ponsoldt
110· USA· Drama, Thriller, Science Fiction· PG-13
F