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Paste Magazine's 50 Best Dystopian Movies of All Time

"Not to be confused with post-apocalyptic films (though the two may overlap), dystopian films deal with a decidedly human threat from those in control. Dystopian societies are marked by mass suffering and great injustice, and we don't always have to look for fiction to see examples. For our purposes here, we've focused on earth, eliminating films where the threat is from another planet. We've also eliminated post-apocalyptic films where society hasn't been rebuilt to the point of a functioning government. That's left a still very wide swath of cinema to consider, from sci-fi looks into the distant future to cautionary tales of a much more recognizable world in our present or even past. This may not be escapism, but as the increasing number of dystopian movies, novels and TV series prove, we remain captivated by stories of societies gone wrong and the struggle of individuals to overcome."
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The Running Man (1987)
The Running Man (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
2
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes®   61%
3
Never Let Me Go (2010)
Never Let Me Go (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
4
Idiocracy (2006)
Idiocracy (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
5
Punishment Park (1971)
Punishment Park (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
6
Snowpiercer (2013)
Snowpiercer (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
7
Alphaville (1965)
Alphaville (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
8
Equilibrium (2002)
Equilibrium (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   41%
9
Sleeper (1973)
Sleeper (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
10
Moon (2009)
Moon (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
11
Escape From New York (1981)
Escape From New York (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
12
Silent Running (1972)
Silent Running (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
13
Strange Days (1995)
Strange Days (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
14
Dark City (1998)
Dark City (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
15
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
16
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Isle of Dogs (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
17
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
18
District 9 (2009)
District 9 (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
19
The Truman Show (1998)
The Truman Show (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
20
Dredd (2012)
Dredd (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
21
Okja (2017)
Okja (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
22
Gattaca (1997)
Gattaca (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
23
THX 1138 (1971)
THX 1138 (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
24
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
A Scanner Darkly (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
25
Logan's Run (1976)
Logan's Run (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
26
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
27
Minority Report (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
28
Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
29
Soylent Green (1973)
Soylent Green (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
30
The Lego Movie (2014)
The Lego Movie (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
31
The City of Lost Children (1995)
The City of Lost Children (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
32
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
33
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
34
World on a Wire (1973)
World on a Wire (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
35
Seconds (1966)
Seconds (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
36
Battle Royale (2000)
Battle Royale (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
37
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
38
The Lobster (2015)
The Lobster (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
39
Total Recall (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
40
The Trial (1962)
The Trial (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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