My Favorite Dystopian Movies as of 2024

DYSTOPIAN MOVIES ARE a favorite genre of mine. In 2007 I made a list of my ten favorite movies in the category, and after revisiting that blog post, I thought now would be a good time to revise the list

With no further ado, this is my new list:

• 20. 28 Days Later (2002)
• 19. Equilibrium (2002)
• 18. The City of Lost Children (1998)
• 17. Pitch Black (2000)
• 16. Chappie (2015)
• 15. Brazil (1985)
• 14. Children of Men (2006)
• 13. V for Vendetta (2005)
• 12. Elysium (2013)
• 11. RoboCop (1987)
• 10. Logan (2017)
• 9. Akira (1988)
• 8. Gattaca (1997)
• 7. District 9 (2009)
• 6. The Creator (2023)
• 5. The Terminator (1984)
• 4. Dark City (1998)
• 3. Blade Runner (1982)
• 2. Dredd (2012)
• 1. Alien (1979)

The Matrix went out. I think I just saw that movie too many times 🎃 Otherwise the majority of the top of the list is probably unsurprising for most people (including myself).

Movies like Alien and Blade Runner are just timeless classics that is as good today, as they were then. Same goes for classics like The Terminator and RoboCop – although they perhaps show there age a bit more.

I placed Dredd at second best. I just absolutely love that movie. Its brutal, claustrophobic, have an bad-ass anti-hero and is absolutely dystopian.

It is obvious that most of the movies are rather old by now. I made the original list in 2007, and only six movies created since the first list, made it to the list! But its a list of all good movies, and it makes me want to see them all again. It’s been a really really long time since I saw Dark City, Gattaca and Brazil. I think I’ll start there – they are perfect for a dark and rainy winter night 📽️