Films about a person's struggle with the system are quite popular with viewers. Especially when the hero is a loner who opposes the foundations of society. It is always sympathetic. Film directors are well aware of this circumstance, therefore they often shoot pictures of this genre. Moreover, not only past historical events are screened, but also the worlds of the future. We offer you a list of the best films on this subject.
Snowpiercer 2013
- Genre: sci-fi, action
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.8, IMDb - 7.1
The plot of the picture tells about a man-made disaster, as a result of which an eternal winter came on Earth. The surviving people found salvation in a moving train. As in life, a class division has formed in it: the elite lives in the first cars, and the disenfranchised servants live in the latter. Among the latter, a hero was found who decided to oppose the exploiters. He manages to convince everyone else to start a revolution for their rights.
Equals 2015
- Genre: Fantasy, Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.1, IMDb - 6.1
The film is set in the future. People live in an ideal society, calling themselves "equal". They do not feel any emotions, they are always calm and polite. But once feelings began to return to people. The government decides to isolate them from the rest in order to prevent the spread of this threat. The main character tries to hide from everyone that he has fallen in love with a girl. Together, they decide to challenge the system to defend their love.
Twelve Monkeys 1995
- Genre: sci-fi, thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.8, IMDb - 8.0
The deadly virus has wiped out 99% of the population. The survivors hide underground and attempt to change the course of events. To do this, they send a prisoner back in time to find the cause of the spread of the infection. During the journey, the hero falls in love and decides to challenge the system that has thrown him into a dangerous whirlpool. For freedom, he is even ready to die and at the cost of his own life to find the culprit responsible for the spread of the virus.
Argument (Tenet) 2020
- Genre: sci-fi, action
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 8.0, IMDb - 7.9
In detail
In a fantastic film from director Christopher Nolan, the main character will have to challenge not only the social order. He will have to single-handedly change space and time in order to save humanity. In the story, he is a secret employee of the Dovod agency and has inversion skills. To put them into practice, he has to go on a journey through time.
The Matrix 1999
- Genre: sci-fi, action
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 8.5, IMDb - 8.7
In an attempt to find the truth, the protagonist named Neo learns that everything around us is an illusion called "The Matrix". The people themselves living in it have become a source of energy for artificial intelligence, which has taken over the whole world. Freed from the fake world, they live underground and try to resist computers. Neo challenges the system and tries to destroy the artificial intelligence. In this he is helped by Morpheus and Trinity who believe in his chosenness.
Brazil (Brazil) 1985
- Genre: Fantasy, Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.8, IMDb - 7.9
The plot of the picture shows the audience a dystopian world ruled by bureaucracy. The main character, Sam Lauri, is an ordinary clerk who does not seek to change anything in his life. Moreover, the hero was at first ready to sacrifice part of his freedom for the sake of general safety. But everything changed after he met the girl from his dreams in reality. However, the system comes between them, and the hero has to challenge her.
Source Code 2011
- Genre: sci-fi, action
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.8, IMDb - 7.5
Another film about the struggle of a person with a system. This time, the hero at first has no chance of breaking out of it. Included in the list of the best pictures for the original plot - Captain Coulter wakes up in the body of another person on the train 8 minutes before the bomb explodes. After the disaster, he sees himself in a capsule, where a woman informs him about participation in the "Source Code" program. Time after time he is sent back in time to find the terrorist.
1984 (1984)
- Genre: Fantasy, Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.7, IMDb - 7.0
This time the film about the struggle of man against the system belongs to the past period. The action takes place in 1984, when the whole world is divided into 3 superpowers. The main character Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth. Tired of injustice, he begins to write down his innermost thoughts in a secret diary. And later he falls in love altogether, which is strictly prohibited. But none of the subjects can hide from the Thought Police.
Reality Changes (The Adjustment Bureau) 2011
- Genre: sci-fi, thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.4, IMDb - 7.0
Another picture of how people struggle with the system is dedicated to supernatural events. A young congressman accidentally learns that the whole world is developing according to a certain scenario. This process is closely monitored by special people from the Correction Bureau. And when the hero falls in love with the ballerina, the system prevents the development of their relationship. David Norris decides to challenge her and enters the struggle for personal happiness and freedom.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975
- Genre: Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 8.5, IMDb - 8.7
The role of a system aimed at oppressing the individual can be played not only by the authorities, but also by an ordinary nurse when it comes to a hospital. In this picture, this is exactly what happens: the hero is a simulator who decided to take a break from the prison regime in the hospital. Having experienced the hospital procedures and the sadistic inclinations of the head nurse on his own skin, he declares war on her. But it does not take into account the fact that her patients voluntarily agreed to live in a mental hospital.
Snowden 2016
- Genre: Thriller, Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.9, IMDb - 7.3
Having decided to realize his youthful dream in order to change the world for the better, the hero of the film goes to work for the CIA. Once admitted to the secrets of the National Security Agency (NSA), he learns about her terrible truth. Any information about most of the people on the planet is monitored by the CIA and NSA. To make the illegal activities of the American government public, the hero decides on a bold act. Now his life is in danger.
Equilibrium 2002
- Genre: sci-fi, action
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.9, IMDb - 7.4
The plot is centered on the distant future. Emotions are prohibited, books cannot be read, music and art are also illegal. To reinforce this, the government is forcing residents to take the medicine "prosium". The main character is government agent John Preston. He identifies those who violate this law. But one day he forgets to take another pill. From that moment on, life changes - spiritual transformation motivates him to fight the totalitarian system.
John F. Kennedy. Shots in Dallas (JFK) 1991
- Genre: Thriller, Drama
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.9, IMDb - 8.0
Another film about the struggle of a person with a system is dedicated to dramatic events in the history of the United States. This time, the audience is not presented with an ordinary lone hero, but a man endowed with power. This is the district attorney who decided to investigate the assassination of the 35th president of America. In the course of it, he is faced with the reluctance of influential people to reveal the truth. Also, the hero does not find understanding from relatives and friends who have decided to stay in a comfortable zone.