This collection contains films in the cyberpunk style. The list of the best top 10 films of this genre contains film adaptations of a fantastic future controlled by global corporations. Their ultimate goal is the enslavement and destruction of humanity. The most varied methods for this are chosen - from implanting chips into the body, to complete immersion of a person in cyberspace.
Nirvana 1997
- Genre: fantasy, drama, detective
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.8, IMDb - 6.1.
The picture tells about the near future, where corporations rule the world. In one of these, the protagonist, who is involved in the creation of a new computer game "Nirvana", works as a programmer. Just before Christmas, he learns that one of the computer characters realized that he was living inside the game, and refused to obey the laid down algorithms. Moreover, he found a way to contact the creator of "Nirvana" and asked him to erase. Risking his own life, the programmer decides to fulfill this condition.
RoboCop 1987
- Genre: Science Fiction, Detective, Thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.6, IMDb - 7.5.
The plot plunges viewers into the bleak future of Detroit, in which violence has swept the city streets. The authorities of the metropolis are attracting a powerful corporation to the problem, which has launched a cyborg program. The first model was Robocop. Experimental doctors place the body of the killed police officer in an armored shell and erase the memory. But they failed to completely remove the memories. Going to the streets of Detroit to serve and protect, Robocop is eager to find his killers in order to get even.
The Lawnmower Man 1992
- Genre: horror, fantasy
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.6, IMDb - 5.5.
The unremarkable lawn mower becomes the focus of the young scientist's attention. His previous experiments on monkeys have failed, so he is eager to go to the next level. As a result of influencing the mower's brain and connecting it to a computer, the former idiot becomes a cyborg with superpowers. And after the intervention of the military, cyborgs find themselves in the real world, seeking to gain dominance over people.
Blade Runner 1982
- Genre: sci-fi, thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.6, IMDb - 8.1.
According to the plot of a picture with a high rating, the near future is revealed to the audience, where, with the development of progress, society rejects moral values. Traditionally, for cyberpunk movies, corporations rule the world. She is included in the list of the best top 10 paintings of this genre and for the adaptation of robots, almost indistinguishable from people. Moreover, robots turned out to be more human than their creators. Once a group of 6 robots escaped, and now a real hunt is arranged on the ground.
Tron 1982
- Genre: sci-fi, action
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.9, IMDb - 6.8.
In the center of the plot is a talented programmer who gets inside a computer program from a secret laboratory. Trying to survive in cyberspace, he finds friends among computer programs, one of which is Tron. She is subject to a lot, she is able to help the protagonist return to reality by blocking malware.
Upgrade 2018
- Genre: fantasy, thriller,
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.5, IMDb - 7.5.
According to the plot, the film tells about the near future, where corporations are busy creating cyborgs that are much superior to ordinary people. The main character, paralyzed after the attack of bandits, is implanted with a special computer block, which gives him superpowers. Having received a modernized body, the hero goes to revenge. But in the end, his personality is trapped in the brain, and the body itself falls under the full control of the computer hardware.
I - Robot (I, Robot) 2004
- Genre: Science Fiction, Action, Thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.8, IMDb - 7.10.
The film is worth watching because of Will Smith, who played the next savior of the world. His hero is a police officer who lives in a future ruled by artificial intelligence. Robots are gradually replacing people, and society is confident that they cannot harm them. But one day the robot was involved in the murder of their creator, and Will Smith will have to figure out the reasons for this act. While investigating, he learns the shocking truth about what fate awaits all of humanity.
Hackers 1995
- Genre: sci-fi, thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 7.1, IMDb - 6.3.
The plot of the picture tells the story of a hacker who penetrates the computers of the Ellington Corporation. There he discovers a secret virus program that can lead the planet to environmental disaster. Naturally, his penetration did not go unnoticed, and a real hunt begins for the main character. To save himself and reveal to people the whole truth about the plans of the corporation, the hero, together with his friends, launches his blocking program.
Renaissance 2006
- Genre: cartoon, sci-fi, action
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 6.7, IMDb - 6.7.
The film is set in 2054 in Paris. Everything is run by the computer networks of the Avalon corporation, tracking every step and action of city residents. In search of the missing scientist, the main character is a policeman. But unexpectedly, the investigation leads him to secret genetic research, and an abduction undertaken by an unknown person turns out to be the only way to save humanity.
Sleep Dealer 2008
- Genre: sci-fi, thriller
- Rating: KinoPoisk - 5.6, IMDb - 6.0.
The Sleep Trader closes the cyberpunk selection of films. She got into the list of the top-10 of this genre thanks to the adaptation of the utopian idea of the general globalization of the world. The viewers are presented with a bleak picture of the world, where everything is subordinated to corporations and their technologies of total control.
The protagonist in search of work turns to dream merchants - agents for the sale of positions for remote work. Having met a journalist and having learned the whole truth about the intentions of corporations, together with like-minded people, they get involved in an unequal struggle.