Hey, so this is the list of movies on my local media server which are tagged as "cyberpunk". I am looking for suggestions on more movies I should add to this list. Cheers,

ETA: Well, OK, this should keep me busy for a while. Thanks - y'all are amazing and awesome.

Don't see Johnny Mnemonic

Movie list pulled from the comments, hard to tell If I missed anything or if there is a question to them being cyberpunk adjacent enough

  • 964 Pinocchio (1991)
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
  • A Scanner Darkly (2006)
  • Aeon Flux (2005)
  • Akira (1988)
  • Alien (1979)
  • Aliens (1986)
  • Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
  • Animatrix, The (2003)
  • Antiviral (2012)
  • Appleseed (2004)
  • Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)
  • Appleseed XIII (2011)
  • Appleseed Alpha (2014)
  • Astro Boy (2009)
  • Avalon (2001)
  • Battle Angel Alita (Gunnm OVA) (1993)
  • Belle (2021)
  • Big Hero 6 (2014)
  • Blade Runner (1982)
  • Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
  • Brazil (1985)
  • Burst City (1982)
  • Chappie (2015)
  • Cherry 2000 (1987)
  • Crimes of the Future (2022)
  • Cutie Honey (2004)
  • Cyborg (1989)
  • Dark City (1998)
  • Demolition Man (1993)
  • District 9 (2009)
  • Dredd (2012)
  • Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
  • Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001)
  • Elysium (2013)
  • Equilibrium (2002)
  • Escape from L.A. (1996)
  • Escape from New York (1981)
  • eXistenZ (1999)
  • Ex Machina (2015)
  • The Fifth Element (1997)
  • Free Guy (2021)
  • Freejack (1992)
  • Full Metal Yakuza (1997)
  • Futureworld (1976)
  • Gamer (2009)
  • Gattaca (1997)
  • Ghost in the Shell (1995)
  • Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
  • Ghost in the Shell (2008)
  • Ghost in the Shell (2017)
  • Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 1 Ghost Pain (2013)
  • Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 2 Ghost Whispers (2013)
  • Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 3 Ghost Tears (2014)
  • Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 4 Ghost Stands Alone (2014)
  • Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 5 Pyrophoric Cult (2015)
  • Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society (2006)
  • Guns Akimbo (2020)
  • Hackers (1995)
  • Hardware (1990)
  • Harrison Bergeron (1995)
  • In Time (2011)
  • Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
  • Judge Dredd (1995)
  • Mars Express (2023)
  • M3GAN (2022)
  • M3GAN 2.0 (2025)
  • Metropolis (1927)
  • Metropolis (2001, anime)
  • Minority Report (2002)
  • Morgan (2016)
  • Mute (2018)
  • Nemesis (1992)
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997)
  • Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
  • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
  • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
  • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
  • Nova Seed (2016)
  • Outland (1981)
  • Pacific Rim (2013)
  • Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
  • Possessor (2020)
  • Ready Player One (2018)
  • Real Steel (2011)
  • Repo Men (2010)
  • Robocop (1987)
  • Robocop 2 (1990)
  • Robocop 3 (1993)
  • Rollerball (1975)
  • Rubber’s Lover (1996)
  • Save the Green Planet! (2003)
  • Sneakers (1992)
  • Soldier (1998)
  • Space Sweepers (2021)
  • Space Truckers (1996)
  • Split Second (1992)
  • Strange Days (1995)
  • Surrogates (2009)
  • The Creator (2023)
  • The Electric State (2025)
  • The Lawnmower Man (1992)
  • The Matrix (1999)
  • The Net (1995)
  • The Sixth Day (2000)
  • The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
  • THX 1138 (1971)
  • Timecop (1994)
  • Tokio Gore Police (2008)
  • Total Recall (1990)
  • Total Recall (2012)
  • TRON (1982)
  • TRON: Legacy (2010)
  • TRON: Ares (2025)
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
  • Upgrade (2018)
  • Videodrome (1983)
  • Virtuosity (1995)
  • WALL·E (2008)
  • Westworld (1973)

You absolute legend! Amazing! Thank you

I'd like to chime in here and add that just about everything I could possibly think of is on that list.

Okay, maybe Megazone23 if you're into classic anime with great animation and b-tier plots. There's probably a lot more in that genre.

I'd also like to give Avalon a shout since I think it's underrated, and kind of a unique film.

I'm doing the same thing you are, truing up my own stuff. Figured sharing the list might be helpful.

The majority of these that I've seen I disagree with. M3GAN is cyberpunk? Nah get outta here

Yo, a new episode of Costco Fahrenheit just came out on YouTube! Honestly the best cyberpunk I've seen in a while.

pretty good community list so far

adding

the creator save the green planet a scanner darkly split second

Snow Crash once someone makes it

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Yes.

And Neuromancer (goddammit).

Honey, we have Neuromancer at home. ::holds up copy of Johnny Mnemonic::

I want it too, but there's no need. Johnny Mnemonic was the original short-story template for Neuromancer, and fits into a feature-length film just fine. Campyness be damned - I love that movie. Meanwhile, Neuromancer would need a miniseries to do it justice. And we're "people living in orbit" and "AGI" away from being inside that book.

Plus it's permanently stuck in development hell, so we'll probably never get one.

Here's some quick possible additions off the top of my head: Minority Report, Strange Days, Ghost in the Shell.

Blade runner: Black Lotus?

I scrolled pretty far and didn't see Duncan Jones's Mute. Very strong cyberpunk aesthetics, and a great story.

I think Cyber City Oedo 808 hasn't been mentioned yet

Trying to avoid the already great recs, for varying levels of cyberpunk themes or aesthetics...

Movies

Gattaca 1997

Elysium 2013

Ex Machina 2015

TV

Almost Human

Cowboy Bebop (any)

Devs

Incorporated (highly recommend!)

Max Headroom

Cyberpunk Edgerunners

Strange Days (1995). The main premise is cyberpunk as fuck, the story gets real dark and it stars Ralph Fiennes playing what is essentially a brain dance dealer. Great film.

No cyberpunk collection is complete without Ghost in the shell (not the scar Jo one)

The OG film (1995), the sequel (GitS: Innocence - 2005) and the series Stand Alone Complex (2002-05) are all essentials in the genre.

And once you're done maybe go for GiTS SAC:2045 or GiTS:Arise. But they aren't that great. But films and OG SAC are a must.

Came here to recommend this as well. You beat me to it :p

Altered Carbon S1

That series absolutely blew me away. Season 2 didn’t really compare so I just plan to watch season one once per year or so.

Considering I loved The Peripheral, this is for sure going on my list - thanks!

I'm still pissed that Amazon cancelled The Peripheral. I'm dying for Gibson to finish the book trilogy.

Judge Dread (there are several)

Demolition Man

The Keith Urban "Dredd" is so good

Battle Angel Alita was a lot of fun. (Admittedly, I'm a sucker for good action sequences.)

Battle Angel Alita being the original anime, as opposed to Alita: Battle Angel which is the pseudo live action reimagining, which was also OK

Both are cyberpunk

The 1993 Gunnm OVA isn't that great tbh, rather watch the James Cameron adaptation. It covers mostly the same story, but it's paced better.

Hackers

This one from 1995, yeah?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackers_(film)

That’s the one. It might be to literally cyber and punk but both are definitely in this film.

Is there any other?

Well OP you could literally watch the Cyberpunk series that Netflix put out.

It's really good. Great soundtrack

Here are a couple "cult" movies:

  • Hardware (1990) - not a "good" movie, but never boring and very worth watching. Great soundtrack, fun cameos, several interesting ideas.

  • Johnny Mnemonic (1995) - the best really bad cyberpunk movie. A very fun watch, if you're sufficiently protected from cringeing to death. Apparently there's a 2022 black and white cut that has a much better feel, but I've never seen it.

  • Videodrome (1983) - it's got lowlifes, it's got high tech (for that time and place), it's got urban dystopias, and it's got evil corporations. I'd argue it's "proto-cyberpunk". Irregardless, it's one of the best SF horror movies ever made. Yes, right up there with Alien, arguably better bc it has more to say about how technology mediates reality and bc it really gets in your head. Heh.

Johnny Mnemonic was the most like cp2020 movie I've seen.

Hardware looks good. Added to my list.

I've seen Johnny M (big Gibson fan) but not in black and white. I really didn't love it, from what I rememeber but seeing that might make it better?

Videodrome is great too. Haven't seen that in many years. Cheers,

Neuromancer is coming soon to Apple, it'll fit right in to that collection.

How do you not have Johnny Mnemonic?

and Mars Express

Fuck yeah. Just watched it last yra5. Was fricken great

Not 100% sure it qualifies but i believe so, i enjoyed the dredd movie with carl urban and it has a very dystopian setting.

There is also an older one with stallone but i believe that one is more comedic.

E: also since you got blade runner in there i cant help myself and must suggest my favorite movie Alien, at least the first two. Supposedly they play in the same universe as blade runner

Dredd was good and deserved more attention, and a sequel, but Paul Leonard-Morgan's Dredd soundtrack was awesome.

1992 - sneakers

1975 - rollerball

1982 - TRON

2002 - equilibrium

1989 - cyborg

1994 - timecop

2015 - chappie

1995 - 12 monkeys

1992 - the lawnmower man

2002 - minority report

Hmmm, so I have Tron, 12 Monkeys and Chappie but Jellyfin didn't tag them as Cyberpunk. (They all are though)

I've seen Rollerball (Jon-a-thon!) and the Lawnmower Man. I will have to check out the rest.

heres the thing with 12 monkeys. every time I hear the title the 2 princesses song goes through my head.

Serious question - does the '93 Mario Brothers count?

If this is indeed a serious question, here's a post I made 2 years ago asking that very question. Fun discussion.

Thanks, I guess that settles it then!

Damm, that comment section is buzzing!

Oui

Does Equilibrium count as Cyberpunk?

My favorites I don’t see!

Strange Days A Scanner Darkly Tetsuo: The Iron Man

Campy ones, if you’re into that: Space Truckers Cherry 2000 964 Pinocchio Nemesis

I don't think I'd call Dark City really cyberpunk. I don't know what you'd call it. Retro-1940s but in a sci-fi environment?

checks Wikipedia

Wikipedia calls it "neo-noir".

It's part of a wave of tech noir movies that came out of the late 90s, along with e.g. Gattaca, The Matrix, Strange Days, eXistenZ, 12 Monkeys... I'll also count The Thirteenth Floor, even though it's an adaptation of a 1964 novel that had already been adapted in the 70s (and very well, for that matter).

(One addendum: The Matrix feels slightly out of place but that's because it brought more action and innovative special effects to the mix and ended up all but ending the genre as audiences demanded more of that now.)

Those movies were good watchin'.

Aeon Flux, you gotta get the animated series though!

I’ll endorse Hackers also, very heavy with style

Upgrade (2018)

Oooh, interesting. Added to my list, thanks!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upgrade_(film)

Equilibrium

If you have Escape From New York, you should also have Escape From LA.

Ghost in the shell both the original movie and the first two seasons of the of og anime are both classic cyberpunk media

Terminator

Metropolis

Came here to mention Metropolis. Both the original black-and-white 1927 film and the 2001 anime remake film.

Yah, seen that too. Agree, it set the bar high.

https://piefed.social/c/fullmoviesonyoutube/p/1642470/metropolis-1927-1080p-silent-w-music

I'd definitely recommend adding Space Sweepers for something fun and upbeat (for cyberpunk).

For a scifi horror with more cyberpunk elements than you might expect, I'd suggest Morgan (2016).

Soldier (1998) might be too much of a stretch but it's got a lot of the elements (minus an evil corporation) and it's a solid film.

Edit: I forgot Outland! It's great, plot is basic but works, actors are fun (it's got Sean Connery) and the aesthetics/sets are prime Alien/Aliens territory. I think of it as being set in the Aliens universe.

Minority Report and the Sixth Day

1995 The Net

Here are my cyberpunk categories on my Plex server, for both movies and TV shows. Please let me know if you think I should edit any of these; I was a little loose in my definition of "cyberpunk" for some of these.

Movies:

TV Shows:

EDIT: My library is in alphabetical order, except where a series of related films or TV shows pop up; then they're sorted in viewing order by a common name. That's why some of these aren't in alphabetical order. Like Futureworld on the movie list, which is a sequel to Westworld, so it's at the end of the list.

A bit of a stretch for cyberpunk, but Alphaville (1965) is awesome (and has lemmy in it's alternative tilte).

Also THX 1138 (1971)

"Mars express", "Ghost in the shell", and "Alita"; Brazil is a classic; The most recent Dredd movie is a lot of fun. I like Existence tho it veers more into "biopunk" if you make those distinctions. "Tetsuo the iron man" Is probably my favorite cyberpunk movie; It also has one of the best industrial soundtracks ever made. "Elysium" and "District 9" were very high regarded at the time. Brandon Cronenberg's movies are also pretty rad as well. More subdued but they easily get under your skin. I really love "antiviral" and "possessor" ; again like daddy Cronenberg they tend to veer into biopunk territory.

I'd add "Tokio gore police."; "Full metal yakuza" and "Electric Dragon 80.000 V" from some good ol' Japanese craziness.

Possessor is one of my all time faves. Brimming with fun sci-fi ideas, amazing performances, terrifying, brilliant

Great list, thanks. I get freaked out by Existenz, so good.

I love Blomkamp's films, not sure why they're not tagged as cyberpunk in Jellyfin but I can fix that.

I will check out the rest.

Good choice including The Matrix.

Too bad they never made any sequels.

Yes, a shame.

If good is not a requirement go get Freejack.

How's The Peripheral?

The aestethics of the future was more interesting than the story plus the show was cancelled after one season that ended on a cliff hanger.

^^^ This. But I still like it a lot.

F those network people for saying they would make season 2 and then bailing on it.

Yeah I was disappointed. It felt like it hadnt truly started yet.

It was ok. Not nearly as good as the book though.

So so good

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