Top 10 Amazing Cyberpunk Movies

Top 10 Amazing Cyberpunk Movies
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Amazing Science fiction movies that explore the cyberpunk aesthetic in all it's high-tech low-life glory! WatchMojo presents the best films that utilize the cyberpunk aesthetic. But which film will take the top spot? Will it be Ridley Scott's Bladerunner, the Anime Classic Akira, or the revolutionary The Matrix? Watch to find out!
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#10. “eXistenZ” (1999)
#9. “Tetsuo The Iron Man” (1989)
#8. “Dredd” (2012)
#7. “Ghost in the Shell” (1995)
#6. “Strange Days” (1995)
#5. “RoboCop” (1987)
#4. “The Terminator” (1984)
#3, #2 & #1 ????
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[@neobutters]

Who else knew that Blade Runner was going to be number one?

[@tianapitesr8553]

Isn't number seven the guy from Thriller video?

[@Zytiron]

I knew that Blade Runner was going to be number 1, but was rather surprised that Logan's Run didn't even make the Honorable Mentions.

[@vb2388]

For me, Blade Runner is no.1 in everything

[@neobutters]

VB MUTT I can agree 😆

[@jp3813]

VB MUTT #1 comedy?

[@archivedaccount5990]

Robocop, Akira, Ghost in The Shell, Blade Runner, The Matrix, Dredd, and The Terminator are awesome.

[@archivedaccount5990]

I also like to give a shoutout to Equilibrium, an awesome (and underrated) movie that has Pre-Nolan Batman.

[@TheDementation]

Exactly. And watch mojo are shit.

[@Krisassad2011]

Matthew Cool I so agree with you

[@JosieReddingtonDeSanta]

Matthew Cool agreeing with robocop, terminator, matrix and blade runner ❤

[@r.pneumo7337]

I wouldn't call Terminator a cyberpunk movie! What's so cyberpunk about it?

[@agnessku6399]

The cool thing about Cyberpunks coming true is that we got ALL the cyberpunk futures. China : universal surveillance and social control. America : Cool gadgets and staggering inequality. Rusia : shadowy plots, covert ops, and assassin's. Japan : Japan

[@gary7846]

J A P A N

[@berandom2000]

More like giant robots and humanoid robots

[@carlacakez3505]

Superior japan

[@adriandapat1206]

Philippines & other Third World countries: Corrupt Politicians and Oligarchs, massive income inequality, overpopulation, acts of crime and terrorism.

[@lanalvr2413]

Haha Japan japan

[@elgranlugus7267]

Blade Runner was the primary inspiration for Ghost in the Shell who was the influence for Matrix. Gotta love Blade Runner.

[@jotr.9786]

How is GITS inspired by Blade runner?

[@KillaSin515]

@@jotr.9786 It's pretty obvious.

[@jotr.9786]

Blade runner is based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, and GITS some say Neuromancer, .. I don't know.

[@shutterfilms7276]

@@jotr.9786 Neuromancer was released after the blade runner movie

[@88feji]

I think Neuromancer's author said something like he saw Blade Runner when he was writing Neuromancer .. AND by the way, not just the movie .. Blade Runner's source novel by Philip K Dick came out waaaay before Neuromancer too, its hard to know if the author of Neuromancer subconsciously took ideas from Philip K Dick ..

[@NoJusticeNoPeace]

You censor a pair of animated nipples, but show a guy getting graphically machinegunned dozens of times over his whole torso. Great priorities.

[@ru55ianR3AP3R]

It's mainly to avoid getting flagged. I'm pretty sure they couldn't give a rats ass about nipples.

[@gengivitis7448]

Cinematic Top 10 Watchmojo is Canadian

[@bryonyamada2620]

That how the US rolls. We will show graphic violence/blood but be to scared to show tits/nipples.

[@Katya_Lastochka]

NoJusticeNoPeace So are you championing for less vilence or as much nudity as violence?

[@Kolumaic]

At 00:50 There's rotating mechanical penis nobody cared about. (Tetsuo: The Iron Man) It even gets a close up. lol

[@dayanabanana7503]

The word needs more cyberpunk

[@geekcultureandmovieLover]

Ghost in the shell should be way higher.

[@aikoyumi4014]

+mounir maged I like Ghost in the Shell, too.

[@PsychoholicSlag83]

Yeah, it's the most cyberpunk movie ever made!

[@tidepods7334]

I agree. It has influenced most of the cyberpunk movies that came after.

[@leedouglas9]

Hardy Harr you don’t know what you are talking about

[@tidepods7334]

Yeah I wouldn't know shit. I guess I should google "what is the most popular opinion for ghost in the shell." dumbass

[@renatogarza]

You're missing a really important Cyberpunk movie: Johnny Mnemonic (1995), starring Keanu Reeves, based on a story written by William Gibson...

[@SubMatrix7]

How did this movie NOT make the list. It's one of the most Cyberpunkesque movies out there.

[@primarch316]

Yeah, it's a cool little movie and based on Willian Gibson's short story which gives it the pedigree. But as a piece of pure film its not on par with movies listed here. William Gibson deserves to be better represented on the big screen as he is the king of all things cyberpunk.

[@BlunderCity]

@@SubMatrix7 Maybe it's because it's complete rubbish. it is quintessentially cyberpunk but it's a really bad film and severely unfaithful to the short story in Burning Chrome. Total Recall is a similar example of a film that couldn't stay true to the spirit of the original story with disastrous consequences.

[@YeahitsMeSylvia]

Amen brother that one is a classic

[@Clintdaddy412]

Yesss

[@jp3813]

They really need to make a Batman Beyond live action movie filled w/ cyberpunk goodness.

[@greenytaddict]

I really loved the series, a movie doesn't sound bad

[@alexxgonzo6268]

Good point

[@raziel4235]

Blade runner is a textbook example of cyberpunk. Akira, Ghost in the shell and Battle angel Alita are follow ups.

[@marcusholder6508]

Blade Runner better be number 1.

[@theloner6063]

Always be

[@devilsolution9781]

Matrix is better tbh

[@duquesne9487]

BETTER BE!!!!!

[@miika559]

@@duquesne9487 Or else...

[@HappyCynic]

It cheers me up when I see the love for Dredd.

[@bigbaddawg101]

Totally left out Johnny Mnemonic. The movie was even advertised as being a cyberpunk movie.

[@okumabear]

It's pretty much a Shadowrun game set to film. One of my favorites.

[@albirasti2162]

bigbaddawg101 Thank you!

[@happyzax]

You are right. This is sad. They missed the one movie that DEFINES cyberpunk for me.

[@bryonyamada2620]

but they add Total Recall as a HM and its Sci-Fi not Cyberpunk. No mention of Bubblegum Crisis either.

[@paulplus3830]

I was waiting for it. Puzzles me, they didn't even mention it.....

[@ru55ianR3AP3R]

I'm convinced 2017 is the year for Cyberpunk, at least for film/tv. Live-Action Ghost in the Shell, Blade Runner 2049, Dredd Netflix series, Altered Carbon series. Hell, we might even get that rumoured Live Action AKIRA should Ghost in the Shell be a box office hit.

[@ru55ianR3AP3R]

mryupjup Both the series creator and director of the 1995 anime film approve of it. Probably won't be as good as the original but it will most likely make the fans happy.

[@Terraglitch]

DUDE! Don't forget the Cyberpunk 2077 game. :D

[@ru55ianR3AP3R]

Terra Glitch True lol but I highly doubt it will release in 2017. A trailer maybe but I don't expect Cyberpunk 2077 releasing until late 2018 at the earliest, especially how CDPR and series creator, Mike Pondsmith wants the game to be a vast and dense open world sandbox that's, twice, if not 3x larger and denser than Witcher 3.

[@cicjose6016]

except those movies where originally classics and turned into shit via remakes so yeah you need to watch the originals and stop supporting shitty remakes if we all did this we'd have far better movies coming out every year

[@mk6rfc1]

A dredd Netflix series is not happening, well not this year anyway

[@paulstjernberg2338]

"Strange Days" is a underrated movie.

[@SexyButCurious]

Paul Stjernberg Yeah watching as a kid it obviously didn't make sense but watched it recently and definitely underrated.

[@s48073ur]

@@SexyButCurious that happened to me as well, interesting movie

[@RoyaltyFreeMusicInc]

Akira

[@Mark-we8cf]

[@jamesgeorgi170]

TETSUOOOO!!!

[@darkocchi]

If you haven't done so, read the original comic. It's sooo much better than the movie.

[@arandombard1197]

Akira is trash though.

[@yokonakajima75]

​@@arandombard1197Ahhhh no.

[@asunayuuki8710]

Kicking off the new year with a little sci-fi. Awesome.

[@asunayuuki8710]

And I'm hyped for Blade Runner 2049.

[@squirtleoctavius1993]

Asuna Yuuki so do I

[@AirbenderHawk]

Asuna Yuuki damn right :)

[@ROMEO207]

I feel aeon flux should have been an honorable mention

[@longhalloween2528]

The first Matrix is one of my all time fav.

[@Lion_Knight]

Blade Runner! The best Cyberpunk movie. My favorite movie of all time.

[@MonkeydLuffy-de3ef]

Its not the best honesty its ok

[@redpanda416]

Blade runner is so ahead of its time, when few people can really understand its setting and appreciate the cast. If it was released in the 90s or even 2000s, it would be a much bigger hit.

[@shutterfilms7276]

And Blade Runner 2049 happened, the same thing happened :(

[@88feji]

Ridley Scott's Blade Runner is not just way ahead of its time, its way ahead of most generations' (including today's) average people's taste level too, the people who really admire BR are usually people like scientists, artists, directors, writers, thinkers ..

[@chrisclaris4309]

@@shutterfilms7276 well 2049 is too long for most people who typically watch comic-book movies

[@chrisclaris4309]

@@88feji Yes, It is Arthouse in some sense.

[@aj69needshelp91]

So was robocop which was inspired by blade runner two of my fav movies

[@fabriziobianchi6940]

Akira is on another level

[@Heather_no_numbers]

I remember when I read Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K Dick. Such a great book that I think i should reread since Im way older now and I can probably understand the things that I could not understand at the time. That book was the main inspiration for Blade Runner. I think that was worth mentioning.

[@jamesanthony8438]

Johnny Mnemonic really should've made the list

[@BlunderCity]

No.

[@THEBANDIT7979]

Hahahahaha. That movie is shit. It’s an insult to the short story that Gibson wrote.

[@juangomez7586]

I THINK .... METROPOLIS ( 1927 - Fritz Lang ) AND METROPOLIS VERS. ANIME ( Osamu Tezuka MANGA 1947 , ANIME 2001 ) BOTH DESERVE AT LESS AN HONORABLE MENTION..... !!!

[@aljawad]

Juan Gomez I was thinking the same thing!

[@teemakeroppi4628]

no. they don't deserve that, as there are not cyber punk.

[@samuelfouch2367]

@@teemakeroppi4628 Dystopian futuristic societies with advanced tech where the upper classes are treated like royalty while the lowers are practically worthless. Thats basically cyberpunk

[@teemakeroppi4628]

@@samuelfouch2367 no.. this is not a definition of cyberpunk. I'm real sorry. but yeah many things from metropolis will inspire the genre in the future.

[@dirksommer4896]

Johnny Mnemonic should at least have had a honorable mention.

[@BlunderCity]

It is so bad that, no, it does not even deserve one.

[@MuJoNeSs]

Great list Watchmojo!!! Thanks, you guys nailed it.

[@felixflores5225]

Terminator and Matrix , I can see this movies for ever.

[@felixflores5225]

Terminator and Matrix , I can watch this movies for ever.

[@surilucknine9250]

You should have mentioned Metropolis, it was a great innovation in the movies, giving rise to cyberpunk and bringing the first robot in the movies

[@danielfuentes8951]

Wonderful and amazing video. I’m very obsessed with cyberpunk. Thank you.

[@ArabianFreedom]

I LOVE the atmosphere in Blade Runner.

[@bizooki3930]

best atmosphere in a movie ever. No2 is Alien, both from R.Scott.

[@asukalangleysoryu7430]

Awesome, I love The Matrix.

[@asunayuuki8710]

+Asuka Langley Soryu I do, too.

[@daishaparker2999]

Asuka _and_ Asuna in the same place? Hell yeah, gimme them Asses. Matrix FTW!!!!!!!

[@sunkenthunder5808]

Same, some of the best films to date

[@aaronsmith3334]

Asuka Langley Soryu so thoughts on rebuild

[@asukalangleysoryu7430]

+Aaron Smith Probably not gonna happen any time soon.

[@KayoMichiels]

Since when is TRON cyberpunk? It's not set in a future nor a dystopian one either, it's all inside the mainframe of ENCOM.

[@ru55ianR3AP3R]

So is the Matrix.

[@KayoMichiels]

PunkCyber Not really: The Matrix is set in the future and people are living in a simulation of the year 1999.

[@flashdamingo]

The pocket universe theme of TRON is very cyberpunk.

[@herikaniugu]

Tron is the mother of cyberpunk movies

[@88feji]

Tron is only partially cyberpunk .. it has the noir neon style closely associated with the cyberpunk look but it lacks the -punk dimension, punk meaning low-life .. Everyone knows that Blade Runner is the movie that started the cyberpunk style and genre, countless directors, artists, sci fi writers, designers, comics creators will tell you how inspired they are by Ridley Scott's monumental movie ...

[@nathanieljackson5554]

Great list. Nice to see the inspiration for "Akira" on the list.

[@davidjackson2524]

And the mind behind Total Recall (Philip K Dick ) also wrote Blade Runner.

[@TheLeemaVids]

David Jackson that' actually a bit different Total Recall am I not right? i remember there was something based on Philip's Total Recall but it has nothing to do with the 2 movies

[@BlunderCity]

Philip K Dick did not write Blade Runner, it's like saying the film The Shining is a Stephen King movie which it's not. Total Recall is a botched attempt at adapting the story.

[@88feji]

+BlunderCity But PKD did say repeatedly during his final days how proud he is that his novel is behind Blade Runner, he had really high praise for both the movie and the movie script ... he was really blown away when the producers showed him an unfinished cut of the movie and kept asking them something like "how did you guys do it ?", he also gave glowing praise for Harrison Ford (saying that he cannot picture anyone else playing Rick Deckard except HF) and Rutger Hauer... He said before dying something to the tune that the movie will be the single greatest sci fi movie ever made ... a lot of people would agree with that, including me ...

[@BlunderCity]

@@88feji I don't get your point. Making a good film and a faithful adaptation of a book are two totally different things. It's not about whether the film is good or not. Same thing for The Shining, a masterpiece but not the faithful adaptation of the Stephen King book. So not sure what you're talking about.

[@88feji]

+BlunderCity Oh .. if you're strictly talking about semantics, in a way Philip K Dick did write Blade Runner ... because when after movie was released, his book "Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?" was retitled as "Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep ?)" ... if you don't believe me, google for the cover of the sci fi novel and see what the cover says ... Technically he did not write the script for Blade Runner but he's the author of the novel "Blade Runner (Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep ?)" ... there you go ...

[@emilioa.bayardoarceo758]

I love the Cyberpunk ♡

[@William_Brando]

Blade Runner and Akira are always god tier #1 movies

[@Insane8221]

love this list! so many amazing movies. Doesn't hurt one of my all time faves is #1

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

I think Dark City should be on the list. That movie is absolutely spellbinding.

[@jaives]

that wouldn't fall in the cyberpunk genre. it's more sci-fi mixed with film noir.

[@kd9749]

Awesome movie, not cyberpunk.

[@BlunderCity]

@@jaives Yeah it's more like a film noir gothic fantasy. There is no technology so it can't be cyberpunk almost by definition. In fact the retro style of the film makes it almost the opposite of cyberpunk.

[@JarlFrank]

My favourite cyberpunk movie is one that is actually considered to be bad... but I love it for the bad acting and fun action scenes: Johnny Mnemonic. Keanu Reeves' "I WANT ROOM SERVICE!!" meltdown scene has to be one of the most hilarious scenes ever put on film.

[@chada75]

Now this is a great list!

[@rehanahaynes2792]

thank u watch mojo been looking for this movie forever

[@Talented34tv]

Ghost in the Shell better be on here

[@AudioXVNVXTheNightLife]

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[@TSOM]

What about Minority Report?

[@mk6rfc1]

It could count as cyber but no so much punk

[@TSOM]

mk6rfc1 It's listed as a Cyberpunk movie. I think it was because people didn't voted for it on the list.

[@SnowAnayathatweirdgirl]

Psycho-Pass ( it's an anime) is way better and has the same concept only it judges a persons mental stability.

[@bobjobs9661]

pyscho pass is right up there with gits and and akira

[@bryonyamada2620]

Thats Sci-f and a possible future.

[@madamelachaille664]

Blade Runner is untouchable. Genius work. Beautiful and endlessly inspiring.

[@IndigoXYZ18]

eXistenZ was technically Biopunk.

[@IndigoXYZ18]

james howe There is often overlap, however Biopunk explores some themes unique to the genre (Orphan Black is a great example of this, it is Cyberpunk but because it so heavily focused in on the societal implications of biotechnology it crosses the into Biopunk). But wherever you have technology which is exclusively biological (eXistenZ, the Engineers from Prometheus, Guyver: Bio Boosted Armour, Splicers RPG, the Tyranids from 40K and the Zerg from Starcraft, etc.) there comes a point where you can even have media that is no longer Cyberpunk (or at the very least barely Cyberpunk), and has wholly transcended into the realm of Biopunk.

[@Chadjr2009]

I hope Watchmojo created sequel video "Top 10 Amazing Biopunk/Biotechnologically theme Movies" to favored me.

[@caramuyo]

Rowdy Piper movie they live should have been an honorable mention. Fifth element easy on the top 5.

[@Mharriscreations]

Good list. I would've loved to see Dark City and Equilibrium here too.

[@Mharriscreations]

***** That's true, but since it deals with some heavy sci-fi elements that, to me, seem to play it in the future.

[@busavivan9283]

But it's not cyberpunk...

[@BlunderCity]

Dark City is definitely not cyberpunk, it's in fact probably the opposite. There is no digital, it's super retro (like 50s style), it's gothic and memories are implanted chemically.

[@aria98100]

excelente top ya vi todas.

[@Yvaelle]

If you watch Bladerunner, be sure to watch The Final Cut. There are like 6 different versions, and The Final Cut is the best.

[@senakashiwazaki9822]

It's 'da future, moe-fuckers.

[@senakashiwazaki9822]

I like cute girls, and I am a cute girl. So what?

[@thomasjackson6971]

Sena Kashiwazaki you're just a attention seeker

[@Karl_Marksman]

while you sprung out the womb self-sufficient and have since lived as a hermit.

[@TOFKAS01]

Funny, if you watch on the Coca-Cola-neonsign, you see "joy" popping up...perhaps an inspiration for joy in BR 2049?

[@SparkleFunHorse]

Yes! Blade Runner has been one of my favorite movies since it came out... the music, the vibe, the ideas behind the movie: epic.

[@guy6411]

the genre. atompunk 1950 - 1970. Steampunk 1860- 1910. Diesel punk 1930- 150. Cassett future 1970-1990. Cyberpunk 2020 - 2100. All retro fictional future.

[@LordMisterOfficial]

equilibrum?

[@Kelreave]

that movie is sooo underrated

[@thomasjackson6971]

HighLand literally wanted to say that

[@thomasjackson6971]

ThisIsNotReel it's sci-fi actually

[@Katya_Lastochka]

HighLand No futuristic technology.

[@vb2388]

That's the first film I saw Christian Bale in..

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

Tetsuo: The Iron Man made me understand the true meaning of 'drill her'. XD

[@frankzeppelin]

Well done WatchMojo. A good idea, and I have to agree with the ordering. One of your better lists. :)

[@ExAstris]

The Tetsuo films are some of my favorites, and I'm glad to see one of them in this list.

[@matthewwhitney17]

A very loose definition of cyberpunk. Dredd, Robocop, and The Terminator don't belong here. Johnny Mnemonic and Metropolis and arguably Westworld, The Thirteenth Floor, or Videodrome do. They need to go back and read their William Gibson.

[@primarch316]

Gibson is the king of 'pure' cyberpunk for sure as he refined it into what most people think of when they hear word today. But the general idea is as old as science fiction itself and even goes beyond the genre. A story like George Orwell's '1984' would fit a cyberpunk setting perfectly as would 'A Clockwork Orange' by Anthony Burgess. Cyberpunk, to many, is classic dystopia through a digital, pop culture lens and by that definition, all of these titles will either, take someone to that Gibson holy land or, at least, point you in the right direction.

[@BlunderCity]

How is Dredd not cyberpunk, especially the film?

[@nietzschean3138]

Agreed.

[@KidSixXx]

Uh, even Gibson admitted that there was no such thing as "pure" cyberpunk and it was the result of "creative cultural osmosis" so the urban dystopian material born from the Judge Dredd stories (especially the concepts of Mega City One and facist overtones infused into a supposedly free society ) contributed heavily to the cyberpunk genre. High tech, Low life. Cyberpunk wasn't so much an open embrace of technology and its effect on society as it was a rebellion against the space opera centric themes prevalent in speculative fiction at the time. Cyberpunk helped to bring planet earth back into the forefront of science fiction rather than things being set a long time ago in a galaxy far away.

[@Aron-K6]

hahaha wtf, go back and read definition of Cyberpunk

[@Fools_Requiem]

Not too sure The Terminator fits in this genre...

[@DaraGaming42]

Victim of Lag the first one does a bit

[@ru55ianR3AP3R]

The first movie does. Terminator 2, not so much.

[@Fools_Requiem]

I've seen all of them. None of them feel cyberpunkish, including the first one. Salvation was to apocalyptic to be cyberpunk and that was the only one that took place in a post modern world.

[@flashdamingo]

+Victim of Lag How do you figure Terminator not to be part of the Cyberpunk genre ? **** note that the tech noir label given to CP films comes from the name of the dance club in Terminator.

[@flashdamingo]

+Victim of Lag Apocalypse is a major tenet of cyberpunk genre .

[@Octavianus08]

Some of the favorites right there!

[@MarriottPlayer]

Great choice for #1. Just so happens to also be my favorite sci-fi film.

[@thechosenone2294]

I find it funny how the exchange of dialogue in the TRON honorable mentions sounded like it was ripped straight from Star Wars Lol

[@robertjordan3155]

not even an honerable mention for jhoney memonic

[@randomUnhold]

It's certainly cyber punk, but the movie itself is not really great IMHO.

[@LyleVSXyle]

It's kind of a crappy, dated movie.

[@bryonyamada2620]

but they add Total Recall as a HM and its Sci-Fi not Cyberpunk. No mention of Bubblegum Crisis either.

[@GabrielSorinBeldie]

Might as well have put "Lawnmower Man" in mentions.

[@teemakeroppi4628]

its a cyberpuink but the movie wasn't good. thank you.

[@stefanoslazaridis9130]

That is a very thought out list and thank you for the effort. You forgot at least two more that could (and should) be part of your list: 1) Johnny Mnemonic written by the acclaimed cyberpunk writer William Gibson and directed by Robert Longo starring a young Keanu Reeves 2) Priest the movie of 2011 starring Paul Bettany based on a thrilling korean comic about a dystopian future where vampires, magic, cowboys and cyber punk technology co-exist often not so... amicably! Anyway, a great list nevertheless!

[@GazmoSin1960s]

The Matrix and Blade Runner are certainly deserving of their number 2 and 1 spots. And I know Johnny Mnemonic isn't considered to be good, but it's easily one of the more cyberpunk films out there. All in all, great list.

[@MadGenius]

I think Demolition Man could at least be honorable mention and Ex-Machina should be on this list.

[@noodleboyn6367]

Avalon directed by Mamoru Oshii,is worth a mention

[@patrickmoony9434]

What a way to start off a new year of the decade with a trend of movies that some people like myself never even heard of hale the mojo 🤘🏻

[@saltygrasshopper]

Well done

[@br.l.f]

I don't like animes but Akira was awesome

[@keithc904]

No Johnny Mnemonic, that is Cyberpunk at it finest.

[@r.pneumo7337]

It was good.. but flawed. But yes, it should get a mention.

[@primarch316]

Purest, yes. Finest, no. Williams Gibsons work deserves a better movie than Johny Mnemonic.

[@BlunderCity]

At it's worst! It's not even remotely faithful to the original story.

[@gammaechofoundationproductions]

"Strange Days", "Robocop", "The Terminator", "Total Recall", "Tron", "THX 1138", and "Blade Runner" are indeed one of the most amazing cyberpunk films of all time! :)

[@nocheknight8303]

Strange Days. Cool film. Happy it's getting some neon shine.

[@WordsofHeresy]

The 2019 of Akira kicks ass compared to this timeline

[@daishaparker2999]

Fuck Yeah. Best movies.

[@terrymadeley]

I'd forgotten how good the music was for the first Terminator. And I love how the replicants were born in 2017. We made it!

[@AbrilJuegaa]

The movies I have seen on this TOP are Dredd, RoboCop, The Terminator and The Matrix.

[@Eliecerhdz]

I envy you for not having see the Matrix, you can just watch it right now.

[@primarch316]

Keep going with the rest of them, man. I promise you will not be disappointed.

[@shaunclark425]

WHAT ABOUT 'HARDWARE' AND 'THE LAWNMOWER MAN'...THOUGHTS??

[@darkgaara787]

TErminator is not really Cyberpunk, and people keep saying The Matrix is, I' honestly don't see it.

[@SexyButCurious]

Sergio Garcia People say both films take place in the same universe.

[@bizooki3930]

its future scenes are more post apocalyptic than cyberpunk.

[@BlunderCity]

The very concept of a matrix of real life is pretty cyberpunk to me. The iconography is pretty close too.

[@0MeiAndersen0]

Blade Runner is actually the first film in the Tech Noir genre. It is thought of as the precursor to the Cyberpunk genre, but not a cyberpunk film itself. It is the best film ever though!

[@kesp8972]

I like the music playing in the background as she narrates

[@Tardisius]

'Serenity' & 'Cowboy BeBop' =))

[@Roseimagine1]

Tardisius and Psycho-Pass too 😁

[@Mharriscreations]

They're great, but not cyber-punk. More like Sci-Fi Western. Cyberpunk would be Ghost In The Shell, or Psycho-Pass.

[@iqpok]

Yeah, both of those aren't really cyberpunk. Both are damn amazing though

[@dakotajohnson5009]

Movies

[@primarch316]

They are more classic sci-fi than cyberpunk, although they both have cyberpunk elements to them.

[@don4321]

--Tetsuo the Iron Man fans should check out Eraserhead. --eXistenZ fans should check out Videodrome --Terminator fans should check out the Outer Limits episodes Demon with a Glass Hand and Soldier. Aside from Outer Limits, THX1138 is one of the earliest examples as it's from 1971--that is definitely worth watching today. See where the original ideas for a lot of these came from. BTW, what would be the year that "Cyberpunk" 's origin is actually linked to? RoboCop, and any Phillip K Dick originated film, are miles ahead of the others in terms of multi-level themes and philosophies, even with Arnold starring in one... casting makes all the difference. Imagine (gulp) Keanu as Roy Batty. Its why I have trouble taking The Matrix seriously...

[@TallicaMan1986]

seem 'em all, I NEED MORE!

[@BlunderCity]

1984 with Neuromancer as far a pure cyberpunk. It's only in retrospect that we see prior stuff as Cyberpunk related but it's quite easy not to see any of Philip K Dick's work as Cyberpunk. Those stories can be adapted for the screen in a variety of ways. I don't think you could possibly adapt a Gibson story in any other style.

[@4n6design]

One that should be #1 on the hypothetical list... How the hell have they not filmed Neuromancer?

[@chaoss5]

Great list, expected Tron to be higher on the list.

[@MickeyKnox]

man, how I love ROBOCOP :)

[@nicholsjoshua15]

I prefer RobertCop, after all he's the Furniture Of Law Enforcement!

[@johnriddlebaugh7436]

Where's THE THIRTEENTH FLOOR or JOHNNY MNEMONIC?

[@JonathanVachon777]

John Riddlebaugh 13th floor was awesome

[@lukeluckynblue1873]

i love music from Blade runner so mysterious :)

[@quiquaequod322]

This is a rich field. Without slighting any of the entries on this list, I want to add for your consideration MINORITY REPORT (2002), A SCANNER DARKLY (2006), an early entry SOYLENT GREEN (1973), and a *very* early entry METROPOLIS (1927). You could even throw in SLEEPER (1973)! But really METROPOLIS should be in the top three.

[@tommycipriani2254]

#Watchmojo Please do top 10 The Raid and The Raid 2 moments.

[@isukeinukai6941]

+Tommy Cipriani Abso-bloody-lutely.

[@SexyButCurious]

Tommy Cipriani Yes and the fight scene in the mud in Part 2 would be number 1!

[@tommycipriani2254]

RckerMom87​​ Maybe it will, I have a feeling maybe the brothers vs Mad Dog or the kitchen fight will be #1. Idk so many great moments. I hope to see Uco betraying Bangun or Andi's death on the list or at least honorable mention.

[@wanlaalbert8223]

Hammer girl in the train is much better

[@tommycipriani2254]

wanla albert​ That shouldn't be #1, cool scene, but there's so many better moments than that.

[@InnAyyur]

Where's Equilibrium ?! it's a must be in this list !!

[@aginestet1]

There is one insanely important entry that I believe is missing here: Metropolis (1925, Fritz Lang)! Of course it was before the cyberpunk subgenre was formally defined. But since this great movie fills pretty much the description of said subgenre and was one of the most influencial movies in the history of cinema (and not just science fiction), I don't think it can be ignored!

[@bonoki3870]

thank you. thank you. thank you.

[@_Lineman_]

Johnny Mnemonic ;)

[@simonjamesconstable]

The Japanese cut yeah, the US cut is a piece of shit.

[@BlunderCity]

Rubbish film! It's such an abortion that it needs to be remade properly and stick to the original, gritty style and cut the high tech 90s bullshit. I don't think the makers of the film understood the story.

[@fanta4897]

What about Equilibrium?

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

7:42 I read a description in _Starlog_ magazine about how Paul Verhoeven directs his movies. In the prep for this scene, he took the part of the ED-209 and chased the hapless executive right round the boardroom, making the appropriate shooting noises. That way, the guy knew exactly what to do and where to go. ;)

[@TheGeiner89]

I like also the fact that the top have animation and regular films

[@nikuotaku]

what happened to Johny Nemonic (spelt wrong, I know)