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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
Plot Summary:
In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an effort to thwart cyber criminals and their plans to attack the innocent
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: cyberpunk, androids and robots, artificial intelligence, hacker, cyborgs, distopia, cyberspace, androids, investigation, mind game, ghost in the shell, man versus machine, robot, science runs amok, apocalypse, heroes, fighting crime, chaos and mayhem, terrorism, undercover, life is a bitch, bio weapon, society, chaos, law enforcement
Person of Interest (2011)
Plot Summary:
Person of Interest follows former CIA paramilitary operative, John Reese, who is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive billionaire Finch to prevent violent crimes in New York City by initiating their own type of justice. With the special training that Reese has had in Covert Operations and Finch's genius software inventing mind, the two are a perfect match for the job that they have to complete. With the help of surveillance equipment, they work "outside the law" and get the right criminal behind bars.
Duration: 43 min
IMDB Rating: 8.5/10
IMDB Votes: 186000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: artificial intelligence, surveillance, computer system, hi-tech, partners against crime, mysterious character, privacy invasion, hacker, computer genius, characters in danger, fighting crime, computer, secret, law enforcer, teamwork, programmer, ex cia agent, computers and web, hitman, unconventional method, ex military, heroes, inventions and discoveries, protector, changing lives
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
Plot Summary:
In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become a mercenary outlaw — an edgerunner
Duration: 24 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Poland, USA
Plot tags: cyberpunk, dystopia, technology, drug, superhero, distopia, mercenary, evil, future shock, violence, female nudity, criminal, conspiracy, futuristic society, love, robot, revenge, fight, gang, life, cyborgs, motorcycle, weapons, driver, city
Psycho-Pass (2012)
Plot Summary:
Psycho-Pass is a Japanese anime television series that takes place in the future where it is possible to instantaneously measure a person's mental state, personality, and the probability that a person will commit crimes with a device installed on each citizen's body called the Psycho-Pass. It follows members of Unit One of the Public Safety Bureau's Criminal Investigation Division and the crimes they investigate
Duration: 25 min
IMDB Rating: 8.2/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Animation, Action, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: cyberpunk, partners against crime, human nature, mastermind, police investigation, society, graphic violence, master criminal, psychopath, investigation, dystopia, psychology, death, chase, criminal, anarchist, dystopian future, distopia, police, violent content, life is a bitch, gore, mature, conspiracy, brutality
Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
Plot Summary:
Strange events begin to occur as a withdrawn girl named Lain becomes obsessed with interconnected virtual realm of "The Wired"
Duration: 316 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Plot tags: computer, suicide, cyberspace, society, fictional reality, parallel world, cyberpunk, computers and web, mature, hacker, distopia, internet, dark humor, father, moving, another dimension, computer hacker, alice in wonderland, life after death, girl, surrealism, memory loss, virtual world, amnesia, dementia
Batman Beyond (1999)
Plot Summary:
20 years after Bruce Wayne hung up his cowl, his secret is discovered by troubled teen Terry McGinnis. After McGinnis' father is murdered by the man who now controls Wayne Enterprises, McGinnis is fitted into a high-tech Bat suit by Bruce Wayne, creating a new hero for a future Gotham
Duration: 23 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 30000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: batman, cyberpunk, villain, multiverse, superhero, high school, teenager, dark humor, moving, interracial romance, superman, dystopian future, badass, heroes, vigilantism, secret identity, gotham city, murder of father, superpower, dystopia, millionaire, undercover, rescue, escapades, vengeance
Almost Human (2013)
Plot Summary:
Almost Human is an American science fiction/crime drama on Fox. In 2048, the uncontrollable evolution of science and technology has caused crime rates to rise an astounding 400%. To combat this, the overwhelmed police force has implemented a new policy: every human police officer is paired up with a lifelike combat-model android
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: artificial intelligence, androids and robots, police partner, hi-tech, police detective, fighting crime, androids, buddy cop, law enforcement, cop, haunted by the past, bonding, robot, partner, cyberpunk, dystopian future, partners against crime, tough law enforcer, swat team, supernatural, terminator, human android relationship, law enforcer, superhero, serial killer
Ergo Proxy (2006)
Plot Summary:
Ergo Proxy is a science fiction suspense anime television series, produced by Manglobe, which premiered across Japan on 25 February 2006 on the WOWOW satellite network. It is directed by Shukō Murase, with screenplay by Dai Satō et al.. Ergo Proxy has been described as a dark sciencefiction mystery with philosophical underpinnings. It features a combination of 2D digital cel animation, 3D computer modeling, and digital special effects
Duration: 25 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: cyberpunk, androids and robots, murder, society, investigation, mysterious character, introspection, artificial intelligence, utopia, dark humor, apocalypse, danger, fate of humanity, understanding, memory loss, rivalry, dystopian future, chaos, imaginary, dystopia, distopia, greek mythology, post apocalypse, robot, love
Humans (2015)
Plot Summary:
In a parallel present where the latest must-have gadget for any busy family is a 'Synth' - a highly-developed robotic servant that's so similar to a real human it's transforming the way we live
Duration: 42 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA, Sweden
Plot tags: artificial intelligence, androids and robots, female robot, robot human relationship, technology, robot, human nature, society, inventions and discoveries, friendship, cyberpunk, lesbian, cyborgs, hacker, androids, parallel universe, dystopia, dialogue, apocalypse, survival, post apocalypse, time, time travel, epidemic, psychopath
Altered Carbon (2018)
Plot Summary:
After 250 years on ice, a prisoner returns to life in a new body with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 185000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: cyberpunk, consciousness, artificial intelligence, investigation, virtual reality, murder, resistance fighter, twists and turns, body swapping, female nudity, doppelganger, multiple storylines, danger, soul transference, distopia, transcendence, space, deception, gunfight, friendship, outer space, sex, maniac, whodunit, robot
Dollhouse (2009)
Plot Summary:
Dollhouse is an American science fiction television series that revolves around a corporation running numerous underground establishments across the globe which program individuals referred to as "Actives" with temporary personalities and skills. Wealthy clients hire Actives from Dollhouses at great expense for various purposes. The series primarily follows the Active known as Echo, played by Eliza Dushku, on her journey towards self-awareness
Duration: 44 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: memory loss, mind control, cyberpunk, kickass women, innocence lost, female protagonist, life is a bitch, self discovery, human nature, mysterious character, uncover truth, moral ambiguity, fbi, brainwashing, implanted memory, identity crisis, behavior control, female warrior, sex slave, special agent, supernatural, assassin, split personality, amnesia, dystopia
Continuum (2012)
Plot Summary:
The series centers on the conflict between a group of rebels from the year 2077 who time-travel to Vancouver, BC, in 2012, and a police officer who accidentally accompanies them. In spite of being many years early, the rebel group decides to continue its violent campaign to stop corporations of the future from replacing governments, while the police officer endeavours to stop them without revealing to anyone that she and the rebels are from the future
Duration: 45 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Plot tags: time travel, time machine, heroine, getting home, policewoman, alternate timeline, terrorist group, changing the past or future, time jump, sent to the past, existence paradox, computer genius, fish out of water, time traveler, secret, hopes, time paradox, partner, fighting crime, partners against crime, female protagonist, husband wife relationship, con artists, space, dystopia
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
Plot Summary:
The series picks up four years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with John and Sarah Connor trying to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 62000
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: cyborgs, terminator, time travel, female killer, sent to the past, androids and robots, killer robot, female robot, female warrior, kickass women, dystopian future, changing the past or future, nuclear holocaust, escapades, robot vs. robot, post apocalypse, shooting, evil robot, cyberpunk, heroes, destiny, heroine, peril, characters in danger, gain trust
Dark Angel (2000)
Plot Summary:
Super soldier Max Guevera tries to live a normal life in post-apocalyptic Seattle while eluding capture by government agents from the covert biotech facility she escaped from as a child and searching for her genetically-enhanced brothers and sisters who have dispersed after escape
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Plot tags: female protagonist, secret government organization, cyberpunk, genetic engineering, super soldier, double life, hidden identity, tough girl, female martial artist, dystopia, cloning, martial arts, superhuman powers, one woman army, secret movement, righting the wronged, society, strong female lead, experiment gone awry, supernatural, post apocalypse, dystopian future, life is a bitch, mixed martial arts, secret organization
The Animatrix (2003)
Plot Summary:
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated
Duration: 100 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: cyberpunk, distopia, virtual reality, hacker, save the world, technology gone awry, alternate reality, man versus machine, apocalypse, artificial intelligence, female warrior, robot, computer, danger, androids and robots, resistance, dystopia, extinction, dystopian future, martial arts, heroes, trippy, fighting the system, uncover truth, life is a bitch
Caprica (2009)
Plot Summary:
Set 58 years before Battlestar Galactica, Caprica follows two rival families - the Graystones and the Adamas - as they grow, compete, and thrive in the vibrant world of the peaceful 12 Colonies, living in a society close to our own. Entangled in the burgeoning technology of artificial intelligence and robotics that will eventually lead to the creation of the Cylons, the two houses go toe-to-toe, blending action with corporate conspiracy and sexual politics
Duration: 60 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: artificial intelligence, battlestar galactica, space, robot, androids and robots, man versus machine, cyberpunk, alien planet, family life, escapades, danger, fate of humanity, life is a bitch, chases and races, surgery, rivalry, dystopian future, friendship, theology, cyborgs, space opera, gay, lawyer, virtual reality, religion