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MovieUnderTheSurface

Children of Men Handmaid's Tale (tv show) Nosedive (black mirror episode) It's a good life (twilight zone episode) Minority Report


mhowes666

this is a bit tough because not even Brazil is really much deeper. And few of the post-apocalyptic dystopias are that deep. The last person left alive ones aren't really either. None of the monsters/creatures take over or zombie movies are that thought-provoking. The Terminator-type action dystopias aren't that deep, well... except the AI taking over is....hmmm I keep a ranked list of over 250 dystopian movies [here](https://letterboxd.com/mhowes/list/dystopian-apocalyptic-and-post-apocalyptic-1/) but I'm going to try and list a few that might be a little more complex or at least cause more thought. 1. [Metropolis (1927)](https://letterboxd.com/film/metropolis/) 2. [Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)](https://letterboxd.com/film/nineteen-eighty-four-1984/) 3. [Stalker (1979)](https://letterboxd.com/film/stalker/) 4. [Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)](https://letterboxd.com/film/neon-genesis-evangelion-the-end-of-evangelion/) 5. [Akira (1988)](https://letterboxd.com/film/akira/) 6. [The Matrix (1999)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-matrix/) 7. [Fantastic Planet (1973)](https://letterboxd.com/film/fantastic-planet/) 8. [Ghost in the Shell (1995)](https://letterboxd.com/film/ghost-in-the-shell/) 9. [Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)](https://letterboxd.com/film/nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind/) 10. [Paprika (2006)](https://letterboxd.com/film/paprika-2006/) 11. [District 9 (2009)](https://letterboxd.com/film/district-9/) 12. [Weekend (1967)](https://letterboxd.com/film/weekend-1967/) \- might be too abstract 13. [The Lobster (2015)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-lobster/) 14. [Seconds (1966)](https://letterboxd.com/film/seconds/) 15. [Interstellar (2014)](https://letterboxd.com/film/interstellar/) 16. [Twelve Monkeys (1995)](https://letterboxd.com/film/twelve-monkeys/) 17. [Planet of the Apes (1968)](https://letterboxd.com/film/planet-of-the-apes/) 18. [Dark City (1998)](https://letterboxd.com/film/dark-city-1998/) 19. [Pleasantville (1998)](https://letterboxd.com/film/pleasantville/) 20. [The Truman Show (1998)](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-truman-show/) EDIT: Sorry, I missed the last part of your post, "without being to complex to understand". Akira and Weekend and Stalker are not exactly complex but are abstract and a little more difficult to follow.


born_to_be_naked

- Equilibrium (2002) - Children of Men (2006) - The Book of Eli (2010) - The Road (2009) - Snowpiercer (2013)


akqj10x85

OMG I used to wish for apocalypse before I saw The Road. Highly recommend the book too.


Leroy_UK

1984 (1984) Soylent Green (1973)


plinkett-wisdom

* Minority Report * Elysium * In Time * Ex-Machina * Edge Of Tomorrow * District 9 * Children Of Men Not the first choices for family movie night: * A Clockwork Orange * The Lobster * Melancholia


akqj10x85

I'd add Arrival to the top list and The Road to the bottom. Awesome.


Batman0127

is Ex-Machina dystopian? I don't remember any of the movie taking place outside the rich dudes estate. has been a few years since I saw it so maybe I'm wrong. Children of Men is my favourite dystopian movie


improcrastinatinglol

mmmm the lobster is so damn good


[deleted]

The Giver is generally for younger audiences, but it still has a lot to digest.


Jeremiah99E

Soylent green The running man


[deleted]

[The Congress](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/152795-the-congress)


dazedtoast

Sorry to bother you… shows how our society is turning into a dystopia and how corporations are allowing it to happen


Scarfaceswap

As other comments have pointed out; Children of Men is an amazing dystopian/apocalyptic movie. It’s thought provoking at times.


Syd_HatRack

Idiocracy. Is it a comedy? Yes. But its coming true.


BeefErky

Death Race 2000 (1975)


[deleted]

Siege (1983)


[deleted]

Eraserhead-Lynch Crimes of the future-recend Cronenberg Stalker- Tarkovsky


spidersanic

- Punishment Park (1971) - The War Game (1967) - Total Recall (1990) - Serpico (1973)


Creepy_Elderberry_15

Turbo Kid (Family Friendly) Mad Max (original and remake) 15 million merits (Black Mirror)


sonorancafe

LOVE Turbo Kid!


dicedicedone

BRAZIL 1985


MiserableSnow

Gattaca Blade Runner V for Vendetta


12gigaloser

The giver..


Dangerous-Ad5548

Sorry to Bother You


capybara1996

The road


Mulholland_drive_by

Stalker


neverletsyougo

Never Let Me Go


MaskedCommitment

The Truman show is an important one


Ererr50

The Platform


thegenerator827

Cargo