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Futurism: 145 Films to Buy & Rent

 
IdiocracyIdiocracy (2006) Aro Favourite
Dir. Mike Judge
Feat. Luke Wilson, Dax Shepard, David Herman…
A dumb comedy for smart people, this follows the likes of TEAM AMERICA and BORAT as another shrewd post–9/11 satire in which Americans take a…
Scanner Darkly, AScanner Darkly, A (2006) Recommended
Dir. Richard Linklater
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jnr., Woody Harrelson…
Richard Linklater’s latest ‘rotoscope’ animation adapts Philip K. Dick's sci–fi novel into a dystopian proxy for the near future, where…
UltravioletUltraviolet (2006)
Dir. Kurt Wimmer
Feat. Milla Jovovich, William Fichtner
Bleak and vaguely coherent sci–fi actioner, with Milla Jovovich playing a diseased half–vampire who must protect a small boy –…
Island, TheIsland, The (2005)
Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi…
Surprisingly effective dystopian actioner proposes a blandly synthetic future world, in which humans inhabit cities to protect themselves from the…
Karas - The Prophecy / The RevelationKaras - The Prophecy / The Revelation (2005)
Dir. Kei'ichi Sato
Large–scale, CG rendered anime concerns the battle for Tokyo between two guardian angels who weld various powers of the occult. Two volumes:…
PuzzleheadPuzzlehead (2005)
Dir. James Bai
Feat. Stephen Galaida, Robbie Shapiro
Grungy sci–fi set in a desolate future in which a lonely scientist creates a self–aware android and unwittingly a love rival. Shot on a…
V for VendettaV for Vendetta (2005) Recommended
Dir. James McTeigue
Feat. Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea…
Set in the year 2020, this dystopian thriller adapts Alan Moore's graphic novel about a world where deadly viruses have wiped out most of America and…
CasshernCasshern (2004) Recommended
Dir. Kazuaki Kiriya
Feat. Yusuke Iseya, Kumiko Aso, Akira Terao
Set in a ravaged, post–nuclear war future, ruled by a fascist clique, this rearranges some familiar elements with a visually charged, epic…
Final Cut, TheFinal Cut, The (2004)
Dir. Omar Naim
Feat. Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, Jim Caviezel…
Pertinent in an age where everything is over–recorded, and continuing a wave of films that play with memory, this sci–fi speculation from…
Ghost in the Shell 2: InnocenceGhost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Dir. Mamoru Oshii
Visually emphatic, conceptually flummoxing sequel to Mamoru Oshii's cyberpunk touchstone GHOST IN THE SHELL. Cybernetic detective Batou returns to…

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