Movies like Static
If Static's mix of dystopia, post-apocalyptic future and australian outback stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Static's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Mad Max 2
1981 · Directed by George Miller · 96 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, post-apocalyptic future · Also thriller and science fiction
Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline.
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The Book of Eli
2010 · Directed by Albert Hughes · 118 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, post-apocalyptic future · Also thriller and science fiction
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
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Mad Max
1979 · Directed by George Miller · 91 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, post-apocalyptic future · Also thriller and science fiction
In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.
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The Maze Runner
2014 · Directed by Wes Ball · 113 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, post-apocalyptic future · Also science fiction and thriller
A teenager with no memory of his past finds himself among a group of boys living in a walled enclosure surrounded by a massive, ever-changing maze.
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The Terminator
1984 · Directed by James Cameron · 108 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also thriller and science fiction
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st…
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Children of Men
2006 · Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 109 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also science fiction and thriller
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the…
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The Assessment
2025 · Directed by Fleur Fortuné · 114 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also science fiction and drama · From the same decade (2020s)
In a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. A successful couple faces scrutiny by an evaluator over seven days to determine their fitness for childbearing.
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2048: Nowhere to Run
2017 · Directed by Luke Scott · 6 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also science fiction and thriller
“2048: Nowhere to Run” takes place one year before the events of Blade Runner 2049. The short film focuses on Sapper, a man who is trying to make it through life day-by-day without turning back to his old ways.
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The Quiet Earth
1985 · Directed by Geoff Murphy · 91 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: post-apocalyptic future · Also drama and science fiction
After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.
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I Am Mother
2019 · Directed by Grant Sputore · 113 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: post-apocalyptic future · Also science fiction and thriller
A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot "Mother", designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.
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The Island
2005 · Directed by Michael Bay · 136 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also thriller and science fiction
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly…
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Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · Directed by George Miller · 121 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, post-apocalyptic future
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life.