Movies like Zero
If Zero's mix of dystopia and gender equality stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Zero's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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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 Hunger Games
2012 · Directed by Gary Ross · 142 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also science fiction and thriller
In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of…
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What Happened to Monday
2017 · Directed by Tommy Wirkola · 123 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also science fiction and thriller
In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the…
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014 · Directed by Francis Lawrence · 123 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also science fiction and thriller
After surviving the Quarter Quell, Katniss finds herself in the hidden stronghold of District 13, where the rebellion against the Capitol is gaining momentum.
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The Assessment
2025 · Directed by Fleur Fortuné · 114 min6.8
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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The Giver
2014 · Directed by Phillip Noyce · 97 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also drama and science fiction
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
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THX 1138
1971 · Directed by George Lucas · 86 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also science fiction and drama
People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people.