Movies like Ghost in the Shell
If Ghost in the Shell's mix of strong woman, hacker and philosophy stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Ghost in the Shell's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Alita: Battle Angel
2019 · Directed by Robert Rodriguez · 122 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: strong woman, dystopia, cyberpunk · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul…
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The Creator
2023 · Directed by Gareth Edwards · 134 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, cyberpunk, transhumanism · Also science fiction and action
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive…
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The Matrix
1999 · Directed by Lana Wachowski · 136 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: philosophy, dystopia, cyberpunk · Also action and science fiction
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
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Divergent
2014 · Directed by Neil Burger · 140 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, transhumanism · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find…
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Insurgent
2015 · Directed by Robert Schwentke · 119 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, transhumanism · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons and continue her fight against a powerful alliance which threatens to tear her society apart.
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The Hunger Games
2012 · Directed by Gary Ross · 142 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, female protagonist · Also science fiction and action · From the same decade (2010s)
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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Edge of Tomorrow
2014 · Directed by Doug Liman · 114 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him.
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Directed by Gareth Edwards · 133 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: female protagonist · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
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Black Widow
2021 · Directed by Cate Shortland · 134 min7.1
Why you'll like itWith Scarlett Johansson · Also action and science fiction
Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises.
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Oblivion
2013 · Directed by Joseph Kosinski · 124 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly…
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TRON: Legacy
2010 · Directed by Joseph Kosinski · 126 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra, Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu…
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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.