Movies like Code 8
If Code 8's mix of dystopia, superhero and co-workers relationship stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Code 8's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Code 8 Part II
2024 · Directed by Jeff Chan · 101 min6.4
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Jeff Chan · With Robbie Amell and Stephen Amell · Shares: superhero · Also science fiction and action
In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.
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Logan
2017 · Directed by James Mangold · 137 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, superhero, super power · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark…
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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2
2013 · Directed by Jay Oliva · 78 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, super power · Also science fiction and action · From the same decade (2010s)
Batman has stopped the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. Now an old foe wants a reunion and the government wants The Man of Steel to put a stop to Batman.
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Rakka
2017 · Directed by Neill Blomkamp · 22 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, short film · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
A story of broken humanity following the invasion of a technologically superior alien species. Bleak, harrowing, and unrelenting, the humans must find enough courage to go on fighting.
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2048: Nowhere to Run
2017 · Directed by Luke Scott · 6 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, short film · Also science fiction and action · From the same decade (2010s)
“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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Turbo Kid
2015 · Directed by Yoann-Karl Whissell · 95 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, superhero · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, an orphaned teen must battle a ruthless warlord to save the girl of his dreams.
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Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Directed by Joe Russo · 149 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: superhero, super power · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos.
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2036: Nexus Dawn
2017 · Directed by Luke Scott · 7 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia, short film · From the same decade (2010s)
This in-world short film takes place in the year 2036 and revolves around Jared Leto’s character, Niander Wallace. In this short, Wallace introduces a new line of “perfected” replicants called the Nexus 9, seeking to…
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · Directed by James Cameron · 137 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also action and science fiction
Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000.
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The Dark Knight
2008 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 152 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: superhero, super power
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets.
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RoboCop
1987 · Directed by Paul Verhoeven · 102 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also action and science fiction
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force.
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Equilibrium
2002 · Directed by Kurt Wimmer · 107 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: dystopia · Also action and science fiction
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.