Movies like Sync
If Sync's mix of hacker, cyberpunk and hacking stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Sync's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Upgrade
2018 · Directed by Leigh Whannell · 100 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: hacker, cyberpunk · From the same decade (2010s)
A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body.
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The Animatrix
2003 · Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri · 102 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: hacker, cyberpunk
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of…
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Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
2017 · Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe · 16 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: cyberpunk, short film · From the same decade (2010s)
This animated short revolves around the events causing an electrical systems failure on the west coast of the US. According to Blade Runner 2049’s official timeline, this failure leads to cities shutting down,…
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2036: Nexus Dawn
2017 · Directed by Luke Scott · 7 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: cyberpunk, 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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2048: Nowhere to Run
2017 · Directed by Luke Scott · 6 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: cyberpunk, short film · 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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Blade Runner
1982 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 118 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: cyberpunk
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their…
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Blade Runner 2049
2017 · Directed by Denis Villeneuve · 164 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: cyberpunk · From the same decade (2010s)
Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos.
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BURN·E
2008 · Directed by Angus MacLane · 8 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: short film
What lengths will a robot undergo to do his job? BURN·E is a dedicated hard working robot who finds himself locked out of his ship. BURN·E quickly learns that completing a simple task can often be a very difficult…
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The Matrix Reloaded
2003 · Directed by Lilly Wachowski · 138 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: cyberpunk
The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix.
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The Matrix Revolutions
2003 · Directed by Lana Wachowski · 129 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: cyberpunk
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
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Tron
1982 · Directed by Steven Lisberger · 96 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: hacker
When brilliant video game maker Flynn hacks the mainframe of his ex-employer, he is beamed inside an astonishing digital world and becomes part of the very game he is designing.
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The Matrix Resurrections
2021 · Directed by Lana Wachowski · 148 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: cyberpunk
Plagued by strange memories, Neo's life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself back inside the Matrix.