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This is my Jellyfin Cyberpunk collection - need more (thelemmy.club)
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Hey, so this is the list of movies on my local media server which are tagged as "cyberpunk". I am looking for suggestions on more movies I should add to this list. Cheers,

ETA: Well, OK, this should keep me busy for a while. Thanks - y'all are amazing and awesome.

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[–] 16 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (14 children)

Movie list pulled from the comments, hard to tell If I missed anything or if there is a question to them being cyberpunk adjacent enough

  • 964 Pinocchio (1991)
  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
  • A Scanner Darkly (2006)
  • Aeon Flux (2005)
  • Akira (1988)
  • Alien (1979)
  • Aliens (1986)
  • Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
  • Animatrix, The (2003)
  • Antiviral (2012)
  • Appleseed (2004)
  • Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)
  • Appleseed XIII (2011)
  • Appleseed Alpha (2014)
  • Astro Boy (2009)
  • Avalon (2001)
  • Battle Angel Alita (Gunnm OVA) (1993)
  • Belle (2021)
  • Big Hero 6 (2014)
  • Blade Runner (1982)
  • Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
  • Brazil (1985)
  • Burst City (1982)
  • Chappie (2015)
  • Cherry 2000 (1987)
  • Crimes of the Future (2022)
  • Cutie Honey (2004)
  • Cyborg (1989)
  • Dark City (1998)
  • Demolition Man (1993)
  • District 9 (2009)
  • Dredd (2012)
  • Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
  • Electric Dragon 80.000 V (2001)
  • Elysium (2013)
  • Equilibrium (2002)
  • Escape from L.A. (1996)
  • Escape from New York (1981)
  • eXistenZ (1999)
  • Ex Machina (2015)
  • The Fifth Element (1997)
  • Free Guy (2021)
  • Freejack (1992)
  • Full Metal Yakuza (1997)
  • Futureworld (1976)
  • Gamer (2009)
  • Gattaca (1997)
  • Ghost in the Shell (1995)
  • Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
  • Ghost in the Shell (2008)
  • Ghost in the Shell (2017)
  • Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 1 Ghost Pain (2013)
  • Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 2 Ghost Whispers (2013)
  • Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 3 Ghost Tears (2014)
  • Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 4 Ghost Stands Alone (2014)
  • Ghost in the Shell Arise - Border 5 Pyrophoric Cult (2015)
  • Ghost in the Shell: Solid State Society (2006)
  • Guns Akimbo (2020)
  • Hackers (1995)
  • Hardware (1990)
  • Harrison Bergeron (1995)
  • In Time (2011)
  • Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
  • Judge Dredd (1995)
  • Mars Express (2023)
  • megazone23 (1985)
  • M3GAN (2022)
  • M3GAN 2.0 (2025)
  • Metropolis (1927)
  • Metropolis (2001, anime)
  • Minority Report (2002)
  • Morgan (2016)
  • Mute (2018)
  • Nemesis (1992)
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997)
  • Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
  • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
  • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
  • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
  • Nova Seed (2016)
  • Outland (1981)
  • Pacific Rim (2013)
  • Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
  • Possessor (2020)
  • Ready Player One (2018)
  • Real Steel (2011)
  • Repo Men (2010)
  • Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
  • Robocop (1987)
  • Robocop 2 (1990)
  • Robocop 3 (1993)
  • Rollerball (1975)
  • Rubber’s Lover (1996)
  • Save the Green Planet! (2003)
  • Sneakers (1992)
  • Soldier (1998)
  • Space Sweepers (2021)
  • Space Truckers (1996)
  • Split Second (1992)
  • Strange Days (1995)
  • Surrogates (2009)
  • The Creator (2023)
  • The Electric State (2025)
  • The Lawnmower Man (1992)
  • The Matrix (1999)
  • The Net (1995)
  • The Sixth Day (2000)
  • The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
  • THX 1138 (1971)
  • Timecop (1994)
  • Tokio Gore Police (2008)
  • Total Recall (1990)
  • Total Recall (2012)
  • TRON (1982)
  • TRON: Legacy (2010)
  • TRON: Ares (2025)
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
  • Upgrade (2018)
  • Videodrome (1983)
  • Virtuosity (1995)
  • WALL·E (2008)
  • Westworld (1973)
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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    The majority of these that I've seen I disagree with. M3GAN is cyberpunk? Nah get outta here

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  • [–] 10 points 8 months ago

    Are we getting to a point that people think cyberpunk as the same as sci-fi? Because that is what this lists looks like. A lot of just sci-fi that is not even close to be cyberpunk.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Few things on the list hit 100% of the core tenants; it really depends on how strict you're looking to be.

    Corporate tech hubris: a company rushes an AI product to market, ignores ethics, and treats safety as a PR problem.

    AI autonomy and loss of control: M3GAN crossing from tool to actor is a classic question about agency.

    Tech replacing human relationships: the doll as a surrogate caregiver fits neatly into the anxiety about mediated humanity.

    It probably only hits half the criteria, but in a numbers game, there's a lot there that's celebrated as Cyberpunk that fails as many checks.

    In all, I was looking to capture the contents strewn about, not make a judgment call on what stays. I fugure if people don't want parts, they can easily just not use that part of the list.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    I feel that people think about the high tech and forget about the low life.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    That's fair, but it's also worth noting that some of the absolute classics like the original Ghost in the Shell also forgo that one.

    Over the last couple decades cyberpunk kinda infiltrated mainstream science fiction - it's hard to find scifi without at least a few cyberpunk elements these days. To the point that making something that checks all the boxes or avoids them all both seem to be a very deliberate choice now. It can make drawing a line around the genre kinda difficult.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago

    I totally agree with elements of a art genre being used and becoming popular and all. I guess that is in part how new genres form. And that no work is "true" 100% in a genre otherwise it would be just more of the same and all that. I just feel that there is a line, a feel to say that this work core genre/vibes is cyberpunk instead of having cyberpunk elements. And for sure there are works that defy having a core genre at all and is really a blend of genres or its own thing.

    I just want to push back slightly, in my opinion, about Ghost in the shell forgoing the low life. I think it is not the main aspect and main theme but I think it shows it in the aesthetic of the city and some characters like the garbage truck driver. I feel if it had no low-life aspects the profession of garbage management would look different.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    You absolute legend! Amazing! Thank you

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (3 children)

    I'd like to chime in here and add that just about everything I could possibly think of is on that list.

    Okay, maybe Megazone23 if you're into classic anime with great animation and b-tier plots. There's probably a lot more in that genre.

    I'd also like to give Avalon a shout since I think it's underrated, and kind of a unique film.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

    Megazone23 is the reason I'm not allowed to choose movies/shows for TV and takeout night with friends anymore. What a weird, stupid, amazing mess. 100% worth it.

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