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The Matrix(1999)

R
| 2h 16min | Action, Science Fiction
4.1/5 (with 11,493 votes)

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.

The Matrix Resurrections(2021)

3.2/5 (with 2,568 votes)

Plagued by strange memories, Neo's life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself back inside the Matrix.

2001: A Space Odyssey(1968)

4.0/5 (with 5,105 votes)

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.

9(2009)

3.4/5 (with 1,560 votes)

When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good.

Directed by Shane Acker

I, Robot(2004)

PG-13
| 1h 55min | Action, Science Fiction
3.5/5 (with 5,263 votes)

In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines(2003)

3.1/5 (with 3,080 votes)

It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under the radar, steering clear of using anything Skynet can trace. That is, until he encounters T-X, a robotic assassin ordered to finish what T-1000 started. Good thing Connor's former nemesis, the Terminator, is back to aid the now-adult Connor … just like he promised.

The Mitchells vs. the Machines(2021)

PG
| 1h 54min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
4.0/5 (with 1,175 votes)

A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.

Directed by Mike Rianda, Jeff Rowe

Metropolis(1927)

NR
| 2h 29min | Drama, Science Fiction
4.1/5 (with 1,145 votes)

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

Ghost in the Shell(1995)

NR
| 1h 23min | Action, Animation, Science Fiction
4.0/5 (with 1,409 votes)

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.

Directed by Mamoru Oshii

Star Trek: The Motion Picture(1979)

3.2/5 (with 729 votes)

When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.

Westworld(1973)

PG-13
| 1h 25min | Adventure, Science Fiction, Western
3.4/5 (with 541 votes)

A robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park.

Screamers: The Hunting(2009)

R
| 1h 34min | Action, Horror, Science Fiction
2.5/5 (with 58 votes)

A group of humans arrive on Sirius 6-B to investigate an SOS signal sent out from the planet, which has been supposedly deserted since the destruction of the man-made weapons known as "screamers." Once the squad arrives, they find a group of human survivors eking out an existence in an old military outpost.

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Maximum Overdrive(1986)

R
| 1h 37min | Horror, Action, Science Fiction
2.9/5 (with 301 votes)

When a comet passes close to the earth, machines all over the world come alive and go on homicidal rampages. A group of people at a desolate truck stop are held hostage by a gang of homicidal 18-wheelers. The frightened people set out to defeat the killer machines ... or be killed by them.

Kill Command(2016)

2.8/5 (with 254 votes)

Set in a near future, technology-reliant society that pits man against killing machines. Against this backdrop an elite army unit is helicoptered to a remote, off-the-grid island training facility. What starts out as a simple training exercise for Captain Bukes and his tight-knit unit, descends into a terrifying battle to the death, as the marines discover the island is overrun by an enemy that transcends the human concept of evil.

Directed by Steven Gomez - With Vanessa Kirby, Thure Lindhardt, Ken Stott, Deborah Rosan

Appleseed(2004)

3.4/5 (with 151 votes)

In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?

Directed by Shinji Aramaki

Screamers(1995)

R
| 1h 48min | Horror, Science Fiction
3.1/5 (with 221 votes)

SIRIUS 6B, Year 2078. On a distant mining planet ravaged by a decade of war, scientists have created the perfect weapon: a blade-wielding, self-replicating race of killing devices known as Screamers designed for one purpose only -- to hunt down and destroy all enemy life forms.

Demon Seed(1977)

R
| 1h 34min | Horror, Science Fiction
3.0/5 (with 97 votes)

A scientist creates Proteus, an organic supercomputer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creator's wife.

Casshern(2004)

NR
| 2h 21min | Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
3.0/5 (with 109 votes)

Fifty years of war between the Great Eastern Federation and Europa - now merged as Eurasia - have taken their toll on planet Earth. As a result of the use of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, much of Earth has become uninhabitable and people have become prey to new diseases. Professor Azuma's "neo-cell" project, which is supposed to be the answer to mankind's hardships, becomes a nightmare come true when mutants spawned from the experiment escape and declare war on the human race. Azuma's son Tetsuya, who was killed during the previous war, is reborn into the cyborg Casshern as mankind's last hope against the new mutant threat. This live-action sci-fi movie based on a 1973 Japanese animé of the same name.

The Machine Girl(2008)

3.0/5 (with 80 votes)

The life of a young, Japanese schoolgirl is destroyed when her family is killed by a Ninja-Yakuza family. Her hand cut off, she replaces it with various machines-of-death, and seeks revenge.

Directed by Noboru Iguchi - With Sugiura Asami, Minase Yashiro, Honoka, Noriko Kijima, Brina Palencia, Carrie Keranen, ...

Trucks(1997)

2.4/5 (with 30 votes)

Based on the short story by Stephen King, this tells the tale of trucks suddenly coming to life and attacking their owners.

Knight Rider 2000(1991)

2.5/5 (with 36 votes)

In the future, guns are banned and criminals are frozen for the duration of their sentences. A recent spate of killings involving handguns brings Michael Knight back to fight for justice, but he insists of the help of KITT, his artificially-intelligent car from decades ago. The only problem is that KITT has been deactivated.

The Promised Land(1975)

2h 50min | Drama
3.5/5 (with 26 votes)

The Polish film based on the book of the same name by Wladyslaw Reymont. Taking place in the nineteenth century town of Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and investing in a textile factory. An exceptional portrait of rapid industrial expansion shown through the eyes of one Polish town.

Tears of Steel(2012)

2.7/5 (with 24 votes)

The film’s premise is about a group of warriors and scientists, who gathered at the “Oude Kerk” in Amsterdam to stage a crucial event from the past, in a desperate attempt to rescue the world from destructive robots.

Modern Inventions(1937)

3.3/5 (with 24 votes)

Donald Duck goes to a museum of modern inventions. After getting in without paying, he meets a robot butler who takes Donald's hat every time he sees him. Donald is very annoyed by this and magically fixes himself a new hat every time this happens and strolls on. Ignoring the sign not to touch it, Donald starts playing with a wrapping machine and ends up being wrapped himself. He also encounters and tries out a robot nursemaid and a fully automatic barber chair. They both don't do him much good.

Directed by Jack King

Gunhed(1989)

1h 32min | Science Fiction
2.1/5 (with 8 votes)

High-concept Sci-Fi adventure about an island that actually is a computer called Kyron 5, itself created to design and manufacture super-advanced robots to be used as slaves for the rest of the world. One day Kyron decides that human beings are unnecessary, so it declares war on the world. But Kyron cannot be tamed, and after many lives are lost in the attempt, mankind decides to leave Kyron to its own devices.

War of the Planets(1977)

PG
| 1h 29min | Science Fiction
1.9/5 (with 7 votes)

A strange signal arrives on the Earth disturbing all communications, while an UFO appears above the Antarctic sea. Captain Alex Hamilton is sent with his spaceship and crew to the space outside the Solar System to find the origin of that signal. They reach an unknown planet where a giant robot enslaved a whole population of humanoids by taking their psychic energies.

High Score(2006)

NR
| 52min | Documentary
3.9/5 (with 6 votes)

Although technology continues to evolve, a group of die-hard gamers refuses to abandon the classic arcade games of yesteryear. The 80's live on for these enthusiasts, who compete against each other and history to record the world's highest scores. Portland gamer Bill Carlton is one of the most brazen, fearlessly taking on some of the toughest records on the books. HIGH SCORE follows Bill as he attempts to take down the Atari classic Missile Command and its twenty year-old record. To get the 80 million points he'll have to play the game on one quarter for over two days straight. There is no pause button. There will be no sleep. There can only be one victor in this classic story of Man versus Missile Command.

Think of Flowers(2022)

5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A homeless man with aberrantly noble ambitions, volunteers for an experiment at a private research institution, to help save organic material on Earth with the use of alchemy.

The Destruction of Mankind(1917)

3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

For a long time the homunculus had to hide from his pursuers. But now he mingles with humanity again and sows discord, strife and murder. One day, when he meets an orphaned girl, he takes her to the shepherd Rudolf's parents. His goal is to pair the two together in order to breed a new human race from them. To this end, he kidnaps her to a deserted island. But the plan fails because Rudolf tries to kill the homunculus after learning his true identity. In revenge, the homunculus destroys the entire island, including the young couple. His hitherto loyal companion Edgar Rodin is so horrified by this deed that he renounces the homunculus and threatens him with death.

Directed by Otto Rippert

A Crimson Man(2017)

3.8/5 (with 2 votes)

In a war-torn land of man vs. robot, a young runaway slave searching for his father must ally with a broken and battle-scarred war-robot or be hunted down by his brutal overseers.

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