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Sci-Fi and Dystopian Movies: OK we have Blade Runner 2049 but what else is there?

11/10/2017

OK, so Blade Runner 2049 is now out and getting rave reviews but what other influential science fiction and dystopian future movies are out there? We have links to three selections...

The best sci-fi movies to watch after Blade Runner 2049

Great sci-fi movies deal with the future, big ideas and (quite frequently) how something in space will try and kill you. If Blade Runner 2049 has reignited a passion for brilliant sci-fi, our list has something to keep it burning.

RANKED: The 17 best dystopian movies of all time

The sequel to the cult classic dystopian film "Blade Runner," "Blade Runner 2049," will hit theaters Friday. Denis Villeneuve's new addition to Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" is already being hailed as a visually captivating sci-fi masterpiece by critics. As the "Blade Runner 2049" hype intensifies, you might want to check out some other films with heavy dystopian themes.

Blade Runner 2049: Back to the Future - the movies that showed us what's to come

Blade Runner 2049, the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott's immeasurably influential vision of tomorrow, was released this week. And while the sci part of the sci-fi equation may be questionable in Scott's 1982 original, the production design felt so right to audiences that it has overshadowed almost every future-set movie since.

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