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This page provides a list of tech, sci-fi, and Cyberpunk-related movies worth watching.

Fiction

Anime

Summer Wars (2009)

Biography

Pirates of Silicon Valley (1999)

Probably the best movie about the Microsoft vs. Apple war and the tech boom in the 80s-90s. Plus it's pretty fucking entertaining.

The Social Network (2010)

Jobs (2013)

Crime/Drama/Thriller

WarGames (1983)

This movie convinced Ronald Regan to make law against this movie happening. The movie is a work of fiction, however, and sadly the law still applies. It makes little sense.

Sneakers (1992)

Hackers (1995)

The Net (1995)

If you're an FSFfag, this movie shows the dangers of non-free software :^)

23 (1998)

Track Down aka Takedown (2000)

Swordfish (2001)

John Travolta plays a wonderful crime boss who forces this computer hacker to hack into bank accounts and stuff. P great.

Untraceable (2008)

Comedy

iSteve (2013)

The first biopic that came out after Steve Job's death, this movie is a hilarious production from the website Funny or Die. This is also their first Feature-Length production!

Romance

Her (2013)

Sci-Fi + Action/Adventure/Drama

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

This is a Kubrick movie, so you know it'll be good.

Blade Runner (1982)

One of the earliest Cyberpunk movies.

TRON (1982)

This movie is almost a romanticized view of the connection between programmer and program.

2010: The Year we Made Contact (1984)

The sequel to 2001: A Space Oddesy, but not a Kubrick production. "My God. It's full of Stars!"

The Terminator (1984)

The Governator at his best.

Weird Science (1985)

Two young men attempt to make a beautiful, sex crazed woman out of their computer, a doll, a modem, illegal government software, and electricity. It goes horribly right!

Short Circuit (1986)

"Number 5 is... Alive!"

Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future (1986)

Excellent cyberpunk movie. TV show version was bad though.

The Lawnmower Man (1992)

eXistenZ (1999)

The Matrix (1999)

First one was pretty good. Second one was... less good. Third one was...

The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

Primer (2004)

I Robot (2004)

Will Smith in the year 2030, robots become commonplace and slaves to humans.

Iron Man (2008)

"I am Iron Man! Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind? Who the fuck care's he's Iron Man!"

TRON: Legacy (2010)

Remake of the other TRON.

Transcendence (2014)

Non-fiction

Documentary

Can be found on DEFCON site: https://www.defcon.org/html/links/dc-torrent.html

The KGB, the Computer and Me (1990)

The Triumph of the Nerds (1996)

Code Rush (2000)

Freedom Downtime (2001)

The Code (2001)

Revolution OS (2001)

Stallman, Linus, etc.

Once Upon Atari (2003)

BBS: The Documentary (2005)

Tilt, The Battle to Save Pinball (2006)

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)

Good Copy Bad Copy (2007)

RiP!: A Remix Manifesto (2008)

Hackers Wanted (2009)

Ecstacy of Order: The Tetris Masters (2011)

Demoscene - The Art Of The Algorithms (2011)

The Space Invaders - In Search of Lost Time (2012)

Terms and Conditions May Apply (2013)

TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay Away from Keyboard (2013)

The Fifth Estate (2013)

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (2013)

The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (2014)

All about Aaron Schwartz's long fight with Copyright law, and his suicide before trial

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 === Biography ===
-[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168122/ Pirates of Silicon Valley] (1999) ====
+==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168122/ Pirates of Silicon Valley] (1999) ====
 Probably the best movie about the Microsoft vs. Apple war and the tech boom in the 80s-90s. Plus it's pretty fucking entertaining.
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 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086567/ WarGames] (1983) ====
+This movie convinced Ronald Regan to make law against this movie happening. The movie is a work of fiction, however, and sadly the law still applies. It makes little sense.
 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/ Sneakers] (1992) ====
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 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244244/ Swordfish] (2001) ====
+John Travolta plays a wonderful crime boss who forces this computer hacker to hack into bank accounts and stuff. P great.
 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0880578/ Untraceable] (2008) ====
+=== Comedy ===
+==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2782834/ iSteve] (2013) ====
+The first biopic that came out after Steve Job's death, this movie is a hilarious production from the website Funny or Die. This is also their first Feature-Length production!
 === Romance ===
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 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062622/ 2001: A Space Odyssey] (1968) ====
+This is a Kubrick movie, so you know it'll be good.
 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/ Blade Runner] (1982) ====
+One of the earliest Cyberpunk movies.
 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084827/ TRON] (1982) ====
+This movie is almost a romanticized view of the connection between programmer and program.
-==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086837/ 2010] (1984) ====
+==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086837/ 2010: The Year we Made Contact] (1984) ====
+The sequel to 2001: A Space Oddesy, but not a Kubrick production. "My God. It's full of Stars!"
 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088247/ The Terminator] (1984) ====
+The Governator at his best.
 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090305/ Weird Science] (1985) ====
+Two young men attempt to make a beautiful, sex crazed woman out of their computer, a doll, a modem, illegal government software, and electricity. It goes ''horribly'' right!
 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091949/ Short Circuit] (1986) ====
+"Number 5 is... Alive!"
 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089568/ Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future] (1986) ====
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 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/ The Matrix] (1999) ====
+First one was pretty good. Second one was... less good. Third one was...
 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0139809/ The Thirteenth Floor] (1999) ====
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 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343818/ I Robot] (2004) ====
+Will Smith in the year 2030, robots become commonplace and slaves to humans.
 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/ Iron Man] (2008) ====
+"I am Iron Man! Has he lost his mind? Can he see or is he blind? Who the fuck care's he's Iron Man!"
 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104001/ TRON: Legacy] (2010) ====
+Remake of the other TRON.
 ==== [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2209764/ Transcendence] (2014) ====