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. So we made a list of the best ones.Here are the 17 best dystopian films, ranked:SEE ALSO:'Blade Runner 2049' is a 'visual feast' according to critics ' here's what they're saying about the 'mind-blowing' sequelSEE ALSO:'Blade Runner 2049' is a stunning piece of sci-fi art, but don't compare it to the original17. "A.I. Artificial Intelligence"Monica (Frances O'Connor) is givena mecha-prototype called David (Haley Joel Osment), a robotic boy programmed to feel love, in order to cope with her son Martin being put in a medicalcoma. But Martin eventually wakes from his coma, and is cured of the disease that put him in it. Things don't go smoothly from there."A.I.," while heartbreaking at moments, doesn't provide the most nuanced take on human-robot relationships.16. "The Matrix"Hacker Neo (Keanu Reeves) meets wanted terrorist Morpheus (Lawrence Fishburne), and is told the reality he lives in is not what he thinks it is.The special effects used in "The Matrix" were groundbreaking, and the concept of the Matrix toyed with this important question: What happens when the technology we create becomes smarter than us'15. "Minority Report""Minority Report" takes us to a future where the police are allowed to arrest someone before they commit a crime, based on future-predicting technology. When it is predicted that Chief John Anderton (Tom Cruise) will commit a murder of a person he doesn't know, he tries to uncover why."Minority Report" proves to be an excellent warning against surveillance, andis an action-packed film that keeps you at the edge of your seat.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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