A bleak, surreal, and epic drama unfolds in a futuristic city sharply divided by class.
A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), The Roku Channel (free), Pluto TV (free), YouTube (free) and Tubi (free).
There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: strong violence.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
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.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
Stalker (1979)Bleak · full attention · emotionally devastating · a slow burnA mysterious guide leads two men through an otherworldly, restricted zone where desires may be granted.
Interstellar (2014)Epic · full attention · emotionally devastating · measuredExplorers traverse a wormhole, confronting vast distances and the melancholy of a dying Earth.
La Haine (1995)Gritty · full attention · strong violence · emotionally devastatingThree friends navigate the bleak aftermath of a riot, their intimate journey fraught with suspense and a gritty atmosphere.
Blade Runner (1982)Melancholy · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA gritty, atmospheric Los Angeles detective hunts artificial humans while confronting his own melancholy existence.
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)Bleak · late-night trip · strong violence · emotionally heavyA bleak, slow-burn mystery unfolds as a blade runner unearths a secret that could shatter society.
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)Epic · late-night trip · strong violence · emotionally heavyA mysterious stranger and a ruthless killer collide in an epic, slow-burn Western where melancholy hangs heavy.
Ex Machina (2015)Suspenseful · late-night trip · emotionally heavy · measuredA young programmer uncovers unsettling truths while testing the sentience of a reclusive CEO's AI creation.
Dune: Part Two (2024)Epic · late-night trip · strong violence · emotionally heavyA mythic journey unfolds across a bleak desert as Paul faces a terrible, foreseen future.Metropolis is on our Weird and surreal, AI and robots, Dystopias, Based on books and German lists.
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