A rebel operative uncovers surreal secrets within a walled city ruled by scientists, in a brisk, gritty future.
Suspenseful. A late-night trip at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+, Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free) and YouTube (free).
Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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400 years into the future, disease has wiped out the majority of the world's population, except one walled city, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. When Æon Flux, the top operative in the underground 'Monican' rebellion, is sent on a mission to kill a government leader, she uncovers a world of secrets.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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Minority Report (2002)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA cop in a future where murder is foreseen races to outwit a system that predicts his own crime.Æon Flux is on our Sci-fi on Kanopy and Sci-fi on Hoopla lists.
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