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The Best Movies About Technology

Updated October 24, 2019 3.7k votes 756 voters 50.2k views 48 items

List Rules Films about technology and the tech world. Vote up the best technology movies.

These are the greatest technology movies, as ranked by movie buffs voting on this list. Technology shapes the world around us and affects every country in the world. Imagine living without cell phones, internet, computers, digital television, and online banking. What would we do?! How would we even watch movies about technology? The mind reels... Tech has drastically evolved within even the past decade! It’s no wonder so many movies have been made about the role technology plays in our society. What are the best movies about technology? Vote up the best techie films below and see where your favorites rank!

The movies on this list look at many different aspects of technology. Some are older movies that predicted how technology would evolve in the future, while others make us realize the endless possibilities and great lengths to which we could still go with future technological devices.

This list features the best movies about technology including, The Social Network, War Games, Tron, Cloak and Dagger, Enemy of the State, The Net, The Thirteenth Floor, and the Matrix films. Vote up the best movies about technology or add a film that is truly tech-y below if it isn't already on the list!

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The Matrix Keanu Reeves, Hugo Weaving, Carrie-Anne Moss

Released: 1999

Directed by: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski

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Ex Machina is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Best Movies About Technology

Anjelica Pappin added Ex Machina Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac

Released: 2015

Directed by: Alex Garland

Ex Machina is a 2015 independent science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Alex Garland. A young programmer (Domhnall Gleeson) is selected to participate in a ground-breaking ...more

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2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke, Leonard Rossiter, Ed Bishop

Released: 1968

Directed by: Stanley Kubrick

2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, and was partially inspired by ...more

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Alita: Battle Angel is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Best Movies About Technology

dontyouwish added Alita: Battle Angel Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly

Released: 2019

Directed by: Robert Rodriguez

Alita: Battle Angel is a 2019 American science fiction action film directed by Robert Rodriguez, based on the manga by Yukito Kishiro. After being revived by Dr. Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz), ...more

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The Social Network Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones, Rooney Mara

Released: 2010

Directed by: David Fincher

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Dismalhead added I, Robot Will Smith, Shia LaBeouf, Bridget Moynahan

Released: 2004

Directed by: Alex Proyas

I, Robot is a 2004 American dystopian science fiction action film directed by Alex Proyas. The screenplay was written by Jeff Vintar and Akiva Goldsman, and is inspired by Isaac Asimov's ...more

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Tron Jeff Bridges, David Warner, Michael Dudikoff

Released: 1982

Directed by: Steven Lisberger

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Ghost in the Shell is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Best Movies About Technology

Ghost in the Shell Maaya Sakamoto, Akio Ōtsuka, Kōichi Yamadera

Released: 1995

Directed by: Mamoru Oshii

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WarGames is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Best Movies About Technology

WarGames Matthew Broderick, William H. Macy, Ally Sheedy

Released: 1983

Directed by: John Badham

WarGames is a 1983 American science-fiction film written by Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes and directed by John Badham. The film stars Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, and ...more

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Hackers Angelina Jolie, Felicity Huffman, Jonny Lee Miller

Released: 1995

Directed by: Iain Softley

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ainaquian@gmail.com added Back to the Future Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson

Released: 1985

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

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Child's Play is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Best Movies About Technology

Child's Play Gabriel Bateman, Aubrey Plaza, Brian Tyree Henry

Released: 2019

Directed by: Lars Klevberg

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Black Panther is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Best Movies About Technology

TokeshaWarner added Black Panther Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o

Released: 2018

Directed by: Ryan Coogler

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Robin Wright

Released: 2011

Directed by: David Fincher

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Cloak and Dagger Gary Cooper, Marc Lawrence, Lilli Palmer

Released: 1946

Directed by: Fritz Lang

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Office Space Jennifer Aniston, John C. McGinley, Mike Judge

Released: 1999

Directed by: Mike Judge

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Enemy of the State Will Smith, Jack Black, Gene Hackman

Released: 1998

Directed by: Tony Scott

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Eagle Eye Julianne Moore, Shia LaBeouf, Rosario Dawson

Released: 2008

Directed by: D. J. Caruso

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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero, Ed Begley

Released: 1969

Directed by: Robert Butler

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Upgrade is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Best Movies About Technology

George Mbai added Upgrade Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson

Released: 2018

Directed by: Leigh Whannell

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Skyfall Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Javier Bardem

Released: 2012

Directed by: Sam Mendes

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Gattaca is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Best Movies About Technology

doug.hervey added Gattaca Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Ethan Hawke

Released: 1997

Directed by: Andrew Niccol

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Metropolis is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Best Movies About Technology

doug.hervey added Metropolis Brigitte Helm, Gustav Fröhlich, Theodor Loos

Released: 1927

Directed by: Fritz Lang

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Sneakers Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, Ben Kingsley

Released: 1992

Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson

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Déjà Vu Denzel Washington, Val Kilmer, Elle Fanning

Released: 2006

Directed by: Tony Scott

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