The Best Movies About Technology
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. Therefore it is no suprise that Hollywood technology based moviese are a big hit. 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 tech movies? Vote up the best techie films below and see where your favorites rank! You'll soon see that this is far more than a simple top ten technology movies list.
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! Then be sure to check back for new techology movies as they are added to the list once they are released.
- Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss
- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Neo (Keanu Reeves) believes that Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne), an elusive figure considered to be the most dangerous man alive, can answer his question -- What is the Matrix? Neo is contacted by ...more - Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester
- Released: 1968
- Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
An imposing black structure provides a connection between the past and the future in this enigmatic adaptation of a short story by revered sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. When Dr. Dave Bowman (Keir ...more - Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Neill Blomkamp
In the year 2154, humanity is sharply divided between two classes of people: The ultrarich live aboard a luxurious space station called Elysium, and the rest live a hardscrabble existence in Earth's ...more - Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander
- Released: 2014
- Directed by: Alex Garland
Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson) a programmer at a huge Internet company, wins a contest that enables him to spend a week at the private estate of Nathan Bateman (Oscar Isaac), his firm's brilliant ...more - Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Michael Bay
In 2019 a mercenary (Djimon Hounsou) pursues two clones (Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson) who escaped from a research facility after learning their true fate. - Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover
- Released: 1985
- Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
In this 1980s sci-fi classic, small-town California teen Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) is thrown back into the '50s when an experiment by his eccentric scientist friend Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) ...more - Tom Cruise, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton
- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Based on a story by famed science fiction writer Philip K. Dick, "Minority Report" is an action-detective thriller set in Washington D.C. in 2054, where police utilize a psychic technology to arrest ...more - Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik
- Released: 2014
- Directed by: Luc Besson
When a boyfriend tricks Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) into delivering a briefcase to a supposed business contact, the once-carefree student is abducted by thugs who intend to turn her into a drug mule. ...more - Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Rupert Sanders
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals. When terrorism reaches a new level ...more - Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, Ally Sheedy
- Released: 1983
- Directed by: John Badham
High school student David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) unwittingly hacks into a military supercomputer while searching for new video games. After starting a game of Global Thermonuclear War, Lightman ...more - Meryl Streep, Robin Williams, Jude Law
- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Steven Spielberg
A.I. Artificial Intelligence, also known as A.I., is a 2001 American science fiction film written, directed, and produced by Steven Spielberg, and based on Brian Aldiss's short story Super-Toys Last ...more - Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox
- Released: 1987
- Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the ...more - Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Rhys Ifans
- Released: 2016
- Directed by: Oliver Stone
Disillusioned with the intelligence community, top contractor Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) leaves his job at the National Security Agency. He now knows that a virtual mountain of data is ...more - Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Neill Blomkamp
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth -- not to conquer or give aid, but -- to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are ...more - Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Lena Headey
- Released: 2012
- Directed by: Pete Travis
Mega City One is a vast, violent metropolis where felons rule the streets. The only law lies with cops called "judges," who act as judge, jury and executioner, and Dredd (Karl Urban) is one of the ...more - Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, John Getz
- Released: 1986
- Directed by: David Cronenberg
When scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) completes his teleportation device, he decides to test its abilities on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a housefly slips in during the process, leading to a ...more - Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery
- Released: 2021
- Directed by: Shawn Levy
When a bank teller discovers he's actually a background player in an open-world video game, he decides to become the hero of his own story -- one that he can rewrite himself. In a world where there's ...more - Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Steven Spielberg
In 2045, the planet is on the brink of chaos and collapse, but people find salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by James Halliday. When Halliday dies, he promises his ...more - Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood
- Released: 2004
- Directed by: Alex Proyas
In 2035, highly intelligent robots fill public service positions throughout the world, operating under three rules to keep humans safe. Despite his dark history with robotics, Detective Del Spooner ...more - Charlie Hunnam, Diego Klattenhoff, Idris Elba
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Long ago, legions of monstrous creatures called Kaiju arose from the sea, bringing with them all-consuming war. To fight the Kaiju, mankind developed giant robots called Jaegers, designed to be ...more - Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Jesse Bradford
- Released: 1995
- Directed by: Iain Softley
A teenage hacker finds himself framed for the theft of millions of dollars from a major corporation. Master hacker Dade Murphy, aka Zero Cool, aka Crash Override, has been banned from touching a ...more - Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz
- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Cameron Crowe
Tom Cruise and Cameron Crowe reunite after "Jerry Maguire" for "Vanilla Sky," the story of a young New York City publishing magnate who finds himself on an unexpected roller-coaster ride of romance, ...more - Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson
- Released: 2014
- Directed by: José Padilha
In 2028, OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. While its drones have long been used by the military overseas, their use is forbidden in American law enforcement. However, OmniCorp gets a ...more - Richard Epcar, Mimi Woods, William Frederick Knight
- Released: 1995
- Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
In this Japanese animation, cyborg federal agent Maj. Motoko Kusanagi (Mimi Woods) trails "The Puppet Master" (Abe Lasser), who illegally hacks into the computerized minds of cyborg-human hybrids. ...more - Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Willem Dafoe
- Released: 1999
- Directed by: David Cronenberg
Video game designer Allegra Geller (Jennifer Jason Leigh) has created a virtual reality game called eXistenZ. After a crazed fan attempts to kill her, Allegra goes on the run with Ted (Jude Law), a ...more