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The Best Movies About Technology

Updated December 28, 2020 3.9k votes 790 voters 51.4k views80 items

List RulesFilms 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. 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.

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The Matrix
Keanu Reeves, Hugo Weaving
Released: 1999
Directed by: Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes
Kurt Russell, Cesar Romero
Released: 1969
Directed by: Robert Butler
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Ex Machina
Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander
Released: 2015
Directed by: Alex Garland
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Alita: Battle Angel
Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz
Released: 2019
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
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2001: A Space Odyssey
Arthur C. Clarke, Leonard Rossiter
Released: 1968
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
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I, Robot
Will Smith, Shia LaBeouf
Released: 2004
Directed by: Alex Proyas
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Johnny Mnemonic
Keanu Reeves, Ice-T
Released: 1995
Directed by: Robert Longo
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Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd
Released: 1985
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
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Ghost in the Shell
Maaya Sakamoto, Akio Ōtsuka
Released: 1995
Directed by: Mamoru Oshii
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WarGames
Matthew Broderick, William H. Macy
Released: 1983
Directed by: John Badham
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The Social Network
Justin Timberlake, Rashida Jones
Released: 2010
Directed by: David Fincher
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Hackers
Angelina Jolie, Felicity Huffman
Released: 1995
Directed by: Iain Softley
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Live Free or Die Hard
Bruce Willis, Maggie Q
Released: 2007
Directed by: Len Wiseman
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Tron
Jeff Bridges, David Warner
Released: 1982
Directed by: Steven Lisberger
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The Net
Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam
Released: 1995
Directed by: Irwin Winkler
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Swordfish
Halle Berry, John Travolta
Released: 2001
Directed by: Dominic Sena
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The Lawnmower Man
Pierce Brosnan, Dean Norris
Released: 1992
Directed by: Brett Leonard
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Antitrust
Tim Robbins, Ryan Phillippe
Released: 2001
Directed by: Peter Howitt
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Firewall
Harrison Ford, Paul Bettany
Released: 2006
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
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Virtuosity
Kaley Cuoco, Denzel Washington
Released: 1995
Directed by: Brett Leonard
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Untraceable
Diane Lane, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Released: 2008
Directed by: Gregory Hoblit
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Upgrade
Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel
Released: 2018
Directed by: Leigh Whannell
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Enemy of the State
Will Smith, Jack Black
Released: 1998
Directed by: Tony Scott
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Eagle Eye
Julianne Moore, Shia LaBeouf
Released: 2008
Directed by: D. J. Caruso
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Track Down
Amanda Peet, Tom Berenger
Released: 2000
Directed by: Joe Chappelle