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  2. List of dystopian films - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of dystopian films. Dystopian societies appear in many speculative fiction works and are often found within the science fiction and fantasy genres. [ 1 ] Dystopias are often characterized by dehumanization , [ 2 ] authoritarian governments, ruthless megacorporations , environmental disasters , [ 3 ] or other characteristics ...

  3. List of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction - Wikipedia

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    Based on the novel of the same name by L. Ron Hubbard: Film 2000 Aliens Titan A.E. 2000 animated post-apocalyptic dystopian science fiction: Game 2000 Technology Gunlok: A squad-based action-adventure computer game developed by Rebellion Developments: Novel 2000 Supernatural Demons: John Shirley: Revolves around a demonic invasion of Earth ...

  4. List of fictional dictators - Wikipedia

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    A version of Heinz Doofenshmirtz who has overtaken the Tri-state area in a future altered by a grown-up Candace. Some of his notable policies include making labcoats a mandatory uniform, and renaming everyone to Joe in order to not have to remember names. Sheldon Plankton: Bikini Bottom: Chum Bucket Restaurant: SpongeBob SquarePants

  5. Skyscrapers in film - Wikipedia

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    Skyscrapers are frequently featured in films for their impressive appearance and potent symbolism.They convey an impression of power – an old movie and TV cliché starts with the outside view of a skyscraper with a voice-over conversation, continuing inside the luxurious office of a tycoon or crime boss.

  6. Children of Men - Wikipedia

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    Entertainment Weekly ranked the film seventh on its end-of-the-decade top 10 list, saying, "Alfonso Cuarón's dystopian 2006 film reminded us that adrenaline-juicing action sequences can work best when the future looks just as grimy as today". [100] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone ranked it number two on his list of best films of the decade ...

  7. List of dystopian literature - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of notable works of dystopian literature. A dystopia is an unpleasant (typically repressive) society, often propagandized as being utopian. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction states that dystopian works depict a negative view of "the way the world is supposedly going in order to provide urgent propaganda for a change in direction."

  8. Lists of dystopian works - Wikipedia

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    The following are lists of dystopian works: List of dystopian comics; List of dystopian films; List of dystopian literature; List of dystopian TV programs;

  9. The Intuitionist - Wikipedia

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    The Intuitionist takes place in a city (implicitly, New York) full of skyscrapers and other buildings requiring vertical transportation in the form of elevators. The time, never identified explicitly, is one when black people are called "colored" and integration is a current topic. The protagonist is Lila Mae Watson, an elevator inspector of ...