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Movies that feel likeGhost in the Shell (2017)

In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

If you loved Ghost in the Shell, the closest films we have are Snowpiercer (2013), Alita: Battle Angel (2019) and Dredd (2012). All three share Ghost in the Shell's cerebral and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Advantageous (2015).

πŸ… 42% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.3 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Rupert Sanderscerebralcontemplativekineticbleak
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Snowpiercer
2013 Β· dir. Bong Joon Ho
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.1action Β· science fiction Β· drama

A bleak class-stratified future carried by relentless forward motion

The difference: A train-bound rebellion, not a cyborg's search for her own mind

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer; a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.

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Alita: Battle Angel
2019 Β· dir. Robert Rodriguez
πŸ… 61%β˜… 7.3action Β· science fiction Β· adventureHulu

Another manga-born cyborg heroine rediscovering herself in a ruined future

The difference: A scrappier underdog arc, less corporate espionage intrigue

When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is the heart and soul of a young woman with an extraordinary past.

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Dredd
2012 Β· dir. Pete Travis
πŸ… 80%β˜… 7.1action Β· science fiction

A stripped-down, brutal dystopia policed by an unyielding enforcer

The difference: Street-level gang war, no identity crisis or hacking mystery

In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.

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πŸ… 64%β˜… 6.6science fiction Β· actionNetflix

A bleak authoritarian future examined through one person's compromise

The difference: A prequel's political origin story, no cyborgs or hacking at all

64 years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12.

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Advantageous
2015 Β· dir. Jennifer Phang
πŸ… 87%β˜… 6science fiction Β· drama

A quiet, thoughtful look at identity traded away for survival

The difference: A mother-daughter drama, none of the action or espionage

In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, Jules, do all they can to hold on to their joy, despite the instability surfacing in their world.

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Ghost in the Shell
1995 Β· dir. Mamoru Oshii
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.9action Β· animation Β· science fiction

The original anime this remake owes its entire cyberpunk soul to

The difference: Denser philosophy and 90s anime grit over the remake's glossy sheen

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.

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RoboCop
2014 Β· dir. JosΓ© Padilha
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.1action Β· science fiction Β· thriller

A human mind rebuilt inside machinery, owned by someone else

The difference: A slain cop's revenge story, not a soldier's search for self

In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.

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Terminator Genisys
2015 Β· dir. Alan Taylor
πŸ… 26%β˜… 6.3science fiction Β· action Β· thrillerParamount+Starz

Machines and humans blurred together across a bleak future timeline

The difference: Time-travel mechanics replace one soldier's quiet identity crisis

The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when TECOM spies reveal a new plot by SkyNet that will attack him from both fronts; past and future, and will ultimately change warfare forever.

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JUNG_E
2023 Β· dir. Yeon Sang-ho
πŸ… 52%β˜… 5.5science fiction Β· action Β· adventureNetflix

The same preoccupation in both: dystopia

The difference: Sits closer to adventure than Ghost in the Shell does

On an uninhabitable 22nd-century Earth, the outcome of a civil war hinges on cloning the brain of an elite soldier to create a robot mercenary.

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015 Β· dir. Francis Lawrence
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.6action Β· adventure Β· science fictionNetflix

A hardened woman fighting a controlling system in a bleak future

The difference: Revolutionary war spectacle, no hacking or cyborg body-horror

As the war between the Capitol and the districts reaches its peak, Katniss Everdeen embarks on a perilous mission to liberate Panem and confront President Snow. Joined by a team of trusted allies, she navigates deadly traps, shifting loyalties, and the heavy cost of rebellion, determined to bring freedom to her people and end the Hunger Games once and for all.

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Cloud Atlas
2012 Β· dir. Lilly Wachowski
πŸ… 65%β˜… 7.3drama Β· science fiction

One thread runs through both: dystopia

The difference: Takes it somewhere less kinetic than Ghost in the Shell does

A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.

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Surrogates
2009 Β· dir. Jonathan Mostow
πŸ… 37%β˜… 6.3science fiction Β· action Β· thriller

The same mix in both: ideas, then momentum

The difference: Trades the stillness of Ghost in the Shell for an angle of its own

Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.

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