“Dead or alive, you’re coming with me!”
RoboCop (1987)
Why You Need To See It: What the remake of this timeless classic fails to realize is that RoboCop is far more than a movie about a police officer who is also a robot. It's about corruption and big business, it raises questions about ethics in science and law enforcement, and it's a masterfully directed sci-fi action film that will set an unreachable bar for every movie you watch after. The bad guys are vile, the good guys are somewhere in the middle, and RoboCop stands alone.
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Orion Pictures
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Why You Need To See It: Now that the Mad Max series has been successfully rebooted, it's time for the originals to get the love they deserve — Road Warrior especially. The Earth has dried up and civilization has fallen. The planet is a wasteland and Mad Max walks it.
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Kennedy Miller Productions
Equilibrium (2002)
Why You Need To See It: Well directed and beautifully choreographed, Equilibrium is riveting, haunting, and suspenseful from start to finish. Set in a dystopian future where feelings and emotion have been outlawed — a ban facilitated by mandatory daily injections of a drug called "Prozium" — Christian Bale stars as John Preston, a strict and unforgiving enforcer of the law. That is, until he neglects to take his Prozium. For some reason, Equilibrium is seldom talked about. Well, it's time it became a part of the conversation.
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Dimension Films / Blue Tulip Productions
