Gallery: The 10 Most Important Dystopian Books and Films of All Time
011984
*1984* (1948) __Author/Filmmaker:__George Orwell __The Themes:__ Government oppression, state-sponsored surveillance, bureaucracy, the military-industrial complex. (Expand the gallery to fullscreen for the best experience.)
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*__The Trial__* (1925) __Author:__ Franz Kafka __Major Themes: __Impenetrable bureaucracy, the prison-industrial complex
03Huxley 1932 - Brave New World
__*Brave New World* (1932)__ __Author:__ Aldous Huxley __The Themes:__ Big pharma, eugenics
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*__I, Robot__* (1950) __Author:__ Isaac Asimov __The Themes:__ Overreliance on robotics, specifically AI
05bradbury
__*Fahrenheit 451* (1953)__ __Author:__ Ray Bradbury __The Themes: __Revisionist history, destruction of knowledge, social complacency
06doandroids
__*Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? * (1968) (served as the source material for *Blade Runner*__ __Author:__ Phillip K. Dick __The Themes: __Global warming/environmental degradation, racism/immigration, complacency of the masses
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__The *Terminator* films (1984-?)__ __Filmmaker:__ James Cameron __The Themes: __Overreliance on technology
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*__The Handmaid's Tale__* (1985) __Author:__ Margaret Atwood __The Themes:__ Capitalism, the subjugation of women, environmental destruction
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*__Parable of the Sower__* (1993) __Author:__ Octavia E. Butler __The Themes:__ Class inequality/poverty, racism, capitalism, religion
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__*District 9*__ (2009) __Filmmaker: __ Neill Blomkamp __The Themes:__ Racism; class inequality
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