Best Dystopia Movies & TV Series of the 1980s

The 27 best-rated dystopia movies and TV series of the 1980s on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

Blade Runner 1982 ★ 7.9
Akira 1988 ★ 7.9
The Terminator 1984 ★ 7.7
Brazil 1985 ★ 7.7
Fist of the North Star 1984 ★ 8.0
Angel's Egg 1985 ★ 7.7
Mad Max 2 1981 ★ 7.4
RoboCop 1987 ★ 7.4
They Live 1988 ★ 7.3
Videodrome 1983 ★ 7.2
Sexmission 1984 ★ 7.2
Escape from New York 1981 ★ 7.1
Tetsuo: The Iron Man 1989 ★ 7.0
Nineteen Eighty-Four 1984 ★ 6.8
Bubblegum Crisis 1987 ★ 7.0
Tron 1982 ★ 6.6
Dragon's Heaven 1988 ★ 6.8
The Running Man 1987 ★ 6.5
Testament 1983 ★ 6.4
The Last Battle 1983 ★ 6.4
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 1985 ★ 6.2
Dune 1984 ★ 6.2
Rock & Rule 1983 ★ 5.9
Cherry 2000 1987 ★ 6.0