Equilibrium
this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
196 points (99.0% liked)
Cyberpunk
1751 readers
8 users here now
What is Cyberpunk?
Cyberpunk is a science-fiction sub-genre dealing with the integration of society and technology in dystopian settings. Often referred to as “low-life and high tech,” Cyberpunk stories deal with outsiders (punks) who fight against the oppressors in society (usually mega corporations that control everything) via technological means (cyber). If the punks aren’t actively fighting against a megacorp, they’re still dealing with living in a world completely dependent on high technology.
Cyberpunk characteristics include:
- Dystopian city setting where mega-corporations rule
- Full integration of technology into society, featuring cybernetic implants
- Outsider protagonists (punks) who often are very familiar with the technology around them
- Hard boiled detective and film noir vibes and influence
- Themes dabbling in trans-humanism, existentialism, and what it means to be human.
Prefixes for posts
- [AI Art]
- [Art]
- [Book]
- [Game]
- [Meme]
- [Movie]
- [Video]
This is a community focused on cyberpunk as a genre of fiction. Please post any news articles about our real world slipping into a dystopian nightmare at: !aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
Icon created by @hammerjack@lemmy.zip
If someone is interested in moderating this community, message @brikox@lemmy.zip.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
If good is not a requirement go get Freejack.
I don't think I'd call Dark City really cyberpunk. I don't know what you'd call it. Retro-1940s but in a sci-fi environment?
checks Wikipedia
Wikipedia calls it "neo-noir".
It's part of a wave of tech noir movies that came out of the late 90s, along with e.g. Gattaca, The Matrix, Strange Days, eXistenZ, 12 Monkeys... I'll also count The Thirteenth Floor, even though it's an adaptation of a 1964 novel that had already been adapted in the 70s (and very well, for that matter).
(One addendum: The Matrix feels slightly out of place but that's because it brought more action and innovative special effects to the mix and ended up all but ending the genre as audiences demanded more of that now.)
Those movies were good watchin'.
Upgrade 2008
A bit of a stretch for cyberpunk, but Alphaville (1965) is awesome (and has lemmy in it's alternative tilte).
Also THX 1138 (1971)
Blade runner: Black Lotus?
Here are my cyberpunk categories on my Plex server, for both movies and TV shows. Please let me know if you think I should edit any of these; I was a little loose in my definition of "cyberpunk" for some of these.
Movies:
TV Shows:
EDIT: My library is in alphabetical order, except where a series of related films or TV shows pop up; then they're sorted in viewing order by a common name. That's why some of these aren't in alphabetical order. Like Futureworld on the movie list, which is a sequel to Westworld, so it's at the end of the list.
Well timed post. I was about to start a collection myself and have a great list ready now. The Bubblegum Crisis etc stuff is really good, awesome cyberpunk vibe
Nice I have over 160 so far on my server. But yours is impressive list.
So many titles here to add to my library...
Going for 6000 titles now
Yo, a new episode of Costco Fahrenheit just came out on YouTube! Honestly the best cyberpunk I've seen in a while.