The Best Futuristic Movies and TV Shows on Kanopy
Finding a good Futuristic movie and TV show to watch can be hard, so we've ranked the best ones and included where to watch them. Check out our list of the best Futuristic movies and TV shows of all time streaming on Kanopy.
1. Metropolis
What it's about: In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (The Criterion Channel, Kanopy & Hoopla) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 2 services (iTunes & Google Play).
2. The Last Man on Earth
What it's about: When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter.
Where to Watch: Available to watch free online (PopcornFlix & Tubi), stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, Fandor, ConTV & 1 other) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Prime Video & 2 others).
3. Automata
What it's about: Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity.
Where to Watch: Available to watch free online (Sony Crackle & Tubi), stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video & Kanopy) & rent or buy from $3.99 on 1 service (Google Play).
4. Equals
What it's about: A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix, Kanopy & Hoopla) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).
5. Metropia
What it's about: In the near future, oil reserves are nearly depleted and Europe is connected by series of underground tunnels. While navigating these tunnels, Roger hears voices, one in particular. Seeking a way to rid himself of the voice only leads Roger deeper into a bizarre conspiracy of control - mind and body.
Where to Watch: Available to watch free online (Sony Crackle, Tubi, Vudu & 1 other), stream on a subscription service (Kanopy & Hoopla) & rent or buy from $1.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play & 4 others).
6. Natural City
What it's about: Two cops, R and Noma, hunt down renegade cyborgs. Cyborgs are used as commandos by the military, as lust objects and for companionship. Normaly they have a limited lifespan of three years but black market technology is being developed to be able to transfer a cyborg's artificial intelligence into human host. This drives R to find a suitable host for his expiring cyborg Ria.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a subscription service (Kanopy).
7. Turkey Shoot
What it's about: In the near future, after an unspecified holocaust, survivors are herded into prison camps. There, they are hunted for sport by the leaders of the camp. Paul, one of the newest prisoners, is determined not to go down as quietly as the others.
Where to Watch: Available to watch free online (PopcornFlix), stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, Shout Factory TV, Shudder & 1 other) & rent or buy from $1.99 on 1 service (Prime Video).
8. Bringing Up Bobby
What it's about: Bringing Up Bobby is the story of a European con-artist and her son Bobby, who find themselves in Oklahoma in an effort to escape her past and build a better future. Olive and Bobby blithely charm their way from one adventure to another until Olive's criminal past catches up with her. Consequently, she must make a choice: continue with a life of crime or leave the person she loves most in an effort to give Bobby a proper chance in life.
Where to Watch: Available to stream on a popular subscription service (Prime Video, Fandor, Kanopy & 1 other) & rent or buy from $2.99 on 3 services (iTunes, Google Play & Prime Video).