Film and TV

The Film and TV section of H+Pedia provides brief reviews of films and TV programmes which feature transhumanism or transhumanist topics.

For each item, the review may cover:

• A summary of the transhumanist concepts in the film
• An evaluation of the technological credibility of those parts of the film
• An evaluation of the messages within the film - potentially including moral, social, political, or philosophical assessment.

Note that all reviews may contain spoilers as to the content of the film. Shows are listed below by release year.

We also cover more broadly transhumanism in popular culture

Resources

• Wikipedia: Wikipedia:Category:Transhumanism in film
• Michio Kaku film review list

Announced

• Avatar 2 (Film)
• C.R.I.S.P.R - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/jennifer-lopez-sets-futuristic-bio-939509
• The Discovery
• DxM
• Geostorm
• God Particle
• Meld http://www.seriouswonder.com/meld-sci-fi-series-explores-nootropics-nanobots/
• Mute
• Passage to Mars
• Replicas
• SFv1
• Six Billion Dollar Man
• Transhuman: A Documentary (Documentary)
• Untitled Seth Rogen Comedy TV Series about the singularity [1]

Development

• There is an announced fictional cryonics drama announced in 2011 staring Paul Rudd.
• The Last Generation To Die - KickStarter
• Freezing People Is Easy https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1418349/

2010's

2019

• Ad Vitam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_Vitam https://transhumanistes.com/ad-vitam-donne-un-coup-de-vieux-a-la-sf/
• Alita: Battle Angel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alita:_Battle_Angel
• Years and Years https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8694364/
• Better Worlds https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/5/18055980/better-worlds-science-fiction-short-stories-video
• Merger https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/15/18168334/merger-short-film-work-algorithms-keiichi-matsuda-interview
• Weird City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raJJbbiKtlY

2018

• Altered Carbon (TV Series)
• Do you trust this computer? (Documentary) http://doyoutrustthiscomputer.org/watch
• Everyday Cyborgs and Humanimals (Documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WilTY5FF5w
• Maniac
• Mortal Engines
• Ready Player One (Film)
• The Crossing (TV Series)
• The Titan (Film)
• Upgrade (Film) - https://www.facebook.com/UPGRADEmovie/

2017

• Atomica (Film)
• The Beyond (Film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beyond_(2017_film)
• Blade Runner 2049 (Film)
• Blame!
• The Circle (Film)
• Cyborgs Among Us https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7962042/ https://www.imagina.tv/eng/noticia/6343
• Death Race 2050 (Film)
• Extinct (TV Series) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinct_(2017_TV_series)
• Ghost in the Shell (Live Action) (Film)
• Get Out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Out
• Help stop me aging - http://www.itv.com/news/2017-04-13/help-stop-me-ageing-tonight/ (Documentary)
• Humans+ (Documentary) https://video.vice.com/en_us/show/humans
• I Am Frankie (TV Series) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5620962/
• The Elite Want to Transfer Consciousness into a New Body and Live Forever (Conspiracy documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWDuNCFrQog
• Kingsman 2 - The Golden Circle (Film)
• The Man From Earth Holocene (Film)
• Marjorie Prime (Film)
• Orbiter 9 (Film)
• The Orville https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Orville
• OtherLife (Film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4693358/
• Salvation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvation_(TV_series)
• Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick%27s_Electric_Dreams
• A User's Guide to Cheating Death https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7532396/
• Valerian (Film) "Cara Delevingne Goes Futuristic In The Newest Issue of GQ To Promote New Sci-Fi Film VALERIAN by Luc Besson". https://www.facebook.com/technoirlab/posts/1413829985375284
• What Happened to Monday (Film)

2016

• ANA https://vimeo.com/158317728
• Criminal (Film)
• Cyborg X (Film)
• The Good Place
• How To Build a Human (Documentary)
• Inferno (Film and Book)
• Immortality or Bust (Documentary)
• Independence Day: Resurgence (Film)
• The Immortalist (Documentary)
• Luke Cage (TV series)
• Morgan (Film)
• The Future of Work and Death (Documentary) http://calendar.raindancefestival.org/films/the-future-of-work-and-death https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1068103429/the-future-of-work-and-death https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/id1229295942
• Passengers (Film)
• Pure Genius (TV)
• Realive (Film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realive
• Sophia Awakens https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5737518/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LguXfHKsa0c
• Simple Creature (Film)
• Stranger Things
• Travelers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travelers_(TV_series)
• Westworld (TV)

2015

• Advantageous (Film)
• Alternate Realities(Film)
• Avengers: Age of Ultron (Film)
• Chappie (Film)
• Connected (Short)
• Ex Machina (Film)
• Ghost in the shell: The New Movie (Film)
• Hardcore Henry (Film)
• Humans (TV series)
• Inhuman: The Next & Final Phase of Man is Here (Documentary)
• Jupiter Ascending (Film)
• Limitless (TV Series)
• Minority Report TV Series
• Mr Robot (TV Series)
• Psycho-Pass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho-Pass
• Self/less (Film)
• Superlongevity (Documentary)
• Sense8 TV Series
• Terminator Genisys (Film)
• Ted 2 (Film)
• The Expanse (TV Series)
• Uncanny Valley (Short film)
• World of Tomorrow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Tomorrow_%28film%29

2014

• Automata (Film)
• B14 (Film)
• Human Machine (Documentary)
• Humans Need Not Apply (Documentary)
• Intelligence (TV Series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_(U.S._TV_series)
• The Immortalists (Documentary)
• Lucy (Film)
• The Nostalgist (Short)
• RoboCop (reboot)
• Similo (Short)
• Transcendence (Film)

2013

• Agents of Shield (TV Series)
• Elysium (Film)
• The Hedonistic Imperative (Documentary)
• Her (Film)
• The Machine (Film)
• Man of Steel (Film)
• Orphan Black (TV Series)
• Oblivion (Film)
• Rick and Morty (TV Series)
• Singularity or Bust (Documentary)
• Steven Universe (TV Series)

2012

• The Avengers (Film)
• Cloud Atlas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_Atlas_(film)
• Lab Rats (TV Series)
• Real Humans (TV Series)
• Robot & Frank (Film)
• The Singularity
• Total Recall (2012) (Film)

2011

• All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace (Documentary)
• Black Mirror (TV)
• BlinkyTM (Short)
• In Time
• Limitless (TV)
• The Singularity is Near (Documentary)
• The Human Microchipping Agenda (Conspiracy theory documentary)
• Person of Interest (Film)
• How To Live Forever (Documentary)
• TRANSHUMAN - Do you want to live forever? (Documentary) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PAj2yorJig&hd=1

2010

• Caprica (TV)
• Generator Rex (Anime TV)
• Inception (Film)
• Never Let Me Go (Film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Let_Me_Go_(2010_film)
• Repo Men (Film)
• TRON Legacy (Film)

2000's

2009

• 2B (Film)
• Avatar (film) (Film)
• District 9 (Film)
• Moon (Film)
• Surrogates (Film)
• Transcendent Man (Documentary)
• Mr. Nobody (Film)

2008

• Iron Man (Film)
• WALL-E (Film)

2006

• Human v2.0 (Documentary)
• The Fountain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fountain

2005

• The Island (Film)
• Exploring Life Extension, the ImmInst documentary (documentary) [2]

2004

• Appleseed (Anime Film)
• Battlestar Galactica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_series) [3]
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Film)
• Ghost in the shell 2: Innocence (Anime Film)
• I, Robot (Film)

2003

• Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (TV)
• The Matrix sequels (Film)
• Paycheck (Film)

2002

• Equilibrium (Film)
• Minority Report (Film)

2001

• A.I. (Film)

2000

• The 6th Day (Film)
• Frank Herbert's Dune (TV)
• X-Men (Film)

1990's

1999

• Bicentennial Man (Film)
• Futurama (TV)
• The Thirteenth Floor (Film)

1997

• Cowboy Bebop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy_Bebop
• Gattaca (Film)
• The Matrix (Film)
• Starship Troopers (Film)

1996

• Karaoke and Cold Lazarus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaoke_(TV_series)

1995

• Ghost in the Shell (Anime Film)
• Johnny Mnemonic (Film)

1993

• X Files (TV)

1992

• Death Becomes Her (Film)
• Forever Young (Film)
• The Lawnmower Man (Film)

1991

• Late for Dinner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_for_Dinner

1990

• Total Recall (Film)

1980's

1989

• The Simpsons (TV)

1988

• Akira (Anime Film)
• Cocoon 2: The Return (Film)

1987

• Robocop (original) (Film)

1986

• Hands of Steel (Film)

1985

• Back to the Future
• Cocoon (Film)
• Weird Science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_Science_(film)

1984

• Terminator (Film)
• Dune (Film)

1983

• Inspector Gadget https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector_Gadget

1982

• Blade Runner (Film)
• TRON (Film)
• The Secret of NIMH (Film)

1980

• Breaking Away http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/contemporary/Extropic-Art-Manifesto.html https://lifeboat.com/ex/the.principles.of.extropy
• Flash Gordon (Film)
• Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (Film)

1970's

1979

• Alien (Film)
• Galaxy Express 999 (Film)

1977

• Star Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_(film) (Film and TV)

1975

• The Stepford Wives (Film)

1974

• Logan's Run (Film)
• Zardoz (Film)

1973

• Soylent Green (Film)
• Sleeper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FRLeYaut3o https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeper_(1973_film)
• Westworld (film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westworld_(film)

1971

• A Clockwork Orange https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film)

1970

• Colossus: The Forbin Project (Film)

1960's

1968

• 2001: A Space Odyssey (Film)
• Charly (Flowers for Algernon) (Film)

1963

• Dr Who (TV and Film)

1962

• Amphibian Man (Film)
• The Jetsons (TV)

Pre-1960's

1951

• When Worlds Collide (Film)

1927

• Metropolis (Film)