Top 25 best 'dystopia'-movies from the eighties

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best 'dystopia'-movies from the eighties

This is a list of the best 25 'dystopia'-movies from the eighties and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 25 best 'dystopia'-movies from the eighties

1	Blade Runner (1982) Alternative title: Blade Runner: The Final Cut Scifi, Thriller 117 minutes	3,75(3.435) 2
2	The Terminator (1984) Scifi, Action 107 minutes	3,72(3.841) 3
3	Akira (1988) Alternative title: アキラ Animation, Scifi 124 minutes	3,68(1.284) 3
4	Brazil (1985) Fantasy, Scifi 142 minutes	3,58(1.195) 3
5	Videodrome (1983) Horror, Scifi 87 minutes	3,46(984) 3

6	RoboCop (1987) Action, Scifi 102 minutes	3,44(2.273) 1
7	Mad Max 2 (1981) Alternative title: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Action, Adventure 96 minutes	3,44(1.560) 3
8	Tetsuo (1989) Alternative title: Tetsuo: The Iron Man Horror, Scifi 67 minutes	3,3(444) 3
9	La Mort en Direct (1980) Alternative title: Death Watch Drama, Scifi 128 minutes	3,26(55)
10	Testament (1983) Drama 90 minutes	3,25(42)

11	They Live (1988) Alternative title: John Nada: De Hel Breekt Los Scifi, Action 94 minutes	3,24(722) 3
12	Escape from New York (1981) Alternative title: John Carpenter's Escape from New York Scifi, Action 99 minutes	3,23(1.318) 3
13	Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) Alternative title: 1984 Drama, Scifi 113 minutes	3,18(576) 2
14	Turkey Shoot (1982) Alternative title: Escape 2000 Action, Scifi 93 minutes	3,14(60) 3
15	Le Dernier Combat (1983) Alternative title: The Last Battle Scifi 92 minutes	3,11(102) 3
16	Outland (1981) Crime, Scifi 109 minutes	3,07(272) 3
17	Seksmisja (1984) Alternative title: Sexmission Comedy, Scifi 120 minutes	3,06(41)
18	The Running Man (1987) Action, Scifi 101 minutes	3,01(1.322) 3
19	Tron (1982) Alternative title: Tron: The Original Classic Action, Scifi 96 minutes	2,99(627) 3
20	Dead End Drive-In (1986) Alternative title: Dead End Scifi, Action 88 minutes	2,93(49)
21	Dune (1984) Alternative title: Duin Scifi 137 minutes	2,83(948) 3
22	The Salute of the Jugger (1989) Alternative title: The Blood of Heroes Action, Scifi 104 minutes	2,82(166) 3
23	Mad Max beyond Thunderdome (1985) Alternative title: Mad Max 3 Action, Adventure 102 minutes	2,81(1.125) 3
24	2019 - Dopo la Caduta di New York (1983) Alternative title: 2019: After the Fall of New York Action, Scifi 96 minutes	2,79(58)
25	Cherry 2000 (1987) Action, Scifi 93 minutes	2,61(118) 3