Our modern lives have become intrinsically connected to technology. In every little aspect of our daily routines, technology is there for us to use—from our phones that allow us to communicate instantly from anywhere on Earth to our cars that can drive themselves, so we don’t even need to pay attention while driving down the freeway anymore. The line between humans and machines has blurred considerably over time. The steady march of technological progress has always been a common theme in sci-fi stories, but now it’s something that most people experience firsthand without ever leaving their homes or offices. As expected, this has led to tech becoming an increasingly noticeable plot point in modern sci-fi flicks. Here’s our list of the best new movies about tech worth watching.
10. 65
65 stars Adam Driver as a test pilot who crash-lands on an unknown planet. Things become worse when he discovers that he has somehow managed to travel back in time to Earth 65 million years ago.
Starring Adam Driver, this sci-fi thriller quickly transitions from space exploration to Jurassic survival. It promises to be an entertaining blockbuster that will set the right mood for opening the summer.
9. The Adam Project
Netflix’s The Adam Project stars Ryan Reynolds and Mark Ruffalo in a touching story about family and time machines. It went through development hell for a decade before it was finally released on Netflix.
The film’s original draft painted pretty much the same picture, with the only difference being that the project was supposed to star Tom Cruise in the lead role. In the end, the dynamic duo of Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds finally made The Adam Project a reality.
8. Choose or Die
Old-school text-based video games fans will surely love Netflix’s Choose or Die. This British horror thriller has all the markings of an instant B-movie classic, complete with Robert Englund – from A Nightmare on Elm Street fame – as the “terror director” villain.
The plot revolves around a cursed video game that has the power to alter real life. When it comes into contact with young college dropout Kayla, the game turns her otherwise normal life into a living hell.
7. Moonfall
It might not feel like it, but we’re in the middle of a Space Age renaissance. All the buzz about missions to Mars and the possibility of returning to the Moon means it’s time for space flicks to become the centre of attention again. However, not all of them can be great, and that’s just what happens with Moonfall.
Starring Patrick Wilson and Halle Berry, this sci-fi flick follows a team of astronauts on a mission to repair a satellite. Ten years after the mission fails, the Moon’s orbit deteriorates. It’s a race against time as NASA tries to pinpoint why Earth might soon collide with its only natural satellite.
6. The Mitchells vs. the Machines
The Mitchells vs. the Machines is an amazingly great animated film that follows the titular Mitchell family on the craziest road trip. During a long-awaited family vacation, the family finds themselves in the middle of a tech uprising, and they’ll have to learn how to fight it if they want to make it back home in one piece.
This was one of the best and most fun tech movies of 2022.
5. Ron’s Gone Wrong
Ron’s Gone Wrong is a touching 3D animated movie starring Zach Galifianakis and Jack Dylan Grazer. The film showcases the friendship between a boy and his seemingly defective Apple-like android.
The movie reminds us that technology can control most aspects of our daily routines, but it can also be a great companion as long as we know how to use it.
4. Finch
Finch flew under many people’s radars. This film starring Tom Hanks is perhaps the closest we’ll ever have to a live-action re-telling of Wall-E.
Finch takes place on a post-apocalyptic Earth and follows a dying man and his trusty dog. Reflexing on his mortality, Finch, who could be the last man on Earth, creates a robot to care for his dog once he’s gone. However, the robot still has a lot to learn about what it means to be human, and so a life-changing trip begins.
If you haven’t seen it yet, you definitely should. Apple TV+’s Finch is one of the best movies about tech in recent years.
3. Bigbug
Extremely bizarre and unbelievably ’80s, Bigbug doesn’t look like the kind of film that gets made anymore. Set in a fictionalized version of 2045, where artificial intelligence controls nearly every aspect of human life, Bigbug explores what would happen when a dependent civilization faces a massive machine uprising.
Bigbug is a thrilling comedy that must be seen and believed. It features some incredibly creative designs and a wicked sense of humour.
2. Everything Everywhere All at Once
With the advent of the “Multiverses” as a narrative tool, a film like Everything Everywhere All at Once felt almost inevitable. The plot follows a woman who meets her husband from an alternate universe, who tells her that she invented Multiverse-jumping technology that allows people to surf between realities.
With a killer nihilist on her tail and the impact of her life choices weighing her down, all eyes are set on the owner of a small laundromat, as she might be the only one capable of saving the Multiverse.
1. Kimi
Kimi deals with the increasingly worrying matter of digital privacy in the information age. Angela, an employee at tech giant Amygdala, discovers some criminal affairs might be going on at her company. However, her extreme agoraphobia prevents her from leaving her apartment.
Starring Zoë Kravitz, Kimi is a gripping thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Not only does the movie introduce its tech-related conundrum in a believable setting, but it’s also one of the very first films to use the COVID-19 lockdowns and their social ramifications as an engaging plot point.
Tell us, are there any new movies about tech we’re missing from the list?
