1. Metropolis (1927) (Directed by Fritz Lang)

2. A Clockwork Orange (1971) (Directed by Stanley Kubrick)

3. Brazil (1985) (Directed by Terry Gilliam)

4. Wings of Desire (1987) (Directed by Wim Wenders)

5. Blade Runner (1982) (Directed by Ridley Scott)

6. Children of Men (2006) (Directed by Alfonso Cuarón)

7. The Matrix (1999) (Directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski)

8. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) (Directed by George Miller)

9. Minority Report (2002) (Directed by Steven Spielberg)

10. Delicatessen (1991) (Directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet)

See snarkerati for complete top 50 list.

Considering the crap the movie industry produces it was heartening to find this list. Perhaps I just like dystopian movies, but the above list shows that some of the public has some taste! Though I must admit I wasn't overly impressed with Minority Report.

Here are a few of my own personal favourites from the top 50.

11. Sleeper (1973) (Directed by Woody Allen)

14. Twelve Monkeys (1995) (Directed by Terry Gilliam)

20. Akira (1988) (Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo)

21. The City of Lost Children (1995) (Directed by Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet)

23. V for Vendetta (2005) (Directed by James McTeigue)

30. Dark City (1998) (Directed by Alex Proyas)

35. Escape from New York (1981) (Directed by John Carpenter)

36. A Scanner Darkly (2006) (Directed by Richard Linklater)

38. Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001) (Directed by Steven Spielberg)[and Stanley Kubrick surely!]

41. Soylent Green (1973) (Directed by Richard Fleischer)

42. I Robot (2004) (Directed by Alex Proyas)

43. Logan’s Run (1976) (Directed by Michael Anderson)

45. Idiocracy (2006) (Directed by Mike Judge)

47. Rollerball (1975) (Directed by Norman Jewison)

Enjoy the future! Luckily we're not there... yet.