The Matrix
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss
When a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.
Why you'll love it
This film explores a dystopian future where reality as perceived by humans is actually a simulated reality created by sentient machines.
Her
Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson
In the near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.
Why you'll love it
The film centers on a man who develops a relationship with an artificially intelligent computer operating system with a female voice and personality.
The Social Network
Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake
As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business.
Why you'll love it
It's a story about the creation of Facebook, one of the most impactful computer-based social platforms.
WarGames
Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood
A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
Why you'll love it
A young computer whiz accidentally connects into a top secret super-computer which has complete control over the U.S. nuclear arsenal. It challenges his conception of reality.
Hackers
Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Jesse Bradford
Teenage hackers discover a criminal conspiracy with plans to use a computer virus that will capsize five oil tankers.
Why you'll love it
It follows a group of young hackers who are involved in a corporate extortion conspiracy.