Top 20 Futuristic Movie Cities

a new life awaits you in the offworld colonies the chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and Adventure welcome to watch Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the best most noteworthy cities in science fiction films for this list we'll be looking exclusively at places set in the future sorry Star Wars fans number 20 San Angeles 2032 Demolition Man talk about Urban spraw in the now near future the Los Angeles San Diego and Santa Barbara area will merge into one region known as San Angeles at least according to Hollywood where the Santa Barbara Los Angeles San Diego Metroplex were emerged in 2011 you are in the center of what used to be Los Angeles that's great San Angeles was a concept developed as early as 1982's Blade Runner the megalopolis was eventually put to good use in mili man in which a cop and a crime Lord are cryogenically frozen they eventually wake up years later in this city where there is virtually no crime are you me John Spartan you are find one credit for a violation of the verbal morality statute what the hell is that John Spartan you are find one bad language chocolate gasoline uneducation toys and anything spicy of course this future is definitely on The Bleak side but at least the design is sleekly attractive number 19 19 Chicago of 2035 I Robot the future belongs to robots based on the short stories of Isaac azimov iRobot is set in Chicago of 2035 where realistically human robots work alongside people the latter protected by the three laws of robotics those robots don't do anybody any good of all the people on God's Earth you should know better but of course not everything is as it seems the film's design for its City mixes present day architecture with digital Billboards say tall spiry likee skyscraper for the US robotics building and even a futuristic Audi sprawling imposing and gleaming this Chicago is our kind of place and it may well be part of our real life future too uh-oh I'm really scared right now number 18 big Market valarian in the city of a thousand planets Luke bison's Works rarely disappoint with their Visual and design Splendor while this one was technically a box office flop big Market is nothing to scoff at who's first time is this a big Market okay lovely lovely wonderful wonderful now let me remind you that big Market is in another dimension you won't be able to see it without your helmet or touch it without your gloves the place comprises countless stores whose products are accessible through virtual Holograms although the actual Planet it's located on is a desert the virtual shopping experience is nothing less than brilliant and colorful it's a kind of Amazon and eBay on holographic steroids created by stunning visual effects just think baby a million Stores Only stuff to we can carry okay my prise and hey we may be closer to a big Market future than we think don't give Jeff Bezos any ideas though number 17 traction cities mortal engines what if cities could move predator predator City 6 miles and close that is the premise for this 2018 sci-fi flick where entire ones have been motorized and fight for the best land with the most aggressive swallowing up the smaller ones often huge and imposing like glorified military tanks big traction cities have a Creative Design with futuristic steampunk elements though they're clearly dystopian in their violent conquest and subjugation they have Jaws they are nonetheless visually impressive great game of survival this is checkm we wouldn't want to live in a world of traction cities like these but there's no denying this is CGI put to good use number 16 today land Meet the Robinsons an underrated entry Meet the Robinsons includes a typically Whimsical Disney vision of a futuristic city when Lewis accompanies Wilbur Robinson to the Future he's taken to today land a pastel themed Place filled with rounded buildings flying vehicles and bubble Transportation it also features a scanner that plays your memories and a flying pizza delivery service to name a few there is even a nod to Space Mountain today land reportedly took cues from the Tomorrowland areas in Disney's real life amusement parks meant to capture the creative ethos of Walt Disney himself we're here for it pretty amazing story huh yeah number 15 New York City of 1997 Escape From New York 1997 may be long gone now but this film's dystopian vision of the prison industrial complex lingers on in the80s action flick Manhattan has been turned into a literal prison the once great city of New York becomes the one Maximum Security Prison for the entire country sure enough it's grimy and dark a place that feels cold and unforgiving ironically the film designer didn't want production to take place in New York itself citing the difficulties in making it look rundown instead they largely filmed in East St Louis Illinois the result is distinctive conveying the grit and cynicism of post-watergate America and remember once you're inside you're on your own Oh you mean I can't count on you no good we're only glad the real New York wasn't this grimy in 1997 number 14 city of domes of 2274 Logan's Run here's a dystopian sci-fi film that has one of the most disturbing premises yet city of Domes which is technically unnamed in the movie presents itself as a hedonistic Utopia look at the crowd good Carousel tonight it's vibrant with gleaming Crystal and abundant nature except that Society kills off anyone who reaches 30 to prevent overp population in a Grizzly ritual known as the carousel people who don't acquest to this are dubbed Runners it's a shame because the way the city's colorful 70s Hues blend with its architecture to create something new is attractive hello Sandman we don't get many Sandman I think we've only had one other since I've been here well a sandman can get as sick of his face as anyone don't trust anyone over 30 may have gone too far but the design is hip number 13 Newport City Ghost in the Shell few animated films can say they have visuals as truly amazing as this iconic anime major are you there yeah I heard you I'm surprised you can hear anything what's with all the noise in your brain today must be a loose wire ghost in the Shell's visual design inspired many other films from The Matrix to Avatar we imagine Newport City styled after Hong Kong is a big part of this there are soaring skyscrapers colorful signs and lights digital advertisements and more the beautiful art and animation is much of the draw emphasizing the beauty in the Cosmopolitan urban sprawl through an almost watercolor style aesthetic decades later ghosts in the shell and Newport City still exemplify some of the best animation has to offer yeah should have known number 12 Mega City 1 dread it's time for another distopian society and another equally dystopian City inside the walls the cursed City stretching from Boston to Washington DC an unbroken concrete landscape though not a remake of the 1995 film with Sylvester Stallone dread is based on the same Source material following the titular judge and his fight against a drug lord it's set in mega City 1 which is full of seedy slums highways and cold intimidating buildings Mega City 1 is a ruin surrounded by miles of radioactive desert and plagued with Urban enemy so why do you want to be a judge sir I want to protect and serve the city to make a difference make a difference to a block like this I was born and raised in a block like this the setting is a grim but plausible Vision that takes the worst aspects of modern society and projects them into the future number 11 San Francisco Star Trek franchise Gene roddenberry's heart clearly never left San Francisco the Star Trek Creator's love for this West Coast City reportedly led to its becoming an important city in the franchise it's a miracle these people ever got out of the 20th century reconceived in a futuristic manner that acts as the home of the Starfleet headquarters among other things this San Francisco boasts Vehicles like flying shuttles as well as an elaborate mass transit system the design is also inspired by a reif naval command and culture making it feel extra real Spar I'm telling you this is why he called I can feel it your feeling aside I consider it highly unlikely that we will be selected for the new program but through it all the Golden Gate Bridge still stands proud as an iconic Landmark it's a beautiful tribute to a beautiful city number 10 the capital The Hunger Games franchise the capital may be the Hub of a callous society that has no problem sending and watching children fight to the death for entertainment it's huge that's incredible but one thing we can't deny is that it has style in The Hunger Games dystopian future of horrific wealth disparity you get CrossCountry bullet trains Sleek stations flamboyant fashion and riotous parties the capitals penchion for ancient Roman themes architecture and of course games doesn't hurt either the Metropolis takes bread and circuses to a whole new level the Rebellion arriving there is of course a good thing for Humanity but seeing that destruction visually is not easy though we know they emerge stronger on the other side number nine Hill Valley California of 2015 Back to the Future Part Two it's official 2015 should have had flying cars5 you mean we're in the future future Marty what do you mean how can we be in the future granted director Robert zekus has admitted that the reality depicted in this film didn't come from a place of them actually trying to guess what the world would look like in that period instead it was more about bringing the laughs and entertainment regardless the depiction of Hill Valley as a 25 Abode succeeds wonderfully at both to a certain extent the flying cars and hoverboards may not quite exist as they do in the movie but there's widescreen TVs video chats fingerprint scanners animated Billboards and more that are rather familiar nowadays it goes to show that trying to predict the future may just be a matter of having a wicked sense of humor I know I know number eight San Fran soio Big Hero 6 animation once again proves to be a fantastic ftic medium for creating imaginings of the future where are we one of the most attractive cities San frano combines you guessed it San Francisco and Tokyo to great effect it's been said that in the Big Hero 6 world the 1906 earthquake in California LED to immigrants from Japan coming in to reconstruct San Francisco San Francos resulting hilly streets colorful homes iconic trolleys and digital Billboards therefore showcase The Best of Both Worlds if you ask us it'd be easy to leave your heart here considering the advanced technology and truly gorgeous design that's that's right buddy number seven New York City of 2263 The Fifth Element can you believe this came from the mind of a teenager director Luke basson first conceived the Sci-Fi World Of The Fifth Element when he was just 16 I can't believe it later on his futuristic New York took direct inspiration from French Comics as well as historical architecture some details include flying taxi cabs and vehicles but some things never change including sky high buildings tiny apartments dimwitted muggers and McDonald's drive-through is apparently too hungry to go chasing some hot rod thank you so much yet even the old somehow feels new and we become fully immersed into the 23rd Century indeed it's that mix of futuristic technology and present-day culture that makes this film's design Ultra memorable number 6 Washington DC of 2054 Minority Report this vision of future Washington DC gives a new meaning to the term thought crimes the precogs can see a murder 4 days out why the late call we call it a red ball with Crimes of Passion there's no premeditation so they show up late most of our scrambles of flash events like this one we rarely see anything with premeditation anymore people have gotten the message in the world of Minority Report police now have psychic knowledge that enables them to stop crimes before they happen Steven Spielberg's commit the plausibility in constructing this setting made its design more modest than most you'll find for instance that the capital building remains however the city also has those modern curvaceous domes and buildings there's also elements including retinal scanners spider robots jetpacks pod-like self-driving Vehicles personalized advertising and much more that place it firmly in the future a road diverges in the desert Lexus the road you're on John anderton is the one L TR it's a vision both striking and realistic number five bernon Zana wakanda Marvel Cinematic Universe when it comes to Next Level breathtaking futuristic cities the Marvel Cinematic Universe spares no expense sister AIA my prince we are home although glimpsed briefly in the MCU before the city of bernon Zana in the fictional African nation of wakanda is fully introduced in 2018s Black Panther inspired by the kingdom of lutu the city Blends megalopolis Splendor with natural beauty modern futuristic technology with the romance of royalty bernon Zana naturally incorporates traditional African architecture elements such as thatched roofs unlike many other futuristic cities it has pedestrian streets with low traffic come home Naka I'm right here stay this beautifully designed spot is definitely one we'd like to live in someday number four neo soul of 2144 Cloud Atlas we're on Cloud9 just thinking about this Cloud Atlas City this futuristic Soul has a sleek and spelt design including high-speed vehicles on digital highways and flying ships that's old soul if the tides keep rising at their present rate neo soul will also be underwater in 100 years it's a new iteration of old soul that emerged after as The Story Goes the latter was flooded with the rising Tides beautiful as it looks on the surface however it's no Paradise like most sci-fi cities neo soul is a corporate dystopia complete with authoritarian government humanoid clones and censorship among other things while Cloud Atlas as a whole gained mixed reviews the Neo Soul segment of the story is a winner in our book visually and narratively speaking problem you create is a political one which means you're my problem number three Metropolis of 2026 metropolis a classic film of the 20s metropolis' greatest Triumph is certainly its design which utiliz the most advanced special effects available at the time the dystopian cityscape is a sprawling towering one eerily reminiscent of our own large modern world even Fantastical details like doome likee structures and flying vehicles are now common tropes in the science fiction world even nearly a 100 years later the craftsmanship on display with everything from the art deco style to the special effects utilizing Miniatures continues to impress us metropolis' prean in its sci-fi future makes its City among the most iconic in the cannon number two Neo Tokyo of 2019 Akira known for its stunning animation this iconic 1988 movie has left an impactful mark on countless media releases after it just one aspect of its Artistry is its take on a futuristic if dystopian Tokyo you get things like bright search lights highspeed motorbikes imposing skyscrapers the list goes on and on from The Soaring Heights of its buildings to the Seedy Poverty of its underbelly neotokyo is beautifully conceived well detailed and impressively crafted based on the manga of the same name Akira is chalk full of design and animation that has informed other futuristic cities making it a short fire cyber Punk hit before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos you have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them if you're on your phone make sure you go into settings and switch on your notifications number one Los Ang of 2019 Blade Runner why couldn't 2019 look like this actually maybe we dodged a bullet Society speaking a new life awaits you in the offworld colony the chance to begin again in a golden land of opportunity and Adventure however Blade Runner provides the perfect example of what a dystopian future should look like the film's futuristic Los Angeles was apparently designed to look like what director Ridley Scott called Hong Kong on a bad day inspired in part by Metropolis Los Angeles's Smoky Towers a inspiring buildings and flying vehicles including Spinners are incredibly atmospheric we'd also be remiss not to mention the Sci-Fi Staples the city has to offer such as a futuristic lie detector test dubbed the Voit com machine used to find replicants that part of the test no just warming up that's all H it's not fancy or anything which other futuristic mov City takes your breath away let us know in the comments down below this never gets ordered did you enjoy this video check out these other clips from watch Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos [Music]

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Length: 18min 54sec (1134 seconds)

Published: Sat May 18 2024