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Two criteria come to my mind:
- The movie is likely to teach you something that will make you a better “hacker” or “cyberpunk”.
- The movie depicts what it's actually like to be a “hacker” or “cyberpunk”.
Now, which of the movies on this list are going to do either of those? Probably some of the documentaries, and probably almost none of the fictions.
cypherpunk: hacking, computing cryptography and related culture.
cyberpunk: subgenre of science fiction and related subculture.
Two criteria come to my mind:
- The movie is likely to teach you something that will make you a better “hacker” or “cyberpunk”.
- The movie depicts what it's actually like to be a “hacker” or “cyberpunk”.
Now, which of the movies on this list are going to do either of those? Probably some of the documentaries, and probably almost none of the fictions.