The 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies About Virtual Reality, Ranked

From The Matrix to Tron, the best movies about virtual reality depict immersive digital worlds that explore mind-bending possibilities.

September 14, 2024 · 1 min · 47 words · Michelle Whitaker

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Neo (Keanu Reeves) and Trinity (Carrie-Ann Moss) walk through the lobby in ‘The Matrix’

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Wade (Tye Sheridan) holding his VR goggles on his head in ‘Ready Player One’

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Bruce Willis as Tom Greer in Surrogates hooked up to a machine and wearing some wild eyewear in ‘Surrogates’ (2009)

Jake Gyllenhaal as Captain Colter Stevens on a serious phone call while aboard a train in Source Code

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Minority Report

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Closeup of Doug Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) in the memory implant machine screaming in Total Recall

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Ghost in the Shell

A character shining in a blue light in Tron.

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Ted Pikul aiming a gun made of flesh somewhere off-camera in eXistenZ

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Cobb sitting down and looking at his totem while holding a gun toward the ceiling in Inception

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Neo freezes flying bullets with his hand outstretched

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