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Appleseed

1988 · 66 min

A gritty, fast-paced cyberpunk thriller with a melancholic edge, blending action and philosophical undertones in a dystopian utopia.

Genres
Crime, Animation, Science fiction
Tagline
Urban combat in the city of dreams
Overview
In the futuristic city of Olympus, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism.

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Crime, Animation, Science fiction
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • freedom
  • survival
  • power
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
far-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Appleseed Collection

  1. AppleseedMovie · 1988 This title
  2. AppleseedMovie · 2004
  3. Appleseed: Ex MachinaMovie · 2007
  4. Appleseed AlphaMovie · 2014

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