The Best Steampunk Movies
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Top 10 Steampunk Movies
In Steampunk movies pretty much anything can happen!
Steampunk was originally described as "Victorian era science fiction", but as the genre has grown, it has expanded to include many related forms of "speculative fiction". Mad scientists and imaginative inventors meet historical figures and literary characters and embark on wonderful flights of fantasy! Such rich imagery and scope has resulted in many entertaining and visually stunning films.
Here's my personal Top 10 Steampunk movies. Each of my film choices are followed with trailers from the movies so you can have a look for yourself! You may not agree with my choices so please feel free to comment, vote for or add your own best Steampunk movies or suggest other Steampunk films!
The content of this page is copyright of CDT (author) February 2012. Please DO NOT copy or reproduce elsewhere either in print or online. What Is Steampunk?
Steampunk = a "retro-futuristic" genre of fiction/fantasy featuring wildly imagined inventions and anachronistic technology
Definition of Steampunk
Judging by comments in the Steampunk Soapbox (further down the page), it seems that quite a few people are unfamiliar with the term "Steampunk" and have wandered into this page on a voyage of discovery! Those already aware of the rich and varied delights of Steampunk can skip this bit as I'm going to digress briefly to give an insight into what constitutes Steampunk.Steampunk is eclectic - it means different things to different people. Broadly speaking Steampunk takes elements of the following:
Speculative fiction ("what if an historical event/literary character/book etc had played out differently?"),
Anachronistic science fiction (shuffling things around in time - like introducing technology into a time period where it didn't actually exist),
Imaginative fantasy
Steampunk mixes all those ingredients up! Think Victorian "mad science", Jules Verne and H.G Wells, Time Machines and Captain Nemo, fantastical inventions, gaslight, air ships and steam powered computers - a "retro-futuristic" society which can encompass anyone, anywhere, anytime!
Steampunk now covers a vast genre of literature, films, music, fashion and even a lifestyle subculture!
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Want to find out more about Steampunk? Here's some Steampunk links for the curious!
- Steampunk.com
- Steampunk.com: everything steampunk!
- Brass Goggles
- Brass Goggles: blog and forum for steampunk enthusiasts
- Steampunk Lab
- Steampunk Lab: inventions and steampunk projects
- Steampunk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Wikipedia's entry on steampunk
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Top 10 Steampunk Movies
My personal list of the top 10 best movies in the Steampunk genre...and a few others which I haven't yet got round to seeing, but which come highly recommended by Steampunk movie enthusiasts!
The Best Steampunk Movies - Index
A guide to the best films in the Steampunk genre
1. The Prestige
Steampunk Movies - The Prestige
The Prestige
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The Prestige (2006)
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale
Director: Christopher Nolan
Two Victorian stage magicians, Robert Angier, a charismatic showman, and Alfred Borden, a gifted illusionist, work together until one fateful night, a performance goes terribly wrong resulting in the death of Angier's wife. The men become deadly enemies filled with bitterness and envy who will stop at nothing to learn each other's secrets. Their rivalry escalates into mutual all-consuming obsession as they vie with each other to be the greatest magician of the age.
Best Steampunk Movies - The Prestige Trailer
2. The Golden Compass
Steampunk Movies - The Golden Compass
The Golden Compass (Full-Screen Single-Disc Edition)
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The Golden Compass (2007)
Starring: Kathy Bates, John Bett
Director: Chris Weitz
Based on the books by Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass takes place in an alternate universe where each human's soul is embodied in a companion animal called a daemon. The story concerns Lyra, an orphan living in a fantastical parallel universe in which a dogmatic theocracy called the Magisterium threatens to dominate the world. When Lyra's friend is kidnapped, she travels to the far North in an attempt to rescue him and rejoin her uncle.
Best Steampunk Movies - The Golden Compass trailer
3. Van Helsing
Steampunk Movies - Van Helsing
Van Helsing (Widescreen Edition)
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Van Helsing (2004)
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale
Director: Stephen Sommers
Van Helsing is a monster hunter who works for the Vatican. He is sent to Transylvania to destroy Dracula so that the captured souls of an ancient family called Velarius can be freed. Meeting the last of the Velarius family, a young woman called Anna, Van Helsing and his group are repeatedly attacked by the vampire brides of Dracula. Meanwhile Dracula himself has captured Anna's brother who is a werewolf and is experimenting on him in his laboratory. Aided by Frankenstein's Monster (who has never forgiven Dracula for killing his creator Dr Frankenstein), Van Helsing must overcome repeated danger in order to help Anna and her family.
Best Steampunk Movies - Van Helsing trailer
4. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Steampunk Movies - 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954)
Starring: James Mason, Kirk Douglas
Director: Charles A. Nichols, Richard Fleischer
It's 1866 and ships are disappearing in the Pacific Ocean. Rumours are circulating that the cause of the disappearances is a gigantic sea monster and the US government mounts an expedition to find out the truth.
The "sea monster" turns out to be a submarine captained by the mysterious Captain Nemo...
Best Steampunk Movies - 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea trailer
5. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Steampunk Movies - A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events (Full Screen Edition)
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Starring: Jim Carrey, Liam Aiken
Director: Brad Silberling
The three Baudelaire children are left orphaned when their parents are killed in a fire. They are sent to live with a distant relative, the avaricious Count Olaf, but after a series of "unfortunate events" occur, they realise that the "unfortunate events" were not accidental and that Olaf is plotting to kill them in an attempt to get their inheritance for himself.
Best Steampunk Movies - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events trailer
6. Hellboy
Steampunk Movies - Hellboy
Hellboy
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Hellboy (2004)
Starring: William Hoyland, John Hurt
In the final days of World War II, the Nazis aided by resurrected Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin, attempt to use black magic to summon the "Seven Gods Of Chaos" to help their cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon (later named "Hellboy"), has come through the portal. Joining the Allied forces, Hellboy eventually grows to adulthood, serving the cause of good rather than evil.
However, the world hasn't seen the last of the evil Rasputin...and it's up to Hellboy to save the day!
Best Steampunk Movies - Hellboy trailer
7. The League Of Extraodinary Gentlemen
Steampunk Movies - The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Full Screen Edition)
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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - 2003
Starring: Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah
Director: Stephen Norrington
Based (loosely) on the cult-classic comic by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, the plot is set in an "alternative" Victorian era England, with a "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" brought together to capture a dangerous criminal known as "The Fantom" who is plotting to start a World War using technologically adanced weapons.
The "League" comprises adventurer Allan Quatermain, seafarer/inventor Captain Nemo, vampiress Mina Harker, the Invisible Man Rodney Skinner, American secret service agent Tom Sawyer and the dangerous split personality of Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde. They battle baddies Professor Moriarty and Dorian Gray in order to stop the destruction of the city of Venice and thereby save the world.
Best Steampunk Movies - The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen trailer
8. The Time Machine
Steampunk Movies - The Time Machine
The Time Machine
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The Time Machine (2002)
Starring: Guy Pearce, Jeremy Irons
When the girl he loves is killed, scientist and inventor Alexander Hartdegen resolves to travel back in time to change the events that led up to her death. He succeeds in his aim, only to witness her die again, this time caused by a different sequence of events. Realising that he cannot ultimately change fate, he decides to travel forward in time to see what lies in the future.
After a few stops along the way, Hartdegen arrives 800,000 years in the future to find that civilization has devolved to a hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Calling themselves the Eloi, the survivors of mankind have built their homes into the side of a cliff on what resembles Manhattan. Falling in love with an Eloi woman called Mara, Hartdegan discovers that the Eloi are hunted for food by a race of subterranean creatures called Morlocks and he is forced to use his scientific knowledge and his time travel capabilities to save the Eloi.
Best Steampunk Movies - The Time Machine trailer
9. Sleepy Hollow
Steampunk Movies - Sleepy Hollow
Sleepy Hollow
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Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci
Director: Tim Burton
In 1799, police constable Ichabod Crane is sent to the village of Sleepy Hollow, to investigate a series of murders in which the victims have been found decapitated. A big fan of innovative investigative techniques such as finger-printing and autopsies, Crane arrives in Sleepy Hollow to be informed by the inhabitants that the murderer is not human, but is instead, a headless phantom riding a black horse who terrorises the neighbourhood at night. Ichabod must use his wits and his knowledge of forensic science to avoid becoming a victim of the murderous supernatural spectre himself.
Best Steampunk Movies - Sleepy Hollow trailer
10. The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
Steampunk Movies - The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (20th Anniversary Edition)
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - 1989
Starring: John Neville, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, Uma Thurman, and Robin Williams.
Director: Terry Gilliam
Baron Munchausen is a man who simply cannot help telling wildly exaggerated stories of his bravery and adventures. He has gained a reputation as a liar, but when he meets a little girl who truly believes in his legendary exploits, he is inspired to live up to his reputation in order to help her and her home town which is being besieged by the Turkish army.
The quest to save the day involves a variety of adventures including a trip to the moon in a hot air balloon, an encounter with the the Goddess Venus and her husband Vulcan, being swallowed alive by a sea-monster and a first hand encounter with death.
Best Steampunk Movies - The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen trailer
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More Great Steampunk Movies
So, that's my own personal top 10 steampunk films listed above...but that could change.
Here's a few more great movies in the steampunk genre, some of which I've seen and others which I haven't got round to seeing yet, but which have been acclaimed by other Steampunk fans!
Steamboy
Steampunk Movies - Steamboy
Steamboy: Director's Cut (Widescreen Edition)
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Steamboy (2005)
Starring: Anne Suzuki, Masane Tsukayama
Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Steamboy is set in England in 1866. A young boy called Ray Steam receives a mysterious device called a Steam Ball from his inventor grandfather with instructions that he must guard it from others. The Steam Ball is immensely powerful and Ray finds himself in danger as many others want to possess the Steam Ball for their own evil purposes.
Best Steampunk Movies - Steamboy trailer
Wild Wild West
Steampunk Movies - Wild Wild West
Considered to be awful by critics...but what do critics know! I like this film - it's an action-packed, entertainingly silly steampunk romp - so what's not to like!
Wild Wild West (Keepcase packaging)
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Wild Wild West (1999)
Starring: Will Smith, Kevin Kline
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Sinister inventor Dr. Arliss Loveless, plans to rekindle the Civil War by assassinating President Ulysses S. Grant. Gunfighter James West and master-of-disguise and inventor Artemus Gordon team up to thwart his evil plans.
Best Steampunk Movies - Wild Wild West trailer
Time After Time
Steampunk Movies - Time After Time (1979)
Time After Time
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In late 19th century England, writer H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) unwittingly includes Jack the Ripper (David Warner) in his social circle. When one of Wells's dinner parties is crashed by the police looking for the Ripper, Jack uses the author's time machine to escape. Having escaped however, The Ripper finds himself stranded in another era when the machine automatically returns itself to H.G Wells' time.
Wells feels duty bound to track down Jack The Ripper before he can inflict his evil nature on the unsuspecting inhabitants of another time period and he eventually finds himself in modern-day San Francisco on the trail of his murderous former friend...
Best Steampunk Movies - Time After Time movie trailer
The City Of Lost Children
Steampunk Movies - The City Of Lost Children
The City of Lost Children
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The City of Lost Children (1995)
Starring: Briac Barthelemy, Guillaume Billod-Morel
Director: Marc Caro
The plot revolves around a mad scientist, Krank, who lives in an old oil rig off the coast of a surreal Dickensian French city. Krank does not have the ability to dream, and as a result he is prematurely old. In order to supplement his dream deficit, Krank kidnaps young children in order to study and extract their dreams. Unfortunately for Krank, this scheme fails as the experience of being kidnapped and manipulated by the wicked Krank is so traumatic that the children have no "normal" dreams - only nightmares.
Best Steampunk Movies - The City Of Lost Children trailer
Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq
Steampunk Movies - Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq (2001)
Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq
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Vidocq is a 2001 film starring Gerard Depardieu. It takes place in a steampunk version of 19th century Paris, pitting the historical figure Eugene Francois Vidocq, the French criminal, spy and pioneer private detective, against a supernatural serial killer called The Alchemist.
Best Steampunk Movies - The Chronicles of Vidocq movie trailer
More Suggested Steampunk Movies
Over to you! What's your favourite steampunk film?...add it to the list if it's not there!
The Rocketeer
The discovery of a top-secret jetpack hurls test p more...4 points
Stardust (Full Screen Edition)
Escape into the enchanted world of chivalry and ro more...3 points
Young Frankenstein
Mel Brooks' monstrously crazy tribute to Mary Shel more...3 points
From Hell (Widescreen Edition)
A clairvoyant police detective must stop the most more...2 points
Young Sherlock Holmes
VICTORIAN LONDON SCHOOLBOYS HOLMES AND WATSON FORM more...2 points
Castle in the Sky
Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 04/15 more...2 points
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Widescreen Special Collector's Edition)
It's Sky Captain to the rescue in this high-flying more...2 points
Metropolis (1927)
This Fritz Lang classic film nearly bankrupted the more...1 point
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Full Screen Edition)
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls start your en more...1 point
Frankenstein (75th Anniversary Edition) (Universal Legacy Series)
Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 07/08/2 more...1 point
Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton join forces again in a more...1 point
Treasure Planet
From the directors of Disney's ALADDIN and THE LIT more...1 point
The Invisible Man (Universal Studios Classic Monster Collection)
Claude Rains delivers a remarkable performance in more...1 point
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
This unusually beautiful horror classic features Vincent more...1 point
Brotherhood of the Wolf
If you crave an over-the-top historical kung fu-fantasy more...0 points
The Brothers Grimm
Matt Damon (THE BOURNE SUPREMACY, OCEAN'S TWELVE) more...0 points
Around the World in 80 Days (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Phileas Fogg bet his fellow club members that he c more...0 points
Robot Carnival
An Japanese anime film released in 1987. It is ver more...0 points
Dark City (Director's Cut)
The critically-acclaimed triumph from visionary di more...0 points
City of Ember
FOR GENERATIONS, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF EMBER H more...0 points
Master Of The World
In 1848, a fanatical inventor seeks to fly around the more...0 points
Mysterious Island (Widescreen)
Features include: %u2022MPAA Rating: UNRATED%u2022Format: more...0 points
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Steampunk Soapbox
Anything to say about steampunk movies? Here's the place to say it!
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MelonyVaughan
Feb 13, 2012 @ 7:36 am | delete
- Great lens and great selection of steampunk movies. Well done!
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tesla
Feb 10, 2012 @ 6:36 pm | delete
- How about Mary Reilly (the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story) and the recent Sherlock Holmes movies with Robert Downey Jr.
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Gwynhyfar
Feb 7, 2012 @ 8:02 am | delete
- What about the "Underworld" series? There's lots of steam AND punk in those! I, too was dubious about "Wild WIld West", though it's actually VERY steampunk--just a mediocre film at best, wasting four excellent actors. I'm glad you included "Time after Time", as it's one of the first of this "genre", though not that punk or steam, but definitely on the edge, like most things penned by H.G. Wells
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Maartycz
Jan 31, 2012 @ 7:22 am | delete
- This is perfect list ! You made my weekend movie marathon. xD Some movies are new for me and some I've seen.
Can I suggest you some old time movies from Czech Republic ?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052374/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062412/
These are maybe old, but trust me they are masterpieces.
If you have problem getting them just let me know I don’t want to post any strange links here ...
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Edutopia
Jan 30, 2012 @ 10:08 pm | delete
- Wild Wild West is a steampunk movie that is best left in your memory because it really doesn't hold up well to the test of time.
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Pangionedevelopers
Jan 27, 2012 @ 11:45 am | delete
- Great stuff
I used to watch these in manhattan underground movie theatres
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John
Jan 20, 2012 @ 5:01 pm | delete
- I see no mention of "The Mutant Chronicles" or "Sucker Punch" Both are very Steampunk technology themed.
Of course "Brazil" and possibly "Twelve Monkeys" should be on this list.
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CDT
Jan 21, 2012 @ 5:03 am | delete
- Well that's because the Top 10 are MY personal list of favourite Steampunk Movies...your list would naturally be different! There is a place for others to add their own suggestions for great Steampunk Movies in the "More Suggested Steampunk Movies" section - and Brazil has already been added so someone else clearly agrees with you on that one! I very much welcome the input of visitors to this page as I've discovered many amazing films on a Steampunk theme, so please keep it coming - what does get my back up is people getting all huffy, castigating me for omitting things they like and disagreeing with me! As I said MY choices will be different to yours - doesn't mean either of us are right or wrong, but lets share suggestions for excellent films and that way everyone benefits ;)
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BlueTrane
Jan 7, 2012 @ 9:54 pm | delete
- i especially enjoy the visual impact of the genre. I grew up with the Wild Wild West.
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mihgasper
Jan 4, 2012 @ 10:08 am | delete
- I think steampunk is so popular because of the steamy border between imagination and reality, future and past and science and magic. And there is also the punk component. You really can't miss with punk, right? Beautiful lens!
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Fignewton37
Dec 26, 2011 @ 10:23 pm | delete
- Great lens! I learn something new every time I go looking at other lenses. I never heard of this type of movie being called "Steampunk." I have seen a few of them and generally enjoy them all. The main element that is crucial for me in a movie or a book is that it makes me want to willingly suspend my disbelief. There is one that I didn't quite see among your lists and that is "The Fatherland" with Rutger Hauer. That was a pretty interesting movie. It is a murder mystery that takes place in a world where Hitler was never defeated. Hauer has to investigate the murder of a high-ranking Nazi officer. The premise is intriguing. Nice lens. Well done and in-depth. I like it.
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Rusty-Quill
Dec 24, 2011 @ 12:24 pm | delete
- What a great lens! I have to admit I didn't know what steampunk was but I love many of the movies you listed so I guess I do love steampunk movies. :) Have you heard of the TV series Warehouse 13? I watched it on Netflix recently and I think you'd really dig it.
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Inkhand
Dec 20, 2011 @ 11:57 pm | delete
- How very fitting to call these genres of movies Steampunk movies. Great lens.
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bruzzbuzz
Dec 16, 2011 @ 12:31 am | delete
- I love these movies. I never knew they were called Steampunk movies. Thanks for the wonderful lens.
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Close2Art
Dec 11, 2011 @ 12:15 pm | delete
- Don't forget about Brazil, another Gilliam masterpiece...:)great page
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davespeed
Dec 3, 2011 @ 5:53 pm | delete
- Great lens...I learned a lot about Steampunk here! Most of the movies you list, I haven't seen...will definately have to add them to me Netflix queue.
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ekkoautos
Nov 30, 2011 @ 8:55 pm | delete
- It's a great lens for listing out these steampunk movies, I like some very much. Thanks for sharing.
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krakensquid
Nov 28, 2011 @ 9:49 am | delete
- Great list and a nice movie lens! Feel free to check out mine :)
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collectors-corner
Nov 24, 2011 @ 4:58 am | delete
- I love steampunk. If you have a chance, check the Secret Adventures of Jules Verne (unfortunately not still on DVD, but on youtube you'll find some episodes). It's not a movie but an excellent TV show that unfortunately got budget problems and was cancelled. But it's amazing: mechanical moles, steam vampires, balloons and all the cool stuff.
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CDT
Nov 24, 2011 @ 6:55 am | delete
- Wow! That sounds great...I'll have a look on YouTube. I really need to make some time to overhaul this page...perhaps I'll make it a Top 20 Steampunk movies and TV shows!
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rasamalai
Nov 15, 2011 @ 9:40 pm | delete
- Thank you for the list! I'll be checkig out the ones I'm missing :) I <3 steampunk!
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Frank2009
Nov 8, 2011 @ 2:46 pm | delete
- Shocking true........Steampunk movie? Hellboy....
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chrisstapper
Oct 30, 2011 @ 5:56 pm | delete
- Great list! Going to watch Van Helsing again, really anjoyed it the first time.:)
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sabrebIade
Oct 24, 2011 @ 8:20 pm | delete
- I loved Van Helsing I don't care what anyone says!
LOL
I would have never thought of Young Frankenstein as Steampunk, but yeah...I can see that.
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Debs
Oct 20, 2011 @ 5:58 am | delete
- Fantastic lens - I agree that Wild Wild West really wasn't that bad! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
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StacyBirch Oct 7, 2011 @ 1:37 pm | delete
- I'm a writer who loves movies and I had been watch steampunk movies and loving them for over decade and knowing what it really was or that it even had a name. Nice lens, I like to write about Steampunk too.
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TheBestGadgets
Oct 4, 2011 @ 8:52 am | delete
- I really enjoyed The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, thats a great film.
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christopherwell
Sep 23, 2011 @ 1:55 pm | delete
- What a great list! And, in fact, my wife and I just purchased THE PRESTIGE earlier today!
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CDT
Sep 24, 2011 @ 4:21 am | delete
- Great choice!
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JeremyAce
Sep 15, 2011 @ 9:02 am | delete
- The best part of steampunk is the imagination that goes into it. The 'what if' question is in my opinion one the most fun, and steampunk often manages to carry it off with a touch of humor. And who else carries bronze and brass as mainstays of color? Very under rated.
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Shadrosky
Sep 11, 2011 @ 12:39 pm | delete
- Very original lens! The Prestige is indeed untouchable!
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punkgrinder
Sep 6, 2011 @ 4:17 pm | delete
- I would have given The Prestige number one too, from the Steampunk movies i have seen. I haven't seen Sherlock Holmes yet but i must check it out. Great Lens once again!
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sorace
Aug 15, 2011 @ 4:52 am | delete
- The magic castle is a goo movie too
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filmic
Aug 4, 2011 @ 7:28 am | delete
- A really good list of old and new. The Prestige and City of Lost Children are amazing...and of course Metropolis is a classic.
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specterweb
Aug 4, 2011 @ 2:19 am | delete
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events trailer- when I am a very young girl, this film make me impressive. Thank you for your brilliant recommends! They are really awesome!
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penman
Aug 4, 2011 @ 12:06 am | delete
- Liked for The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen!!! Loved that movie as a kid...
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cdevries
Jul 30, 2011 @ 2:20 pm | delete
- Fun Lens - thanks! Do you know about 2D Goggles, the on-line steampunk comic? Fantastic!
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AndyAlBrown
Jul 27, 2011 @ 6:10 pm | delete
- Love the lens..one movie I would like to suggest is "9". Very steampunky.....
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JCEverett
Jun 18, 2011 @ 1:48 pm | delete
- Thank you for putting a name to the genre that I find myself drawn to. Their inventive movies that I love and you named some very good ones. My favorite would have to be Time After Time and then Lemony Snicket. Thank you for the great post.
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Riveraria
Jun 1, 2011 @ 8:08 pm | delete
- I love City of Lost Children. Great Lens!!!
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KidsEmporium
Apr 19, 2011 @ 4:30 am | delete
- Jolly good site old chap. My favourite movies in your genre are "Sherlock Holmes" and Sleepy Hollow". Keep up the good work.
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Mar 27, 2011 @ 6:26 am | delete
- Sherlock Holmes is fantastic, especially the score by Hans Zimmer. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is an underated flick in my view, I really enjoyed it. But the one I hadn't heard of was Dark Portals: The Chronicles of Vidocq , so thanks for this list because now I have a new film to check out that I'd never heard of.
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PaulOnBooks
Mar 14, 2011 @ 12:35 pm | delete
- Seen about half of these - I think I was coverted when I read Professor Branestawm as a kid - though that was well before Steampunk was invented.
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Treasures-By-Brenda
Mar 5, 2011 @ 12:44 pm | delete
- Ha! I like most of these movies but I didn't know they were steampunk. Thanks for continuing my education about steampunk. Well done!
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axiomsedge
Mar 3, 2011 @ 9:24 am | delete
- Just wanted to let you know that your page has been included in our list of Squidoo Sci Fi/Fantasy Lenses over at A Lens on Sci Fi (www.squidoo.com/a-lens-on-sci-fi). Go there to vote for your lens and to submit others that genre fans will like.
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tangerinetea
Feb 11, 2011 @ 5:33 pm | delete
- oooh love this lens! A few years ago I didn't know the term "steampunk" but i DID know that I loved that sort of look and aesthetic. When I saw The Golden Compass, I kept thinking how marvellous the set and costume designs were. In fact I watched the movie a couple more times only because of that! :D
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antith3tical
Jan 20, 2011 @ 2:08 pm | delete
- Steampunk = when goths discover brown. :p
I like some of the movies list here and I think you have a great lens that is packed with information. Gonna have to add a few new movies to my netflix queue now....
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glowchick
Jan 18, 2011 @ 5:49 am | delete
- Very interesting lens, I was aware of the term Steampunk until recently and this list lets me know I've seen more movies in the genre thatIi thought :)
I give you a thumbs up!
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BigGirlBlue
Jan 5, 2011 @ 12:13 am | delete
- I didn't know there was a genre for movies called steampunk and that apparently, I like it. Of your list I especially liked: The Golden Compass, Van Helsing, Hellboy, and The League Of Extraodinary Gentlemen.
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Jhangora
Jan 4, 2011 @ 10:15 am | delete
- Have seen some of the movies featured on the lens. Wasn't aware the genre is known as Steam Punk. Love it.
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