Brazil (1985 film)
Shares rank 22 of 29 science fiction films by recommenders
People recommend it as a prophetic, unsettling dystopian film that feels ahead of its time and is one of the scariest they have seen.
People recommend it as a prophetic, unsettling dystopian film that feels ahead of its time and is one of the scariest they have seen.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Prophetic dystopia, more insightful than 1984
“It's an excellent film if you haven't seen it btw, and in many ways rather more prophetic and insightful than 1984.”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Kash Patel says FBI is investigating Signal chats of Minnesotans tracking ICE” “there are much better movies for that. (For example, Brazil (1985) does that”
Comment from 24 Oct 2026 in “We are all living inside of an obscure sci-fi film from 1970”
Other science fiction films people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blade Runner | 54 | 11 | 83% | 10 | 34 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| Colossus: The Forbin Project | 35 | 2 | 95% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Jurassic Park (1993 film) | 32 | 7 | 82% | 8 | — | Approved |
| The Fifth Element | 24 | 3 | 89% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Brazil (1985 film)This page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“there are much better movies for that. (For example, Brazil (1985) does that”
“Brazil is one of the scariest films I've ever seen.”
“Both suck, but Robert Di Nero as the hero HVAC guy is excellent.”
“Incredibly far ahead of its time.”
“It's an excellent film if you haven't seen it btw, and in many ways rather more prophetic and insightful than 1984.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.