10 Movie Dystopias That Should've Happened By Now

10. Barb Wire

Pamela Anderson plays Barb Wire, a bar owner/bounty hunter living in Steel Harbor, which in 2017 is “a place marked by chaos and crime, providing a home for a new kind of mercenary.”

The Second American Civil War is underway, the Capitol building lies in ruins and democracy has been overthrown by a tyrannical group called the “Congressional Directorate”, who wear fascist uniforms to let you know they mean business. Every city in the country is under martial law except Steel Harbor, so if you’re disenchanted with the America of 2017 and looking to cross into Canada, here’s where you come.

“Inspired” by Casablanca, the plot has Pam attempt to arrange safe passage for a former flame, which leads to all the shootouts, explosions and car chases the Bogart movie left out. The film is basically a Democrat’s idea of how a Trump presidency might play out: the white nationalists are in charge, the liberals want to emigrate and from the moment Pam is hosed down in slow motion during the opening credits, the casual sexism comes thick and fast.