Judge Dredd story

movie: Judge Dredd (1995) · 1995-06-30

The film takes place in 2080 and depicts a dystopian world and the crime- ridden metropolis Mega-City One. Following an unspecified disaster that turned Earth into a "cursed" wasteland, the survivors established a corps of Judges whose role combines that of police, judge, jury and executioner. The film follows Judge Joseph Dredd, one of the most dedicated Street Judges who had been framed for murder by his own half-brother, the hardened criminal Rico.

17 total · 6 major · 11 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
brother and brother major Judge Dredd and his evil brother Rico.
crime major The film is set in the crime-ridden metropolis Mega-City One.
dystopia major The film takes place in the crime-ridden, vegetationless megacity Mega-City One where a corps of Judges serve as police, judge, jury and executioner with little to no oversight.
law enforcement major The story is set is a vast, futuristic city and follows a corps of Judges whose role combines that of police, judge, jury and executioner.
speculative city major The film takes place in 2080 and is set in the metropolis Mega-City One: a vegetationless megacity consisting of skyscrapers as far as the eye can see.
what if I were being framed for a crime major Judge Dredd was framed for murder by his own criminal half-brother, Rico.
computer hacking minor Known hacker Herman Ferguson had on his police record the illegal tampering with city droids, computers, cash machines, and taxi robots.
existential risk to civilization minor The film takes place in the 2080s following an unspecified disaster that left much of Earth an uninhabitable wasteland.
flying car minor The film takes place in futuristic megacity where flying cars are a mundane reality of life.
fratricide minor Judge Dredd hurled his own brother, Rico, off the Statue of Liberty to his death.