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      I would reckon it’s analogous to steam, arcane, or solar punk. Where the technology and society of the world is primarily if not ubiquitously based around the concept in question, so biopunk would be a world where biological enhancement and biotech are central

      The only movie I can think of off the top of my head is eXistenZ

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          Kinda? Although that is much more cyberpunk. I think a movie about like the Zerg but they are humans would be closer, think Illithid tech

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            Now I’m wondering if the Matrix or Avatar series would have any overlap with biopunk. Matrix is low on bio and Avatar is low on punk?

            District 9 mentioned above has been the first - “okay, that’s biopunk” - that clicked for me.

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              Avatar for sure has some elements, I haven’t seen the second but the first was still a bit reliant on mainline tech for sci-fi.

              District 9 probably is but it’s been a hot minute since I’ve seen it