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Plot Summary:
An American private-eye, arrives in Alphaville, a futuristic city on another planet which is ruled by an evil scientist named Von Braun, who has outlawed love and self-expression.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: neo noir, atmospheric, futuristic, cerebral, detective, philosophical, experimental, surreal, absurd, apocalyptic
Best tv shows and movies like Alphaville (1965):
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My Life to Live (1962)
Plot Summary:
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: art house, philosophical, intellectual, black and white, visual, atmospheric, serious, depressing, erotic, inspirational
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Immortal (2004)
Plot Summary:
New York City in the year 2095 where genetically altered humans live side by side with unaltered men and women.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, UK
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: surreal, futuristic, serious, suspenseful, dark fantasy, absurd, atmospheric, cyber, mindfuck, psychotronic
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The Trial (1962)
Plot Summary:
An unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 23000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, Italy, West Germany
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: surreal, black and white, psychological, disturbing, visually appealing, cerebral, philosophical, neo noir, psychological thriller, atmospheric
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World on a Wire (1973)
Plot Summary:
Cybernetics engineer Fred Stiller uncovers a massive corporate conspiracy involving a virtual reality computer project.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: West Germany
Duration: 212 min
Plot tags: cyber, surreal, psychedelic, apocalyptic, art house, philosophical, mind bending, intellectual, spiritual, cerebral
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Brave New World (1998)
Plot Summary:
In a futuristic totalitarian society, people have no control of their lives or their destiny.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, atmospheric, thought provoking, serious, philosophical, spiritual, tech noir, mystic, grindhouse, bleak
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One Point O (2004)
Plot Summary:
Paranoid computer programmer Simon wakes up to find a package in his room one day. Despite attempts at securing his apartment, the packages keep arriving. While cameras watch Simon's every move, he struggles to find the answers to the mysterious forces taking over his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania, Iceland
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: surreal, psychological, enigmatic, cerebral, confusing, mindfuck, tricky, mind bending, suspenseful, cyber
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Soylent Green (1973)
Plot Summary:
In an overpopulated futuristic Earth, a New York police detective finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 70000
Genere: Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: futuristic, twist ending, mindfuck, cult classic, atmospheric, bleak, psychedelic, cerebral, visually stunning, psychological thriller
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Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Plot Summary:
In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as "firemen", to perform the necessary book burnings. Fireman Montag begins to question the morality of his vocation.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 45000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: futuristic, atmospheric, thought provoking, tense, stylized, clever, serious, suspenseful, apocalyptic, psychological
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The Zero Theorem (2013)
Plot Summary:
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 49000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Romania, France, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: surreal, thought provoking, philosophical, psychedelic, cerebral, offbeat, meditative, mindfuck, semi serious, futuristic
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Stalker (1979)
Plot Summary:
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A Stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep seeded desires are granted.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 142000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 162 min
Plot tags: philosophical, atmospheric, bleak, art house, cerebral, thought provoking, meditative, psychological, gloomy, mind bending
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Solaris (1972)
Plot Summary:
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 97000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 167 min
Plot tags: art house, atmospheric, cerebral, mind bending, enigmatic, psychedelic, intellectual, futuristic, surreal, psychological
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Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
Plot Summary:
Takes place in a chateau, an ambiguous story of a man and a woman who may or may not have met last year at Marienbad.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Drama, Mystery
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: surreal, mind bending, psychological, atmospheric, philosophical, visual, experimental, non-linear, talky, black and white
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The Signal (2014)
Plot Summary:
Three college students on a road trip across the Southwest experience a detour – the tracking of a computer genius who has already hacked into MIT and exposed security faults. When the trio find themselves drawn to an eerily isolated area, suddenly everything goes dark. When one of the students regains consciousness, he finds himself in a waking nightmare.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 69000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: futuristic, surreal, suspense, mind bending, suspenseful, mindfuck, mind blowing, psychological, tense, atmospheric
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The Quiet Earth (1985)
Plot Summary:
After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: philosophical, mindfuck, mind bending, surreal, apocalyptic, atmospheric, cerebral, existential, mind twisting, minimal cast
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I, Robot (2004)
Plot Summary:
In 2035, where robots are common-place and abide by the three laws of robotics, a techno-phobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 567000
Genere: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: futuristic, philosophical, suspense, exciting, serious, apocalyptic, clever, entertaining, action packed, suspenseful
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Cloud Atlas (2012)
Plot Summary:
A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 371000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, UK, Spain
Duration: 172 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, psychological, futuristic, mind bending, surreal, spiritual, enigmatic, non-linear, atmospheric, reflective
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Cypher (2002)
Plot Summary:
An unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world of corporate espionage. Quickly getting way over-his-head, he teams up with a mysterious femme fatale.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspenseful, tense, stylized, enigmatic, sexy, thought provoking, suspense, futuristic, intense
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Dark City (1998)
Plot Summary:
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 210000
Genere: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: neo noir, psychological, mind bending, atmospheric, suspense, gothic, tech noir, dark fantasy, futuristic, philosophical
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Donnie Darko (2001)
Plot Summary:
After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 837000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min
Plot tags: psychological, surreal, atmospheric, mind bending, philosophical, cult classic, clever, psychological thriller, cerebral, independent film
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Pi (1998)
Plot Summary:
The debut film from Darren Aronofsky in which a mathematical genius Maximilian Cohen discovers a link in the connection between numbers and reality and thus believes he can predict the future.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 185000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: surreal, psychological, cerebral, black and white, mind bending, independent film, atmospheric, psychedelic, philosophical, dark
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Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient Jeffrey Goines, the son of a famous virus expert, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 639000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min
Plot tags: psychological, surreal, twist ending, atmospheric, cerebral, non-linear, mind bending, apocalyptic, confusing, twisted
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Brazil (1985)
Plot Summary:
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 209000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 132 min
Plot tags: surreal, futuristic, psychological, dark comedy, cerebral, atmospheric, disturbing, thought provoking, mindfuck, black comedy
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The Circle (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and actions will determine the future of humanity.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 98000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA, France
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: futuristic, suspense, intense, grindhouse, exciting, tense, thought provoking, apocalyptic, cyber, action thriller
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Plot Summary:
A robotic boy, the first programmed to love, David is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David. Without final acceptance by humans or machines, David embarks on a journey to discover where he truly belongs, uncovering a world in which the line between robot and machine is both vast and profoundly thin.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 319000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, philosophical, sentimental, fairy tale, intellectual, atmospheric, captivating, touching, futuristic, tech noir
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Gattaca (1997)
Plot Summary:
Science fiction drama about a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics where humans are set on a life course depending on their DNA. The young Vincent Freeman is born with a condition that would prevent him from space travel, yet he is determined to infiltrate the GATTACA space program.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 318000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: futuristic, thought provoking, intellectual, neo noir, psychological, philosophical, suspenseful, clever, mindfuck, visually stunning
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Ex Machina (2014)
Plot Summary:
Caleb, a 26 year old coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 575000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, philosophical, futuristic, twist ending, mind bending, thought provoking, intellectual, tense, minimal cast, cerebral
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Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Plot Summary:
A data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza. In a dystopian 2021, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely store data too sensitive for regular computer networks. On one delivery run, he accepts a package that not only exceeds the implant's safety limits - and will kill him if the data is not removed in time - but also contains information far more important and valuable than he had ever imagined. On a race against time, he must avoid the assassins sent to kill him and remove the data before it, too, ends his life.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 75000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: futuristic, cyber, stylized, apocalyptic, bleak, suspenseful, tech noir, cult classic, retro, philosophical
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Minority Report (2002)
Plot Summary:
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 576000
Genere: Action, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min
Plot tags: futuristic, suspense, neo noir, cerebral, exciting, tense, mind bending, tech noir, clever, suspenseful
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The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
Plot Summary:
Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague, Douglas Hall, but knowing someone is after him, the old man leaves a letter in his computer generated parallel world that's just like the 30's with seemingly real people with real emotions.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: mind bending, intellectual, twist ending, neo noir, atmospheric, psychedelic, philosophical, confusing, mind blowing, clever
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Blade Runner (1982)
Plot Summary:
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 809000
Genere: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: neo noir, futuristic, tech noir, atmospheric, thought provoking, cerebral, mind bending, philosophical, thinking, visually appealing