Movies Like Vanilla Sky

If you liked Vanilla Sky (2001), a mystery and romance movie directed by Cameron Crowe, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Dead Again (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and romance
In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.
2
Dark City (1998)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and science fiction
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.
3
Shuffle (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and romance
Lovell Milo is a man who begins experiencing his life out of order; every day he wakes up at a different age, on a different day of his life, never knowing where or when he’s going to be once he falls asleep. He’s…
4
Wifelike (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and mystery
A grieving detective in the near-future hunts down criminals who trade artificial humans on the black market. In the fight to end AI exploitation, an underground resistance attempts to infiltrate him by sabotaging the…
5
Marnie (1964)
★ 7.1/10Also mystery and romance
Marnie is a beautiful but emotionally withdrawn thief, stealing from employers before disappearing under new identities. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, discovers her secret, his fascination turns to obsession, and he…
6
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction and mystery
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…
7
The Forgotten (2004)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery and science fiction
Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 9-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created nine years of memories about a son she never had. But when…
8
Caddo Lake (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and science fiction
When an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes on Caddo Lake, a series of past deaths and disappearances begin to link together, forever altering a broken family’s history.
9
Womb (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and science fiction
A woman's consuming love forces her to bear the clone of her dead beloved. From his infancy to manhood, she faces the unavoidable complexities of her controversial decision.
10
Hypnotic (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and science fiction
A detective becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program while investigating a string of reality-bending crimes.
11
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and mystery
In 1984, a young programmer begins to question reality as he adapts a dark fantasy novel into a video game. A mind-bending tale with multiple endings.
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Cube (1998)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and mystery
A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.
13
What Happened to Monday (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction and mystery
In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the…
14
Anon (2018)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and mystery
Set in a near-future world where there is no privacy, ignorance or anonymity, our private memories are recorded and crime almost ceases to exist. In trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, Sal Frieland stumbles…
15
Reminiscence (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also mystery and science fiction
Nicolas Bannister, a rugged and solitary veteran living in a near-future Miami flooded by rising seas, is an expert in a dangerous occupation: he offers clients the chance to relive any memory they desire. His life…
16
OtherLife (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and mystery
Ren Amari is the driven inventor of a revolutionary new drug. OtherLife expands the brain's sense of time and creates virtual reality directly in the user's mind. With OtherLife, mere seconds in real life feel like…
17
Zoe (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and romance
Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.
18
All Good Things (2010)
★ 6.1/10Also mystery and romance
Newly-discovered facts, court records and speculation are used to elaborate the true love story and murder mystery of the most notorious unsolved murder case in New York history.
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Enter Nowhere (2015)
★ 6.3/10Also mystery and science fiction
Three strangers arrive one by one to a mysterious cabin in the middle of nowhere after enduring separate life-altering predicaments. Searching for a way out of the woods, frustrated, hungry and battling to stay warm…
20
Limitless (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also mystery and science fiction
The life of an unsuccessful writer is transformed by a top-secret 'smart drug' that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract shadowy forces that…