Movies Like Zoetrope
If you liked Zoetrope (1999), a science fiction movie directed by Charlie Deaux, 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.
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The Discovery (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also science fictionIn the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless people have chosen suicide to reset their existence, others try to…
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Crimes of the Future (2022)
★ 6/10Also science fictionWith his partner Caprice, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. An investigator from the National Organ Registry obsessively tracks…
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The Endless (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also science fictionTwo brothers return to the cult they fled from years ago to discover that the group's beliefs may be more sane than they once thought.
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The Resurrected (1991)
★ 6.2/10Also science fictionCharles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.
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The Dark Tower (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also science fictionA boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.
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Looper (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also science fictionIn the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is…
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The Island (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also science fictionIn 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly…
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The Hidden (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also science fictionWhen average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher determine the cause.
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Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
★ 5.9/10Also science fictionThe ultimate weapon, claimed to be safe for mankind, produces global side-effects including time slides and disappearances. The scientist behind the project and his car are zapped from the year 2031 to 1817 in…
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Videodrome (1983)
★ 7.2/10Also science fictionAs the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential…
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A Scanner Darkly (2006)
★ 6.8/10Also science fictionAn undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
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Nowhere (1997)
★ 6.8/10Also science fictionIn Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest…
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Possessor (2020)
★ 6.4/10Also science fictionTasya Vos, an elite corporate assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to terminate high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped…
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Swan Song (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also science fictionIn the near future, Cameron Turner is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Presented with an experimental solution to shield his wife and son from grief, he grapples with altering their fate in this thought-provoking…
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Inception (2010)
★ 8.4/10Also science fictionCobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the…
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The Cell (2000)
★ 6.3/10Also science fictionA psychotherapist journeys inside the mind of a comatose serial killer in the hopes of saving his latest victim.
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The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also science fictionMulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.
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Self/less (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also science fictionAn extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts…
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Bugonia (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also science fictionTwo conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
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Infinity Pool (2023)
★ 6/10Also science fictionWhile staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi, they venture…