Movies Like Boomerang

If you liked Boomerang (1981), a science fiction and mystery movie directed by Viktor Prokhorov, 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
The Jacket (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and mystery
A military veteran goes on a journey into the future, where he can foresee his death and is left with questions that could save his life and those he loves.
2
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also mystery and drama
Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who was killed during a conflict with police officers who were…
3
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and mystery
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but…
4
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…
5
Special (2006)
★ 6.3/10Also drama and science fiction
A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he's a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.
6
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and mystery
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
7
Blood Work (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and drama
Still recovering from a heart transplant, a retired FBI profiler returns to service when his own blood analysis offers clues to the identity of a serial killer.
8
Replicas (2018)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and drama
A scientist becomes obsessed with returning his family to normalcy after a terrible accident.
9
Code 46 (2003)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and science fiction
In a dystopian future, insurance fraud investigator William Gold arrives in Shanghai to investigate a forgery ring for "papelles", futuristic passports that record people's identities and genetics. Gold falls for Maria…
10
Mississippi Burning (1988)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and mystery
Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in…
11
24 Hours to Live (2017)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and mystery
An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.
12
A Soldier's Story (1984)
★ 6.8/10Also mystery and drama
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation…
13
Dreamscape (1984)
★ 6.1/10Also drama and science fiction
In order to diagnose the psychic traumas suffered by his patients, Dr. Paul Novotny gets young Alex Gardner to enter their dreams.
14
The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
★ 5.9/10Also mystery and science fiction
Mulder 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.
15
The Good Doctor (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and mystery
Dr. Martin Blake, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, suffering from a kidney infection, and gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts…
16
K-PAX (2001)
★ 7.2/10Also science fiction and drama
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
17
Jasper Jones (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also drama and mystery
Fourteen-year-old Charlie's life changes when Jasper takes his help to dispose of the body of his girlfriend, Laura. He decides to look for the murderer and falls in love with Laura's younger sister.
18
Black Butterfly (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and drama
Paul is a down-on-his-luck screenwriter who picks up a drifter and offers him a place to stay. However, when the deranged stranger takes Paul hostage and forces him to write, their unhinged relationship brings buried…
19
Rememory (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and drama
The widow of a wise professor stumbles upon one of his inventions that's able to record and play a person's memory.
20
The Mandela Effect (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and drama
A man becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something larger, his obsession eventually leads him to…