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Movies Like The Man Who Thought Life

If you liked The Man Who Thought Life (1969), a horror and science fiction movie directed by Jens Ravn, 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. 1The Dark Tower

    The Dark Tower (2017)

    ★ 5.8/10Also science fiction

    A 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.

  2. 2Push

    Push (2009)

    ★ 6.1/10Also science fiction

    After his father, an assassin, is brutally murdered, Nick Gant vows revenge on Division, the covert government agency that dabbles in psychic warfare and experimental drugs. Hiding in Hong Kong's underworld, Nick…

  3. 3Krull

    Krull (1983)

    ★ 6.1/10Also science fiction

    A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.

  4. 4Gemini Man

    Gemini Man (2019)

    ★ 6.3/10Also science fiction

    Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict…

  5. 5Futureworld

    Futureworld (1976)

    ★ 5.9/10Also science fiction

    Two years after the Westworld tragedy in the Delos amusement park, the corporate owners have reopened the park following over $1 billion in safety and other improvements. For publicity purposes, reporters Chuck…

  6. 6The Invisible Man

    The Invisible Man (1933)

    ★ 7.5/10Also horror and science fiction

    After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.

  7. 7Inception

    Inception (2010)

    ★ 8.4/10Also science fiction

    Cobb, 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…

  8. 8The Host

    The Host (2013)

    ★ 6.3/10Also science fiction

    A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to…

  9. 9Cypher

    Cypher (2002)

    ★ 6.6/10Also science fiction

    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.

  10. 10Space/Time

    Space/Time (2025)

    ★ 5.8/10Also science fiction

    After a fatal test shuts down their project, a disgraced team of scientists enters the criminal underworld to rebuild a forbidden space-bending engine that could rescue humanity or annihilate it entirely.

  11. 11The Thirteenth Floor

    The Thirteenth Floor (1999)

    ★ 7.1/10Also science fiction

    In Los Angeles, a wealthy man, known as Mr. Fuller, discovers a shocking secret about the world he lives in. Fearing for his life, he leaves a desperate message for a friend of his in the most unexpected place.

  12. 12Cosmos

    Cosmos (2019)

    ★ 6/10Also science fiction

    Three astronomers accidentally intercept what they believe to be a signal from a distant alien civilization, but the truth is even more incredible than any of them could have imagined.

  13. 13Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight

    Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight (2002)

    ★ 6/10Also science fiction

    After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secret archaeological site, the oldest…

  14. 14The Asphyx

    The Asphyx (1972)

    ★ 6/10Also horror and science fiction

    Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question...What is…

  15. 15Surrogates

    Surrogates (2009)

    ★ 6.2/10Also science fiction

    Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.

  16. 16Paycheck

    Paycheck (2003)

    ★ 6.2/10Also science fiction

    Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the…

  17. 17Solo: A Star Wars Story

    Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

    ★ 6.6/10Also science fiction

    Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.

  18. 18Self/less

    Self/less (2015)

    ★ 6.4/10Also science fiction

    An 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…

  19. 19Babylon 5: The River of Souls

    Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)

    ★ 6.4/10Also science fiction

    A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.

  20. 20The Unhealer

    The Unhealer (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also horror

    A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to…

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