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Movies like Blade Runner (1982) Finished Blade Runner and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Blade Runner, and what it does not.
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Humanity What it means to be alive Existentialism Cyberpunk Artificial intelligence Mortality Neo noir Science fiction Your best matches Ranked against what Blade Runner is actually about, not its genre labels.
2017 · Film · Drama · Science Fiction
Strong match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: philosophical science fiction Also about what it means to be alive and artificial intelligence More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 136 candidates
Also cyberpunk at heart
Told the same way, nonlinear What's different Does not promise moral ambiguity or visually stunning Not really neo noir or science fiction Commitment 2h 44m
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Why this ranked above the others
Reads closest to it overall of everything considered when ranked against Blade Runner.
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1995 · Film · Animation · Action
Good match
Why it matches Also about humanity Built around the same existentialism and identity Also cyberpunk at heart Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity What's different Not about artificial intelligence or what it means to be alive Not really neo noir or science fiction Add to watchlist Not for me
1979 · Film · Drama · Science Fiction
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same existentialism Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Told the same way, nonlinear Shares its desaturated and high contrast look What's different Not built around identity or mortality Not really cyberpunk or neo noir Less violent Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV Criterion Channel Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Blade Runner.
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Also science fiction at heart Told the same way, nonlinear Passengers 2016 · 1h 56m
Shares its formal composition and high contrast look Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Drive 2011 · 1h 40m
Also neo noir at heart Watched for the same thing: moral ambiguity Her 2013 · 2h 6m
Told the same way, nonlinear Shares its melancholic register Bronson 2009 · 1h 32m
Told the same way, unreliable narrator and nonlinear Built around the same identity
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