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Series like Mr. Robot (2015) Finished Mr. Robot 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 Mr. Robot, and what it does not.
What did you love about Mr. Robot? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Corporate world Dark net Anarchy Alienation Urban environment Cyberpunk Corporate accountability Mental health Your best matches Ranked against what Mr. Robot is actually about, not its genre labels.
1997 · Film · Drama · Thriller
Good match
Why it matches Also set in the same corporate world and urban environment Watched for the same thing: psychological thriller and social commentary More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Joker 2019 · 2h 2m
Watched for the same thing: psychological thriller and psychological thriller Also social thriller at heart Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 133 candidates
Also about class and social isolation
Told the same way, unreliable narrator and nonlinear What's different Not built around moral ambiguity or rebellion Not really cyberpunk or social thriller Emotionally lighter Where it streams YouTube Free Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Mr. Robot.
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2023 · Series · Animation · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Also cyberpunk at heart Watched for the same thing: psychological thriller and social commentary Also about mental health Told the same way, unreliable narrator and nonlinear What's different Not about class or social isolation Not built around rebellion or alienation Leans further into horror Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Mr. Robot.
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1999 · Film · Drama · Thriller
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same anarchy Watched for the same thing: psychological thriller and social commentary Told the same way, unreliable narrator and nonlinear Centres on the same antihero figure What's different Not built around moral ambiguity or rebellion Not really cyberpunk or social thriller More violent Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Mr. Robot.
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Dark Matter 2024 · 2 seasons
Watched for the same thing: psychological thriller and psychological thriller Told the same way, unreliable narrator and nonlinear Companion 2025 · 1h 37m
Watched for the same thing: psychological thriller and psychological thriller Also about class Donnie Darko 2001 · 1h 54m
Watched for the same thing: psychological thriller and psychological thriller Also about social isolation RoboCop 1987 · 1h 42m
Watched for the same thing: corporate critique and social commentary Also cyberpunk at heart Akira 1988 · 2h 4m
Also cyberpunk at heart Watched for the same thing: psychological thriller and psychological thriller The Promised Neverland 2019
Watched for the same thing: psychological thriller and social commentary Built around the same moral ambiguity Mr. Mercedes 2017
Watched for the same thing: psychological thriller and psychological thriller Also about mental health Black Mirror 2011
Watched for the same thing: psychological thriller and social commentary Also about social isolation Breaking Bad 2008
Built around the same moral ambiguity Centres on the same antihero figure Moving 2023
Centres on the same outsider figure Shares its melancholic and angry register The Experiment 2010
Watched for the same thing: psychological thriller and psychological thriller Also social thriller at heart Them 2021 · 2 seasons
Watched for the same thing: social commentary Also social thriller at heart
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