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Movies that feel likeThe Father (2020)

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

If you loved The Father, the closest films we have are Still Alice (2014), I Origins (2014) and The Man from Earth (2007). All three share The Father's contemplative and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is LFO (2013).

πŸ… 98% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 8.2 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Florian Zellercontemplativecerebral
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Still Alice
2014 Β· dir. Richard Glatzer
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7.5dramaNetflix

The same two preoccupations: alzheimer's disease, and memory loss

Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.

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I Origins
2014 Β· dir. Mike Cahill
πŸ… 51%β˜… 7.3science fiction Β· drama

Contemplative and cerebral in the same breath

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

A molecular biologist's study of the human eye has far-reaching implications about humanity's scientific and spiritual beliefs.

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The Man from Earth
2007 Β· dir. Richard Schenkman
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.8science fiction Β· dramaPrime Video

Drama built on stillness, twice over

The difference: Leans harder into science fiction than The Father does

A departing professor gathers his closest colleagues for an intimate farewell, but the night takes an unexpected turn when he shares a stunning secret about his past. As the conversation unfolds, skepticism and curiosity collide, challenging everything they thought they knew about history, science, and belief.

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Little Joe
2019 Β· dir. Jessica Hausner
πŸ… 66%β˜… 5.8drama Β· science fiction

Cerebral drama in both cases

Alice, a single mother who is more dedicated to her work as a genetic engineer than to her teenage son Joe, develops a new variety of flower that is supposed to have the ability to make its owner happy thanks to its special chemical properties.

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Prospect
2018 Β· dir. Zeek Earl
πŸ… 89%β˜… 6.3science fictionHulu

Cerebral drama, and it commits to that

The difference: Trades the stillness of The Father for an angle of its own

A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They've secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon's toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive.

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LFO
2013 Β· dir. Antonio TublΓ©n
πŸ… 100%β˜… 6.6drama Β· science fiction

A streak of stillness through both

LFO is a dark comedy/drama/Sci-Fi about a man who realizes that he can hypnotise with sound. He starts experimenting on his neighbors, where the abuse of power takes over and, eventually, severe consequences for mankind are at stake.

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Another Earth
2011 Β· dir. Mike Cahill
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.9drama Β· science fiction

Drama in the same key

On the night a duplicate Earth is discovered in the solar system, the lives of a young woman and an accomplished composer become tragically connected after a fatal accident.

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Paris, Texas
1984 Β· dir. Wim Wenders
πŸ… 95%β˜… 8.1dramaMax

Both know what they want from drama

The difference: 36 years apart, and the 1980s show

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

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Stalker
1979 Β· dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
πŸ… 100%β˜… 8science fiction Β· dramaMax

Cut from the same drama cloth

Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep-seated desires are granted.

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The Face of Another
1966 Β· dir. Hiroshi Teshigahara
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.8drama Β· science fiction

Both working the same drama territory

A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his new doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality and causing him to question his identity.

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Born in Flames
1983 Β· dir. Lizzie Borden
πŸ… 89%β˜… 6.6drama Β· science fiction

Both are drama through and through

In near-future New York, ten years after the β€œsocial-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising as equality remains unfulfilled.

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They Call Me Jeeg
2016 Β· dir. Gabriele Mainetti
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7science fiction Β· action Β· dramaPrime Video

The same drama instincts

Exposed to radioactive waste, small-time crook Enzo gains super-strength. A misanthropic, introverted brute, he uses his powers for personal gain until he meets Alessia, a mentally ill girl who believes Enzo is the hero from her favorite anime, Steel Jeeg.

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