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Movies that feel likeTranscendence (2014)

Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.

If you loved Transcendence, the closest films we have are The Call (2020), The End of Oak Street (2026) and Marjorie Prime (2017). All three share Transcendence's cerebral and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Sound of My Voice (2011).

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The Call
2020 · dir. Lee Chung-hyun
🍅 46%★ 7.1thriller · mystery · science fictionNetflix

The same mix in both: tension, then ideas

The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Connected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a caller puts a woman’s past — and life — on the line to change her own fate.

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The End of Oak Street
2026 · dir. David Robert Mitchell
🍅 86%★ 6.5science fiction · mystery · thrillerRent or buy

Thriller with a pulse of twists, in both cases

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

After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.

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Marjorie Prime
2017 · dir. Michael Almereyda
🍅 89%★ 6.3drama · mystery · science fiction

Contemplative science fiction in both cases

A service which creates holographic projections of late family members allows an elderly woman to spend time with a younger version of her deceased husband.

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Limitless
2011 · dir. Neil Burger
🍅 68%★ 7.4thriller · mystery · science fiction

Both are built on the same subject: transhumanism

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 threaten his new life.

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Sound of My Voice
2011 · dir. Zal Batmanglij
🍅 76%★ 6.6science fiction · drama · mystery

Both lean on tension more than on drama

A journalist and his girlfriend get pulled in while they investigate a cult whose leader claims to be from the future.

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Mulholland Drive
2001 · dir. David Lynch
🍅 83%★ 7.9thriller · drama · mystery

Mystery built on ideas, twice over

Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.

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Project Almanac
2015 · dir. Dean Israelite
🍅 38%★ 6.4science fiction · thriller

The same preoccupation in both: love

A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.

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Decision to Leave
2022 · dir. Park Chan-wook
🍅 94%★ 7.2thriller · mystery · romance

One thread runs through both: love

The difference: Sits closer to romance than Transcendence does

From a mountain peak in South Korea, a man plummets to his death. Did he jump, or was he pushed? When detective Hae-joon arrives on the scene, he begins to suspect the dead man’s wife Seo-rae. But as he digs deeper into the investigation, he finds himself trapped in a web of deception and desire.

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Cube
1998 · dir. Vincenzo Natali
🍅 61%★ 7.1thriller · science fiction · mystery

Twisty thriller, and it commits to that

A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.

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The Adjustment Bureau
2011 · dir. George Nolfi
🍅 71%★ 7science fiction · thriller · romance

Science fiction built on romance, twice over

A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.

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Contact
1997 · dir. Robert Zemeckis
🍅 69%★ 7.5drama · science fiction · mystery

Both keep coming back to the same thing: scientist

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

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Burning
2018 · dir. Lee Chang-dong
🍅 95%★ 7.4mystery · drama · thrillerRent or buy

Both lean on stillness more than on drama

Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.

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