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Movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Finished 2001: A Space Odyssey 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 2001: A Space Odyssey, and what it does not.
What did you love about 2001: A Space Odyssey? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Human evolution Lunar surface Space station Technological singularity Distant planet Philosophical drama Existentialism Artificial intelligence Your best matches Ranked against what 2001: A Space Odyssey is actually about, not its genre labels.
66% Reverina match Top pick 1968 · Film · Adventure · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same moral ambiguity Shares its unsettling and contemplative register Builds as slowly More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Transcendence 2014 · 1h 59m
Built around the same technological singularity and moral ambiguity Also about artificial intelligence Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 131 candidates
Carries the same emotional weight What's different Not built around self-discovery or technological singularity Not really sci-fi or psychological thriller Commitment 1h 52m
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Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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1979 · Film · Drama · Science Fiction
Good match
Why it matches Also philosophical drama and sci-fi at heart Also about existentialism Told the same way, nonlinear Built around the same moral ambiguity and self-discovery What's different Not built around technological singularity Not about human evolution or artificial intelligence Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV Criterion Channel Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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2014 · Film · Adventure · Drama
Worth a look
Why it matches Told the same way, nonlinear Centres on the same rebel figure Shares its contemplative register Builds as slowly What's different Not built around self-discovery or moral ambiguity Not really sci-fi or psychological thriller Darkness Fairly light
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Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Also psychological thriller at heart Centres on the same rebel figure Humans 2015
Also about existentialism and artificial intelligence Told the same way, anthology and ensemble Her 2013 · 2h 6m
Watched for the same thing: technological exploration Told the same way, nonlinear
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