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Movies like Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Finished Blade Runner 2049 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 2049, and what it does not.
What did you love about Blade Runner 2049? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Humanity definition Cyberpunk What it means to be alive Memory Artificial intelligence Philosophical fiction Sci-fi Power dynamics Your best matches Ranked against what Blade Runner 2049 is actually about, not its genre labels.
85% Reverina match Top pick 1982 · Film · Drama · Thriller
Strong match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: philosophical science fiction Also cyberpunk at heart 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 134 candidates
Built around the same identity What's different Not built around power dynamics or memory Not really sci-fi or philosophical fiction Commitment 1h 58m
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Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Blade Runner 2049.
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1995 · Film · Animation · Action
Good match
Why it matches Also cyberpunk and sci-fi at heart Told the same way, mockumentary Built around the same identity Centres on the same antihero figure What's different Not built around power dynamics or memory Not about artificial intelligence or humanity definition Add to watchlist Not for me
1979 · Film · Drama · Science Fiction
Good match
Why it matches Also sci-fi at heart Told the same way, nonlinear Centres on the same outsider figure Shares its melancholic and contemplative register What's different Not built around power dynamics or identity Not really cyberpunk or philosophical fiction Less violent Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV Criterion Channel Add to watchlist Not for me
Told the same way, nonlinear Shares its melancholic and contemplative register Passengers 2016 · 1h 56m
Centres on the same outsider figure Shares its melancholic and contemplative register Her 2013 · 2h 6m
Told the same way, nonlinear Shares its melancholic register Logan 2017 · 2h 17m
Centres on the same antihero figure Shares its melancholic register
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