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Series like Psycho-Pass (2012) Finished Psycho-Pass 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 Psycho-Pass, and what it does not.
What did you love about Psycho-Pass? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Authoritarianism Pre-crime Surveillance state Sci-fi thriller Cyberpunk Conformity Philosophical thriller Free will Your best matches Ranked against what Psycho-Pass is actually about, not its genre labels.
65% Reverina match Top pick 1968 · Film · Adventure · Drama
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: philosophical debate and social commentary Built around the same moral ambiguity and moral ambiguity More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Monster 2004
Built around the same moral ambiguity and moral ambiguity Told the same way, single protagonist Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 138 candidates
Centres on the same outsider figure
Shares its tense and unsettling register What's different Not really cyberpunk or philosophical thriller Not built around conformity or authoritarianism A film, so it resolves in one sitting Commitment 1h 52m
Short Long
Why this ranked above the others
The closest in pace and structure when ranked against Psycho-Pass.
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2002 · Film · Action · Thriller
Good match
Why it matches Also about surveillance state and free will Also cyberpunk at heart Centres on the same investigator figure Built around the same moral ambiguity and moral ambiguity What's different Does not promise social commentary or philosophical debate Not built around conformity or authoritarianism Moves faster Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Psycho-Pass.
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2013 · Series · Drama · Crime
Worth a look
Why it matches Told the same way, procedural and single protagonist Centres on the same investigator figure Shares its tense and unsettling register Builds as slowly What's different Does not promise social commentary or philosophical debate Not built around moral ambiguity or moral ambiguity Heavier emotionally Why this ranked above the others
The closest in pace and structure when ranked against Psycho-Pass.
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Centres on the same outsider figure Shares its tense and unsettling register Evil 2019
Told the same way, procedural Built around the same moral ambiguity and moral ambiguity Black Mirror 2011
Watched for the same thing: social commentary Built around the same moral ambiguity and moral ambiguity Fringe 2008
Told the same way, procedural Centres on the same investigator figure Snowfall 2017
Watched for the same thing: social commentary Built around the same moral ambiguity and moral ambiguity Torchwood 2006
Told the same way, procedural Built around the same moral ambiguity and moral ambiguity Mindhunters 2004 · 1h 46m
Centres on the same investigator figure Built around the same moral ambiguity and moral ambiguity The Twilight Zone 1959
Built around the same conformity and moral ambiguity Watched for the same thing: social commentary Copycat 1995 · 2h 4m
Centres on the same investigator figure Shares its tense and unsettling register
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