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Movies like THX 1138 (1971) Finished THX 1138 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 THX 1138, and what it does not.
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Totalitarian regime Repression Conformity Individuality Dystopian Free will Sci-fi Formal composition Your best matches Ranked against what THX 1138 is actually about, not its genre labels.
62% Reverina match Top pick 2015 · Film · Drama · Science Fiction
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: dystopia and social commentary Built around the same conformity and conformity More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Also about individuality and individuality
Centres on the same rebel figure What's different Not really sci-fi or dystopian Not built around repression Commitment 1h 42m
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The closest in pace and structure when ranked against THX 1138.
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2006 · Film · Action · Thriller
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Why it matches Also dystopian at heart Watched for the same thing: social commentary Shares its high contrast look Shares its melancholic and hopeful register What's different Not about free will or individuality Not really sci-fi Moves faster Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against THX 1138.
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2006 · Series · Animation · Mystery
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Why it matches Built around the same conformity and conformity Also dystopian and sci-fi at heart Also about free will and free will Shares its formal composition and high contrast look What's different Not built around repression Does not promise dystopia or rebellion against authority A series rather than a single film Where it streams Crunchyroll Crunchyroll Amazon Channel Why this ranked above the others
The closest in pace and structure when ranked against THX 1138.
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Shares its high contrast and desaturated look Shares its melancholic and hopeful register Idiocracy 2006
Watched for the same thing: dystopia Also dystopian at heart Passengers 2016 · 1h 56m
Shares its formal composition and high contrast look Centres on the same outsider figure The Truman Show 1998
Also about free will and free will Watched for the same thing: social commentary Shelter 2026 · 1h 47m
Centres on the same rebel figure Shares its melancholic and hopeful register Her 2013 · 2h 6m
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