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Movies like Transcendence (2014) Finished Transcendence 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 Transcendence, and what it does not.
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Technological singularity Transcendence Philosophical Existential risk Artificial intelligence Humanity vs technology Sci-fi Thriller Your best matches Ranked against what Transcendence is actually about, not its genre labels.
65% Reverina match Top pick 2013 · Film · Drama · Science Fiction
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Why it matches Centres on the same innocent figure Told the same way, nonlinear Shares its tense and hopeful register More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Builds as slowly What's different Not built around moral ambiguity or existential risk Not really thriller or sci-fi Less violent Darkness Fairly light
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Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Transcendence.
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1968 · Film · Adventure · Science Fiction
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Why it matches Also about technological singularity and artificial intelligence Also sci-fi at heart Centres on the same rebel figure Told the same way, nonlinear What's different Not really thriller or philosophical Does not promise visually stunning sequences or existential questions Less violent Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Transcendence.
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2021 · Film · Adventure · Drama
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Why it matches Also about artificial intelligence Also sci-fi at heart Centres on the same innocent figure Told the same way, nonlinear What's different Not built around moral ambiguity or existential risk Not really thriller or philosophical Heavier emotionally Where it streams Apple TV Apple TV Amazon Channel Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against Transcendence.
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Planet of the Apes 1968 · 1h 52m
Built around the same moral ambiguity Centres on the same outsider figure The Truman Show 1998
Centres on the same rebel figure Shares its hopeful and contemplative register Pantheon 2022
Also sci-fi at heart Built around the same moral ambiguity The Matrix 1999 · 2h 16m
Watched for the same thing: visually stunning sequences Also about artificial intelligence Arrival 2016 · 1h 56m
Built around the same existential risk and moral ambiguity Told the same way, nonlinear
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