
Movies that feel likeAlphaville (1965)
If you loved Alphaville, the closest films we have are Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), Fahrenheit 451 (1966) and THX 1138 (1971). All three share Alphaville's contemplative and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Dark Passage (1947).
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If Alphaville hit the spot, these will too

The same preoccupation in both: distant planet
The difference: Trades the twists of Alphaville for an angle of its own

One thread runs through both: dystopia

Both keep coming back to the same thing: dystopia

Both are built on the same subject: film noir
The difference: Sits closer to thriller than Alphaville does

Common ground: film noir
The difference: Leans harder into crime than Alphaville does

The same mix in both: stillness, then twists

Cerebral where it counts, bleak underneath
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Drama built on atmosphere, twice over

Contemplative mystery, and it commits to that

Science fiction with a pulse of twists, in both cases

Both keep coming back to the same thing: french noir

Atmospheric drama in both cases
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