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Movies that feel likeChronicle (2012)

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

If you loved Chronicle, the closest films we have are The Wall (2012), Ex Machina (2015) and Sleep Dealer (2008). All three share Chronicle's cerebral and contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Mud (2013).

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If Chronicle hit the spot, these will too

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The Wall
2012 Β· dir. Julian PΓΆlsler
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.7science fiction Β· dramaPrime Video

Common ground: loneliness

The difference: Easier on the tension than Chronicle

A woman inexplicably finds herself cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the countryside. Accompanied by her loyal dog Lynx, she becomes immersed in a world untouched by civilization and ruled by the laws of nature.

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Ex Machina
2015 Β· dir. Alex Garland
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.7drama Β· science fictionHulu

Both keep coming back to the same thing: friendship

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.

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Sleep Dealer
2008 Β· dir. Alex Rivera
πŸ… 73%β˜… 6drama Β· science fiction Β· thriller

Both are built on the same subject: loneliness

Set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network that joins minds and experiences, three strangers risk their lives to connect with each other and break the barriers of technology.

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Mud
2013 Β· dir. Jeff Nichols
πŸ… 97%β˜… 7.3drama

The same preoccupation in both: growing up

Two teenage boys find a fugitive hiding out on an island in the Mississippi River and help him reunite with his lover and escape an avenging family and their armed posse.

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The Edge of Seventeen
2016 Β· dir. Kelly Fremon Craig
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· dramaPrime Video

One thread runs through both: friendship

The difference: Leans harder into comedy than Chronicle does

Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.

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The Florida Project
2017 Β· dir. Sean Baker
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.6drama

Both keep coming back to the same thing: growing up

The story of a precocious six year-old and her ragtag group of friends whose summer break is filled with childhood wonder, possibility and a sense of adventure while the adults around them struggle with hard times.

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I Am Legend
2007 Β· dir. Francis Lawrence
πŸ… 68%β˜… 7.2drama Β· science fiction Β· thriller

Cerebral where it counts, contemplative underneath

Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.

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Room
2015 Β· dir. Lenny Abrahamson
πŸ… 93%β˜… 8.1drama Β· thrillerMax

Tense and lonely in the same breath

Held captive for 7 years in an enclosed space, a woman and her young son finally gain their freedom, allowing the boy to experience the outside world for the first time.

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Under the Skin
2014 Β· dir. Jonathan Glazer
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6.3thriller Β· science fiction Β· dramaNetflix

Cerebral science fiction, and it commits to that

A seductive stranger prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.

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My Blueberry Nights
2007 Β· dir. Wong Kar-Wai
πŸ… 45%β˜… 6.6drama Β· romancePrime VideoStarz

Drama with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Elizabeth has just been through a particularly nasty breakup, and now she's ready to leave her friends and memories behind as she chases her dreams across the country. In order to support herself on her journey, Elizabeth picks up a series of waitress jobs along the way. As Elizabeth crosses paths with a series of lost souls whose yearnings are even greater than her own, their emotional turmoil ultimately helps her gain a greater understanding of her own problems...

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The Lighthouse
2019 Β· dir. Robert Eggers
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.4drama Β· fantasy Β· thrillerMax

Both lean on stillness more than on thriller

The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than Chronicle does

Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity while living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s.

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Primer
2004 Β· dir. Shane Carruth
πŸ… 72%β˜… 6.7science fiction Β· drama Β· thriller

Tense science fiction in both cases

A group of fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them.

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