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Movies that feel likeDistrict B13 (2004)

Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.

If you loved District B13, the closest films we have are eXistenZ (1999), Equilibrium (2002) and Escape from New York (1981). All three share District B13's kinetic and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is They Live (1988).

πŸ… 81% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Pierre Morelkinetictensecerebralbleak
11 of 12 streaming nowAmazon Prime Video Β· Paramount Plus Essential Β· Starz

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eXistenZ
1999 Β· dir. David Cronenberg
πŸ… 77%β˜… 6.8action Β· thriller Β· science fiction

The same preoccupation in both: dystopia

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.

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Equilibrium
2002 Β· dir. Kurt Wimmer
πŸ… 40%β˜… 7.3action Β· science fiction Β· thrillerParamount+

One thread runs through both: martial arts

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

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Escape from New York
1981 Β· dir. John Carpenter
πŸ… 70%β˜… 7.1action Β· thriller Β· science fiction

Both keep coming back to the same thing: street gang

The difference: 23 years apart, and the 1980s show

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back.

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They Live
1988 Β· dir. John Carpenter
πŸ… 86%β˜… 7.2science fiction Β· action Β· thrillerPrime Video

Common ground: dystopia

A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003 Β· dir. Jonathan Mostow
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.3action Β· thriller Β· science fiction

Kinetic and tense in the same breath

It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under the radar, steering clear of using anything Skynet can trace. That is, until he encounters T-X, a robotic assassin ordered to finish what T-1000 started. Good thing Connor's former nemesis, the Terminator, is back to aid the now-adult Connor … just like he promised.

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The Book of Eli
2010 Β· dir. Allen Hughes
πŸ… 46%β˜… 6.8action Β· thriller Β· science fiction

The same mix in both: ideas, then bleakness

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

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The 6th Day
2000 Β· dir. Roger Spottiswoode
πŸ… 40%β˜… 6action Β· science fiction Β· thriller

Kinetic action, and it commits to that

A world of the very near future in which cattle, fish, and even the family pet can be cloned. But cloning humans is illegal - that is until family man Adam Gibson comes home from work one day to find a clone has replaced him. Taken from his family and plunged into a sinister world he doesn't understand, Gibson must not only save himself from the assassins who must destroy him to protect their secret, but uncover who and what is behind the horrible things happening to him.

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Death Race
2008 Β· dir. Paul W. S. Anderson
πŸ… 41%β˜… 6.4action Β· thriller Β· science fictionStarz

Both are built on the same subject: martial arts

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.

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Surrogates
2009 Β· dir. Jonathan Mostow
πŸ… 37%β˜… 6.3science fiction Β· action Β· thrillerPrime Video

Thriller with a pulse of tension, in both cases

Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.

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Gamer
2009 Β· dir. Brian Taylor
πŸ… 29%β˜… 5.7action Β· thriller Β· science fiction

Both lean on ideas more than on science fiction

Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon controls Kable, the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.

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The Running Man
1987 Β· dir. Paul Michael Glaser
πŸ… 59%β˜… 6.6action Β· thriller Β· science fictionParamount+Starz

Bleak action in both cases

By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where β€œrunners” attempt to evade β€œstalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.

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Children of Men
2006 Β· dir. Alfonso CuarΓ³n
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.9science fiction Β· thriller Β· action

Thriller built on momentum, twice over

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

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