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Movies that feel like Emerald Green (2016)

If you loved Emerald Green, the closest films we have are A Writer's Odyssey (2021), Burning Betrayal (2023) and Vesper (2022). Most of the picks below share Emerald Green's dreamlike and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 11 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Criterion Channel and MUBI and others, checked against today's data.

Emerald Green is the stunning conclusion to Kerstin Gier's Ruby Red Trilogy, picking up where Sapphire Blue left off, reaching new heights of intrigue and romance as Gwen finally uncovers the secrets of the time-traveling society and learns her fate.

5.8 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Felix Fuchssteinerdreamlikekinetictwistyromantic

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Ruby Red (2013) · Sapphire Blue (2014)

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A Writer's Odyssey
2021 · dir. Lu Yang
🍅 93%6.2fantasy · action · adventure

Dreamlike and kinetic in the same breath

The difference: Missing the twists of Emerald Green

Lu Kongwen is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill the author.

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Burning Betrayal
2023 · dir. Diego Freitas
4.2drama · mystery · romance

The same mix in both: twists, then romance

The difference: None of the dream logic Emerald Green is built on

Babi discovers a betrayal by her long-term partner and decides to embark on a new adventure in life. On this journey, she meets judge Marco and they begin to live a story permeated by a lot of sexual tension.

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Vesper
2022 · dir. Kristina Buožytė
🍅 91%6science fiction · drama · adventure

Fantasy with a pulse of dream logic, in both cases

The difference: Not nearly as kinetic as Emerald Green

After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the possibility of a future.

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Meshes of the Afternoon
1943 · dir. Maya Deren
🍅 100%7.8mystery · fantasy

Both lean on twists more than on mystery

The difference: Made in the 1940s, in a different era of the craft

A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.

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The Little Stranger
2018 · dir. Lenny Abrahamson
🍅 64%5.5mystery · horror

Twisty action in both cases

The difference: Sits closer to horror than Emerald Green does

In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire, a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall. Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries, the Georgian house is now in decline. But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life?

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Alienoid: Return to the Future
2024 · dir. Choi Dong-hoon
6.5action · fantasy · adventure

Both keep coming back to the same thing: time travel

Ean has a critical mission to return to the future to save everyone. However, she becomes trapped in the distant past while trying to prevent the escape of alien prisoners who are locked up in the bodies of humans. Meanwhile, Muruk, who helps Ean escape various predicaments, is unnerved when he begins sensing the presence of a strange being in his body. Traveling through the centuries, they are trying to prevent the explosion of the haava.

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The Girl in the Fog
2017 · dir. Donato Carrisi
🍅 75%6.8mystery · thriller · crime

Mystery in the same key

A gripping and chilling thriller that brings us to a hazy mountain village where an enigmatic detective is investigating the sudden disappearance of fifteen-year-old girl.

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Curse of the Golden Flower
2006 · dir. Zhang Yimou
🍅 65%7action · drama · fantasy

Kinetic fantasy, and it commits to that

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones
2013 · dir. Harald Zwart
🍅 13%5.8fantasy · action · mystery

Action built on dream logic, twice over

In New York City, Clary Fray, a seemingly ordinary teenager, learns that she is descended from a line of Shadowhunters — half-angel warriors who protect humanity from evil forces. After her mother disappears, Clary joins forces with a group of Shadowhunters and enters Downworld, an alternate realm filled with demons, vampires, and a host of other creatures. Clary and her companions must find and protect an ancient cup that holds the key to her mother's future.

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New Gods: Nezha Reborn
2021 · dir. Zhao Ji
🍅 80%6.8animation · fantasy · action

Kinetic fantasy in both cases

While living as an ordinary deliveryman and motor racing fan, Nezha encounters old nemeses and must rediscover his powers to protect his loved ones.

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Innocence
2005 · dir. Lucile Hadžihalilović
🍅 71%6.8drama · mystery

The mystery is handled with the same confidence

At a peculiar all-girls academy, new arrivals, including Iris, are delivered in coffins. Guided by enigmatic teachers, the students dance through enchanted woods by day, while the night unveils sinister lessons that blur innocence and awakening.

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Burning
2018 · dir. Lee Chang-dong
🍅 95%7.4mystery · drama · thriller

Romantic action, and it commits to that

Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighborhood. She asks if he'd mind looking after her cat while she's away on a trip to Africa. On her return, she introduces to Jong-su an enigmatic young man named Ben, who she met during her trip. One day Ben tells Jong-su about his most unusual hobby.

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