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Movies that feel like Marjorie Prime (2017)

If you loved Marjorie Prime, the closest films we have are The Prestige (2006), Contact (1997) and Arrival (2016). All three share Marjorie Prime's contemplative and twisty feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Apple TV, Paramount Plus Premium and Paramount Plus Essential and others, checked against today's data.

A service which creates holographic projections of late family members allows an elderly woman to spend time with a younger version of her deceased husband.

πŸ… 89% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.3 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Michael Almereydacontemplativetwistycerebral

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If Marjorie Prime hit the spot, these will too

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The Prestige
2006 Β· dir. Christopher Nolan
πŸ… 77%β˜… 8.5drama Β· mystery Β· science fiction

The same mix in both: stillness, then twists

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

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Contact
1997 Β· dir. Robert Zemeckis
πŸ… 69%β˜… 7.5drama Β· science fiction Β· mystery

Both trade on ideas more than on being drama

The difference: A 1990s film, from a different era of filmmaking

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

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Arrival
2016 Β· dir. Denis Villeneuve
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.9drama Β· science fiction Β· mystery

Contemplative mystery in both cases

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

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Transcendence
2014 Β· dir. Wally Pfister
πŸ… 19%β˜… 6.2thriller Β· science fiction Β· drama

Science fiction built on twists, twice over

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.

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Another Earth
2011 Β· dir. Mike Cahill
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.9drama Β· science fiction

Cerebral drama, and it commits to that

The difference: Not nearly as twisty as Marjorie Prime

On the night a duplicate Earth is discovered in the solar system, the lives of a young woman and an accomplished composer become tragically connected after a fatal accident.

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Winter's Bone
2010 Β· dir. Debra Granik
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.1drama Β· mystery

Mystery with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

After discovering her father put their house up for his bail bond and then disappeared, 17-year-old Ree Dolly must confront the local criminal underworld and the harsh Ozark wilderness in order to to track down her father and save her family.

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Sound of My Voice
2011 Β· dir. Zal Batmanglij
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.6science fiction Β· drama Β· mystery

Science fiction with a pulse of twists, in both cases

The difference: Leans thriller where Marjorie Prime does not

A journalist and his girlfriend get pulled in while they investigate a cult whose leader claims to be from the future.

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The Man from Earth
2007 Β· dir. Richard Schenkman
πŸ… 100%β˜… 7.8science fiction Β· drama

Both trade on ideas more than on being drama

A departing professor gathers his closest colleagues for an intimate farewell, but the night takes an unexpected turn when he shares a stunning secret about his past. As the conversation unfolds, skepticism and curiosity collide, challenging everything they thought they knew about history, science, and belief.

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Advantageous
2015 Β· dir. Jennifer Phang
πŸ… 87%β˜… 6.1science fiction Β· drama

Both are drama through and through

In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, Jules, do all they can to hold on to their joy, despite the instability surfacing in their world.

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Cloud Atlas
2012 Β· dir. Lana Wachowski
πŸ… 65%β˜… 7.3drama Β· science fiction

Science fiction approached the same way

A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.

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Sheep in the Box
2026 Β· dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
β˜… 6drama Β· science fiction

Cut from the same drama cloth

In the near future, architect Otone Komoto is married to Kensuke, who runs a construction company. The married couple decide to welcome a humanoid robot into their home as their son.

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Alphaville
1965 Β· dir. Jean-Luc Godard
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7drama Β· science fiction Β· mystery

The same mystery instincts

Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer that rules the city of Alphaville. Befriended by the scientist’s daughter Natasha, Lemmy must unravel the mysteries of the strictly logical Alpha 60 and teach Natasha the meaning of the word β€œlove.”

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