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Movies that feel likeMortal Engines (2018)

Many thousands of years in the future, Earth’s cities roam the globe on huge wheels, devouring each other in a struggle for ever diminishing resources. On one of these massive traction cities, the old London, Tom Natsworthy has an unexpected encounter with a mysterious young woman from the wastelands who will change the course of his life forever.

If you loved Mortal Engines, the closest films we have are Upgrade (2018), Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) and Finch (2021). All three share Mortal Engines' cerebral and bleak feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024).

πŸ… 26% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.1 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Christian Riversepiccerebralbleakrelentless
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Upgrade
2018 Β· dir. Leigh Whannell
πŸ… 88%β˜… 7.5action Β· thriller Β· science fictionNetflix

Both are working the same pair: dystopia, revenge

The difference: Reviewed even better

A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure β€” an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility β€” skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.

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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024 Β· dir. George Miller
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.5action Β· science fiction Β· adventureMax

The same two preoccupations: life after the end, and wasteland

The difference: Easier on the relentlessness than Mortal Engines

As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided over by Immortan Joe. The two tyrants wage war for dominance, and Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.

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Finch
2021 Β· dir. Miguel Sapochnik
πŸ… 74%β˜… 6.9science fiction Β· drama Β· adventureApple TV+

Both are built on the same subject: life after the end

The difference: Trades the relentlessness of Mortal Engines for an angle of its own

On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015 Β· dir. Francis Lawrence
πŸ… 70%β˜… 6.6action Β· adventure Β· science fictionNetflix

One thread runs through both: dystopia

The difference: Sits closer to action than Mortal Engines does

As the war between the Capitol and the districts reaches its peak, Katniss Everdeen embarks on a perilous mission to liberate Panem and confront President Snow. Joined by a team of trusted allies, she navigates deadly traps, shifting loyalties, and the heavy cost of rebellion, determined to bring freedom to her people and end the Hunger Games once and for all.

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
2024 Β· dir. Wes Ball
πŸ… 80%β˜… 6.8science fiction Β· adventure Β· actionPrime Video

The same mix in both: scale, then ideas

Several generations following Caesar's reign, apes – now the dominant species – live harmoniously while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all he's known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.

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Dune
2021 Β· dir. Denis Villeneuve
πŸ… 83%β˜… 8science fiction Β· adventureMax

Bleak adventure, and it commits to that

Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence - a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential - only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

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Chaos Walking
2021 Β· dir. Doug Liman
πŸ… 21%β˜… 5.7fantasy Β· science fiction Β· adventureRent or buy

Both lean on scale more than on science fiction

Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.

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The 5th Wave
2016 Β· dir. J Blakeson
πŸ… 16%β˜… 5.2science fiction Β· adventure Β· actionNetflix

Adventure built on ideas, twice over

16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.

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Judge Dredd
1995 Β· dir. Danny Cannon
πŸ… 22%β˜… 5.6science fiction Β· actionPrime Video

Science fiction with a pulse of relentlessness, in both cases

The difference: 23 years apart, and the 1990s show

In a dystopian future where Judges maintain law and order by acting as judge, jury, and executioner, Dredd fights to prove his innocence after being falsely accused of murder.

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The Host
2013 Β· dir. Andrew Niccol
πŸ… 10%β˜… 5.8action Β· adventure Β· science fiction

Bleak adventure in both cases

A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009 Β· dir. Michael Bay
πŸ… 19%β˜… 6science fiction Β· action Β· adventureParamount+Starz

The same preoccupation in both: revenge

Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.

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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009 Β· dir. Stephen Sommers
πŸ… 33%β˜… 5.7adventure Β· action Β· thrillerParamount+

Relentless science fiction, and it commits to that

From the Egyptian desert to deep below the polar ice caps, the elite G.I. JOE team uses the latest in next-generation spy and military equipment to fight the corrupt arms dealer Destro and the growing threat of the mysterious Cobra organization to prevent them from plunging the world into chaos.

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