
Movies that feel like Paprika (2006)
If you loved Paprika, the closest films we have are Timecrimes (2007), Perfect Blue (1998) and Summer Wars (2009). Most of the picks below share Paprika's cerebral and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 12 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel and Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.
If Paprika hit the spot, these will too

Cerebral where it counts, tense underneath
The difference: Not nearly as whimsical as Paprika

The same hand behind both of them: Satoshi Kon
The difference: None of the ideas that defines Paprika

Adult animation and anime, at the center of both

Science fiction built on dream logic, twice over
The difference: Plays it as mystery more than Paprika does

Cerebral thriller in both cases
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Tense animation, and it commits to that

Science fiction with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

Both trade on dream logic more than on being thriller
The difference: Leans fantasy where Paprika does not

Anime is the engine of both

Adult animation sits at the heart of each
The difference: A 1970s film, from a different era of filmmaking

The same preoccupation in both: dreams

Animation built on tension, twice over
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