
Movies that feel likePrimer (2004)
If you loved Primer, the closest films we have are Predestination (2014), Paradise (2023) and Under the Skin (2014). All three share Primer's cerebral and tense feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970).
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If Primer hit the spot, these will too

Two things both keep coming back to: time travel and time machine
The difference: Easier on the stillness than Primer

Cerebral where it counts, tense underneath
The difference: Reviewed even better

Science fiction built on stillness, twice over

Both lean on ideas more than on thriller
The difference: 34 years apart, and the 1970s show


Tense drama in both cases
The difference: Sits closer to action than Primer does

Science fiction with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

Tense thriller, and it commits to that

Science fiction in the same key

Thriller approached the same way

Science fiction of the same temperament

Contemplative drama in both cases
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