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Movies that feel like Sleep Dealer (2008)

If you loved Sleep Dealer, the closest films we have are I Am Legend (2007), The Quiet Earth (1985) and Blade Runner (1982). All three share Sleep Dealer's contemplative and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Howdy Amazon Channel, Midnight Pulp and Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel and others, checked against today's data.

Set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network that joins minds and experiences, three strangers risk their lives to connect with each other and break the barriers of technology.

πŸ… 73% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Alex Riveracontemplativecerebraltensebleaklonely

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I Am Legend
2007 Β· dir. Francis Lawrence
πŸ… 68%β˜… 7.2drama Β· science fiction Β· thriller

Dystopia runs into loneliness in each of them

Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.

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The Quiet Earth
1985 Β· dir. Geoff Murphy
πŸ… 75%β˜… 6.7drama Β· science fiction Β· thriller

Contemplative where it counts, cerebral underneath

The difference: Missing the loneliness of Sleep Dealer

After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.

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Blade Runner
1982 Β· dir. Ridley Scott
πŸ… 89%β˜… 8.1science fiction Β· drama Β· thriller

The same preoccupation in both: dystopia

The difference: 26 years apart, and the 1980s show

In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.

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Contagion
2011 Β· dir. Steven Soderbergh
πŸ… 85%β˜… 6.8drama Β· thriller Β· science fiction

Tense drama in both cases

As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.

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Under the Skin
2014 Β· dir. Jonathan Glazer
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6.3thriller Β· science fiction Β· drama

Science fiction with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

A seductive stranger prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.

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Primer
2004 Β· dir. Shane Carruth
πŸ… 72%β˜… 6.7science fiction Β· drama Β· thriller

Both trade on ideas more than on being thriller

A group of fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them.

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Chronicle
2012 Β· dir. Josh Trank
πŸ… 85%β˜… 7science fiction Β· drama Β· thriller

Loneliness is the engine of both

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

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The Platform
2019 Β· dir. Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7drama Β· science fiction Β· thriller

Drama built on tension, twice over

A slab of food descends down a vertical facility. The residents above eat heartily, leaving those below starving and desperate. A rebellion is imminent.

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014 Β· dir. Matt Reeves
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.6science fiction Β· action Β· drama

Bleak science fiction, and it commits to that

The difference: Plays it as action more than Sleep Dealer does

A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.

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The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008 Β· dir. Scott Derrickson
πŸ… 21%β˜… 5.5drama Β· science fiction Β· thriller

Contemplative thriller in both cases

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.

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Elysium
2013 Β· dir. Neill Blomkamp
πŸ… 64%β˜… 6.6science fiction Β· action Β· drama

Drama with a pulse of bleakness, in both cases

In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.

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Europa Report
2013 Β· dir. SebastiΓ‘n Cordero
πŸ… 81%β˜… 6.4science fiction Β· thriller Β· drama

Cerebral science fiction, and it commits to that

A crew travels to Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon, to investigate signs of life in its subsurface ocean, but disaster cuts them off from Earth, leading to a tense and dangerous exploration.

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