
Movies that feel like The Omega Man (1971)
If you loved The Omega Man, the closest films we have are Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Elysium (2013) and Mad Max (1979). All three share The Omega Man's cerebral and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Hulu, Netflix and Midnight Pulp and others, checked against today's data.
If The Omega Man hit the spot, these will too

Dystopia runs into life after the end in each of them
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Dystopia is the engine of both
The difference: 42 years apart, and the 2010s show

Both keep circling back to life after the end
The difference: None of the stillness that defines The Omega Man

Cerebral and contemplative in the same breath

The same mix in both: momentum, then tension
The difference: A 2010s film, from a different era of filmmaking

Science fiction with a pulse of bleakness, in both cases

Action built on ideas, twice over

Kinetic thriller, and it commits to that

Tense drama in both cases

Both trade on bleakness more than on being science fiction

Both trade on ideas more than on being action

Both trade on momentum more than on being thriller
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