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Movies that feel likeWestworld (1973)

Delos is a futuristic amusement park that features themed worlds populated by human-like androids. After two patrons have a run-in with a menacing gunslinger in West World, the androids at Delos all begin to malfunction, causing havoc throughout the park.

If you loved Westworld, the closest films we have are Fantastic Voyage (1966), The Rocketeer (1991) and Forbidden Planet (1956). All three share Westworld's epic and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Liquid Sky (1982).

πŸ… 83% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.9 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Michael Crichtonepiccerebralgritty
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Fantastic Voyage
1966 Β· dir. Richard Fleischer
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.8science fiction Β· adventure

Epic and cerebral in the same breath

The difference: Trades the grit of Westworld for an angle of its own

In order to save an assassinated scientist, a submarine and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected into his bloodstream.

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The Rocketeer
1991 Β· dir. Joe Johnston
πŸ… 73%β˜… 6.6adventure Β· science fictionDisney+

Adventure built on scale, twice over

A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. However, evil forces of the world also want this jetpack at any cost.

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Forbidden Planet
1956 Β· dir. Fred M. Wilcox
πŸ… 96%β˜… 7.5science fiction Β· adventure

Science fiction with a pulse of ideas, in both cases

Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.

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The Element of Crime
1984 Β· dir. Lars von Trier
πŸ… 83%β˜… 6.7crime Β· drama Β· science fiction

Both lean on grit more than on western

The difference: Leans harder into crime than Westworld does

Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which involves empathizing with serial killers; however, as the detective becomes increasingly engrossed in this method, things take a disturbing turn.

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Until the End of the World
1991 Β· dir. Wim Wenders
πŸ… 89%β˜… 6.8drama Β· science fiction Β· adventure

Epic adventure, and it commits to that

In 1999, a woman's life is forever changed after she survives a car crash with two bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the money to a drop in Paris. On the way, she runs into another fugitive from the law β€” an American doctor on the run from the CIA. They want to confiscate his father's invention – a device which allows anyone to record their dreams and visions.

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True Grit
1969 Β· dir. Henry Hathaway
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.4western Β· drama Β· adventure

Gritty western in both cases

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.

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Dune
1984 Β· dir. David Lynch
πŸ… 36%β˜… 6.2action Β· science fiction Β· adventure

Common ground: the future

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.

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A Clockwork Orange
1971 Β· dir. Stanley Kubrick
πŸ… 86%β˜… 8.2science fiction Β· crimeMax

A 1970s answer to the same itch

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

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Liquid Sky
1982 Β· dir. Slava Tsukerman
πŸ… 93%β˜… 6science fiction Β· thriller Β· drama

Both lean on grit more than on science fiction

An alien creature invades New York's punk subculture in its search for an opiate released by the brain during an orgasm.

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Superman
1978 Β· dir. Richard Donner
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.4science fiction Β· action Β· adventureMax

Both are adventure through and through

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954 Β· dir. Richard Fleischer
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.2adventure Β· science fiction Β· fantasyDisney+

Adventure of the same temperament

A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.

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Jurassic Park
1993 Β· dir. Steven Spielberg
πŸ… 91%β˜… 8.2adventure Β· science fictionStarz

The same preoccupation in both: theme park

The difference: Made in the 1990s, in a different era of the craft

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.

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