
Movies that feel likeZardoz (1974)
If you loved Zardoz, the closest films we have are The Omega Man (1971), Logan's Run (1976) and Escape from New York (1981). All three share Zardoz's kinetic and cerebral feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Time Machine (1960).
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If Zardoz hit the spot, these will too

Both are built on the same subject: dystopia
The difference: Takes it somewhere less dreamlike than Zardoz does

The same preoccupation in both: dystopia
The difference: Trades the dream logic of Zardoz for an angle of its own

Both land momentum and tension at once

Both keep coming back to the same thing: the future
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Cerebral and bleak in the same breath

Action built on momentum, twice over
The difference: 25 years apart, and the 1990s show

Dreamlike thriller, and it commits to that

Common ground: murder

One thread runs through both: the future
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Zardoz does

Both keep coming back to the same thing: murder

Both lean on tension more than on science fiction

Fantasy with a pulse of ideas, in both cases
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