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Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)

In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor's own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.

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  1. 01

    Doctor Who: Deep Breath

    Strong story similarity

    2014 · 76 min · Adventure · Drama · Science Fiction · TV Movie

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    The newly-regenerated Doctor arrives in Victorian London, and Clara Oswald struggles to embrace the man he has become. All the while, they reunite with the Paternoster Gang to investigate a series of combustions that have been occurring all around the city.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: alien and time travel
    • shared time travel movie style
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    Last Night in Soho

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    2021 · 117 min · Horror · Mystery · Thriller

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    A young girl, passionate about fashion design, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters her idol, a dazzling wannabe singer. But 1960s London is not what it seems, and time seems to be falling apart with shady consequences.

    Why it connects

    • shared time travel movie style
    • shared theme: time travel
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  3. 05

    Men in Black 3

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    2012 · 106 min · Action · Comedy · Science Fiction

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    Agents J and K are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: alien and time machine
    • shared time travel movie style
    • a closely matched era
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  4. 06

    Timeline

    Strong story similarity

    2003 · 115 min · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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    A group of archaeological students become trapped in the past when they go there to retrieve their professor. The group must survive in 14th century France long enough to be rescued.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared time travel movie style
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  5. 07

    Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

    Strong story similarity

    2024 · 90 min · Adventure · Drama · Science Fiction · TV Movie

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    The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of World War I, they realise it to be one of many War Zones overseen by the War Lords, who have kidnapped large numbers of human soldiers to form the greatest army the universe has ever seen. At the helm of this plot is the War Chief, another renegade Time Lord like the Doctor. The creeping realisation sets in that the Doctor cannot solve this problem alone, and that his days of wandering may be at an end...

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared time travel movie style
    • substantial genre overlap
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  6. 08

    Lost in Space

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    1998 · 130 min · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction

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    The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other inhabitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find themselves hurtling through uncharted space.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared time travel movie style
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  7. 09

    The Wind That Shakes the Barley

    Strong movie match

    2006 · 127 min · Drama · War

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    In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.

    Why it connects

    • strong recommendation signals
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  8. 10

    Black Knight

    Strong story similarity

    2001 · 95 min · Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy

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    After nearly drowning, an employee working at a medieval amusement park awakens to find himself in 14th century England.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared time travel movie style
    • shared theme: time travel
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