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I, Robot (2004)

In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.

Directed byAlex Proyas

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What to watch after I, Robot

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  1. 01

    Minority Report

    Strong story similarity

    2002 · 145 min · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller

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    John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: dystopia and hologram
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  2. 02

    Dark City

    Same director

    1998 · 101 min · Mystery · Science Fiction

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    A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same director
    • shared themes: dystopia and humanity
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  3. 03

    Surrogates

    Strong story similarity

    2009 · 89 min · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller

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    Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: dystopia and future
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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  4. 04

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    Strong story similarity

    2001 · 146 min · Adventure · Drama · Science Fiction

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    David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong shared themes: artificial intelligence (a.i.) and dystopia
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 05

    Knowing

    Same director

    2009 · 121 min · Science Fiction · Thriller

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    A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • the same director
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  6. 06

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    Strong story similarity

    2008 · 104 min · Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller

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    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.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a closely matched era
    • shared production studio: 20th Century Fox
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  7. 07

    The Other Guys

    Strong story similarity

    2010 · 107 min · Action · Comedy · Crime

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    Unlike their heroic counterparts on the force, desk-bound NYPD detectives Gamble and Hoitz garner no headlines as they work day to day. When a seemingly minor case turns out to be a big deal, the two cops get the opportunity to finally prove to their comrades that they have the right stuff.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared crime investigation movie style
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  8. 08

    Real Steel

    Similar atmosphere

    2011 · 127 min · Action · Drama · Science Fiction

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    Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After his robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: future and robot
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  9. 09

    Equilibrium

    Strong story similarity

    2002 · 107 min · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller

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    In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  10. 10

    The Matrix

    Similar atmosphere

    1999 · 136 min · Action · Science Fiction

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    Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: artificial intelligence (a.i.) and dystopia
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • similar audience response
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