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The Circle (2017)

A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and actions will determine the future of humanity.

Directed byJames Ponsoldt

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  1. 01

    Larry Crowne

    Shared cast

    2011 · 98 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance

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    When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes part of an eclectic community of students and develops a crush on his teacher.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • a principal cast member
    • shared production studio: Playtone
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  2. 02

    Disconnect

    Strong story similarity

    2013 · 116 min · Drama · Thriller

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    A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his family. An estranged couple uses the internet as a means to escape from their lifeless marriage. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide as ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  3. 03

    Paycheck

    Strong story similarity

    2003 · 119 min · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller

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    Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't paid – and why he's now in hot water.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
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  4. 04

    Her

    Strong story similarity

    2013 · 126 min · Drama · Romance · Science Fiction

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    In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 05

    Listening

    Strong story similarity

    2015 · 100 min · Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller

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    For years, we have tried to harness the power of the human mind… and failed. Now, one breakthrough will change everything. Beyond technology. Beyond humanity. Beyond control. David, Ryan, and Jordan hope the telepathy invention will solve all their problems, but the bleeding-edge technology opens a Pandora’s box of new dangers, as the team discovers that when they open their minds, there is nowhere to hide their thoughts.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  6. 06

    Advantageous

    Strong story similarity

    2015 · 92 min · Drama · Science Fiction

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    In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, Jules, do all they can to hold on to their joy, despite the instability surfacing in their world.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  7. 07

    Ghost in the Shell

    Strong story similarity

    2017 · 107 min · Action · Drama · Science Fiction

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    In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    Atlas

    Strong story similarity

    2024 · 118 min · Action · Science Fiction

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    A brilliant counterterrorism analyst with a deep distrust of AI discovers it might be her only hope when a mission to capture a renegade robot goes awry.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
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    Cyberbully

    Strong story similarity

    2015 · 62 min · Drama · TV Movie · Thriller

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    A chilling real-time thriller featuring a teenager, Casey, battling with an anonymous cyber-stalker.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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    RoboCop

    Genre overlap

    2014 · 118 min · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller

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    In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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