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V for Vendetta (2006)

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

Directed byJames McTeigue

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  1. 01

    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
    • shared themes: dystopia and fascism
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    Children of Men

    Strong story similarity

    2006 · 109 min · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller

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    In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: dystopia and government
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    Dredd

    Strong story similarity

    2012 · 96 min · Action · Science Fiction

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    In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: based on comic and dystopia
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    Total Recall

    Strong story similarity

    2012 · 118 min · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller

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    Factory worker Doug Quaid takes a virtual mind-trip vacation with the Rekall company, opting for implanted memories of being a spy. When the procedure goes wrong, Quaid becomes a wanted man by the police and joins forces with a rebel fighter to stop the evil Chancellor Cohaagen.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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    Watchmen

    Strong story similarity

    2009 · 163 min · Action · Mystery · Science Fiction

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    In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so they uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.

    Why it connects

    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: based on comic and masked vigilante
    • substantial genre overlap
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    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.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
    • shared themes: based on comic and dystopia
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    Looper

    Similar atmosphere

    2012 · 118 min · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller

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    In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

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    • strong genre and movie-style overlap
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    Martyrs

    Strong story similarity

    2008 · 99 min · Drama · Horror · Thriller

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    A young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tortured her as a child leads her and her best friend, also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.

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    • strong story and style similarity
    • shared themes: revenge and torture
    • shared revenge movie style
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