Movies like Chronicle
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Chronicle (2012)
276K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.
Style:
bad ending, intense, clever, suspense, stylized, suspenseful, mysterious, dark, psychological thriller, scary ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, telekinesis, found footage, supernatural, levitation, coming of age, adolescence, friendship, supernatural ability, bullying, teenage life, teenager, troubled teen, popularity, superpower, loss of control, youth, superhero, violence, outcast, flying, anger, unsupportive parent, videotaping, friends ...
Time:
year 2012, future, year 2000, 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
seattle, usa, washington d.c., tibet, canada, american, seattle washington
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Most similar movies to Chronicle
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out entertaining, serious, suspenseful and exciting films with plots about destiny, dialogue, catastrophe, teenager, storytelling, mentor and supernatural power mostly in Sci-Fi, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Chronicle: Jumper (2008), Project Almanac (2015), I Am Number Four (2011), Unbreakable (2000), Push (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
336K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into a dangerous and bloodthirsty war while being hunted by a ...
Style:
entertaining, suspenseful, teen, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
teleportation, chase, youth, super powers, supernatural ability, good versus evil, presumed dead, young heroes, supernatural, adolescence, danger, world spanning ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, future, 21st century
Place:
egypt, himalaya, michigan, manhattan new york city, italy ...
Similarity:
87%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.
Style:
exciting, clever, suspense, futuristic, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time travel, time, time loop, teenager, alternate timeline, time paradox, time machine, changing the past or future, time traveler, teenage life, butterfly effect, teleportation ...
Time:
future, year 2015, 2010s, year 2014, distant future ...
Place:
usa, woodstock, atlanta georgia
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him in this sci-fi action thriller. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly ...
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teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
superpower, supernatural, alien, youth, supernatural romance, supernatural ability, good versus evil, young heroes, friendship, teenage love, high school, teenage life ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
ohio, pittsburgh, usa, florida, africa
Similarity:
78%
465K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead – and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price, a man who suffers from a disease that renders his ...
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, psychological, atmospheric, gloomy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
plot twist, superhero, father son relationship, invulnerability, security guard, swimming pool, self discovery, twists and turns, train crash, good versus evil, supernatural power, a vision ...
Time:
year 2000, 2000s, y2k, future, 20th century ...
Place:
philadelphia, usa, pennsylvania
Similarity:
88%
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119K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After his father, an assassin, is brutally murdered, Nick Gant vows revenge on Division, the covert government agency that dabbles in psychic warfare and experimental drugs. Hiding in Hong Kong's underworld, Nick assembles a band of rogue ...
Style:
intense, suspenseful, exciting, serious, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, teen drama ...
Plot:
chase, clairvoyance, telekinesis, danger, supernatural ability, supernatural, superhero, imaginary, psychic, psychokinesis, undercover, teenage girl ...
Time:
future, 2000s, year 1945, 21st century
Place:
hong kong, asia
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After a disease kills 98% of America's children, the surviving 2% develop superpowers and are placed in internment camps. A 16-year-old girl escapes her camp and joins a group of other teens on the run from the government.
Style:
romantic, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, saga ...
Audience:
teens, kids, adult
Plot:
telekinesis, post apocalypse, teenager, good versus evil, runaway teen, mind control, superhuman powers, danger, soldier, friendship, love and romance, escape ...
Time:
near future
Place:
virginia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still ...
Style:
sincere, exciting, saga, visually stunning, action packed ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, family outing, boys' night, kids ...
Plot:
superhero, mad scientist, superhuman powers, double life, disguise, vigilante, spider man, super villain, good versus evil, friendship, experiment gone awry, fantasy world ...
Time:
2000s, year 2004, y2k, future, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to settle the score.
Style:
disturbing, tense, captivating
Plot:
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Place:
arizona
Similarity:
91%
Movie in collections
379K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In 1979 Ohio, several youngsters are making a zombie movie with a Super-8 camera. In the midst of filming, the friends witness a horrifying train derailment and are lucky to escape with their lives. They soon discover that the catastrophe was no ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, exciting, entertaining, retro ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot:
childhood, small town, monster, ufo, creature, alien, friendship, coming of age, train crash, young heroes, investigation, youth ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, year 1979, future, year 2011 ...
Place:
ohio, usa
Similarity:
70%
11K
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
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Story:
Follow 16-year-old Henrietta, aka Henry, who discovers she has the ability to teleport. The first time she realizes this, she is in a truck with her high school’s Golden Boy, who tries to rape her.
Style:
sexy, sexual, suspense, lyrical, bleak ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
danger, teenage life, supernatural, friendship, youth, family relations, criminal, superpower, sex, investigation, sexual assault, high school ...
Place:
usa, thailand
Similarity:
100%
442K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most ...
Style:
spooky, mysterious, suspenseful, apocalyptic, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
monster, disaster, found footage, giant monster, alien, survival, fear, survival horror, danger, creature, kaiju, deadly creature ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, september 11 2001, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
new york, bolivia, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, usa ...
Similarity:
78%
574K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Germany, Taiwan, Canada, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Style:
futuristic, intellectual, surreal, philosophical, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
supernatural, intelligence, superhuman powers, brain capacity, tough girl, experimental drug, supernatural ability, telekinesis, transformation, consciousness, telepathy, human brain ...
Time:
year 2014, future, stone age, 2010s, 1900s ...
Place:
france, new york, paris france, berlin germany, rome italy ...
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88%
119K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A Catholic school newcomer falls in with a clique of teen witches who wield their powers against all who dare to cross them -- be they teachers, rivals or meddlesome parents.
Style:
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Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, teen fantasy, girls' night ...
Plot:
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Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa, los angeles, seattle, san francisco
Similarity:
71%
302K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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Style:
twist ending, psychological thriller, bad ending, surprise ending, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Trevor is a troubled high school student, thanks to the effects of bullying. This is the story of his fight to break free.
Style:
realistic, harsh, suspenseful, sincere, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
bullying, school shooting, childhood, depression, teacher, bully, vengeance, social misfits, teenage life, school, violence, fighting the system ...
Place:
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Similarity:
100%
111K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Quentin Jacobsen has spent a lifetime loving the magnificently adventurous Margo Roth Spiegelman from afar. So when she cracks open a window and climbs back into his life-dressed like a ninja and summoning him for an ingenious campaign of revenge-he ...
Style:
teen, exciting, road movie, emotional, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenage love, teenager, adolescence, youth, friendship, love, teenage girl, road trip, travel, friends, unrequited love ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, 21st century
Place:
usa, peru, florida, orlando florida, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
155K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A reimagining of the classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.
Style:
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Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
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Time:
year 2013, 2010s, year 2000, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
41%
32K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A suburban family that takes in a mysterious teen naive to the world around him. As Kyle begins to show signs of brilliance, solving the mystery of his origin and potential abilities becomes the family's mission.
Style:
entertaining, suspenseful, exciting, atmospheric, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural ability, foster child, supernatural, experiment, genius, teenage life, mysterious character, secret organization, self discovery, teenage love, supernatural power, fish out of water ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
seattle, washington d.c., usa
Similarity:
74%
Movie in collections
53K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are more dangerous than any virus.A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe and no one can be trusted. Four young attractive people race through the back ...
Style:
scary, road movie, frightening, suspenseful, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
virus, survival, infection, pandemic, road trip, post apocalyptic, biohazard, post apocalypse, deadly virus, dystopia, apocalypse, blood ...
Time:
distant future, 21st century
Place:
texas, usa
Similarity:
67%
626K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In the futuristic action thriller Looper, time travel will be invented but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past where a looper, a ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, thought provoking, neo noir, cerebral ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
time travel, time loop, distopia, hitman, time paradox, cyberpunk, time, self sacrifice, assassin, changing the past or future, organized crime, revenge ...
Time:
future, 2040s, near future, distant future, year 2012 ...
Place:
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Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of several young people from around the world who represent the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically. Together they work to defeat the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, stylized, suspenseful, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, supernatural ability, youth, young heroes, escapades, superhuman powers, teleportation, telekinesis, psychic, friendship, good versus evil, danger ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A high school senior, Alex Lainey, has an encounter with mysterious lights that appear over her small town. She soon develops dangerous, supernatural abilities and turns to her childhood friend Sean Terrel. The authorities target them and a chase ...
Style:
light, sweet, futuristic, romantic, realistic
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
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Time:
future
Similarity:
100%
112K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
Style:
exciting, witty, cynical, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, supernatural ability, youth, time travel, superhuman powers, superhero, supernatural power, teenage life, swearing, friends, danger, friendship ...
Time:
2000s, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe, england, canada
Similarity:
60%
100K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set in a world where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young Will Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, teen, exciting, light ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
high school, superhero, friendship, supernatural ability, young heroes, superhuman powers, heroes, coming of age, best friends in love, good versus evil, teenage life, super powers ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
Style:
entertaining, sexy, epic, visually stunning, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
superhero, time travel, mutant, heroes, superhuman powers, supernatural ability, avenger, changing the past or future, team, good versus evil, teamwork, mind control ...
Time:
year 2014, future, near future, year 1973, 20th century ...
Place:
usa, paris france, china, new york, moscow russia ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
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Style:
emotional, serious, exciting, entertaining, intense ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, kids, chick flick ...
Plot:
superhero, superhuman powers, heroes, double life, good versus evil, protector, vigilante, spider man, save the day, fighting crime, death of girlfriend, costumed hero ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Eccentric scientist Victor Von Frankenstein creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
Style:
gothic, gothic horror, medical horror, stylized, light ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
mad scientist, monster, frankenstein, hunchback, frankenstein's monster, scientist, escapades, friendship, experiment gone awry, experiment, steampunk, doctor frankenstein ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, future, 1930s, 21st century
Place:
scotland yard, scotland, england, usa, big ben london ...
Similarity:
67%
688K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.
Style:
serious, sexy, saga, action packed, action adventure ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, manly, kids, boys' night ...
Plot:
superhero, mutant, heroes, supernatural, psychic power, good versus evil, avenger, superhuman powers, supernatural ability, x men, mission, heroic mission ...
Time:
year 2000, 2000s, 20th century, y2k, near future ...
Place:
usa, poland, mississippi, manhattan new york city, north america ...
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The town of Silverton is in one day destroyed by the unprecedented power of a series of tornadoes. The population is at the mercy of the unpredictable and deadly cyclones, while hunters warn that the worst is yet to come. Most people find shelter, ...
Style:
stylized, talky, action adventure, apocalyptic, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, tornado, end of the world, escapades, death, weather, high school, redemption, panic, storm, catastrophe ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, oklahoma
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A psychological thriller about an eight year old boy named Cole Sear who believes he can see into the world of the dead. A child psychologist named Malcolm Crowe comes to Cole to help him deal with his problem, learning that he really can see ghosts ...
Style:
psychological, surprise ending, twist ending, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, horror for children, teen drama
Plot:
twists and turns, afterlife, supernatural, psychology, ghost, plot twist, death, psychiatrist, psychic, life & death, supernatural horror, psychologist ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, pennsylvania, persia, philadelphia
Similarity:
28%
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