Movies like Sleeper
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Sleeper (1973)
46K
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime.
Style:
futuristic, funny, surreal, slapstick, cult classic, erotic, clever, humorous, witty, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
satire, dystopia, robot, cryogenics, distopia, time travel, cloning, resistance movement, food, surrealism, dystopian future, revolution, imagination, farce, mountain, mistaken identity, fish out of water, philosophy, architecture, post apocalypse, hospital, time traveler, masturbation, chase, resistance ...
Time:
future, 70s, 22nd century, year 1973, 1920s
Place:
new york, usa
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Most similar movies to Sleeper
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, surreal, weird and clever films with plots about storytelling, mentor, dialogue, satire, runaway, suprisingly clever and catastrophe mostly in Comedy, Sci-Fi and Adventure genres. Some movies like Sleeper: Idiocracy (2006), Simon (1980), Back to the Future (1985), Mars Attacks! (1996), Back to the Future Part II (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
213K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
To test its top-secret Human Hibernation Project, the Pentagon picks the most average Americans it can find - an Army private and a prostitute - and sends them to the year 2505 after a series of freak events. But when they arrive, they find a ...
Style:
futuristic, thought provoking, satirical, funny, absurd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dystopian future, time travel, distopia, stupidity, social satire, satire, dystopia, absurdism, social decay, dimwit, hibernation, dark humor ...
Time:
future, year 2006, year 2005, distant future, y2k ...
Place:
texas, usa, washington d.c.
Similarity:
67%
1K
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A group of scientist take Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwash experiment. After that they try to convince him that he was a living-being from another planet
Style:
humorous, offbeat, not serious, absurd, stylized ...
Plot:
evolution, brainwashing, television, scientist, psychosis, disorder, friends, space and aliens, hidden identity, self discovery, experiment gone awry, friendship ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, future, 80s
Place:
canada, maine, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his ...
Style:
feel good, exciting, funny, light, cult classic ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
time travel, time machine, mad scientist, time, time loop, destiny, teenager, scientist, changing the past or future, inventor, fish out of water, high school ...
Time:
future, 80s, 1950s, year 1985, 20th century ...
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
257K
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
'We come in peace' is not what those green men from Mars mean when they invade our planet, armed with irresistible weapons and a cruel sense of humor. This star studded cast must play victim to the alien’s fun and games in this comedy ...
Style:
parody, dark comedy, absurd, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
ufo, mars, alien invasion, flying saucer, alien, space and aliens, evil alien, dark humor, disaster, catastrophe, alien abduction, outer space ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, future, year 1996
Place:
washington d.c., usa, kentucky, kansas, taj mahal ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Marty and Doc are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, clever, light, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
time travel, time machine, alternate reality, changing the past or future, inventor, time, sent to the past, alternate timeline, travel, time paradox, time loop, mad scientist ...
Time:
future, year 2015, 1950s, 20th century, 2010s ...
Place:
california, los angeles, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
With a serial strangler on the loose, a bookkeeper wanders around town searching for the vigilante group intent on catching the killer.
Style:
surreal, sexy, humorous, black and white, philosophical ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, vigilante, false accusation, investigation, vigilantism, circus, lone hero, disorder, danger, comedy of errors, mistaken identity ...
Time:
1930s, year 1991, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
new york, central europe, eastern europe, new jersey
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. ...
Style:
light, saga, futuristic, sentimental, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
time travel, time machine, mad scientist, changing the past or future, old west, sent to the past, time, time loop, inventor, alternate timeline, time paradox, duel ...
Time:
19th century, 1950s, future, 90s, 80s ...
Place:
space western, los angeles, north america, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Poland
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Two scientists are chosen as guinea pigs for a time experiment: they are placed in hibernation and should be brought back to life after three years. In the meantime, however, the World War III breaks out and life have been wiped out of the surface ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, apocalyptic, retro, futuristic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, friendship, polish, satire, nudity, sexist, amazon tribe, sex, friendship between men, post-apocalyptic future, surrealism, dystopia ...
Time:
future, year 1984, near future, year 1999, 2040s ...
Place:
poland, eastern europe
Similarity:
50%
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40K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
When a bumbling New Yorker is dumped by his activist girlfriend, he travels to a tiny Latin American nation and becomes involved in its latest rebellion.
Style:
slapstick, humorous, sexy, political, black comedy ...
Plot:
satire, dictatorship, dictator, revolution, politics, political satire, rebellion, loser, fish out of water, political activism, misfit, rise to the top ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, latin america, south america
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Set in 19th-century Russia, Allen is a cowardly serf drafted into the Napoleonic war, who would rather write poetry and obsess over his beautiful but pretentious cousin. Allen's cowardice serves him well when he hides in a cannon and is shot ...
Style:
parody, philosophical, surreal, intellectual, witty ...
Plot:
satire, war, philosophy, napoleonic wars, irreverent, nothing goes right, love and romance, disorder, fall in love, military, goofy hero, couple relations ...
Time:
year 1975, 1810s, 1800s, 19th century, 1930s ...
Place:
russia, ussr, st. petersburg russia
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
Style:
suspenseful, dark comedy, clever, witty, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, obsession, murder, amateur detective, women, marriage, paranoia, death, hotel, mysticism, truth ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1993
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new york state, poland
Similarity:
33%
290K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the city of New York, comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.
Style:
philosophical, funny, romantic comedy, humorous, ironic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick
Plot:
comedian, breakup, neurosis, love and romance, relationships, dating, love story, passion, sarcasm, marriage, divorce, pessimism ...
Time:
1940s, 70s, 20th century, year 1977, 60s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, los angeles, california, usa ...
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
This film tells the story of a successful writer called Harry Block, played by Allen himself, who draws inspiration from people he knows in real-life, and from events that happened to him, sometimes causing these people to become alienated from him ...
Style:
cult classic, talky, witty, humorous, cynical ...
Plot:
art, writers, relationships, satire, psychiatrist, writer's life, human nature, alienation, philosophy, eternal love, depression, prostitution ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1997
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
33%
30K
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A low-budget, sci-fi satire that focuses on a group of scientists whose mission is to destroy unstable planets. 20 years into their mission, they have battle their alien mascot, that resembles a beach ball, as well as a "sensitive" and ...
Style:
parody, spoof, futuristic, philosophical, surreal ...
Plot:
space travel, satire, deep space, artificial intelligence, space opera, alien, philosophy, space exploration, alien invasion, imagination, moon, dystopia ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 22nd century
Place:
malibu california
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' (which lasted two minutes and twenty eight seconds, including the signing of the peace treaty) is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and ...
Style:
dark comedy, apocalyptic, psychedelic, surreal, psychotronic ...
Plot:
dystopia, post apocalypse, post-apocalyptic future, post apocalyptic, absurdism, nuclear holocaust, distopia, satire, epidemic, apocalypse, nuclear bomb, bombing ...
Time:
year 1969, future
Place:
cornwall, england, london
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Three men walk into a bar; two geeks and a cynic. They are three ordinary blokes who all have dreams and hopes for an exciting and better future
Style:
horror comedy, entertaining, humorous, tricky, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
time travel, sent to the future, time machine, alternate reality, time, time loop, friendship, existence paradox, pub, underdog, disorder, atheism ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 2009, distant future, 21st century
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
32%
46K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, ...
Style:
mockumentary, surreal, black and white, parody, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, celebrity, disappearance, missing person, character study, justice, artists and showbiz, therapy, celebrity culture, found footage, loneliness, philosophy ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1983, 70s ...
Place:
new york, germany, bronx new york city, paris france, new jersey
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A hapless talent manager named Danny Rose, by helping a client, gets dragged into a love triangle involving the mob. His story is told in flashback, an anecdote shared amongst a group of comedians over lunch at New York's Carnegie Deli. ...
Style:
black and white, funny, talky, touching, humorous ...
Plot:
screwball, showbiz, gangster, thanksgiving, comedy of errors, mafia, comedian, art, female protagonist, blacks and whites, artist, girlfriend ...
Time:
20th century, year 1984, 80s, 70s, 1920s ...
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Heartbeeps stars Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters as domestic robots who fall in love and run off together.
Style:
psychotronic, surreal, retro, humorous, semi serious
Audience:
pre-teens
Plot:
robot, androids and robots, servant, factory, fish out of water, love, escape, nature, machine, women, cognitive science, dystopian future ...
Time:
future, year 1981, 80s
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A mild mannered film critic is dumped by his wife and his ego is crushed. His hero persona is the tough guy played by Humphrey Bogart in many of his movies and the apparition of Bogart begins showing up to give him advice. With the encouragement of ...
Style:
funny, parody, talky, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
dating, nymphomaniac, love, infidelity, divorce, imaginary friend, adultery, farce, art, friendship, filmmaking, best friend ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place:
san francisco, usa, new york
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Set in the year 2024 in post-apocalyptic America, 18-year old Vic and his telepathic dog Blood are scavengers in the desolate wilderness ravaged by World War 4, where survivors must battle for food, shelter, and sexual companionship in the ...
Style:
cult classic, surreal, humorous, futuristic, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dog, post apocalypse, dystopia, desert, distopia, nuclear holocaust, wedding, survival, wasteland, dystopian future, violent, escape ...
Time:
future, year 1975, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
phoenix arizona, oklahoma
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Adventurer/surgeon/rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his band of men, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, take on evil alien invaders from the 8th dimension.
Style:
cult classic, spoof, humorous, surreal, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien, alien invasion, chase, scientist, evil scientist, musician, interdimensional travel, desert, rescue, mad scientist, electrocution, laboratory ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1938, future
Place:
usa, hong kong, asia, new jersey
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A vain actor, his best friend, and an activist end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist.
Style:
not serious, humorous, witty, stylized, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
freak, body horror, mad scientist, disorder, countryside, goofy hero, rivalry, betrayal, escapades, farce, nothing goes right, heroes ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place:
mexico, latin america
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Future Americans decide to time travel to 1776 to ask the founding fathers for the solutions to their problems. A glitch in the time machine changes their destination to 1976. Still believing themselves to be in 1776, the time travellers attempt to ...
Style:
psychotronic, spoof, surreal, independent film, not serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
satire, disco, summer, time loop, time warp, time machine, fish out of water, profanity, silly humor, hopes, misfit, misfit partners ...
Time:
year 1976, 20th century, 70s, future, 22nd century ...
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Style:
satirical, philosophical, light, clever, funny ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
space travel, outer space, alien, space and aliens, fantasy world, sarcasm, robot, benign alien, spacecraft, friends, buddies, space opera ...
Time:
future, year 2005, 2000s
Place:
himalaya, madagascar, england, london
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Centred around a weekend party at the home of inventor Andrew Hobbs and his wife Adrian, attended by randy doctor Maxwell Jordan, his nurse Dulcy, renowned philosopher Dr.Leopold Sturgis and his fiancée, this is a light comedy concerning their ...
Style:
sexy, sex comedy, talky, humorous, clever ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
chess, summer, shakespeare, farce, infidelity, couples, lovers, older man younger woman relationship, marriage, love, male female relationship, professor ...
Time:
1900s, 20th century, edwardian era, 70s
Place:
new york, new york state
Similarity:
28%
225K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, cult classic, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
space opera, space and aliens, space travel, space battle, wilhelm scream, satire, alien, farce, star wars, outer space, stupidity, rescue ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
space western
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In a boorish future, the government sponsors a popular, but bloody, cross-country race in which points are scored by mowing down pedestrians. Five teams, each comprised of a male and female, compete using cars equipped with deadly weapons. ...
Style:
grindhouse, road movie, black comedy, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot:
car, car chase, carsploitation, dystopia, satire, dark humor, dystopian future, racing, distopia, dystopic future, danger, chases and races ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 2000, 2000s, 70s ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Music, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill ...
Style:
funny, cult classic, light, humorous, slapstick ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
time travel, time machine, heaven, death, afterlife, robot, musician, escape, rock and roll, sent to the past, time, grim reaper ...
Time:
future, 90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
california
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain, Portugal
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Planet Earth, 9177. The remains of humankind live in a post-apocalyptic environment divided into only two social classes: the ruling king and the oligarchs who inhabit the Representative Building and the poor of the world who hardly survive in the ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, futuristic, social ...
Plot:
surrealism, politics, fight, poverty, revolution, desert, sexual attraction, nobleman, social satire, social differences, dystopia, barber ...
Time:
distant future, future
Similarity:
27%
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