Movies like TRON
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TRON (1982)
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Original name: Tron
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
As Kevin Flynn searches for proof that he invented a hit video game, he is "digitalized" by a laser and finds himself inside The Grid, where programs suffer under the tyrannical rule of the Master Control Program. With the help of TRON, a security program, Flynn seeks to free The Grid from the MCP.
Style:
stylized, surreal, suspenseful, visually appealing, futuristic, psychotronic, light, allegory, fairy tale, thought provoking ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
virtual reality, computer, cyberpunk, cyberspace, artificial intelligence, distopia, alternate reality, computer hacker, video game, motorcycle race, dystopic future, computer program, computer game, technology, disney, programmer, heroes, corporate world, hacker, computer cracker, computer genius, fictional reality, rebellion, man versus machine, internet ...
Time:
80s, future, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, pentagon
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Most similar movies to TRON
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out futuristic, exciting, cult film and visually appealing films with plots about dialogue, chase, technology, alternate reality, mentor, distopia and first contact mostly in Sci-Fi, Action and Adventure genres. Some movies like TRON: TRON: Legacy (2010), The Last Starfighter (1984), Ready Player One (2018), Logan's Run (1976), The Matrix Revolutions (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra, Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu from crossing into the real ...
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Time:
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A video game expert Alex Rogan finds himself transported to another planet after conquering The Last Starfighter video game only to find out it was just a test. He was recruited to join the team of best Starfighters to defend their world from the ...
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Place:
california
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100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, India
Duration: 140 min.
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When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
An idyllic sci-fi future has one major drawback: All citizens get a chance of being 'renewed' in a Civic Ceremony at their 30th birthday, unless they run and escape before their time comes.
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futuristic, psychotronic, apocalyptic, cerebral, allegory ...
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boys' night
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100%
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
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futuristic, exciting, epic, thought provoking, bad ending ...
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kids, boys' night, teens
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Six months after the events depicted in The Matrix, Neo has proved to be a good omen for the free humans, as more and more humans are being freed from the matrix and brought to Zion, the one and only stronghold of the Resistance. Neo himself has ...
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
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80%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jobe is resuscitated by Jonathan Walker. He wants Jobe to create a special computer chip that would connect all the computers in the world into one network, which Walker would control and use. But what Walker doesn't realize is a group of ...
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Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
computer, cyberpunk, virtual reality, revenge, technology, hacker, androids and robots, cyborgs, prodigy, chase, sword fight, surveillance ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Country: USA, UK
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another ...
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Audience:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Country: USA, Spain, France, Canada, UK
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A data courier, literally carrying a data package inside his head, must deliver it before he dies from the burden or is killed by the Yakuza. In a dystopian 2021, Johnny (Keanu Reeves) is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to ...
Style:
futuristic, stylized, suspenseful, bleak, cyber ...
Audience:
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50%
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Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
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Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
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Place:
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50%
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Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent disappearance of prominent scientists. Suspecting a link ...
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Audience:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In a futuristic resort, wealthy patrons can visit recreations of different time periods and experience their wildest fantasies with life-like robots. But when Richard Benjamin opts for the wild west, he gets more than he bargained for when a ...
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Place:
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31%
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Country: USA, Germany, UK, Italy
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Story:
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cyborgs, distopia, apocalypse, robot, post apocalypse, cyberpunk, androids and robots, man versus machine, future war, dystopic future, artificial intelligence, save the world ...
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Place:
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31%
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Country: USA, France
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Audience:
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31%
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Duration: 91 min.
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30%
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Story:
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30%
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Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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30%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Lyle Swann is a successful off-road racer who mistakenly gets sent back in time 100 years. When a band of outlaws robs Swann of his motorcycle, he's forced to outfox the gangsters and give in to the seductions of a gorgeous local lady. With ...
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30%
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Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Hoping to alter the events of the past, a 19th century inventor instead travels 800,000 years into the future, where he finds humankind divided into two warring races.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, ...
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30%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Allies of the Shadows seek revenge against humanity. This movie sets up the series, "Crusade," the sequel to "Babylon 5."
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reflective, light, talky, harsh, intense ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
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Time:
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30%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of America's nuclear defenses. Shortly after being turned on, it detects the existence of Guardian, the Soviet counterpart, previously unknown to US Planners. Both ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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