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Waking Life (2001)
69K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our relationships with others, and the meaning of life.
Style:
philosophical, spiritual, psychedelic, surreal, cerebral, adult animation, stylized, experimental, visually stunning, thought provoking ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
philosophy, existentialism, dream, surrealism, alternate reality, trippy, consciousness, bohemian life, meaning of life, sleeping, imagination, life philosophy, lucid dream, lifestyle, paradox, imaginary, human nature, existence paradox, daydreamer, spirituality, renaissance, psychedelia, reincarnation, spirit, lsd ...
Time:
20th century, year 2001, 2000s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
texas, tibet
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out surreal, weird, adult animation and psychedelic films with plots about surrealism, storytelling, trippy, existentialism, artistic, obsession and dialogue mostly in Drama, Animation and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Waking Life: It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012), Anomalisa (2015), A Scanner Darkly (2006), Spirited Away (2001), Undone (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche, in this new feature film version of Don Hertzfeldt's animated short film trilogy.
Style:
adult animation, surreal, philosophical, experimental, black comedy ...
Plot:
illness, dark humor, surrealism, divorced parents, life & death, existentialism, depression, mental health, introspection, self discovery, art, obsession ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
78K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A man crippled by the mundanity of his life experiences something out of the ordinary.
Style:
adult animation, surreal, philosophical, depressing, cerebral ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex, depression, sex scene, stop motion, loneliness, sex toy, relationships, existentialism, melancholy, infidelity, inferiority complex, sex shop ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, 2000s
Place:
cincinnati ohio
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Style:
psychedelic, psychological, philosophical, adult animation, bleak ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, drug abuse, dystopia, schizophrenia, conspiracy, disorder, addiction, trippy, society, fighting crime, consciousness, losing-it hero ...
Time:
future, year 2006, 2000s, near future, 21st century
Place:
california, texas, usa, san diego california
Similarity:
86%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The second of two theatrically released follow-ups to the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. Comprising of two alternate episodes which were first intended to take the place of episodes 25 and 26, this finale answers many of the questions surrounding ...
Style:
anime, psychological, mecha, ambiguous ending, adult animation ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
loneliness, depression, philosophy, insanity, misanthropy, suicide, alienation, hate, surrealism, infiltration, stream of consciousness, death ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Style:
anime, surreal, atmospheric, stylized, offbeat ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
friendship, magic, supernatural, surrealism, witch, parallel world, imaginary, fantasy world, ghost, japanese mythology, creature, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
2000s, year 2001, year 2002, y2k, 21st century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo, seattle
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100%
26K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
After getting into a near fatal car accident, Alma discovers she has a new relationship with time and uses this ability to find out the truth about her father’s death.
Style:
adult animation, psychedelic, exciting, spiritual, anime ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
car accident, women, family relations, female protagonist, investigation, secrets, mental illness, wedding, deaf, sister sister relationship, father daughter relationship, robbery ...
Place:
texas
Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika.
Style:
surreal, psychological, philosophical, psychedelic, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
dream, trippy, lucid dream, virtual reality, surveillance, hallucination, surrealism, villain, mental illness, scientist, psychiatrist, doctors and patients ...
Time:
future, year 2006, 2000s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
75%
12K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The film follows Nishi, a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, the film follows Nishi as he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.
Style:
surreal, anime, cerebral, adult animation, psychological ...
Plot:
self discovery, surrealism, trippy, hopes, righting the wronged, family relations, danger, supernatural, dealing with death, family in danger, couples, imaginary ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Israel, Australia
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach! You'll find it in a small yet amazing booklet, which will explain, in easy to follow, simple terms ...
Style:
surreal, adult animation, ironic, humorous, black comedy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
meaning of life, life philosophy, stop motion, self discovery, human nature, introspection, society, social misfits, hopes, apartment building, suicide, butterfly effect ...
Time:
year 2008
Place:
australia, middle east, new orleans, california, israel ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Czech Republic, France, UK, Germany
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A very free adaptation of Marlowe's 'Doctor Faustus', Goethe's 'Faust' and various other treatments of the old legend of the man who sold his soul to the devil. Svankmajer's Faust is a nondescript man who, after ...
Style:
surreal, art house, experimental, claymation, cerebral ...
Plot:
surrealism, faust, stop motion, mythology, fantasy world, deal with the devil, occult, folk horror, devil, pact with the devil, temptation, supernatural ability ...
Time:
90s
Place:
prague, europe, central europe, czechoslovakia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
256K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Belgium, Germany, Canada, France, UK, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
Style:
psychological, surreal, mind bending, philosophical, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
time, destiny, philosophy, choice, alternate reality, depression, twists and turns, butterfly effect, surrealism, utopia, multiple outcomes, parallel world ...
Time:
future, year 2009, year 1975, year 2011, 2010s ...
Place:
canada
Similarity:
83%
119K
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A retired pop singer turned actress' sense of reality is shaken when she is stalked by an obsessed fan and seemingly a ghost of her past.
Style:
adult animation, suspense, suspenseful, surreal, anime ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, murder, obsession, twists and turns, stalking, actor's life, actress, violence, stalker, rising to stardom, danger, mentally unstable ...
Time:
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Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Spike Jonze’s debut feature film is a love story mix of comedy and fantasy. The story is about an unsuccessful puppeteer named Craig, who one day at work finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, cerebral, cult classic, mind bending ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
surrealism, puppeteer, subconscious, psychology, satire, lesbianism, body swapping, body swap, philosophy, actor, existentialism, manipulation ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Style:
adult animation, psychedelic, cult classic, surprise ending, anime ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
cartoonist, sex, femme fatale, erotica, alternate reality, manipulation, nightclub, comic book, seduction, soldier, police officer, skyscraper ...
Time:
1940s, year 1992, 90s, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Documentary, Animation, Biography, Drama, History, Mystery, War
Country: Israel, France, Germany, USA, Finland, Switzerland, Belgium, Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Much awarded animated documentary, in which director and Israeli army veteran Ari Folman interviews friends and former soldiers about their memories of the 1982 Lebanon war and especially the Sabra and Shatila massacre in Beirut. The usage on ...
Style:
adult animation, rough, experimental, psychological, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
politics, military, mass murder, memory loss, soldier, haunted by the past, guilt, male pubic hair, catastrophe, memory, mission, army ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
lebanon, israel, middle east, palestine, beirut lebanon
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
A mysterious young girl wanders a desolate, otherworldly landscape, carrying a large egg.
Style:
anime, gothic, avant garde, adult animation, surreal ...
Plot:
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Place:
europe, japan
Similarity:
100%
15K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, UK, West Germany
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A quiet young English girl named Alice finds herself in an alternate version of her own reality after chasing a white rabbit. She becomes surrounded by living inanimate objects and stuffed dead animals, and must find a way out of this nightmare- no ...
Style:
surreal, disturbing, art house, adult animation, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
surrealism, alice in wonderland, little girl, arthouse horror, absurdism, mushroom, stop motion, rabbit, female protagonist, child protagonist, anthropomorphic animal, skeleton ...
Time:
1800s, year 1988, 20th century, 80s, 19th century ...
Place:
czech republic, central europe, czechoslovakia, australia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Style:
adult animation, surreal, humorous, semi serious, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dark humor, good versus evil, supernatural, disorder, human nature, supernatural ability, moral dilemma, trippy, angel, snow, recovery, idiot ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
lost love, female protagonist, actor's life, interview, love and romance, unfulfilled love, haunted by the past, love story, movie star, mother daughter relationship, longing, lovers apart ...
Time:
20th century, year 2001, 1940s, 2000s, 1930s ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, china, asia
Similarity:
100%
13K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A reclusive man conducts a series of interviews with human souls for a chance to be born.
Style:
philosophical, psychological, melancholic, unusual plot structure, existential ...
Plot:
bullying, isolated house, existentialism, meaning of life, beach, regret, bicycle, destiny, humanity, solitude, life & death, life philosophy ...
Place:
tibet
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Israel, Germany, Poland, Luxembourg, Belgium, France, USA, India
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
More than two decades after catapulting to stardom with The Princess Bride, Robin Wright decides to take her final job: preserving her likeness for a future Hollywood. Through a deal brokered by her loyal, longtime agent and the head of Miramount ...
Style:
surreal, philosophical, cerebral, stylized, atmospheric ...
Plot:
distopia, moral dilemma, flying a kite, female protagonist, hallucination, actor's life, lifestyle, child illness, parallel world, escape from reality, one last job, society ...
Time:
future, 2030s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
israel
Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
depressing, touching, emotional, sad, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
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Time:
20th century, year 2009, 2000s, year 1976, 70s
Place:
australia, oceania, persia, usa, new york ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: France, Czechoslovakia
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
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Style:
surreal, psychedelic, adult animation, art house, visually stunning ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
dystopia, trippy, surrealism, distopia, slave, meditation, alien species, baby, alien life-form, giant, planet, existentialism ...
Time:
year 1973, distant future, future
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
A newlywed develops a strange lump on his neck that gives him the ability to transform people or objects at will. His wife is very upset. Meanwhile, the CEO of Smilecorp learns of this man and his ability and sees a way to achieve world domination ...
Style:
adult animation, black comedy, anime, cult classic, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
couples, insanity, surrealism, brutality, supernatural ability, imaginary, wish come true, creativity, dark hero, moral ambiguity, sex, absurd humor ...
Time:
year 1997
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
Style:
surreal, psychological, psychedelic, philosophical, visually stunning ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
dream, surrealism, magic realism, love story, magic, daydreamer, escape from reality, artist, existentialism, melancholy, imagination, childhood ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, mexico, france, europe, latin america ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Style:
philosophical, cult classic, confusing, art house, surreal ...
Plot:
existentialism, depression, death, writers, theater, twists and turns, schizophrenic, loneliness, philosophy, writer's life, mental illness, actor ...
Time:
year 2008, 90s, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, berlin germany
Similarity:
100%
20K
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A figure known as "The Assassin" descends from the heavens into a nightmarish pit full of monsters, titans, and cruelty.
Style:
adult animation, surreal, disturbing, avant garde, scary ...
Audience:
adult, horror for children
Plot:
stop motion, surrealism, post apocalypse, violence, monster, motorcycle, creature, dystopia, body horror, fantasy world, demolished city, exploitation ...
Time:
2020s
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100%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Poland, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Qatar
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
adult animation, visually stunning, artsy, period piece, costume drama ...
Plot:
painter, painting, artist, art, suicide, genius, skill, art history, mysterious death, doctor, guilt, death ...
Time:
19th century, year 2017, ancient times, 2010s, year 1990
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
An "underground" cartoonist contends with life in the inner city, where various unsavory characters serve as inspiration for his artwork.
Style:
adult animation, surreal, psychedelic, parody, mind bending ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mature, surrealism, adult humor, marijuana, interracial relations, sexual attraction, blaxploitation, trippy, city life, satire, animated sex, superhero ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A gritty mind-bending thriller about three twenty-somethings who find themselves in an impossible time labyrinth, where each day they awaken to the same terrifying day as the preceding one.
Style:
psychological, mind bending, surreal, tense, contemplative ...
Plot:
time loop, addiction, time travel, time warp, introspection, youth, life is a bitch, hopes, redemption, rehabilitation, time, imaginary ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
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