Movies and TV shows like Wild Palms
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Wild Palms (1993)
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story:
A multi-national corporation attempts to take over America while small pockets of resistance hold out against rampant technology.
Style:
disturbing, mind bending, serious, futuristic, suspenseful, cyber, tech noir, neo noir, surreal, bleak ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, virtual reality, dystopian future, mind control, fictional reality, society, manipulation, uncover truth, father daughter relationship, husband wife relationship, evil corporation, love interest, hacker, politics, computer, computer hacker, dystopia, cyberspace, technology, kidnapping, life is a bitch, housewife, senator, dishonesty, secret agenda ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 2008, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Most similar movies to Wild Palms
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, suspenseful, futuristic and atmospheric films and TV series with plots about dystopia, conspiracy, cyberpunk, dystopian future, society, virtual reality and computer mostly in Sci-Fi, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Wild Palms: The Prisoner (1967), Project Blue Book (2019), Total Recall 2070 (1999), The Peripheral (2022), Brave New World (2020). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 1010 min.
TV show
Story:
After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.
Style:
surreal, exciting, thought provoking, serious, psychological ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
spy, prison, mind control, gadget, research, danger, uncover truth, government agency, mysterious character, scientist, convict, anger ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
england, britain, europe, london, big ben london
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100%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
A chronicle of the true top secret U.S. Air Force-sponsored investigations into UFO-related phenomena in the 1950s and ’60s, known as “Project Blue Book.”
Style:
enigmatic, captivating, exciting, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
ufo, alien, physicist, political conspiracy, alien abduction, investigation, state affairs, space and aliens, paranormal activity, alien technology, alien contact, scientific research ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Total Recall 2070 is a science fiction television series first broadcast in 1999 on the Canadian television channel CHCH-TV and later the same year on the American Showtime channel. It was later syndicated in the United States with some editing to ...
Style:
cyber, tech noir, relaxing, detective, serious ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, mars, androids, dark future, artificial intelligence, distopia, space, dystopian future, police detective, technology, rebellion, society ...
Time:
future, 20th century, near future
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60%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Stuck in a small Appalachian town, a young woman’s only escape from the daily grind is playing advanced video games. She is such a good player that a company sends her a new video game system to test…but it has a surprise in store. It unlocks ...
Style:
futuristic, thrilling, exciting, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot:
distopia, cyberpunk, alternate reality, gamer, technology, female protagonist, society, robot, supernatural, social problems, advanced technology, changing lives ...
Time:
future
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 415 min.
TV show
Story:
In a utopia whose perfection hinges upon control of monogamy and privacy, members of the collective begin to question the rules, putting their regimented society on a collision course with forbidden love and revolution.
Style:
thought provoking, futuristic, surprise ending, apocalyptic, disturbing ...
Plot:
life is a bitch, distopia, utopia, conspiracy, totalitarianism, dystopic future, genetic engineering, satire, brainwashing, social differences, dystopia, dystopian future ...
Time:
future, near future
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Romania, Iceland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Paranoid computer programmer Simon wakes up to find a package in his room one day. Despite attempts at securing his apartment, the packages keep arriving. While cameras watch Simon's every move, he struggles to find the answers to the ...
Style:
surreal, enigmatic, psychological, cerebral, confusing ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, paranoia, mind control, computer, technology, distopia, existentialism, hacking, neighbor, investigation, hacker, life is a bitch ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague, Douglas Hall, but knowing someone is after him, the old man leaves a letter in his computer generated parallel ...
Style:
mind bending, intellectual, twist ending, neo noir, atmospheric ...
Plot:
virtual reality, alternate reality, cyberpunk, time travel, cyberspace, computer system, parallel universe, twists and turns, artificial intelligence, parallel world, consciousness, imaginary ...
Time:
future, 90s, 1930s, year 1999, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: South Africa, Canada
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Charlie Jade is a science fiction television program filmed mainly in Cape Town, South Africa. It stars Jeffrey Pierce in the title role, as a detective from a parallel universe who finds himself trapped in our universe. This is a Canadian and South ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, scary, futuristic ...
Plot:
private detective, imaginary, danger, society, fish out of water, dystopian future, chaos, life is a bitch, escapades, cyberpunk, parallel universe, evil ...
Place:
africa, south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A contemporary British re-working of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about our modern world.
Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to ...
Style:
serious, philosophical, thought provoking, anthology, clever ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
technology, dystopia, twists and turns, human nature, satire, dystopian future, social decay, society, computers and web, media satire, alternate reality, media ...
Time:
future, 2010s, near future
Place:
england, london
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Harsh Realm is a science fiction television series about humans trapped inside a virtual reality simulation.
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Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, serious, suspenseful, mindfuck ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
time travel, epidemic, survival, changing the past or future, time machine, existence paradox, post apocalypse, sent to the past, plague, virus, save the world, apocalypse ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: West Germany
Duration: 212 min.
TV show
Story:
Cybernetics engineer Fred Stiller uncovers a massive corporate conspiracy involving a virtual reality computer project.
Style:
cyber, surreal, psychedelic, art house, apocalyptic ...
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cyberpunk, virtual reality, distopia, simulated reality, computer, cybernetics, dystopia, myth, machine, cognitive science, cyborgs, european ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A corporate raider and his henchman use a chanteuse to lure a scientific genius away from his employer and family.
Style:
sexy, erotic, cyber, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 409 min.
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Young computer engineer Lily Chan investigates the secretive development division of her employer, a cutting-edge tech company based in San Francisco, which she believes is behind the murder of her boyfriend.
Style:
intellectual, captivating, enigmatic, exciting, philosophical ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story:
Dennis Potter's last production for television, screened alongside Karaoke.
Style:
futuristic
Plot:
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Time:
20th century, future
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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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, cyber, stylized, apocalyptic, bleak ...
Audience:
family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
TV show
Story:
A young medical student discovers that something sinister is going on in her hospital after routine procedures send more than a few seemingly healthy patients into comas on the operating table. Remake of Coma 1978.
Style:
tense, serious, suspenseful, atmospheric, bleak ...
Plot:
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21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The Utopia Experiments is a legendary graphic novel shrouded in mystery. When a group of strangers find themselves in possession of an original manuscript, their lives suddenly and brutally implode.
Style:
surreal, thought provoking, mind bending, captivating, offbeat ...
Plot:
conspiracy, danger, hidden truth, politician, who to trust, mysterious character, scientist, twists and turns, graphic violence, epidemic, life turned upside down, virus ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
england
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Set in the year 1999 during the last days of the old millennium, the movie tells the story of Lenny Nero, an ex-cop who now deals with data-discs containing recorded memories and emotions. One day he receives a disc which contains the memories of a ...
Style:
tech noir, futuristic, cyber, serious, psychological ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, virtual reality, murder, dystopia, police brutality, conspiracy, violence, corruption, haunted by the past, uncover truth, serial killer, computer ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world of corporate espionage. Quickly getting way over-his-head, he teams up with a mysterious femme fatale.
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suspenseful, tense, stylized, enigmatic, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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45%
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Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Switzerland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In the future, national boundaries have been broken down and two giant super-states remain—the bleak, oppressive, and totalitarian "Hemisphere," and the sprawling and futuristic "Megaville." Megaville has an elected president, ...
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cyber, independent film, futuristic, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Duration: 103 min.
Story:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
An astronaut returns home from a year long solo mission in space. She tries to reconnect with her husband and son in their everyday life. Her experiences in space and home lead to events that ultimately will change the course of human history.
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Jimi, a computer game designer, finds that his latest product has been infected by a virus which has given consciousness to the main character of the game, Solo. Tormented by the memory of his fled girlfriend Lisa and begged by Solo to end its ...
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Audience:
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44%
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Story:
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Style:
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boys' night
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44%
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Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Lifepod cronicles the trip of eight passengers after the ship they were traveling on blew up on Christmas Eve. Immediately people start dying. The passengers begin to investigate why the ship blew up and how it relates to them
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Time:
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44%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
When the entire world blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds, everyone sees a flash of their own future 6 months from the present. For some, the future is hopeful, while for others, it is unexpected. For a few, it doesn't seem to ...
Style:
suspenseful, mind bending, stylized, surreal, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
investigation, time loop, destiny, direction and purpose, uncover truth, supernatural, foreknowledge, time traveler, premonition, special agent, team, worldwide chaos ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa
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43%
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK, France, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.
Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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43%
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Country: USA, Japan, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Time:
future, 90s, 2040s
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Singapore
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In the near future in the Asian city-state Sintawan, everyone's identity is recorded in the vast CyberLink. The only way around this is using illegal simulated identity implants (sims). A young bounty hunter who makes her living tracking sims, ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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