Movies like The Book of Eli
If you like "The Book of Eli" you are looking for futuristic, serious and apocalyptic movies about / with survival, apocalypse, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, dystopian future, end of the world and desert themes of Action, Adventure and Drama genre shot in USA.
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The Book of Eli (2010)
338K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.
Style:
futuristic, serious, apocalyptic, twist ending, rough, road movie, heroic, biblical, christian film, tense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, apocalypse, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, dystopian future, end of the world, desert, faith, religion, danger, dystopia, lone hero, protector, dystopic future, chaos, bible, lone wolves, tough heroes, blindness, warrior, vestiges of humanity, brutality, killings, heroes, book ...
Time:
future, year 2010, near future, 2010s, distant future, 2040s
Place:
indiana, usa, san francisco
Keyword:
ipod, gangsters, fighting movie, dreams, reading, challenge, music video, eye candy
Most similar movies to The Book of Eli
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, suspenseful and apocalyptic films with plots about danger, survival, violence, apocalypse, distopia, dystopia and post apocalypse mostly in Action, Thriller and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like The Book of Eli: The Road (2009), I Am Legend (2007), Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), The Postman (1997), Snowpiercer (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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253K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones, and, when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the ...
Style:
bleak, harsh, depressing, rough, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, apocalypse, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, distopia, father son relationship, cannibalism, end of the world, dystopia, starvation, on the road, catastrophe ...
Time:
future, year 2009, near future, 20th century, 2000s ...
Place:
pittsburgh, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
92%
808K
Genre: Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville ...
Style:
scary, intense, atmospheric, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
zombie, survival, apocalypse, loneliness, post apocalypse, virus, infected, isolation, supernatural, plague, end of the world, post apocalyptic ...
Time:
future, year 2007, near future, jurassic, distant future ...
Place:
new york, america, usa, brooklyn new york city, vermont ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
91%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be ...
Style:
road movie, exciting, visually stunning, surreal, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night, family friendly, adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, survival, apocalypse, post apocalyptic, desert, dystopian future, chase, car chase, distopia, car, dystopia, on the run ...
Time:
future, year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, distant future ...
Place:
australia, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 177 min.
Story:
In 2013 there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the Unites States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare and something ...
Style:
futuristic, serious, exciting, apocalyptic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apocalypse, post apocalypse, dystopic future, end of the world, leadership, dystopian future, postman, post apocalyptic, distopia, vestiges of humanity, post war, survival ...
Time:
future, year 1997, near future, year 2013, 2010s ...
Place:
usa, oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
89%
387K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Korea, Czech Republic
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.
Style:
suspenseful, futuristic, thought provoking, allegory, philosophical ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, family friendly, adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, train, survival, distopia, dystopia, revolution, rebellion, end of the world, social differences, winter, capitalism, snow ...
Time:
future, near future, 2010s, year 2013, year 2014 ...
Place:
britain, south korea, east asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
88%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
Style:
atmospheric, neo noir, depressing, bleak, spiritual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
apocalypse, distopia, dystopia, dystopian future, end of the world, chaos, redemption, heroic mission, pandemic, post apocalyptic, fertility, dying ...
Time:
future, year 2006, distant future, near future, 2000s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, washington state, seattle ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In Babylon A.D Vin Diesel stars as a veteran-turned-mercenary who is hired to deliver a package from the ravages of post-apocalyptic Eastern Europe to a destination in the teeming megalopolis of New York City. The "package" is a mysterious ...
Style:
futuristic, action packed, stylized, apocalyptic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, mercenary, protection, dystopia, one man army, dystopian future, distopia, post apocalyptic, smuggling, survival, heroes, master warrior ...
Time:
future, year 2008, 20th century
Place:
russia, new york, china, usa, mongolia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
208K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, Enola, and sail off aboard his ship. ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, apocalyptic, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, date night, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
survival, ocean, apocalypse, post apocalyptic, post apocalypse, sailing, water, boat, dystopic future, sea, rescue, end of the world ...
Time:
future, year 1995, near future, distant future
Place:
arizona
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
220K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.
Style:
road movie, futuristic, grindhouse, apocalyptic, stylized ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
apocalypse, chase, dystopia, vengeance, post apocalypse, revenge, biker, car chase, dystopic future, chaos, car, violence spree ...
Time:
future, 20th century, near future, year 1979, distant future ...
Place:
australia, oceania
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
346K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
Style:
futuristic, philosophical, serious, psychological, atmospheric ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
distopia, martial arts, dystopia, fighting the system, cyberpunk, gunfight, rebellion, post apocalyptic, dystopian future, utopia, totalitarianism, dystopic future ...
Time:
future, near future, 80s, year 2002, 2000s
Place:
china, beijing china
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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The Revenant related movies
551K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, captivating, suspense, visually appealing ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, dystopian future, alien invasion, survival, space travel, space and aliens, catastrophe, danger, fate of humanity, alien encounter, resistance ...
Time:
future, year 2013, 2010s, year 2000, distant future ...
Place:
peru, seattle, new york, washington d.c., pentagon ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre ...
Style:
apocalyptic, road movie, futuristic, grindhouse, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night, date night
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, desert, truck, car chase, dystopia, loner, lone hero, chase, post apocalyptic, oil, survival ...
Time:
future, year 1982, distant future, 20th century, near future ...
Place:
australia, oceania, middle east
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
329K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, brutal, harsh, visually stunning ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, ancient history, slavery, manhunt, tribe, jungle, chase, native, solar eclipse, warrior, ancient civilization, violent ...
Time:
16th century, middle ages, year 2006, 2000s, medieval times
Place:
persia, mexico, central america
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
216K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliott Moore (Mark Wahlberg) and his wife (Zooey Deschanel) flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it ...
Style:
gloomy, serious, tense, scary, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
virus, apocalypse, disaster, survival, end of the world, natural disaster, suicide, paranoia, catastrophe, chaos, graphic violence, plague ...
Time:
year 2008, 20th century, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
new york, philadelphia, boston, usa, france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Set in a post-apocalyptic world, young Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow “runners” for a shot at escape.
Style:
exciting, suspense, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, chick flick, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
survival, memory loss, maze, apocalypse, teenager, distopia, trapped, fantasy world, post apocalypse, post apocalyptic, dystopia, youth ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, near future
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Movies similar to I Am Legend
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
All grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission as Connor tries to determine whether ...
Style:
futuristic, intense, serious, apocalyptic, action packed ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
cyborgs, apocalypse, robot, cyberpunk, future war, androids and robots, post apocalypse, distopia, man versus machine, dystopian future, time travel, artificial intelligence ...
Time:
future, year 2009, near future, 2010s, year 2003 ...
Place:
los angeles, california, san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The sequel to the blockbuster "Left Behind". It is two weeks after the Rapture, and those who were left behind must band together to form the Tribulation Force and will prepare themselves for the worst seven years the planet will ever see.
Style:
biblical, christian film, intense, suspenseful, futuristic ...
Plot:
christian, christianity, god, redemption, apocalypse, religion, natural disaster, disaster, catastrophe, chaos and mayhem, save the world, danger ...
Place:
israel
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
824K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.
Style:
emotional, harsh, road movie, intense, futuristic ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
mutant, superhero, x men, fight scenes, superpower, protector, road trip, rage, immortality, father daughter relationship, invulnerability, comic book ...
Time:
future, near future, year 2017, 2010s, distant future ...
Place:
north dakota, austin texas, el paso texas, oklahoma city, mexico ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Bulgaria, Spain, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert, heavy weapons specialist, demolitionist, and a loose-cannon sniper. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church ...
Style:
exciting, bloody, brutal, suspenseful, action packed ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot:
gunfight, martial arts, tough guy, mercenary, sniper, chase, machismo, assassin, showdown, military, fistfight, shootout ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
latin america, new orleans, somalia, fictional island
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
208K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
One thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family, ready to be a father ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, suspenseful, tense, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
jungle, survival, heroic mission, post apocalypse, apocalypse, post apocalyptic, danger, space, real life father and son playing father and son, animal attack, end of the world, disaster ...
Time:
future, year 2013, 2010s
Place:
seattle, philadelphia
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Movies similar to The Equalizer
124K
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In an alternate world, humanity and vampires have warred for centuries. After the last Vampire War, the veteran Warrior Priest lives in obscurity with other humans inside one of the Church's walled cities. When the Priest's niece is ...
Style:
dark fantasy, scary, exciting, suspenseful, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
vampire, supernatural, apocalypse, post apocalypse, clergy, dystopia, distopia, danger, good versus evil, monster, vampire hunter, master warrior ...
Time:
future, year 2011, 2010s, year 2000
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of a technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children.
Style:
cult classic, road movie, action adventure, cyber, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, lone hero, dystopia, end of the world, post apocalyptic, desert, mad max, car chase, wasteland, dystopian future, survival, chase ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 80s
Place:
australia, south australia, oceania, sydney australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
An ordinary man is recruited by time travellers from 30 years in the future to fight in a war against deadly aliens.
Style:
suspense, futuristic, exciting, anamorphic, action adventure ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
alien invasion, time travel, future war, alien, military, struggle for survival, soldier, final battle, evil alien, alien monster, alien encounter, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
future
Place:
bahamas, dominican republic, miami, russia, north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
244K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When governments fail to act on behalf of captive missionaries, ex-Green Beret John James Rambo sets aside his peaceful existence along the Salween River in a war-torn region of Thailand to take action. Although he's still haunted by violent ...
Style:
brutal, bloody, action packed, grindhouse, harsh ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
one man army, rambo, violent, lone hero, jungle, warrior, sniper, mercenary, heroes, army, military, survival ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
burma, asia, thailand, arizona, southeast asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
265K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A man who suffers visions of an apocalyptic deluge takes measures to protect his family from the coming flood.
Style:
biblical, exciting, captivating, apocalyptic, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, kids, chick flick
Plot:
apocalypse, survival, religion, chaos, god, natural disaster, old testament, belief, ancient history, life & death, christianity, animal ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, ancient times, middle ages, biblical epic
Place:
holy land, peru
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
Style:
exciting, action packed, bloody, stylized, entertaining ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
gunfight, ex military, villain, mercenary, hotshot, tough heroes, commando, revenge, terrorist plot, leader, heroes, tough guy ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
europe, china, new orleans, nepal, paris france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
252K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is ...
Style:
suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, harsh, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
monster, creature, survival, alien, space travel, alien life-form, one man army, outer space, dark hero, tough guy, anti hero, deadly creature ...
Time:
future, year 2000, y2k, 2000s
Place:
oceania, space western
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
218K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized ...
Style:
exciting, serious, futuristic, action packed, visually appealing ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
prison, car chase, racing, car race, tough heroes, tough guy, revenge, prison life, survival, contests and competitions, explosions, race ...
Time:
year 2008, future, 2010s, year 2012, 2020s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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, ...
Style:
action packed, futuristic, exciting, stylized, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
alien, space, dystopia, lone hero, outer space, bounty hunter, tough guy, space and aliens, space opera, distant planet, one man army, one against many ...
Time:
future, year 2004, near future, 2000s
Place:
space western
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
263K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An oil drilling team struggles to survive after a plane crash strands them in the wilds of Alaska. Hunting them is a pack of wolves that sees them as intruders.
Style:
suspenseful, bad ending, harsh, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
survival, wilderness, animal attack, snow, hunting, wolf, dangerous animal, stranded, forces of nature, air disaster, struggle for survival, wolf attack ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
alaska, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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