Movies like The Big Empty
If The Big Empty's mix of fbi, suitcase and alien stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what The Big Empty's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The X-Files
1998 · Directed by Rob Bowman · 121 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: fbi, conspiracy · Also mystery and science fiction
Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.
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Conspiracy Theory
1997 · Directed by Richard Donner · 135 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: fbi, conspiracy · Also drama and mystery
A man obsessed with conspiracy theories becomes a target after one of his theories turns out to be true. Unfortunately, in order to save himself, he has to figure out which theory it is.
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Repo Man
1984 · Directed by Alex Cox · 92 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: alien, conspiracy · Also comedy and science fiction
A down and out young punk gets a job working with a seasoned repo man, but what awaits him in his new career is a series of outlandish adventures revolving around aliens, the CIA, and a most wanted '64 Chevy.
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Blade Runner
1982 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 118 min7.9
Why you'll like itWith Daryl Hannah · Also science fiction and drama
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their…
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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
2018 · Directed by Joel Coen · 132 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: cowboy · Also comedy and drama
Vignettes weaving together the stories of six individuals in the old West at the end of the Civil War. Following the tales of a sharp-shooting songster, a wannabe bank robber, two weary traveling performers, a lone…
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
2005 · Directed by Tommy Lee Jones · 121 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: desert · Also drama and mystery · From the same decade (2000s)
When brash Texas border officer Mike Norton wrongfully kills and buries the friend and ranch hand of Pete Perkins, the latter is reminded of a promise he made to bury his friend, Melquiades Estrada, in his Mexican home…
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Paul
2011 · Directed by Greg Mottola · 104 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: alien · Also comedy and science fiction
For the past 60 years, a space-traveling smart-ass named Paul has been locked up in a top-secret military base, advising world leaders about his kind.
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Now You See Me
2013 · Directed by Louis Leterrier · 116 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: fbi, conspiracy
An FBI agent and an Interpol detective track a team of illusionists who pull off bank heists during their performances and reward their audiences with the money.