Movies like Safe
If Safe's mix of pollution, quarantine and chemical stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Safe's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Dark Waters
2019 · Directed by Todd Haynes · 127 min7.5
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Todd Haynes · Shares: pollution
A tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths to one of the world's largest corporations.
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Zootopia
2016 · Directed by Byron Howard · 109 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: allegory, female protagonist
Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.
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Awakenings
1990 · Directed by Penny Marshall · 120 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: illness · From the same decade (1990s)
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment.
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Brain on Fire
2017 · Directed by Gerard Barrett · 88 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: female protagonist
Susannah Cahalan, an up-and-coming journalist at the New York Post becomes plagued by voices in her head and seizures, causing a rapid descent into insanity.
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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
2025 · Directed by Scott Cooper · 120 min6.6
Why you'll like itShares: 1980s
Bruce Springsteen, a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past.