Movies like The Dark Tower
If The Dark Tower's mix of mind control, gunslinger and portal stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what The Dark Tower's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Divergent
2014 · Directed by Neil Burger · 140 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: mind control · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find…
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Monsters, Inc.
2001 · Directed by Pete Docter · 92 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: portal, parallel world
Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis.
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017 · Directed by Luc Besson · 137 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: parallel world · Also science fiction and action · From the same decade (2010s)
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an…
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Inception
2010 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 148 min8.4
Why you'll like itAlso action and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the…
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The Matrix
1999 · Directed by Lana Wachowski · 136 min8.3
Why you'll like itAlso action and science fiction
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
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Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Directed by Joe Russo · 149 min8.2
Why you'll like itAlso action and science fiction · From the same decade (2010s)
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos.