Movies like Finch
If Finch's mix of post-apocalyptic future, survival and robot stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Finch's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Hunger Games
2012 · Directed by Gary Ross · 142 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: questioning, speculative, reflective · Also science fiction and adventure
In a dystopian society where the Capitol forces each district to send two young tributes to fight to the death in a televised spectacle, a girl volunteers to take her sister’s place, setting the stage for a struggle of…
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WALL·E
2008 · Directed by Andrew Stanton · 98 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: robot, reflective, sincere
After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE.
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Chaos Walking
2021 · Directed by Doug Liman · 109 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: post-apocalyptic future, unassuming · Also science fiction and adventure · From the same decade (2020s)
Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality, where all inner thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.
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Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · Directed by George Miller · 121 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: post-apocalyptic future, survival · Also adventure and science fiction
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.
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The Revenant
2015 · Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu · 157 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: survival, tragic · Also drama and adventure
In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling.
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Arrival
2016 · Directed by Denis Villeneuve · 116 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: wistful · Also drama and science fiction
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 201 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: journey, wistful
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 179 min8.4
Why you'll like itShares: journey, wistful
Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator.
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014 · Directed by Matt Reeves · 130 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: post-apocalyptic future · Also science fiction and drama
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015 · Directed by Joss Whedon · 141 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: robot · Also adventure and science fiction
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance.
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Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986 · Directed by Leonard Nimoy · 118 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: sympathetic · Also science fiction and adventure
When a huge alien probe enters the galaxy and begins to vaporize Earth's oceans, Kirk and his crew must travel back in time in order to bring back whales and save the planet.
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 146 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: robot · Also drama and science fiction
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this…