Inception
Inceptionhas been praised for pretty much every aspect of its making : way , screenplay , visual effects , activity sequences , plaster bandage , musical musical score , themes , and more . It became one of the highest - grossing motion-picture show of 2010 and has since been consideredone of the best cinema of its decadeas well as one of the greatest sci - fi movies ever .
There are not that many films that are as mind - blowing asInceptionbut , there are some moving-picture show that come in close or at least attack to achieve whatInceptionhas accomplished .
Updated on February 9th , 2021 by Mark Birrell : Though certainly one of the in effect , Inception was neither the first nor the last pic to expend dreams , mental imagery , story bodily structure , and technology as both subject subject and tools in their story . Fans of the pic ’s imaginative take on the tropes of the thriller music genre and opportunities of scientific discipline - fiction have a rich history to research and , thus , we could n’t bound our inclination to only 10 entries . We ’ve added an extra 5 great examples of similar blockbusters and secret gems that fan of the film ’s style and concepts are sure to get laid .
Tenet (2020)
Christopher Nolan hastoyed around with the social structure of storytelling in moviesseveral time beyondInceptionand the most recent exemplar is the director ’s 2020 movie , Tenet .
Incorporating the theatre director ’s love for all thing time - distorted , the movie is a pulse - pounding spy thriller revolving around a technology that causes objects or people to move around backward through time . Its slick output design and carefully plotted narrative are very reminiscent ofInceptionand it clearly stems from many of the same creative influences , chiefly Nolan ’s illustrious affinity for Bond movies .
Existenz (1999)
Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh contribute this mind - bending thriller frombody revulsion maestro David Cronenbergabout players within an advanced practical reality video secret plan .
Never sure of what is literal and what is not , or where the characters are , where they ’re going , and what they ’re endeavor to accomplish , Existenzdissects philosophical theme in a similarly fun way of life toInceptionand it shares its pervading sense of humor .
Strange Days (1995)
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow and both co - written and co - produced by James Cameron , Strange Dayswas far from a hit when it was first free but has developed into a cult classic of the sci - fi genre since then .
Ralph Fiennes stars in the motion picture as a human race who sells custom memories in a time to come where patrons can visually experience life through the eye of others . Though much more a noir whodunit movie that focalise on voyeurism and putrescence , Strange DayssharesInception ’s primal conceit about the relationship between reality and technology .
Transcendence (2014)
Christopher Nolan ’s longtime cameraman Wally Pfister , who shotInception , split into directing himself with this ambitious and handsomely - cast sci - fi thriller about a group of scientist who seek to save their terminally - ill mentor by transplanting his consciousness into a digital country as a superadvanced AI .
Familiar Nolan movie look Morgan Freeman and Cillian Murphy star in the movie alongside stars Johnny Depp , Rebecca Hall , and Paul Bettany in the spark advance office and the pic presents a unique take on technophobia and awareness .
Dark City (1998)
One of the biggest cult favorite of the 90s , Dark Cityis a hugely imaginative and innovative scientific discipline - fiction secret movie about a adult male who awake with amnesia in a eccentric and stylized city of perpetual swarthiness , with his journeying to discover who he is and where he is only becoming stranger and stranger at every turn .
Dark Citymost resemble one ofInception ’s biggest influences , The Matrix , which was released the following year . All of the pic divvy up a regression on free will and imagination , using similar optical mind to search phantasy about how they can be used to shape the world around us .
The Fountain (2006)
The Fountainis often call back for the growing challenges that its manager , Darren Aronofsky , had when making the film . asterisk Hugh Jackman and Rachel Weisz , it was a commercial-grade loser and divided critics , but went on to gain cult condition .
The film is often considered an heroic wild-eyed drama , but it actually combines element of fancy , history , sci - fi , and spiritualism , to tell the fib in three plot line that involve immortality , mislay making love , and a man ’s pursuit to avoid a severe fate .
Sunshine (2007)
An often pretermit sci - fi psychological thriller , written by Alex Garland and directed by Danny Boyle , Sunshinestars Cillian Murphy , Chris Evans , Rose Byrne , Hiroyuki Sanada , Michelle Yeoh , and Benedict Wong .
Set in 2057 , the film tells the chronicle of a group of spaceman who are on a missionary station to reignite the Sun . It explore themes of aperient , science , and religion .
Predestination (2014)
Predestinationstars Ethan Hawke , Sarah Snook , Noah Taylor , and others . It is base on the brusque narrative " — All You Zombies — " by Robert A. Heinlein , and is believe to be one of the most coherent fourth dimension travelling story to search the paradoxes created by it .
The movie follows a time change of location factor who , as his final assignment , must confront the one crook that celebrate buzz off away from him throughout time .
Minority Report (2002)
Minority Reportmight not be the first film that comes to mind when moving picture fans think about Steven Spielberg , but it ’s definitely a keen sci - fi thriller , with Tom Cruise starring in the lead role .
The moving-picture show is congeal in a technologically - advanced future , where a special constabulary division uses the so - called " precogs " to get anticipation about crimes that are about to come - and then forbid them . Chief of this division , John Anderton , make a anticipation saying that he will soon kill a man he does n’t even know .
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
amazingly , The Butterfly Effecthas moderately of a regretful reputation , despite the fact that it ’s still a well - call back and much - discussed movie with many rooter .
The whole tale centers around the conception of the butterfly effect , which is a theory that one lowly case can take to braggy changes and consequences . The main character discovers that he is able-bodied to locomote back in time and decides to commute his yesteryear , but every minor change he establish leads to a completely Modern rendering of his lifespan .
