Movies like The Island
The Island (2005) is a action movie directed by Michael Bay. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. Blade Runner (1982)
★ 7.9 · 15,512 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
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 short life spans.
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2. Never Let Me Go (2010)
★ 6.8 · 2,550 votes · Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also preparing for the haunting reality awaiting them.
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3. Self/less (2015)
★ 6.4 · 3,397 votes · Sci-Fi, Action, Thriller
An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it seems when he starts to uncover the mystery of the body's origins and the secret organization that will kill to keep its secrets.
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4. Upgrade (2018)
★ 7.5 · 5,313 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.
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5. The Maze Runner (2014)
★ 7.2 · 18,559 votes · Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A teenager with no memory of his past finds himself among a group of boys living in a walled enclosure surrounded by a massive, ever-changing maze. As he struggles to adapt to their rules and society, he begins to uncover clues that may lead to escape and the truth behind their confinement.
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6. Twelve Monkeys (1995)
★ 7.6 · 9,467 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.
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7. Archive (2020)
★ 6.4 · 883 votes · Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife.
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8. The Running Man (1987)
★ 6.5 · 3,008 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.
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9. Extinction (2015)
★ 6.4 · 861 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
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10. Coherence (2014)
★ 7.2 · 3,666 votes · Thriller, Sci-Fi
Four couples gather for dinner the night a mysterious and powerful comet passes overhead.
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11. What Happened to Monday (2017)
★ 7.1 · 6,598 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery
In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.
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12. Looper (2012)
★ 6.9 · 11,272 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
In the year 2044, time travel has not yet been invented but in 30 years it will have been. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target into the past where a looper, a hired gun, like Joe is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe's future self for assassination.
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13. The Purge: Election Year (2016)
★ 6.4 · 5,615 votes · Action, Horror, Thriller
Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On the night of what should be the final Purge, a betrayal from within the government forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street where they must fight to survive the night.
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14. Children of Men (2006)
★ 7.6 · 8,194 votes · Sci-Fi, Thriller, Action
In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.
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