🎬 Movies Like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Loved Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)? Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. Here are 23 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind itself.

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   Vanilla Sky2001

   6.9 IMDb41% RT critics72% RT audience68% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser41·72

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: heartbreak, regret, amnesia

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   Human Nature2001

   6.4 IMDb48% RT critics61% RT audience60% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Michel Gondry, writer Charlie Kaufman; Matching funny, cerebral tone

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   V for Vendetta2005

   8.1 IMDb73% RT critics62% Metacritic90% RT audience79% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser73·90

   Both are sci-fi/drama films; Matching dark, intense tone

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   Unfaithful2002

   6.7 IMDb51% RT critics68% RT audience67% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Both are romance/drama films

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   Prozac Nation2001

   6.2 IMDb29% RT critics58% RT audience63% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Both are romance/drama films

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   Dark City1998

   7.5 IMDb78% RT critics85% RT audience73% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: memory, amnesia

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   Her2013

   8.0 IMDb95% RT critics82% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim95·82

   Shared themes: heartbreak, love, set in united states; Both are sci-fi/romance films

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   Dead Again1991

   6.8 IMDb82% RT critics76% RT audience64% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Matching cerebral, dark tone

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   Requiem for a Dream2000

   8.3 IMDb80% RT critics93% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim80·93

   Shared themes: psychological drama, set in united states; Both are drama films

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    Inception2010

    8.8 IMDb87% RT critics74% Metacritic91% RT audience84% TMDB

    Shared themes: memory, dreams, set in united states; Both are sci-fi films

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    Good Will Hunting1997

    8.4 IMDb97% RT critics94% RT audience82% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim97·94

    Both are romance/drama films; Matching emotional tone

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    The Butterfly Effect2004

    7.6 IMDb34% RT critics81% RT audience76% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser34·81

    Shared themes: amnesia, set in new york, love; Both are sci-fi/drama films

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    Donnie Darko2001

    8.0 IMDb88% RT critics80% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim88·80

    Both are sci-fi/drama films; Matching cerebral, emotional tone

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    The Talented Mr. Ripley1999

    7.4 IMDb85% RT critics80% RT audience72% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Same era (1990s)

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    The I Inside2004

    6.0 IMDb43% RT critics43% RT audience59% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: memory, amnesia

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    28 Days Later2002

    7.5 IMDb87% RT critics85% RT audience72% TMDB

    Both are sci-fi/drama films; Matching dark, tense tone

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    Melancholia2011

    7.1 IMDb80% RT critics67% RT audience72% TMDB

    Both are sci-fi/drama films; Matching cerebral, emotional tone

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    Synecdoche, New York2008

    7.5 IMDb69% RT critics71% RT audience75% TMDB

    Shared talent: director Charlie Kaufman; Both are drama films

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    Spider-Man 22004

    7.5 IMDb93% RT critics82% RT audience73% TMDB

    Both are sci-fi films; Matching intense, cerebral tone

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    Upside Down2012

    6.3 IMDb29% RT critics42% RT audience63% TMDB

    Both are sci-fi/romance films; Matching cerebral, emotional tone

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    The Girl on the Train2016

    6.5 IMDb44% RT critics49% RT audience64% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: amnesia, new york city, set in united states

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    A Woman of Paris: A Drama of Fate1923

    6.9 IMDb94% RT critics75% RT audience68% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling94·75

    Often recommended together; Both are romance/drama films

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    The Greatest Hits2024

    6.3 IMDb51% RT critics66% RT audience65% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Matching funny, emotional tone