🎬 Movies Like Inception

Loved Inception (2010)? A burglar specializing in extracting company secrets via dream-sharing methods faces a reverse challenge: to implant an idea within a CEO's mind. Here are 21 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 Inception itself.

1. 1
   Interstellar2014

   8.7 IMDb73% RT critics74% Metacritic87% RT audience85% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Christopher Nolan; Both are sci-fi/adventure films

2. 2
   The Dark Knight Rises2012

   8.4 IMDb87% RT critics78% Metacritic90% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim87·90

   Shared talent: director Christopher Nolan, Marion Cotillard; Both are thriller films

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   The Matrix1999

   8.7 IMDb83% RT critics73% Metacritic85% RT audience82% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: allegory

4. 4
   Knight and Day2010

   6.3 IMDb51% RT critics49% RT audience62% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Both are adventure films

5. 5
   Tenet2020

   7.3 IMDb70% RT critics76% RT audience72% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Christopher Nolan; Both are sci-fi/thriller films

6. 6
   Blood Diamond2006

   8.0 IMDb64% RT critics90% RT audience76% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser64·90

   Both are adventure/thriller films; Matching tense, emotional tone

7. 7
   Solo: A Star Wars Story2018

   6.9 IMDb69% RT critics63% RT audience66% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Both are sci-fi/adventure films

8. 8
   Ghost in the Shell2017

   6.3 IMDb43% RT critics51% RT audience61% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Matching intense, cerebral tone

9. 9
   Inglourious Basterds2009

   8.4 IMDb89% RT critics69% Metacritic88% RT audience82% TMDB

   Both are adventure films; Matching emotional, epic tone

10. 10
    Man of Steel2013

    7.1 IMDb56% RT critics75% RT audience66% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser56·75

    Shared talent: writer Christopher Nolan; Both are sci-fi/adventure films

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    Gone Girl2014

    8.1 IMDb88% RT critics87% RT audience79% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim88·87

    Both are thriller films; Matching tense, cerebral tone

12. 12
    Cypher2002

    6.7 IMDb59% RT critics64% RT audience66% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are sci-fi/thriller films

13. 13
    The Creator2023

    6.7 IMDb67% RT critics75% RT audience70% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are adventure films

14. 14
    Push2009

    6.1 IMDb23% RT critics42% RT audience62% TMDB⚡ Polarizing23·42

    Often recommended together; Both are sci-fi/thriller films

15. 15
    Skyfall2012

    7.8 IMDb92% RT critics86% RT audience73% TMDB

    Both are adventure/thriller films; Matching tense, intense tone

16. 16
    Paycheck2003

    6.3 IMDb27% RT critics45% RT audience62% TMDB⚡ Polarizing27·45

    Often recommended together; Both are sci-fi films

17. 17
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004

    8.3 IMDb93% RT critics94% RT audience81% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim93·94

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

18. 18
    Gemini Man2019

    5.7 IMDb27% RT critics83% RT audience63% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser27·83

    Often recommended together; Both are sci-fi/thriller films

19. 19
    28 Days Later2002

    7.5 IMDb87% RT critics85% RT audience72% TMDB

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

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    Mad Max: Fury Road2015

    8.1 IMDb97% RT critics86% RT audience76% TMDB

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

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    The Electric State2025

    5.9 IMDb14% RT critics67% RT audience65% TMDB⚡ Polarizing14·67

    Often recommended together; Both are adventure films