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More movies like this?

posted 10 years ago by Lorriaa
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I really like philosophical movies that make you think, like Zero Theorem and Naked (1993), any other movies like that?

P.S. I know there's Brazil, but I don't recall liking it much, maybe I'll give it another try, long time since I seen it.

[–] BorisKarpov 10 years ago

i made a small list of movies like that: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls070838302/

[–] ChazzJazz 10 years ago

Blade Runner
Dark City
City of Lost Children

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[–] SugaryTree 10 years ago

Mr. Nobody came to mind for me.

[–] areyouserious123 10 years ago

You definitely need to give Brazil another shot. It is a phenomenal film.

I've never seen that. I've never seen anybody drive their garbage down to the street and bang the hell out of it with a stick. I-I've never seen that.

[–] Professor59 10 years ago

Agree. Brazil is everything this is, and better.

[–] Strazdamonas 10 years ago

You definatelly need to see Primer.

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[–] tad-32 10 years ago

Another vote for Primer.

[–] BorisKarpov 10 years ago

primer sucks

[–] Lorriaa 10 years ago

seen primer, don't recall liking it much, I guess it had an interesting start, but very confusing and complicated later.

[–] little_wing 10 years ago

Primer is absolutely nothing like The Zero Theorem. I'm not saying it's not a good movie but it's completely the opposite of TZT in every way. The way it's filmed, it's realism as opposed to TZT's surrealism, the narrative style....basically just everything.

Reaction time is a factor in this, so please pay attention.

[–] brnk4 10 years ago

Cloud Atlas, Trance, Arizona Dream, The Congress, Jacob's Ladder, Most People Live in China, Songs From The Second Floor, The Project, Donnie Darko

Primer is good stuff, it's just not presented in the cinematic language we are used to in the 21st century. So, if you want to 'get it', (and still didn't get it the first time) well, you'll just have to watch it more times. For me it's kind of the same as with Fellini's 8 1/2. The more I've seen it, the more I've liked it. And I REALLY disliked it the first time.

[–] Lorriaa 10 years ago

thanks for many suggestions, I didn't see many of those.

[–] Kazak23 10 years ago

As for philosophical films, I can't recommend Synechoche, New York highly enough.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383028/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Science can't explain everything, but religion can't explain anything.

[–] Lorriaa 10 years ago

seen it, all I remember was the interesting visuals, didn't like the movie itself.

[–] horrorinpureform 10 years ago

You should see the French movie Thomas in Love. To put it mildly, more than several things in Zero Theorem are lifted straight out of it (pretty much all the aspects other than the zero theorem stuff itself). I love both movies.

[–] Lorriaa 10 years ago

seen the trailer, looks very interesting, I hope I can find the subtitles with the movie.