20 movies like Transcendence, ordered by similarity : Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie(2015), Jupiter Ascending(2015), What Happened to Monday(2017), Source Code(2011), Tron: Legacy(2010), Maze Runner: The Death Cure(2018), Cloverfield(2008), The Giver(2014), Surrogates(2009), Go Find a Psychic(2015), A Walk Among the Tombstones(2014), The Age of Shadows(2016) ...
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|China|USA
2014
119 Minutes
Johnny Depp Rebecca Hall Paul Bettany Cillian Murphy Kate Mara Cole Hauser Morgan Freeman Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Cory Hardrict Falk Hentschel Josh Stewart
scientist wife best friend terrorist computer brooding creative fascinating laboratory apartment city artificial intelligence extremism knowledge sentience power discovery metamorphosis pursuit future
A scientist's drive for artificial intelligence takes on dangerous implications when his own consciousness is uploaded into one such program.
Sci-Fi, Action, Anime
Japan|USA
2015
100 Minutes
Kazuchika Kise
young woman enemy friend creative suspenseful thrilling brooding profound japan future terrorism future threats manipulation cybernetics animation adventure discovery transformation rescue
Newport-City 2029: Major, an advanced female cyborg, is in charge of the anti-terrorism etc. unit reporting directly to the government. Taking out terrorists and freeing hostages at an embassy doesn't go smoothly. Major investigates why.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|Australia
2015
127 Minutes
Andy Wachowski Channing Tatum Mila Kunis Sean Bean Eddie Redmayne Douglas Booth Tuppence Middleton Bae Doo-na James D'Arcy Tim Pigott-Smith Nikki Amuka-Bird
housekeeper hunter doctor brooding creative fascinating earth united states genetic engineering power inheritance destiny discovery metamorphosis pursuit future
A young woman discovers her destiny as an heiress of intergalactic nobility and must fight to protect the inhabitants of Earth from an ancient and destructive industry.
Sci-Fi, Action
UK|France|USA|Belgium
2017
123 Minutes
Noomi Rapace Willem Dafoe Glenn Close Robert Wagner Marwan Kenzari Pål Sverre Hagen Lara Decaro Tomiwa Edun
grandfather sister sibling man agent doppelganger profound quirky thrilling spectacular disturbing intense control room bank city apartment big city future control kidnapping secret identity
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.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA|Canada|France|Germany
2011
89 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Michelle Monaghan Vera Farmiga Jeffrey Wright Brent Skagford Cas Anvar Russell Peters Michael Arden Craig Thomas Gordon Masten Susan Bain
pilot officer scientist woman father bomber frenetic suspenseful train afghanistan chamber mission time travel out-of-body experience computer program death the past pursuit sacrifice metamorphosis
A soldier wakes up in someone else's body and discovers he's part of an experimental government program to find the bomber of a commuter train within 8 minutes.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
2010
125 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Garrett Hedlund Olivia Wilde Bruce Boxleitner James Frain Michael Sheen Beau Garrett Jeffrey Nordling Christine Adams Dale Wolfe Cillian Murphy
programmer father son computer artificial intelligence creative thrilling cool computer world los angeles arcade computers artificial intelligence father/son relationship disappearance video games virtual reality adventure discovery escape
The son of a virtual world designer goes looking for his father and ends up inside the digital world that his father designed. He meets his father's corrupted creation and a unique ally who was born inside the digital world.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA
2018
142 Minutes
Dylan O'Brien Thomas Brodie-Sangster Kaya Scodelario Giancarlo Esposito Rosa Salazar Aidan Gillen Walton Goggins Ki Hong Lee Barry Pepper Will Poulter Patricia Clarkson
friend leader officer monster young man young woman brooding dark intense thrilling suspenseful bleak field desert city maze camp train escape survival
Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as "The Flare".
Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2008
85 Minutes
Michael Stahl-David Mike Vogel Odette Yustman Lizzy Caplan Jessica Lucas T.J. Miller Anjul Nigam Theo Rossi
friend love interest college graduate monster frightening suspenseful new york city apartment street invasion disaster death escape pursuit mystery 2000s
A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.
Sci-Fi, Action, Drama
South Africa|Canada|USA
2014
97 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Meryl Streep Brenton Thwaites Alexander Skarsgård Katie Holmes Taylor Swift Cameron Monaghan Odeya Rush Emma Tremblay
old man young man librarian soldier friend citizen brooding fascinating intense community center library interrogation room waterfall street dining room utopia knowledge defiance truth friendship
In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2009
88 Minutes
Bruce Willis Radha Mitchell Rosamund Pike Boris Kodjoe James Francis Ginty James Cromwell Ving Rhames Jack Noseworthy Michael Cudlitz Jeffrey De Serrano Helena Mattsson
fbi agent partner robot scientist prophet bleak engaging laboratory dead zone robots murder virus utopia pursuit mystery metamorphosis future
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.
Sci-Fi, Drama, Animation, Action, Crime
Canada
2015
113 Minutes
Katsuyuki Motohiro
policewoman criminal rebel soldier suspect brooding profound creative suspenseful japan future animation future technology profiling crime quest rescue metamorphosis adventure
While struggling with the death of her mother and the loss of a privileged life, a frustrated young woman attempts to reclaim her happiness which she believes is attached to a beloved ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
USA
2014
114 Minutes
Liam Neeson Dan Stevens David Harbour Boyd Holbrook Maurice Compte Adam David Thompson Astro Sebastian Roche Mark Consuelos Ólafur Darri Ólafsson Laura Birn
detective client drug trafficker murder victim murderer friend brooding confident intense gripping new york city office crime scene car bar apartment detective work murder morality work-life balance
Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
South Korea
2016
140 Minutes
Song Kang-ho Gong Yoo Han Ji-min Park Hee Soon Um Tae-Goo Foster Burden Shingo Tsurumi Ha-dam Jeong
police captain spy resistance leader friend brooding fascinating gripping intense intricate patriotic raw suspenseful thrilling korea japanese occupation treason collaboration espionage discovery metamorphosis
Korean resistance fighters smuggle explosives to destroy facilities controlled by Japanese forces in this period action thriller.
Sci-Fi, Drama, Animation, Action, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2006
100 Minutes
detective undercover cop drug addict psychiatrist creative intricate dark household california farm suicide drug addiction totalitarianism surveillance paranoia discovery fall pursuit future
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Comedy
USA
1993
105 Minutes
Woody Allen Diane Keaton Alan Alda Anjelica Huston Jerry Adler Lynn Cohen Ron Rifkin Joy Behar Marge Redmond Aida Turturro
husband wife son writer amateur sleuth neighbor amusing playful new york city apartment restaurant movie theater city apartment big city murder investigation marriage romance death city life suspicion
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
1997
105 Minutes
Mira Sorvino Jeremy Northam Josh Brolin Giancarlo Giannini Charles S. Dutton Alexander Goodwin Alix Koromzay F. Murray Abraham
scientist colleague husband humanoid child transit worker suspenseful frightening melodramatic new york city subway train station laboratory underground apartment epidemic science disappearance unlikely allies evolution
Three years ago, entomologist Dr. Susan Tyler genetically created an insect to kill cockroaches carrying a virulent disease. Now, the insects are out to destroy their only predator, mankind.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
France|Germany|Taiwan|Canada|USA|UK
2014
88 Minutes
Scarlett Johansson Morgan Freeman Min-sik Choi Amr Waked Julian Rhind-Tutt Pilou Asbæk Analeigh Tipton Nicolas Phongpheth Jan Oliver Schroeder Luca Angeletti
boyfriend drug smuggler student thug captor neurologist confident cool intense apartment bedroom car cell airplane street drug trafficking super powers brain tissue survival escape
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|USA
1984
108 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Linda Hamilton Michael Biehn Paul Winfield Lance Henriksen Rick Rossovich Bess Motta Earl Boen Dick Miller Shawn Schepps Bruce Kerner
good guy woman android murder victim roommate cyborg gory suspenseful intense tense thrilling los angeles alternate reality police station club city apartment motel room violence robots time travel
A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
USA|UK
2014
113 Minutes
Dylan O'Brien Kaya Scodelario Aml Ameen Thomas Brodie-Sangster Ki Hong Lee Will Poulter Patricia Clarkson Blake Cooper Dexter Darden Jacob Latimore Chris Sheffield
teenager teen girl friend leader officer monster brooding dark intense island elevator maze camp water tower forest amnesia survival bonding unusual ability puzzle
Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow "runners" for a shot at escape.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2011
114 Minutes
Ryan Reynolds Blake Lively Peter Sarsgaard Mark Strong Tim Robbins Jay O. Sanders Taika Waititi Angela Bassett Mike Doyle Nick Jandl Dylan James
test pilot superhero alien scientist friend leader thrilling outlandish emotional spectacular tense earth laboratory apartment alien planet city space supernatural good versus evil heroism
Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Animation, Action, Fantasy
USA|Japan|Canada
2019
122 Minutes
Rosa Salazar Christoph Waltz Keean Johnson Mahershala Ali Jennifer Connelly Ed Skrein Jackie Earle Haley Lana Condor Idara Victor Eiza González Jeff Fahey
cyborg doctor love interest robot assassin assistant creative confident uplifting thrilling incredible emotional city junkyard doctor's office market workshop destroyed city artificial intelligence mysterious past
A deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is.