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Shows like The OA

Not everyone loves The OA for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The OA

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a story that refuses to say what kind of story it is.

  2. You can live with an ending that stops instead of answering.

  3. You want the feeling that something bigger sits behind a disappearance.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Outer Range2022

    • a story that refuses to say what kind of story it is

    Good for you if you like a western that turns into something cosmic.

  • Severance2022

    • a story that refuses to say what kind of story it is

    Good for you if you like goats in an office basement and a waffle party as a reward.

  • Annihilation2018

    • a story that refuses to say what kind of story it is
    • you can live with an ending that stops instead of answering

    Good for you if you like science fiction that feels like a nightmare.

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey1968

    • the feeling that something bigger sits behind a disappearance

    Good for you if you want to feel small before the universe.

  • The Leftovers2014

    • you can live with an ending that stops instead of answering

    Good for you if you can live with never learning where the vanished went.

  • Tales from the Loop2020

    • a story that refuses to say what kind of story it is

    Good for you if you like science fiction that feels small, personal and strange.

  • Undone2019

    • a story that refuses to say what kind of story it is

    Good for you if you like reality slipping away from Alma scene after scene.

  • Mr. Nobody2009

    • you can live with an ending that stops instead of answering
    • the feeling that something bigger sits behind a disappearance

    Good for you if you like a film that leaves you unsure which life was real.

  • Serial Experiments Lain1998

    • a story that refuses to say what kind of story it is
    • you can live with an ending that stops instead of answering

    Good for you if you like a quiet, eerie anime where the internet starts to feel haunted.

Reasons taken from The OA's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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