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Shows like 1899

Not everyone loves 1899 for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love 1899

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

  1. You like working out what a ship full of secrets is hiding.

  2. You like a story that pulls the floor out in the last minutes.

  3. You like a fogbound steamer shot like an oil painting.

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.

  • Severance2022

    • working out what a ship full of secrets is hiding

    Good for you if you like piecing together what Lumon really does.

  • Dark2017

    • working out what a ship full of secrets is hiding

    Good for you if you like a family tree you need to draw on paper.

  • Inception2010

    • working out what a ship full of secrets is hiding

    Good for you if you like a plot you have to hold in your head, layer by layer.

  • Annihilation2018

    • a fogbound steamer shot like an oil painting

    Good for you if you like rainbow-coloured, mutated landscapes.

  • Source Code2011

    • working out what a ship full of secrets is hiding

    Good for you if you like solving a mystery in a time loop.

  • Twelve Monkeys1995

    • working out what a ship full of secrets is hiding

    Good for you if you like a time loop you piece together.

  • Shutter Island2010

    • a story that pulls the floor out in the last minutes

    Good for you if you love a story that makes you question everything you just saw.

  • The Prestige2006

    • a story that pulls the floor out in the last minutes

    Good for you if you love a film that shows you its secret only at the end.

  • Ghost in the Shell1995

    • a fogbound steamer shot like an oil painting

    Good for you if you like a dense, rainy city drawn in every detail.

  • Paprika2006

    • working out what a ship full of secrets is hiding
    • a fogbound steamer shot like an oil painting

    Good for you if you want every frame packed with shifting images.

Reasons taken from 1899'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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