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Movies like Source Code

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

The 3 reasons people love Source Code

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

  1. You like solving a mystery in a time loop.

  2. You like a short, tight thriller.

  3. You like a love story in eight minutes.

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.

  • Dark2017

    • solving a mystery in a time loop

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

  • Severance2022

    • solving a mystery in a time loop
    • a short, tight thriller

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

  • Twelve Monkeys1995

    • solving a mystery in a time loop

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

  • Tenet2020

    • solving a mystery in a time loop

    Good for you if you like a film you'll need to think about for days.

  • Perfect Blue1998

    • solving a mystery in a time loop
    • a short, tight thriller

    Good for you if you like a stalker thriller where you can't trust what you see.

  • Minority Report2002

    • a short, tight thriller

    Good for you if you like a man on the run from his own unit.

  • Memento2000

    • solving a mystery in a time loop

    Good for you if you like assembling a story in reverse.

  • Inception2010

    • solving a mystery in a time loop

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

  • Westworld2016

    • solving a mystery in a time loop

    Good for you if you like a plot you have to piece together across timelines.

  • Shutter Island2010

    • a short, tight thriller

    Good for you if you like a mood that gets under your skin: storms, cells, a lighthouse.

  • Edge of Tomorrow2014

    • solving a mystery in a time loop

    Good for you if you like figuring out the loop with the hero.

  • The Bourne Identity2002

    • a short, tight thriller
    • a love story in eight minutes

    Good for you if you like an amnesiac spy and a stranger he pays to drive him to Paris falling for each other.

  • The Butterfly Effect2004

    • solving a mystery in a time loop
    • a love story in eight minutes

    Good for you if you like chaos theory as a thriller.

Reasons taken from Source Code'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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