20 best movies like The Fountain (2006)

List of the best movies like The Fountain (2006): I Origins, Mr. Nobody, The Discovery, Cloud Atlas, The Duke of Burgundy, Gattaca, Her, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Before Midnight, Flatliners.

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Markimdb: 7.4
Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

I Origins follows a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the human eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman who slips away from him. As his research continues years later with his lab partner, they make a stunning scientific discovery that has far reaching implications and complicates both his scientific and and spiritual beliefs. Traveling half way around the world, he risks everything he has ever known to validate his theory.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genrefantastic, fantasy, melodrama, drama
CountryBelgium, Germany, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, USA
Duration02:18

    Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    In the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless people have chosen suicide to reset their existence, others try to decide what it all means. Among them is Dr. Harbor's son Will, who has arrived at his father's isolated compound with a mysterious young woman named Isla. There, they discover the strange acolytes who help Dr. Harbor with his experiments.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure, detective
    CountryUSA, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore
    Duration02:52

    A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary
    Duration01:44

    Day in and day out, lovers Cynthia and Evelyn enact an elaborate sadomasochistic fantasy as mistress and maid. But as their ritual of domination and submission begins to turn stale, Cynthia yearns for something more conventional, while Evelyn tries to push their taboos even further.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    Science fiction drama about a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics where humans are set on a life course depending on their DNA. The young Vincent Freeman is born with a condition that would prevent him from space travel, yet he is determined to infiltrate the GATTACA space program.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:06

    In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every needs. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

    Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, Austria, Luxembourg, Greece
    Duration01:49

    We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:05

    Five medical students, hoping to gain insight into the mystery of what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring and dangerous experiment. By stopping their hearts for short periods of time, each triggers a near-death experience. As the investigation becomes more and more perilous, they are forced to confront the sins of their pasts, as well as contend with the paranormal consequences of trespassing to the other side.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
    CountrySouth Korea
    Duration01:40

    Days after her friends disappear during a trip to a mysterious cave, a girl is approached by a grown man claiming to be one of her missing pals.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA, South Africa, Canada
    Duration01:37

      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.

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, Romania, France, Italy, Germany
      Duration02:04

      A love story wrapped in a mystery. Set in Europe before WWII, professor of language and philosophy Dominic Matei is struck by lightning and ages backwards from 70 to 40 in a week, attracting the world and the Nazis. While on the run, the professor meets a young woman who has her own experience with a lightning storm. Not only does Dominic find love again, but her new abilities hold the key to his research.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, detective
      CountryFrance, USA
      Duration01:46

      As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:29

        In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

        Markimdb: 6.8
        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryFrance, USA
        Duration01:38

        Kafka, an insurance worker gets embroiled in an underground group after a co-worker is murdered. The underground group is responsible for bombings all over town, attempting to thwart a secret organization that controls the major events in society. He eventually penetrates the secret organization and must confront them.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genrefantastic, drama, detective
        CountrySoviet Union
        Duration02:49

        A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

        Markimdb: 3.6
        Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:43

        S. Darko follows Samantha Darko, the younger sister of Donnie, the protagonist of Donnie Darko, and her friend Corey. On their way to California, their car breaks down, forcing them to wait in a small town until it is fixed. While there, Samantha begins to have dreams that warn her of the end of the universe.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrehorror, fantastic, drama, detective
        CountryUSA

        Sixteen year old Jude discovers each and every one of his fears is true.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA

        A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is just a computer simulation. Doubtful at first, Greg eventually discovers there may be some truth to Isabel’s wild conspiracy.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantastic, drama, family
        CountryUSA

        In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, Jules, do all they can to hold on to their joy, despite the instability surfacing in their world.

        Markimdb: 8.8
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration02:28

          Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genrefantastic, fantasy, drama
          CountryCanada

          In the near future, as humanity prepares to set foot on Mars, Jacob Obus, an elderly musician, takes pride in slowing down time by playing instruments inspired by women's bodies, designed by his friend Arthur. A love triangle develops when Jacob and Arthur both fall in love with Avril, a young photographer. Enter Eugène Spaak, Arthur's father, an inventor and cosmologist who unveils a new theory about man's desire to reach Mars and helps Jacob find the true meaning of life and love.

          Markimdb: 5.8
          Genremelodrama, drama, detective
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:31

          Hoping to leave behind troubled days in the Baltimore city police department, Nate Burns journeys to Alaska, where he takes up a quiet life as a small-town sheriff and begins a romance with spirited bush pilot Meg Galligan). But when Meg's father turns up dead, Burns finds himself thrust into the limelight of a dangerous murder investigation.

          Markimdb: 5
          Genrethriller, drama, detective
          CountryCanada, United Kingdom, Australia, USA
          Duration01:49

          A reclusive surveillance expert is hired to spy on a mysterious blackmailer, who just may be a serial killer.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:32

            On the night of the discovery of a duplicate Earth in the Solar system, an ambitious young student and an accomplished composer cross paths in a tragic accident.

            Markimdb: 7.1
            Genremelodrama, drama, detective
            CountrySpain, France, USA
            Duration01:32

            The film spans 30 years in Julieta’s life from a nostalgic 1985 where everything seems hopeful, to 2015 where her life appears to be beyond repair and she is on the verge of madness.

            Markimdb: 5.8
            Genrehorror, fantastic, fantastic, thriller, thriller, drama, drama
            CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, France
            Duration02:02

            Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genremelodrama, drama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:31

            A powerful and emotional coming of age story, this remarkable tale is told with honesty and originality that will leave audiences moved. In the film, two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love. Directed by Gus Van Sant, one of the most astute observers of people living life on the edge, comes a take on friendship and young love as engaging and true as it is provocative and stirring.

            Markimdb: 6.7
            Genrefantastic, drama, detective
            CountryNew Zealand
            Duration01:27

            After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.

            Markimdb: 7.9
            Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
            CountryUSA, Canada, India
            Duration02:32

            Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

            Markimdb: 7.8
            Genrefantastic, drama, detective
            CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
            Duration01:37

            With only three weeks left in his three year contract, Sam Bell is getting anxious to finally return to Earth. He is the only occupant of a Moon-based manufacturing facility along with his computer and assistant, GERTY. When he has an accident however, he wakens to find that he is not alone.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genremelodrama, drama, detective, music
            CountryCanada, Italy
            Duration02:21

            Spans 300 years in the life of one famed musical instrument that winds up in present-day Montreal on the auction block. Crafted by the Italian master Bussotti (Cecchi) in 1681, the red violin derives its unusual color from the human blood mixed into the finish. With this legacy, the violin travels to Austria, England, China, and Canada, leaving both beauty and tragedy in its wake.

            Markimdb: 6.2
            Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
            CountryUnited Kingdom, China, USA
            Duration01:59

              Two leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of the human brain.

              Markimdb: 8.6
              Genrefantastic, drama, adventure
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
              Duration02:49

                Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

                Markimdb: 6.7
                Genremelodrama, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:48

                Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.

                Markimdb: 6.3
                Genremelodrama, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:03

                A New York couple's relationship is tested after the loss of their child. This film is the wide-released combination of the original two :him and :her volumes that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

                Markimdb: 7.2
                Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
                CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, France, Netherlands, USA
                Duration01:36

                  In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

                  Markimdb: 7.1
                  Genremelodrama, drama, detective, film noir
                  CountryChina, France
                  Duration01:25

                  Luo Hongwu returns to Kaili, the hometown from which he fled many years ago. He begins the search for the woman he loved, and whom he has never been able to forget.

                  Markimdb: 4.3
                  Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:39

                  The interwoven stories of three couples which are forced to make life altering decisions in the face of a disastrous war. Inspired and sometimes blinded by their love, Len, Mia, Andy, Esther, Anna and Erik are as flawed and beautiful as any of the billions who are facing this human-made biological disaster.

                  Markimdb: 6.4
                  Genrefantastic, drama
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, Hungary, USA

                  2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife.

                  Markimdb: 6.8
                  Genredrama, detective
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                  Duration02:15

                  The story is set in 1947, following a long-retired Holmes living in a Sussex village with his housekeeper and rising detective son. But then he finds himself haunted by an unsolved 50-year old case. Holmes' memory isn't what it used to be, so he only remembers fragments of the case: a confrontation with an angry husband, a secret bond with his beautiful but unstable wife.

                  Markimdb: 6.6
                  Genremelodrama, drama, biography
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:24

                  It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and mind-expanding animation that echoes the startling originality of the poem itself. All three coalesce in a genre-bending hybrid that brilliantly captures a pivotal moment-the birth of a counterculture.

                  Markimdb: 7.2
                  Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:44

                    Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.

                    Markimdb: 8.1
                    Genrefantastic, drama, adventure, detective
                    CountrySoviet Union
                    Duration02:43

                    Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A Stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an area in which deep seeded desires are granted.

                    Markimdb: 8
                    Genremelodrama, drama
                    CountrySouth Korea, Germany
                    Duration01:43

                    This South Korean film takes place on an isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.

                    Markimdb: 6.7
                    Genremelodrama, drama, military, biography
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:16

                    The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in the Rye.

                    Markimdb: 6.3
                    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA, India, Hong Kong, China, Canada
                    Duration02:13

                    In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: a human saved from a terrible crash, then cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world's most dangerous criminals.

                    Markimdb: 7.3
                    Genredrama, biography
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration02:27

                    The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'

                    Markimdb: 4.8
                    Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
                    CountryUSA, Germany, Canada

                    A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping with the sudden unexplained disappearance of her first love two years prior. As the investigation continues, Katie is forced to choose between past passions and new possibilities, even as new facts are uncovered.




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