20 best movies like The Giver (2014)

List of the best movies like The Giver (2014): In Time, Surrogates, Arrival, Class of 1999 II - The Substitute, A Marine Story, Radioflash, Transcendence, Wedlock, Disconnect, Ghost in the Shell.

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Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantastic, action, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:49

In the not-too-distant future the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest try to negotiate for their immortality. A poor young man who comes into a fortune of time, though too late to help his mother from dying. He ends up on the run from a corrupt police force known as 'time keepers'.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantastic, action, thriller
CountryUSA
Duration01:25

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.

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: 4.3
Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
CountryCanada
Duration01:27

In the original movie, the cyborg-teachers were all destroyed. Well that's what we thought, but there's one more rogue military robot out there determined to clean up the education system.

Markimdb: 6
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, crime, military
CountryUSA

Marine officer Alexandra is tough enough to kick any guy's ass in a bar fight, but there's one opponent she can't beat: military policy. When she returns to her conservative hometown from Iraq with a mysterious personal life, she finds herself charged with preparing a tempestuous teenage girl to boot camp.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA

When a nuclear strike causes an electromagnetic pulse that cuts off all power, water, and communication to the entire western United States, Reese finds herself plunged into an all-too-real fight to survive. As pandemonium grips her city, Reese and her father set out on a desperate journey in search of safety--a perilous trek through a world gone mad where every encounter with a stranger could be your last.

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: 5.9
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration01:41

    A male prison escapee heads for his hidden loot, electronically attached to a female prisoner.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

      Disconnect interweaves multiple storylines about people searching for human connection in today’s wired world. Through poignant turns that are both harrowing and touching, the stories intersect with surprising twists that expose a shocking reality into our daily use of technology that mediates and defines our relationships and ultimately our lives.

      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: 7.2
      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: 6.1
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
        CountrySpain, Bulgaria
        Duration01:50

          Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the future of humanity.

          Markimdb: 4.8
          Genrehorror, thriller, melodrama, drama, detective
          CountryUSA

          17-year old Eli moves with his family to the isolated farm of reclusive Waylon, a man whose dark past threatens to overtake him. Eli’s family works to restore the desolate fields, while he becomes fascinated with the forests. While on the farm, Eli meets the mysterious Amanda when she gives him an apple. The next day she extracts a promise from him to avoid the deep woods. Reeling from a violent encounter with his father, one night he breaks this promise and finds her body hanging from a tree.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genrefantastic, thriller, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:31

            On the brink of separation, Ethan and Sophie escape to a beautiful vacation house for a weekend getaway in an attempt to save their marriage. What begins as a romantic and fun retreat soon becomes surreal, when an unexpected discovery forces the two to examine themselves, their relationship, and their future.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama, crime
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:08

            Two strangers find their lives colliding in an impossible way. Alex is a methodical cargo thief working for a dangerous cartel. Sam is a determined paramedic trying to save the world while running from her past.

            Markimdb: 5.8
            Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
            CountryUSA

            A man becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something larger, his obsession eventually leads him to question reality itself.

            Markimdb: 6.4
            Genrefantastic, adventure, family
            CountryUSA, Spain, France, Canada, United Kingdom
            Duration02:22

            Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomorrowland."

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genrehorror, fantastic, fantastic, thriller, thriller
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:44

            Three friends discover a mysterious machine that takes pictures 24 hours into the future and conspire to use it for personal gain, until disturbing and dangerous images begin to develop.

            Markimdb: 6.1
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
            CountryUSA, Canada
            Duration01:28

            David Rice is a man who knows no boundaries, a Jumper, born with the uncanny ability to teleport instantly to anywhere on Earth. When he discovers others like himself, David is thrust into a dangerous and bloodthirsty war while being hunted by a sinister and determined group of zealots who have sworn to destroy all Jumpers. Now, David’s extraordinary gift may be his only hope for survival!

            Markimdb: 2.4
            Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
            CountryUSA

            A scientist readies a boat after his warnings of an Earth-destroying flood are ignored. However, after the disasters reach a peak level of destruction those who maligned the scientist now turn to him in desperation, as he and other refugees look to save the world and stop the disaster using the two Supercolliders on opposite sides of the Atlantic.

            Markimdb: 3.1
            Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
            CountryUSA, Canada
            Duration01:45

            A small group of survivors are left behind after millions of people suddenly vanish during the rapture and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction.

            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: 6.2
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:00

              A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.

              Markimdb: 6.3
              Genrethriller, drama
              CountryUSA

              In Barrow, Alaska, teenagers Qalli and Aivaaq find their bond tested when a seal-hunting trip goes wrong, resulting in the death of their friend.

              Markimdb: 5.4
              Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
              CountryUnited Kingdom, Japan
              Duration01:46

              A dark, hip, urban story of a barren and anonymous city where the underclass' sport of choice is ram-raiding. An exciting game in which stolen cars are driven through shop windows to aid large-scale looting before the police arrive. For Tommy, it's a business, but for Billy and Jo, it's a labour of love. As the competition between Tommy and Billy grows more fierce, the stakes become higher and the "shopping" trips increasingly risky.

              Markimdb: 7.2
              Genremelodrama, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:38

              A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city's wealthy landowners.

              Markimdb: 5.5
              Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, drama
              CountryUSA, Canada
              Duration02:16

              Four boyhood pals perform a heroic act and are changed by the powers they gain in return. Years later, on a hunting trip in the Maine woods, they're overtaken by a vicious blizzard that harbors an ominous presence. Challenged to stop an alien force, the friends must first prevent the slaughter of innocent civilians by a military vigilante ... and then overcome a threat to the bond that unites the four of them.

              Markimdb: 8.1
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
              CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany
              Duration02:12

                In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

                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: 6.6
                Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
                CountryBrazil, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Italy
                Duration02:01

                When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.

                Markimdb: 5.2
                Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
                CountryUSA

                As two teen prodigies try to master the art of time travel, a tragic police shooting sends them on a series of dangerous trips to the past.

                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: 6.1
                Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
                CountryUSA, Canada, Germany
                Duration01:45

                Set in a world with memory implants, Alan Hakman is a 'cutter'—someone with the power of final edit over people's recorded histories—but his latest assignment puts him in great danger.

                Markimdb: 6.1
                Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama
                CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                Duration01:33

                A futuristic 'Brief Encounter', a love story in which the romance is doomed by genetic incompatibility.

                Markimdb: 6.7
                Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, adventure, family
                CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada
                Duration02:44

                A teenager finds himself transported to an island where he must help protect a group of orphans with special powers from creatures intent on destroying them.

                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: 5.7
                  Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
                  CountryUSA, Canada

                  Twelve extremely talented men and women have been chosen to be part of the Phaeton mission, a 10-year trek to explore a distant planetary system. In order to endure the stress of being confined to their high-tech vessel, the crew passes the time using advanced virtual reality modules that allow them to take on various identities. But as the ship approaches a critical phase of their journey, a deadly flaw is discovered in the virtual system, forcing them to question if someone onboard might be a killer.

                  Markimdb: 6.7
                  Genrefantastic, drama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:21

                  People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship.

                  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
                  Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, adventure, detective
                  CountryUSA, China, Brazil
                  Duration02:36

                  An astronaut travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. He uncovers secrets which challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.

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