Movies like Brainstorm: 20 to watch next
If you loved Brainstorm (1983) — a science fiction and thriller film directed by Douglas Trumbull — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Brainstorm most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like virtual reality and memory. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Gemini Man 2019★ 6.3
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, Brogan soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sleep Dealer 2008★ 5.9
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
Set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network that joins minds and experiences, three strangers risk their lives to connect with each other and break the barriers of technology.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Source Code 2011★ 7.3
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
When decorated soldier Captain Colter Stevens wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he's part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Movie Sphere+
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S1m0ne 2002★ 6.0
Shares: Science Fiction
The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star — the first totally believable synthetic actress.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Omni Loop 2024★ 6.0
Shares: Science Fiction
Diagnosed with a black hole growing inside her chest and stuck in a loop reliving the last five days of her life, a 55-year-old wife and mother from Miami, Florida decides to solve time travel in order to go back and be the person she always intended to be.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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2073 2024★ 6.7
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Memoirs of an Invisible Man 1992★ 5.9
Shares: Science Fiction
After a freak accident, an invisible yuppie runs for his life from a treacherous CIA official while trying to cope with his new life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Free Guy 2021★ 7.4
Shares: Science Fiction
A bank teller discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, and decides to become the hero of his own story. Now, in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way before it's too late.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Disclosure Day 2026★ 7.4
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
A cybersecurity expert becomes a whistleblower after uncovering secrets about aliens, putting him on the run from a corporation. Meanwhile, a meteorologist experiencing strange phenomena joins forces with him to prove there's life beyond our understanding.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Giver 2014★ 6.6
Shares: Science Fiction
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Time Lapse 2014★ 6.5
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
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.
Stream in India on Tubi TV
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Bicentennial Man 1999★ 7.3
Shares: Science Fiction
Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Linoleum 2023★ 6.2
Shares: Science Fiction
When the host of a failing children’s science show tries to fulfill his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, a series of bizarre events occur that cause him to question his own reality.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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2149: The Aftermath 2016★ 6.5
Shares: Science Fiction
In an oppressive future, where everyone's only contact is their computer, one lonely young man is forced to venture forth in search of human contact.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Thirteenth Floor 1999★ 7.1
Shares: Thriller, Science Fiction
In Los Angeles, a wealthy man, known as Mr. Fuller, discovers a shocking secret about the world he lives in. Fearing for his life, he leaves a desperate message for a friend of his in the most unexpected place.
Stream in India on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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Ready Player One 2018★ 7.6
Shares: Science Fiction
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Looker 1981★ 6.2
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his beautiful patients, Dr. Roberts becomes suspicious and starts investigating. What he uncovers are the mysterious - and perhaps murderous - activities of a high-tech computer company called Digital Matrix.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Am Mother 2019★ 6.7
Shares: Science Fiction, Thriller
A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot "Mother", designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. But their unique bond is threatened when an inexplicable stranger arrives with alarming news.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The House on Carroll Street 1988★ 6.0
Shares: Thriller
A reporter, fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. While working she overhears a noisy argument in the neighboring house, being conducted largely in German and involving her HUAC prosecutor. She begins to investigate, enlisting the help of the FBI Agent initially detailed to surveil her.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Snatchers 2019★ 6.5
Shares: Science Fiction
After status-obsessed teen Sara has sex for the first time, she wakes up the next day nine months pregnant-with an alien.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now