Timecrimes
2007Spain★ 74 pt match
What ties these together is paranoia and figuring out who you are. Both move the same way too, tense, surreal, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
The Matrix
1999USALanguage: EnglishDirected by The Wachowskis★ 8.2
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Themes and style
Tone
tensecold and detachedsurrealdark comedybleak
Pacing
escalatingrelentlessslow build to explosion
Story
survivalrebellionescapepursuitunraveling
Emotion
figuring out who you areredemptionloyalty under pressureparanoiabelongingloss of innocence
Themes
life under oppressioncorrupt institutionsold ways vs. new world
Feel
rewatchablecerebralcrowd pleaserdiscussion startercathartic
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
Foreign films like The Matrix
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as The Matrix. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.