Coherence
2013USA★ 7.26 pt match
What ties these together is paranoia, figuring out who you are, and feeling powerless. Same energy: tense, surreal, and escalating.
Timecrimes
Los cronocrímenes
2007SpainLanguage: esDirected by Nacho Vigalondo★ 7
Available in English: subtitled
A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.
Themes and style
Tone
tensesurrealdark comedycold and detached
Pacing
escalatingmethodicalslow build to explosion
Story
survivalescapeunraveling
Emotion
guiltparanoiafeeling powerlessfiguring out who you are
Feel
cerebraldiscussion starterrewatchableexhausting
Violence
moderateWhere to watch
Hollywood films like Timecrimes
If Timecrimes hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
Minority Report
2002USA★ 7.46 pt match
What ties these together is paranoia, figuring out who you are, and guilt. The feel is the same: tense, cold and detached, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
Looper
2012USA★ 6.95 pt match
Both films sit with figuring out who you are and guilt. Both move the same way too, tense, dark comedy, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
Source Code
2011USA★ 7.35 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are and feeling powerless. Same energy: tense, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
The Matrix
1999USA★ 8.24 pt match
What ties these together is figuring out who you are and paranoia. Same energy: tense, cold and detached, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
Inception
2010USA★ 8.44 pt match
Like Timecrimes, this one is rooted in guilt and paranoia. The feel is the same: tense, surreal, escalating, and slow build to explosion.
Split
2016USA★ 7.33 pt match
Both films sit with figuring out who you are, paranoia, and feeling powerless. Both move the same way too, tense, cold and detached, escalating, and methodical.