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Movies like Proyecto divergente (2022)

The best movies like Proyecto divergente (2022) are Gemini Man (2019), Monsters of Man (2020) and Automata (2014). If Proyecto divergente hooked you with its science fiction, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Gemini Man (2019)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  2. Monsters of Man (2020)

    A robotics company vying to win a lucrative military contract team up with a corrupt CIA agent to conduct an illegal live field test. They deploy four weaponized prototype robots into a suspected drug manufacturing camp in the Golden Triangle, assuming they'd be killing drug runners that no one would miss. Six doctors on a humanitarian mission witness the brutal slaughter and become prime targets.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  3. Automata (2014)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

  4. Real Men (1987)

    A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  5. Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998)

    A group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  6. Afterburn (2025)

    Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of treasure hunters who extract such objects as the Mona Lisa, the Rosetta Stone and the Crown Jewels while facing rival hunters, mutants and pirates.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  7. Blade Runner (1982)

    In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  8. The Resurrected (1991)

    Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  9. Mickey 17 (2025)

    Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  10. The Wave (2019)

    A man on the verge of a promotion takes a mysterious hallucinogenic drug that begins to tear down his reality and expose his life for what it really is.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  11. The Second Renaissance Part I (2003)

    Tells the early history of how conflict began between the humans and machines. Part 1 of 2.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  12. Daylight's End (2016)

    Years after a mysterious plague has devastated the planet and turned most of humanity into blood-hungry creatures, a rogue drifter on a vengeful hunt stumbles across a band of survivors in an abandoned police station and reluctantly agrees to try to help them defend themselves and escape to the sanctuary they so desperately need.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

  13. Zoe (2018)

    Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

  14. The Andromeda Strain (1971)

    When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scrambles to a secure laboratory and tries first to isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form, unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  15. Superintelligence (2020)

    When an all-powerful Superintelligence chooses to study the most average person on Earth, Carol Peters, the fate of the world hangs in the balance. As the A.I. decides to enslave, save or destroy humanity, it’s up to Carol to prove that people are worth saving.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

  16. Antiviral (2012)

    Syd March is employed at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills super sensation Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and rabid fans. He must unravel the mystery surrounding her death before he suffers the same fate.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

  17. Alien: Romulus (2024)

    While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  18. Dune: Part Two (2024)

    Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  19. Crimes of the Future (2022)

    With his partner Caprice, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. An investigator from the National Organ Registry obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed... Their mission — to use Tenser's notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  20. Warning Sign (1985)

    An accident occurs in an ultra-secret government biological weapons laboratory spreading a sinister bacteria.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction

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  21. Rakka (2017)

    A story of broken humanity following the invasion of a technologically superior alien species. Bleak, harrowing, and unrelenting, the humans must find enough courage to go on fighting.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction

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  22. Magnification. (2024)

    Experiential short film exploring the unique physics and unfamiliarity of the microcosmos, investigating the relationship of microbes and the quantum world they inhabit by using the process of specimen staining in microscopy.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction

  23. War of the Worlds: The Attack (2023)

    Three young astronomers fight to survive a deadly Martian invasion.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction

  24. Blue Monkey (1987)

    A man pricks his finger while tending to an exotic plant and is rushed to the ER, where he is diagnosed with a bacterial infection before a worm-like parasite emerges from his mouth. As the infection spreads throughout the ER, the parasite is exposed to a genetic growth stimulant, which causes it grow to monstrous proportions and terrorize the hospital.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction

  25. Der Würger der Welt (1920)

    Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction

  26. Karius and Baktus (1955)

    The little tooth trolls Karius and Baktus tries to persuade Jens not to brush his teeth, and their picking holes in his teeth can go on as planned. If the mother's plea to Jens is winning, the happy days of white bread and syrup is over.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  27. Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut (2024)

    Delve into the digestive system with this lighthearted and informative documentary that demystifies the role gut health plays in our overall well-being.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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  28. Bacteria Killers (2019)

    More and more bacteria are becoming insensitive to antibiotics, not least due to excessive drug consumption. According to the EU, this problem could soon become as explosive as the environmental issue - and antibiotic resistance threatens to become one of the main causes of death worldwide. Research must therefore find alternatives - not miracle cures, but permanently effective drugs. There has already been one in the past: One hundred years ago, the French biologist Félix d'Hérelle discovered mysterious "bacteria-eating" viruses, known as bacteriophages or phages for short. He used these to successfully treat bacterial infections before the development of antibiotics, but his method was forgotten again. Is bacteriophage therapy the miracle medicine of the future?

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  29. Documental divergente (2022)

    A making-of documentary about the bioart film Proyecto divergente. The first narrative bioart film starred by bacteria.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

  30. Black Mountain Side (2016)

    A group of archaeologists working in Northern Canada uncover a strange structure dating over ten thousand years before the present. The team soon finds themselves isolated when their communication systems fail and they begin to feel the effects of solitude.

    Why it matches: Similar story and style

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Proyecto divergente?

The closest matches to Proyecto divergente are Gemini Man (2019), Monsters of Man (2020) and Automata (2014). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Proyecto divergente?

Start with Gemini Man (2019), the closest match to Proyecto divergente.

What is the highest-rated movie like Proyecto divergente?

Dune: Part Two (2024), rated 8.1/10 by 8,937 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Proyecto divergente?

Afterburn (2025) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Spanish movies like Proyecto divergente?

Yes: Documental divergente (2022).

How are movies similar to Proyecto divergente chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Proyecto divergente, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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