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Movies like The thinking machine 26: only free gestures

The best movies like The thinking machine 26: only free gestures are Jodorowsky's Dune (2013), Dolemite Is My Name (2019) and Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003). If The thinking machine 26: only free gestures hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)

    In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. After investing two years, and millions of dollars, the gigantic project ended in failure; but the artists Jodorowsky brought together to carry it out continued to work together, and ended up laying the foundations for modern science fiction cinema.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

    The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)

    The chronicle of the mind-blowing journey that was Hollywood during the seventies; the true and gripping story of the last golden age of American cinema, an exalted celebration of creativity and experimentation; but also of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll: a turbulent and dark tale of ambition, envy, betrayal, hatred and self-destruction.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. De Palma (2016)

    An intimate conversation between filmmakers, chronicling De Palma’s 55-year career, his life, and his filmmaking process, with revealing anecdotes and, of course, a wealth of film clips.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. Flight (2012)

    Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. The Eyes of Orson Welles (2018)

    A poetic journey into the visual world of the legendary filmmaker and actor Orson Welles (1915-85) that reveals a new portrait of a unique genius, both of his life and of his monumental work: through his own eyes, drawn by his own hand, painted with his own brush.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Sidney (2022)

    This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Halle Berry, and more.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)

    An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. James Dean (2001)

    The man behind the legend and a knowing look at 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Causeway (2022)

    A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home in New Orleans. When she meets local mechanic James, the pair begin to forge an unexpected bond.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)

    The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Everybody’s Everything (2019)

    The story of artist Lil Peep from his birth in Long Island and meteoric rise as a genre blending pop star & style icon, to his death due to an accidental opioid overdose in Arizona at just 21 years of age.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

    Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Side by Side (2012)

    Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Pollock (2000)

    In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the world out, Pollock began a downward spiral.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Final Portrait (2017)

    Paris, 1964. The Swiss sculptor and painter Alberto Giacometti, one of the most accomplished and respected artists of his generation, asks his friend, the American writer James Lord, to sit for a portrait, assuring him that it will take no longer than two or three hours, an afternoon at the most.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Milius (2013)

    The life story of ‘Zen Anarchist’ filmmaker John Milius, one of the most influential storytellers of his generation.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Nightfall (1956)

    An innocent man turns fugitive as he reconstructs events that implicate him for a murder and robbery he did not commit.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Boss Level (2021)

    A former special forces agent is trapped in a time loop and relives his death over and over again. To escape the terrible situation, he must track down those responsible and stop them.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Cigarette Burns (2005)

    With a torrid past that haunts him, a movie theatre owner is hired to search for the only existing print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidally insane.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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What are the best movies like The thinking machine 26: only free gestures?

The closest matches to The thinking machine 26: only free gestures are Jodorowsky's Dune (2013), Dolemite Is My Name (2019) and Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The thinking machine 26: only free gestures?

Start with Jodorowsky's Dune (2013), the closest match to The thinking machine 26: only free gestures.

What is the highest-rated movie like The thinking machine 26: only free gestures?

Everybody’s Everything (2019), rated 8.4/10 by 311 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The thinking machine 26: only free gestures?

Causeway (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The thinking machine 26: only free gestures?

Yes: Jodorowsky's Dune (2013), Dolemite Is My Name (2019) and Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003).

How are movies similar to The thinking machine 26: only free gestures chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The thinking machine 26: only free gestures, 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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