Movies like Loops Within Loops (2025)

Time Lapse (2014)

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.

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

Source Code (2011)

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.

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

2:22 (2017)

Two planes almost collide after a blinding flash of light paralyzes air traffic controller Dylan Branson for a few seconds. Suspended from his job, Dylan starts to notice an ominous pattern of sounds and events that repeats itself in exactly the same manner every day, ending precisely at 2:22 p.m. Also drawn into a complex relationship with a woman, Dylan must figure out a way to break the power of the past and take control of time itself.

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

Super 8 (2011)

In late 1970s Ohio, a group of friends filming a homemade zombie movie witness a devastating train derailment. Soon after, their quiet town is gripped by unexplained disappearances, strange phenomena, and a growing sense of fear, as they uncover that something terrifying has been set loose.

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

Primer (2004)

A group of fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them.

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

Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

Frequency (2000)

When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. After his actions inadvertently give rise to a series of brutal murders he and his father must find a way to fix the consequences of altering time.

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

Premonition (2007)

A depressed housewife who learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the day after to a world in which he is still dead.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both thriller & mystery

In Time (2011)

In the not-too-distant future, the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest struggle to negotiate for their immortality. A poor young man who suddenly comes into a fortune of time finds himself on the run from a corrupt police force known as the "time keepers".

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

Next (2007)

Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government agent Callie Ferris must use all her wiles to capture Cris and convince him to help her stop the cataclysm.

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

2073 (2024)

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.

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

Signs (2002)

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

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

Stowaway (2021)

A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.

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

Project Almanac (2015)

A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.

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

Max Winslow and The House of Secrets (2020)

Five teenagers compete to win a mansion owned by entrepreneur and scientist Atticus Virtue. To win the teens must face-off against a super computer named HAVEN who controls the mansion.

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

Déjà Vu (2006)

Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.

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

Paycheck (2003)

Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapable of breaching security. But at the end of a three-year job, he's told he isn't getting a paycheck and instead receives a mysterious envelope. In it are clues he must piece together to find out why he wasn't paid – and why he's now in hot water.

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

The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a tree. The authorities, including his police officer daughter, claim the death is accidental. Romulus is convinced the man was murdered by a prominent art photographer but how can he prove he's right when everyone thinks he's insane?

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both mystery & thriller

Solaris (2002)

A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.

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

Sleep Dealer (2008)

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.

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

Woodland Grey (2022)

When a man living alone in the woods saves the life of a young woman, they are forced to coexist. Chaos ensues when the woman makes a terrifying discovery in the woods behind the man's home and unleashes something truly haunting.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & mystery

A Thousand Little Cuts (2022)

Anne Bennett wakes up in a hospital, convinced she is recovering from minor surgery only to find herself in a battle of wits with a psychiatrist who can't let her leave until she remembers "what happened that night." Events turn a darker corner as doctor and patient try to unlock not only what traumatic event Anne is suppressing, but also who was there, why it happened, and why Anne's subconscious is fighting so hard to prevent her from talking about it.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery & thriller

Tour de Chambre returns (2026)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both thriller & mystery

20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (2009)

Set 15 years after "Twentieth Century Boys," Kanna (Airi Taira) reunites with several main characters from the first film in an attempt to stop Friend's increasing influence over the world and continued plans to eliminate humanity, as detailed in the New Book of Prophecy.

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

Peut-être (1999)

Arthur is invited to a New Year's Eve party to celebrate the year 2000. His girlfriend Lucie would like a baby from him but he refuses. Through the ceiling of the toilets, he discovers a passage leading to this futurist Paris. There, he meets an old man Ako who affirms he is his son and that he wants to exist. Otherwise he will vanish into the air. Arthur is still hesitant because his life is an unfulfilled one: a has a little lucrative job, is uncertain about his future and things are getting out of hand when Ako discovers the passage and interferes in the party.

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

The Moddey Dhoo (2025)

Past and present collide when a mythical beast is reawakened by a couple exploring a historic castle on the Isle of Man.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

Before I Wake (2017)

A young television actress is stalked by a disturbed individual who continues to make threatening phone calls to her.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

The Devil Has All The Best Tunes (2023)

After the tragic overdose of famed rockstar Apollo, the Detective learns of a lost song that could reveal the identity of his killer.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

Fragment 24 (2025)

One night, contract killers Safo and Erina celebrate their latest work when they are surprised by an unusual request: a black envelope with just the signature 'V'.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery

Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006)

It's horror on the high seas when Scooby-Doo and the gang take a creepy cruise into one of the world's most mysterious places, the Bermuda Triangle! If Scooby, Shaggy and the gang can't solve this mystery, they may have to walk the plank.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both mystery