Movies like Mirage (2025)
The best movies like Mirage (2025) are Brainstorm (1983), The Zero Theorem (2013) and Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012). If Mirage hooked you, these 27 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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Quick picks
- Highest ratedEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)8.1/10 from 16,974 votes
- NewestAlone At Night (2026)Released 2026
Brainstorm (1983)
Two brilliant research scientists have invented a device capable of recording and playing back sensory experiences only to have devastating results when one of them records their own death.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Zero Theorem (2013)
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBlue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012)
Two high school students become stranded on a tropical island and must rely on each other for survival. They learn more about themselves and each other while falling in love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCurve (2016)
Clinging to a smooth, curved surface high above a sentient abyss, a woman tries to cover the few feet back to safety without losing purchase and falling to her death.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Fallout (2021)
In the wake of a school tragedy, Vada, Mia and Quinton form a unique and dynamic bond as they navigate the never linear, often confusing journey to heal in a world that feels forever changed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Assessment (2025)
In a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. A successful couple faces scrutiny by an evaluator over seven days to determine their fitness for childbearing.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAlien: Containment (2019)
Aboard a small escape pod, four survivors try to discover what caused the destruction of their spaceship.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOff the Map (2003)
An 11-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries and comes to terms with love and loss.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAnna (2013)
A man with the ability to enter peoples' memories takes on the case of a brilliant, troubled sixteen-year-old girl to determine whether she is a sociopath or a victim of trauma.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisScooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001)
When Scooby and the gang get trapped in a video game created for the gang, they must fight against the 'Phantom Virus.' To escape the game they must go level by level and defeat the game once and for all.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisInterstellar: Nolan's Odyssey (2014)
A look behind the lens of Christopher Nolan's space epic.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisI Never Promised You a Rose Garden (1977)
A disturbed and institutionalized 16-year-old girl struggles between fantasy and reality.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisMeshes of the Afternoon (1943)
A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBlink Twice (2024)
When tech billionaire Slater King meets cocktail waitress Frida at his fundraising gala, he invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. But despite the epic setting, beautiful people, ever-flowing champagne, and late-night dance parties, Frida can sense that there’s something sinister hiding beneath the island’s lush façade.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLady Driver (2020)
When a rebellious teen embarks on a solo summer journey to connect with her roots, she finds herself in a new world, geared up for the ride of her life, and discovers she had the drive in her all along.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton (2017)
Through the lens of his stunningly immersive performance as Andy Kaufman, Jim Carrey ponders the meaning of life, reality, identity and career.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Signal (2014)
On a road trip, Nic and two friends are drawn to an isolated area by a computer genius. When everything suddenly goes dark, Nic regains consciousness – only to find himself in a waking nightmare.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisReady Player One (2018)
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIndie Game: The Movie (2012)
Follows the dramatic journeys of video game developers as they create and release their games to the world. It's about making video games, but at its core, it's about the creative process, and exposing yourself through your work.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMirage (2025)
'Mirage' is an interactive Virtual Reality experience of a young girl who is battling depression and anxiety. Set in a desert landscape, it is a metaphorical and stylized adaptation with visuals created by the artist Naima Karim and her lived experience with her daughter’s depression and anxiety.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Nevatars (2026)
Aya, an aspiring artist obsessed with perfection, hides the quirky, deeply personal creations that reflect her true artistic voice inside a forgotten folder called “Nevatars.” But when her newest “perfect” character is accidentally dropped into that hidden world of discarded digital no-hopers, an unlikely escape mission forces Aya to confront the parts of herself she almost abandoned forever.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Haunts (2026)
In 2006 North Wales, 16-year-old Morgan navigates the familiar streets of his small town, exploring late-night hangouts and fleeting moments as he searches for his place in a rapidly changing world shaped by emerging social media.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Earths To Come (2024)
A virtual journey into the profound depths of a love poem. Painterly images interweave with original vocal music to find vastness and insularity in an 8-line poem by Emily Dickinson
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Desert Palms (2026)
Set inside a hospital waiting room across the street from a hectic outdoor music festival, Desert Palms is a single-take live action immersive film that follows a throng of injured characters as they wait to be seen by an extremely slow and overwhelmed ER facility.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
Alone At Night (2026)
An empathy-provoking journey through a seemingly safe city, told through the wary eyes of a young woman, Emma, who sees everything on her nighttime walk as heightened.
Why it matches: Similar story and style
The Big Cube (2025)
A world is made of cubes. The creatures there follow instructions and numbly push the cubes. Yet, when one of them chooses not to follow the instructions, something truly unexpected happens
Why it matches: Similar story and style
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Mirage?
The closest matches to Mirage are Brainstorm (1983), The Zero Theorem (2013) and Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012). Below are 24 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Mirage?
Start with Brainstorm (1983), the closest match to Mirage.
What is the highest-rated movie like Mirage?
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), rated 8.1/10 by 16,974 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Mirage?
Alone At Night (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Mirage?
Yes: Brainstorm (1983), The Zero Theorem (2013) and Blue Lagoon: The Awakening (2012).
How are movies similar to Mirage chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Mirage, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.