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Movies like Look Inside the Ghost Machine (2012)

The best movies like Look Inside the Ghost Machine (2012) are Minions & Monsters (2026), Side by Side (2012) and Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990). If Look Inside the Ghost Machine hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Minions & Monsters (2026)

    This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally true story of how the Minions conquered Hollywood, became movie stars, lost everything, unleashed monsters onto the world and then banded together to try and save the planet from the mayhem they had just created.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. 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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  3. Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990)

    After her boyfriend ends their relationship, the dreamself of a heartbroken woman floats through the air over an industrial wasteland singing ballads of love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)

    The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. 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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  6. Babylon (2022)

    A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. Capturing Avatar (2010)

    Capturing Avatar is a feature length behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Avatar. It uses footage from the film's development, as well as stock footage from as far back as the production of Titanic in 1995. Also included are numerous interviews with cast, artists, and other crew members. The documentary was released as a bonus feature on the extended collector's edition of Avatar.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Cosmic Ray (1962)

    Experimental short uses Ray Charles' “What'd I Say” as accompaniment to constantly shifting collage of female nude, cartoons, and newsreels of atomic bomb explosions.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968)

    In Manhattan's Central Park, a film crew directed by William Greaves is shooting a screen test with various pairs of actors. It's a confrontation between a couple: he demands to know what's wrong, she challenges his sexual orientation. Cameras shoot the exchange, and another camera records Greaves and his crew. Sometimes we watch the crew discussing this scene, its language, and the process of making a movie. Is there such a thing as natural language? Are all things related to sex? The camera records distractions - a woman rides horseback past them; a garrulous homeless vet who sleeps in the park chats them up. What's the nature of making a movie?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience (2016)

    A celebration of the universe, displaying the whole of time, from its start to its final collapse. This film examines all that occurred to prepare the world that stands before us now: science and spirit, birth and death, the grand cosmos and the minute life systems of our planet.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. The Pixar Story (2007)

    A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. Her (2013)

    In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. Stardust Memories (1980)

    While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. The Director and the Jedi (2018)

    An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the Star Wars universe.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)

    From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Electric Dreams (1984)

    Miles Harding buys a state-of-the-art computer that starts expressing conscious thought and emotion after an interaction with spilled champagne. Things begin getting out of hand when both Miles and Edgar, the computer, fall in love with beautiful neighbor Madeline Robistat.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Very Nice, Very Nice (1961)

    Arthur Lipsett's first film is an avant-garde blend of photography and sound. It looks behind the business-as-usual face we put on life and shows anxieties we want to forget. It is made of dozens of pictures that seem familiar, with fragments of speech heard in passing and, between times, a voice saying, "Very nice, very nice." The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. The 4:30 Movie (2024)

    In the summer of 1986, three sixteen year old friends spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. But when one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams to see the latest comedy, each of the teens learn more about life and love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

  19. Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

    Two gangsters and the woman they love try to survive the most dangerous night of their lives. As if that wasn’t enough, there’s one wild ingredient added to the mix: a time machine.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. The Skywalker Legacy (2020)

    The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Look Inside the Ghost Machine?

The closest matches to Look Inside the Ghost Machine are Minions & Monsters (2026), Side by Side (2012) and Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Look Inside the Ghost Machine?

Start with Minions & Monsters (2026), the closest match to Look Inside the Ghost Machine.

What is the highest-rated movie like Look Inside the Ghost Machine?

Jodorowsky's Dune (2013), rated 7.8/10 by 789 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Look Inside the Ghost Machine?

Minions & Monsters (2026) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like Look Inside the Ghost Machine?

Yes: Minions & Monsters (2026), Side by Side (2012) and Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1990).

How are movies similar to Look Inside the Ghost Machine chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Look Inside the Ghost Machine, 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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