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10 Best Movies Like Mad Scientists

If you loved Mad Scientists, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Jonathan

Jonathan

2018★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mad Scientists for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested...

#2
2073

2073

2024★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mad Scientists for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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-dominan...

#3
Superintelligence

Superintelligence

2020★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mad Scientists for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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, ...

#4
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight

Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight

2002★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mad Scientists for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secr...

#5
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods

Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods

2009★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mad Scientists for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An alien similar to Ra appears out of the Stargate, killing five soldiers and kidnapping another, a year after the original Stargate mission. A new team is assembled, including som...

#6
Stargate: The Ark of Truth

Stargate: The Ark of Truth

2008★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Mad Scientists for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

SG-1 searches for an ancient weapon which could help them defeat the Ori, and discover it may be in the Ori's own home galaxy. As the Ori prepare to send ships through to the Milky...

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