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10 Best Movies Like Primer

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

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#1
Mr. Nobody

Mr. Nobody

2009★ 7.8

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

Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092....

#2
Aporia

Aporia

2023★ 6.2

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

Since losing her husband, Sophie has struggled to manage grief, a full-time job, and parenting her devastated daughter, but when a former physicist reveals a secret time-bending ma...

#3
ARQ

ARQ

2016★ 6.1

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

Two old friends living in a dystopic future become trapped in a mysterious time loop — one that may have something to do with an ongoing battle between an omnipotent corporation an...

#4
Space/Time

Space/Time

2025★ 5.9

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

After a fatal test shuts down their project, a disgraced team of scientists enters the criminal underworld to rebuild a forbidden space-bending engine that could rescue humanity or...

#5
Interstellar

Interstellar

2014★ 8.5

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

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an in...

#6
Next

Next

2007★ 6.1

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

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 interes...

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