Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 17, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Catalyst

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

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#1
2073

2073

2024★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Catalyst 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...

#2
Contagion of Fear

Contagion of Fear

2023★ 6.2

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

A catastrophic train derailment sends the city spiraling into chaos. But the derailment is just the beginning. A biological gas attack sees crash survivors collapsing and dying wit...

#3
Parallel

Parallel

2024★ 6.3

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

Grief-stricken after the loss of her child, Vanessa takes refuge at a lake house only to be met with an aberration of herself from a parallel universe and realizes the multiverse g...

#4
57 Seconds

57 Seconds

2023★ 6.1

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

When a tech blogger lands an interview with a tech guru and stops an attack on him, he finds a mysterious ring that takes him back 57 seconds into the past....

#5
The Time Shifters

The Time Shifters

1999★ 5.8

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

Tom Merrick gets caught up in a time-traveling conspiracy and must set the timeline right before it is irrevocably altered....

#6
Latency

Latency

2024★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Catalyst for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When professional gamer Hana, who suffers from acute agoraphobia, receives new equipment that enhances her game, she begins to wonder if it is reading her mind – or controlling it....

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