Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 20, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Signal

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

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#1
Hackers

Hackers

1995★ 6.4

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

Along with his new friends, a teenager who was arrested by the US Secret Service and banned from using a computer for writing a computer virus discovers a plot by a nefarious hacke...

#2
Paycheck

Paycheck

2003★ 6.2

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

Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highly sensitive projects, after which his short-term memory is erased so he's incapa...

#3
The Zero Theorem

The Zero Theorem

2013★ 6.1

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

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 ...

#4
57 Seconds

57 Seconds

2023★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Signal 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
eXistenZ

eXistenZ

1999★ 6.8

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

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged....

#6
Sleep Dealer

Sleep Dealer

2008★ 5.9

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

Set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network that joins minds and experiences, three strangers risk their lives to c...

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