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Films like Lucy.

Lucy (2014) reads as Neutral, breathless, extreme action / sci-fi, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017) poster
1. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the relentless forward drive — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Island (2005) (2005) poster
2. The Island2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Maze Runner (2014) (2014) poster
3. The Maze Runner2014

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Kong: Skull Island (2017) (2017) poster
4. Kong: Skull Island2017

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) poster
5. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga2024

Keeps the relentless forward drive and the white-knuckle intensity; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Ajin: Demi-Human (2017) poster
6. Ajin: Demi-Human2017

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) (2021) poster
7. Godzilla vs. Kong2021

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Reign of Fire (2002) (2002) poster
8. Reign of Fire2002

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

As the Gods Will (2014) poster
9. As the Gods Will2014

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a documentary-plain realism.

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018) poster
10. Maze Runner: The Death Cure2018

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a grounded, familiar shape.

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) poster
11. Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials2015

Keeps the white-knuckle intensity and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Oblivion (2013) (2013) poster
12. Oblivion2013

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the pitch-dark outlook; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

These are Lucy’s neighbours — where are yours?

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