Coherence

50 Movies Like Coherence (2014) You Need to Watch Next

Year2014
DirectorJames Ward Byrkit
iRank75
Genre
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Updated August 2026

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If you loved Coherence (2014) by James Ward Byrkit, here are 50 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Predestination, The Butterfly Effect, Déjà Vu. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.

The Best Movies Similar to Coherence

Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with Coherence in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.

Predestination

Predestination

86%
similarity

2014 · Michael Spierig

MovieScience FictionThriller

Predestination chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes. Now, on his final assignment

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The Butterfly Effect

The Butterfly Effect

85%
similarity

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A young man struggles to access sublimated childhood memories. He finds a technique that allows him to travel back into the past, to occupy his childhood body and change history. However, he soon find

In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

75%
similarity

2006 · Tony Scott

MovieActionScience FictionThriller

Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that u

In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Next

Next

75%
similarity

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MovieActionScience FictionThriller

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 interest of the government

In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

57 Seconds

57 Seconds

74%
similarity

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Source Code

Source Code

74%
similarity

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MovieMysteryScience FictionThriller

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Project Almanac

Project Almanac

73%
similarity

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MovieScience FictionThriller

A group of teens discover secret plans of a time machine, and construct one. However, things start to get out of control.

In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

The Happening

The Happening

69%
similarity

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MovieScience FictionThriller

When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the

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Brick

Brick

69%
similarity

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MovieScience FictionThriller

When a mysterious brick wall encloses their apartment building overnight, Tim and Olivia must unite with their wary neighbors to get out alive.

In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Sunshine

Sunshine

69%
similarity

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MovieScience FictionThriller

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is

In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Tenet

Tenet

68%
similarity

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Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in some

In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

The One

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67%
similarity

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66%
similarity

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MovieHorrorScience FictionThriller

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The Terminator

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66%
similarity

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MovieActionScience FictionThriller

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66%
similarity

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

66%
similarity

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MovieActionScience FictionThriller

It's been 10 years since John Connor saved Earth from Judgment Day, and he's now living under the radar, steering clear of using anything Skynet can trace. That is, until he encounters T-X, a robotic

In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Children of Men

Children of Men

66%
similarity

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MovieActionScience FictionThriller

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Star Trek: First Contact

Star Trek: First Contact

62%
similarity

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In common: Science Fiction

Terminator Genisys

Terminator Genisys

62%
similarity

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MovieActionScience FictionThriller

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Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

61%
similarity

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MovieActionScience FictionThriller

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In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Terminator: Dark Fate

Terminator: Dark Fate

61%
similarity

2019 · Tim Miller

MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction

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In common: Science Fiction

Looper

Looper

61%
similarity

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MovieActionScience FictionThriller

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In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

61%
similarity

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MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction

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In common: Science Fiction

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60%
similarity

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MovieMysteryScience FictionThriller

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In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

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59%
similarity

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59%
similarity

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59%
similarity

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58%
similarity

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58%
similarity

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58%
similarity

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58%
similarity

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In common: Thriller

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58%
similarity

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In common: Thriller

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57%
similarity

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In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

The Core

The Core

57%
similarity

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MovieAdventureScience FictionThriller

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In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

The Circle

The Circle

57%
similarity

2017 · James Ponsoldt

MovieDramaScience FictionThriller

A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. S

In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Replicas

Replicas

57%
similarity

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MovieDramaScience FictionThriller

A scientist becomes obsessed with returning his family to normalcy after a terrible accident.

In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

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Greenland 2: Migration

57%
similarity

2026 · Ric Roman Waugh

MovieAdventureScience FictionThriller

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In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Jurassic World Dominion

Jurassic World Dominion

57%
similarity

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MovieAdventureScience FictionThriller

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In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

57%
similarity

2018 · J. A. Bayona

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In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

The Day After Tomorrow

The Day After Tomorrow

57%
similarity

2004 · Roland Emmerich

MovieAdventureScience FictionThriller

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In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

57%
similarity

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MovieActionAdventureFantasy

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Contagion

Contagion

57%
similarity

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MovieDramaScience FictionThriller

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In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

The Abyss

The Abyss

57%
similarity

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MovieAdventureScience FictionThriller

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In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Fear

Fear

57%
similarity

1996 · James Foley

MovieHorrorThriller

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In common: Thriller

Self/less

Self/less

56%
similarity

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MovieActionScience FictionThriller

An extremely wealthy elderly man dying from cancer undergoes a radical medical procedure that transfers his consciousness to the body of a healthy young man but everything may not be as good as it see

In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Spectral

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56%
similarity

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MovieActionScience FictionThriller

A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.

In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

The Adjustment Bureau

The Adjustment Bureau

56%
similarity

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MovieRomanceScience FictionThriller

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In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Cube

Cube

56%
similarity

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MovieMysteryScience FictionThriller

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In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

Boss Level

Boss Level

56%
similarity

2021 · Joe Carnahan

MovieActionScience FictionThriller

A former special forces agent is trapped in a time loop and relives his death over and over again. To escape the terrible situation, he must track down those responsible and stop them.

In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

The X-Files

The X-Files

56%
similarity

1998 · Rob Bowman

MovieMysteryScience FictionThriller

Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonizatio

In common: Science Fiction · Thriller

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