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Films like Déjà Vu.

Déjà Vu (2006) reads as Sombre, breathless, extreme action / thriller, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured. 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.

The One (2001) poster
1. The One2001

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Pitch Black (2000) poster
2. Pitch Black2000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Lockout (2012) poster
3. Lockout2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

I, Robot (2004) poster
4. I, Robot2004

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Red Planet (2000) poster
5. Red Planet2000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Godzilla (1998) poster
6. Godzilla1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

I Am Number Four (2011) poster
7. I Am Number Four2011

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Total Recall (2012) poster
8. Total Recall2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) poster
9. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Terminator Salvation (2009) poster
10. Terminator Salvation2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Surrogates (2009) poster
11. Surrogates2009

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Chappie (2015) poster
12. Chappie2015

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Déjà Vu’s neighbours — where are yours?

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