Films like Johnny Mnemonic.

Johnny Mnemonic (1995) reads as Sombre, breathless, extreme sci-fi / action, 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 Time Machine (2002) poster
1. The Time Machine2002

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

Timeline (2003) poster
2. Timeline2003

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

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) poster
3. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987

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

DragonHeart (1996) poster
4. DragonHeart1996

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

Star Trek: First Contact (1996) poster
5. Star Trek: First Contact1996

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the relentless forward drive — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) poster
6. Star Trek: Insurrection1998

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the relentless forward drive — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) poster
7. The Chronicles of Riddick2004

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Scorpion King (2002) poster
8. The Scorpion King2002

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

Waterworld (1995) poster
9. Waterworld1995

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

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) poster
10. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen2009

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

Pitch Black (2000) poster
11. Pitch Black2000

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the relentless forward drive — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

The One (2001) poster
12. The One2001

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the relentless forward drive — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

These are Johnny Mnemonic’s neighbours — where are yours?

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