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Films like Terminus.

Terminus (2015) reads as Sombre, kinetic, measured sci-fi / thriller, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, epic, 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.

2036 Origin Unknown (2018) poster
1. 2036 Origin Unknown2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Kill Switch (2017) poster
2. Kill Switch2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

WarGames: The Dead Code (2008) poster
3. WarGames: The Dead Code2008

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Beyond (2018) poster
4. The Beyond2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (2006) poster
5. The Curse of King Tut's Tomb2006

Keeps the bone-dry seriousness and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Stasis (2017) poster
6. Stasis2017

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Termination Point (2007) poster
7. Termination Point2007

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Left Behind: World at War (2005) poster
8. Left Behind: World at War2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Inhabited Island (2008) poster
9. The Inhabited Island2008

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the chilly detachment; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Philadelphia Experiment (2012) poster
10. The Philadelphia Experiment2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Supernova (2005) poster
11. Supernova2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Extinction (2018) poster
12. Extinction2018

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

These are Terminus’s neighbours — where are yours?

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