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Don't Look Up works as a comedy movie with a point of view—fans quote moments, but they also argue about what the film is actually saying about power, desire, or survival. The comedy and science fiction blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together.
Runtime 2h 18m · ★ 7.1
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★ 6.9 · Drama · Science Fiction · 2h 52m
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There's a reason Don't Look Up fans keep landing on Cloud Atlas (2012) — the science-fiction is unmistakably related even when the plots diverge. Both films operate on the same emotional frequency, especially in their third acts.
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★ 6.4 · Comedy · Fantasy · Science Fiction · 1h 46m
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Mars Attacks! draws from the same comedy well as Don't Look Up, channeling science-fiction in ways that feel unmistakably related. The 1996 film makes a natural companion watch — similar in spirit but distinctly its own.
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★ 7.8 · Science Fiction · Drama · Adventure · 1h 56m
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Finch (2021) captures the science-fiction appeal of Don't Look Up without simply imitating it. The drama streak running through both films is what puts Finch at the top of any "if you liked…" shortlist.
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★ 6.4 · Comedy · Science Fiction · Adventure · 1h 24m
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The comedy appeal of Don't Look Up — that funny edge, the science-fiction — translates cleanly into Idiocracy (2006). Different setting, same essential satisfaction.
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★ 6.2 · Action · Drama · Science Fiction · 2h 1m
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The filmmakers behind Deep Impact (1998) clearly understood what makes science-fiction work — the same quality that keeps Don't Look Up rewatchable. Expect the same tense rhythm, executed with a fresh angle.
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★ 7.4 · Science Fiction · Thriller · Comedy · 1h 59m
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Bugonia (2025) is the kind of film Don't Look Up fans discover and immediately send to their group chat. The comedy overlap is real, but it's the funny emotional pull that seals the recommendation.
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★ 6.9 · Comedy · Science Fiction · 1h 27m
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Sleeper shares Don't Look Up's gift for comedy — the 1973 film delivers science-fiction without overstaying its welcome. Consider it required viewing once you've finished rewatching your first pick.
★ 7.1 · Science Fiction · Animation · Adventure · 1h 7m
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Much of what makes Don't Look Up compelling — the science-fiction, the drama — shows up in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009) in a slightly different form. Both films understand that uplifting storytelling works best when it trusts the audience.
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★ 6.2 · Comedy · Horror · Science Fiction · 1h 35m
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The comedy energy of Don't Look Up is alive in Night of the Comet (1984), filtered through a different story but the same emotional register. It earns its place on this list with a dark payoff that rivals the original pick.
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★ 7.6 · Animation · Comedy · Science Fiction · 49m
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South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023) operates in the same comedy as Don't Look Up, but with its own distinct voice and pacing. The funny payoff will feel satisfyingly familiar without retreading the same ground.
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