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Movies Like TRON: The Next Day

If you loved TRON: The Next Day's Science Fiction and Thriller storytelling, these films deliver a similar experience — carefully selected for tone, themes, and emotional depth. Each pick includes where to watch it right now.

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No Time for Nuts
7.3

No Time for Nuts

2006

Scrat comes across a time machine and is transported to various times all in pursuit of his beloved acorn.

Runaway Brain
6.7

Runaway Brain

1995

In an attempt to convince Minnie that he hasn't forgotten to buy her an anniversary present, Mickey Mouse ends up promising to take her to Hawaii. Funds being short, he applies for a job as lab assistant to the sinister Dr. Frankenollie, who happens to be searching for a donor to provide his monstrous creation with a brain.

2073
6.6

2073

2024

Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.

Matriculated
6.6

Matriculated

2003

The human resistance works to convert a sentinel to their side. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

The 355
6.0

The 355

2022

A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.

Kid's Story
7.1

Kid's Story

2003

A high school student is haunted by thoughts of "The Matrix" and a person named "Neo".

6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain
5.8

6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain

2017

An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he fights for survival....

Beyond
7.3

Beyond

2003

While looking for her cat, a young woman and some kids find an abandoned building where strange things happen and the rules of physics don't always apply. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.

More Movies Like TRON: The Next Day

A Detective Story
7.2

A Detective Story

2003

A private detective is hired to find the elusive computer hacker "Trinity." Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts in the Matrix universe.

Scrat: Spaced Out
6.3

Scrat: Spaced Out

2016

In the main events of Ice Age: Collision Course, Scrat is captured by Scratazons who take away his acorn. Now, Scrat must rescue his Acorn and escape before the aliens can catch him.

Groot Takes a Bath
7.1

Groot Takes a Bath

2022

Everybody needs some alone time to relax and wash up, but things go quite differently when you’re a Flora Colossi toddler.

Zoe
5.9

Zoe

2018

Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound.

Almost Home
6.3

Almost Home

2014

A group of aliens searching for a new planet on which to make home, with little success. Promotional short for Dreamworks Animation's forthcoming feature, Home.

LEGO Star Wars: Bombad Bounty
6.0

LEGO Star Wars: Bombad Bounty

2010

Darth Vader hires Boba Fett to track down Jar Jar Binks, who has caused a lot of trouble for Vader. This leads Binks and Fett on a game of cat-and-mouse like never seen before.

Groot's Pursuit
7.1

Groot's Pursuit

2022

Groot investigates a spooky noise that’s been haunting the Quadrant, which leads to an intense dance off.

Mooned
6.5

Mooned

2023

Villainous Vector must figure out how to get off the moon and return to Earth.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
6.3

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final battle begins.

Maniac
6.1

Maniac

1963

When a stranger enters a quiet, country town and is seduced by a sensuous married woman he unwittingly finds himself at the centre of a storm of sexual guilt and murder.

Superhost
5.8

Superhost

2021

Two travel vloggers check into a vacation rental with a host that will do anything for a good review.

Groot's First Steps
7.0

Groot's First Steps

2022

Following the events of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1,” Baby Groot is finally ready to try taking his first steps out of his pot—only to learn you have to walk before you can run.

Why These Movies Are Similar

These recommendations share core qualities with TRON: The Next Day (2011): Science Fiction and Thriller themes, similar narrative structure, and comparable emotional depth. NoBadPicks uses a combination of TMDB collaborative filtering, genre matching, and AI analysis to surface films most likely to resonate with fans of TRON: The Next Day.

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