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10 Best Movies Like Runaway

If you loved Runaway, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Surrogates

Surrogates

2009★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Runaway for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigat...

#2
I, Robot

I, Robot

2004★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Runaway for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for t...

#3
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow

2004★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Runaway for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When gigantic robots attack New York City, "Sky Captain" uses his private air force to fight them off. His ex-girlfriend, reporter Polly Perkins, has been investigating the recent ...

#4
The Final Cut

The Final Cut

2004★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Runaway for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set in a world with memory implants, Alan Hakman is a 'cutter'—someone with the power of final edit over people's recorded histories—but his latest assignment puts him in great dan...

#5
WarGames

WarGames

1983★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Runaway for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department...

#6
Automata

Automata

2014★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Runaway for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Jacq Vaucan, an insurance agent of ROC robotics corporation, routinely investigates the case of manipulating a robot. What he discovers will have profound consequences for the futu...

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