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10 Best Movies Like The Factory

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

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#1
The Mitchells vs. the Machines

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

2021★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Factory for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope....

#2
D.A.R.Y.L.

D.A.R.Y.L.

1985★ 6.4

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

Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and ment...

#3
After Yang

After Yang

2022★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Factory for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When his young daughter's beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been pas...

#4
Wifelike

Wifelike

2022★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Factory for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

A grieving detective in the near-future hunts down criminals who trade artificial humans on the black market. In the fight to end AI exploitation, an underground resistance attempt...

#5
The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot

2024★ 8.3

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

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orph...

#6
Short Circuit

Short Circuit

1986★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Factory for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get t...

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