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10 Best Movies Like The Past Inside The Present

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

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#1
Beyond

Beyond

2003★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Past Inside The Present for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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 col...

#2
Program

Program

2003★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Past Inside The Present for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Cis and Duo discuss leaving the real world while during a samurai sword fight. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe....

#3
Kid's Story

Kid's Story

2003★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Past Inside The Present for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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

#4
Scrat: Spaced Out

Scrat: Spaced Out

2016★ 6.3

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

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 hi...

#5
Lou

Lou

2017★ 7.5

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

A Pixar short about a lost-and-found box and the unseen monster within....

#6
Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil

2002★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Past Inside The Present for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Driver drag-races the Devil, in order to earn James Brown his soul....

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