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Movies obviously influenced by The Twilight Zone

posted 2 years ago by stevewyzard (1591)
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Other than The Twilight Zone Movie, which movies remind you the most of the original (Rod Serling's) Twilight Zone series? I'm talking about something more than just any old sci-fi/horror/monster film with jump-scares, but movies that capture the slow unravelling of a mystery that Serling's show did so well.

Or, to put it in other words, name some movies that seem to be the most like an extra-long episode of The Twilight Zone.

I can think of two, both released in 1998: Dark City and The Truman Show. And come to think of it, Field of Dreams (1989) has a lot of Twilight Zone in it.

[–] rex (2828) 2 years ago

the loveless (1981)

[–] stevewyzard (1591) 2 years ago

I thought of another: The Swimmer (1968).

Of course, it's based on a John Cheever short story, which were often very surreal without actually crossing over into sci-fi/horror.

[–] millsey72 (10284) 2 years ago

Planet of the Apes, Omega Man and Soylent Green. And probably The Rise of Skywalker because of that clever plot twist of Rey being a Palpatine. That reveal was one of the most shocking scenes in cinema history

[–] stevewyzard (1591) 2 years ago

Rod Serling was one of the screenwriters of the original Planet of the Apes, whcih explains the resemblance.

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

Poltergeist is definitely inspired by the episode with the girl getting lost in the wall.

[–] Puvwall (1373) 2 years ago

"In his own image" has a robot hand scene very similar to terminator.

[–] AngularTurnip (3337) 2 years ago

10 Cloverfield Lane

[–] bozo_500 (13118) 2 years ago

The Matrix

[–] MaximRecoil (4617) a year ago

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