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Re:Hollywood doesn’t make movies like ‘The Fugitive’ anymore... by peoplefromibiza on Monday June 27, 2022 @07:57AM (#31893299)
> Total Recall

and all the Verhoeven movies 1985-1997

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Verhoeven

Not based on P.K. Dick works but heavily (and beatifully) inspired by them I'd also mention "Dark City" directed by Alex Proyas (The Crow, I Robot)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_City_(1998_film)

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Re:Hollywood doesn’t make movies like ‘The Fugitive’ anymore... by bigie35 on Monday June 27, 2022 @08:35AM (#31893675)
Dark City and The Thirteenth Floor are a few of my top sci-fi movies of all time. Both have themes that echo the Matrix, but done in a much more subtle and thought provoking way IMHO.

It's a shame The Thirteenth Floor came out the same year as the Matrix...

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Re:Hollywood doesn’t make movies like ‘The Fugitive’ anymore... by xtracto on Monday June 27, 2022 @11:44AM (#31896172)
Yes yes!! these are two of my favourite all time movies. Kiefer Sutherland acting in Dark City is amazing. Those are two movies I can re-watch several times without getting tired of them.
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Re:Hollywood doesn’t make movies like ‘The Fugitive’ anymore... by jsemrau on Monday June 27, 2022 @08:20AM (#31893506)
Stargate is remarkable rewatchable. Such an amazing premise. Today's stories are so convoluted.
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Re:Hollywood doesn’t make movies like ‘The Fugitive’ anymore... by toyg on Monday June 27, 2022 @11:09AM (#31895629)
Verhoeven is textbook boomer: absolutely masterful at his peak, and utterly insufferable in old age.
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