Movies Like Tau

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

The Terminator

1984·1h 48m·★ 8.1·James Cameron

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1983·1h 54m·★ 7.1·John Badham

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Fear of Rain

2021·1h 49m·★ 6.0·Castille Landon

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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

2003·1h 49m·★ 6.3·Jonathan Mostow

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Terminator Salvation

2009·1h 55m·★ 6.5·McG

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Mimic

1997·1h 45m·★ 6.0·Guillermo del Toro

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10 Cloverfield Lane

2016·1h 44m·★ 7.2·Dan Trachtenberg

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2025·1h 37m·★ 6.9·Drew Hancock

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2001: A Space Odyssey

1968·2h 29m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

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Fargo

1996·1h 38m·★ 8.1·Joel Coen

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1974·1h 36m·★ 7.4·Mario Bava

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1971·1h 42m·★ 7.7·Don Siegel

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