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Films like Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Published: Mar 13, 2026

In this collection, we have gathered movies similar to Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2026), focusing on threats to humanity’s survival, time travel, and attempts to change the future by interfering with the past. These films explore themes such as the illusion of reality, the absurdity of total control by powerful corporations, and the inevitability of fate. In most of these films, as in Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die itself, the main threat comes from artificial intelligence, while others deal with technological or alien dangers. The selection includes such iconic films as The Matrix, Terminator 2, and 12 Monkeys, as well as lighter-toned movies on a similar theme, such as Free Guy, The World’s End, and Edge of Tomorrow.

Twelve Monkeys

1. Twelve Monkeys

Science Fiction Thriller Mystery
8.0

1995 · 2h 9min

United States

Director: Terry Gilliam

In the future, humanity has been almost completely wiped out by a deadly virus, and the survivors are forced to live underground. Prisoner James Cole is sent into the past to uncover the origin of the virus and find out who is behind the catastrophe in order to save the future of humankind.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Darkness, Tension, Bleakness, Tropes, Tone

Notable differences: Pacing (-12%), Violence (-18%), Action (-32%), Complexity (+11%)

Style

Tension
84%
Complexity
83%
Bleakness
82%

Source Code

2. Source Code

Thriller Science Fiction Mystery
7.5

2011 · 1h 33min

United States, France

Director: Duncan Jones

A U.S. Army captain suddenly wakes up on a train in the body of an unknown man and learns that he is part of an experimental government program whose goal is to identify the terrorist who will blow up the train in eight minutes.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Tension, Pacing, Complexity, Tone, Tropes

Notable differences: Bleakness (-23%), Darkness (-20%), Violence (-25%), Action (-15%)

Style

Tension
82%
Pacing
78%
Complexity
72%

Predestination

3. Predestination

Science Fiction Thriller
7.4

2014 · 1h 38min

Australia

Director: Michael Spierig

A time-traveling agent is tasked with tracking down an elusive terrorist who threatens humanity with catastrophe. During the mission, he encounters mysteries and paradoxes of reality that force him to rethink his own world.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Darkness, Bleakness, Tension, Tone, Tropes

Notable differences: Pacing (-20%), Violence (-32%), Action (-48%), Complexity (+14%)

Style

Complexity
86%
Darkness
78%
Tension
74%

The Matrix

4. The Matrix

Action Science Fiction
8.7

1999 · 2h 16min

United States

Director: Lana Wachowski

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Complexity, Tension, Violence, Tone, Setting

Notable differences: Bleakness (-23%), Action (+18%)

Style

Action
88%
Tension
78%
Complexity
75%

Free Guy

5. Free Guy

Comedy Adventure Science Fiction
7.1

2021 · 1h 55min

United States

Director: Shawn Levy

Guy is an ordinary bank employee who lives the same monotonous routine every day. After a series of strange events, he discovers that his entire reality is just a video game, and that he is only a minor non-player character within it. Determined to change his fate, Guy decides to break out of his assigned role and alter the course of the game.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Action, Tone, Tropes

Notable differences: Bleakness (-60%), Darkness (-52%), Tension (-27%), Humor (+62%), Violence (-12%), Complexity (-20%)

Style

Pacing
78%
Action
75%
Humor
72%

Dark City

6. Dark City

Mystery Science Fiction
7.6

1998 · 1h 41min

United States, Australia

Director: Alex Proyas

The protagonist wakes up in a hotel room with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He soon learns that the police suspect him of a series of brutal murders, while the city he has found himself in seems disturbingly unnatural: the sun never shines here, and time and reality itself feel as if they are controlled by someone.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Complexity, Darkness, Tension, Tone, Tropes

Notable differences: Bleakness (-16%), Pacing (-12%), Violence (-22%), Action (-18%)

Style

Darkness
78%
Tension
74%
Complexity
72%

Edge of Tomorrow

7. Edge of Tomorrow

Action Science Fiction
7.9

2014 · 1h 54min

United States

Director: Doug Liman

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Violence, Tension, Tone, Setting

Notable differences: Bleakness (-33%), Darkness (-25%), Action (+15%), Complexity (-12%)

Style

Action
85%
Pacing
80%
Tension
75%

Looper

8. Looper

Action Thriller Science Fiction
7.4

2012 · 1h 58min

United States

Director: Rian Johnson

In a future where time travel has been invented, a criminal organization gets rid of unwanted people by sending them into the past, where killers are already waiting for them. Joe is one of those assassins, but one day, instead of his next target, he is confronted with his future self.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Darkness, Tension, Bleakness, Tone, Tropes

Style

Tension
80%
Darkness
78%
Bleakness
72%

The Faculty

9. The Faculty

Horror Science Fiction
6.6

1998 · 1h 44min

United States

Director: Robert Rodriguez

At a seemingly ordinary college, strange things begin to happen, and the behavior of some students and teachers suddenly changes — from their appearance to a constant thirst. A group of mismatched teenagers led by local drug dealer Zeke begin to suspect that the school has been taken over by aliens, and that their gym teacher is leading them.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Violence, Tension, Pacing, Tone, Tropes

Notable differences: Bleakness (-13%), Complexity (-27%)

Style

Tension
75%
Pacing
70%
Darkness
70%

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

10. Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Action Thriller Science Fiction
8.6

1991 · 2h 17min

United States, France

Director: James Cameron

From a future where humanity is threatened by artificial intelligence, two robots arrive with different objectives: one must kill the boy who will one day become the leader of the resistance against the machines, while the other must protect him at any cost.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Tension, Pacing, Violence, Tone, Tropes

Notable differences: Bleakness (-23%), Action (+18%), Complexity (-14%)

Style

Action
88%
Tension
82%
Pacing
78%

The World's End

11. The World's End

Comedy Action Science Fiction
6.9

2013 · 1h 49min

United States, United Kingdom

Director: Edgar Wright

A group of old friends reunites in their hometown for a grand nighttime pub crawl. But as soon as the night begins, they notice that something is wrong with the town and its residents: they look and behave very unnaturally.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Action, Violence, Pacing, Tone, Tropes

Notable differences: Bleakness (-23%), Darkness (-20%), Tension (-17%), Humor (+65%), Complexity (-17%)

Style

Humor
75%
Pacing
72%
Action
70%

Ready Player One

12. Ready Player One

Adventure Action Science Fiction
7.4

2018 · 2h 20min

United States, India

Director: Steven Spielberg

In a bleak future, most people escape their harsh reality into a vast virtual world called the Oasis, a game where anyone can become whoever they want. After the death of the Oasis's creator, players learn that he has hidden keys within the game, and whoever finds them all will gain complete control over this world.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Pacing, Violence, Action, Tone, Conflict

Notable differences: Bleakness (-43%), Darkness (-40%), Tension (-17%), Complexity (-17%)

Style

Action
80%
Pacing
78%
Tension
65%

Upgrade

13. Upgrade

Action Thriller Science Fiction
7.5

2018 · 1h 40min

United States, Australia

Director: Leigh Whannell

After an attack by unknown assailants, Grey suffers severe injuries and is left paralyzed, while his wife is murdered. A millionaire developer offers him experimental treatment using the STEM chip, which will allow him to move again. Given this opportunity, Grey decides to track down the people who killed his wife.

Similarity

Closest characteristics: Darkness, Action, Bleakness, Tone, Conflict

Notable differences: Violence (+16%)

Style

Darkness
78%
Violence
76%
Tension
74%

About the movie Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die plot: A man claiming to be from the future takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world.

Style characteristics: Tension, Darkness, Bleakness, Pacing, Complexity, Action, Violence

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