Movies Like Robot Stories (2003)

Robot Stories is a 2003 drama, romance, science fiction film from Greg Pak with a MovieMagicScore of 4.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with World of Tomorrow and The Nostalgist.

Drama Romance Science Fiction

World of Tomorrow

2015

A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.

7.8

MagicScore

The Nostalgist

2014

In the futuristic city of Vanille, with properly tuned ImmerSyst Eyes & Ears the world can look and sound like a paradise. But the life of a father and his young son threatens to disintegrate when the father's device begins to fail. Desperate to avoid facing his own traumatic reality, the man must venture outside to find a replacement, into a city where violence and danger lurk beneath a skim of beautiful illusion.

7.0

MagicScore

Junk Head

2022

Mankind can no longer reproduce because of gene manipulation aimed at making life longer. The clones ruling the bottomless underworld may have become fertile. Parton is selected to go on a mission through a subterranean labyrinth crawling with monsters to secure humanity's future.

6.6

MagicScore

S1m0ne

2002

The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star — the first totally believable synthetic actress.

6.0

MagicScore

Strange Days

1995

Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience the emotions and past experiences of others. While they typically contain tawdry incidents, Nero is shocked when he receives one showing a murder.

7.0

MagicScore

The Assessment

2025

In a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. A successful couple faces scrutiny by an evaluator over seven days to determine their fitness for childbearing.

6.8

MagicScore

Vanilla Sky

2001

David Aames has it all: wealth, good looks and gorgeous women on his arm. But just as he begins falling for the warmhearted Sofia, his face is horribly disfigured in a car accident. That's just the beginning of his troubles as the lines between illusion and reality, between life and death, are blurred.

6.8

MagicScore

Napping Princess

2017

Japan, 2020, a few days before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. Although she should be studying for her final exams, Kokone, a schoolgirl who lives in a small town with her widowed father, a mysterious and talented mechanic, falls asleep often, anywhere, anytime, entering, over and over, a dream-world where a squad of fantastic motorized contraptions fights against magic, a world close to reality where she will find out the keys of her true past.

6.6

MagicScore

Nirvana

1997

Jimi, a computer game designer, finds that his latest product has been infected by a virus which has given consciousness to the main character of the game, Solo. Tormented by the memory of his fled girlfriend Lisa and begged by Solo to end its useless "life", Jimi begins a search for people who can help him both to discover what happened to Lisa and to delete his game before it is released.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Sexual Matrix

2000

A professor designing a machine designed to meet the naughtiest fantasies. In order to perfect the discovery, he performed tests on various subjects, aided by his very appealing assistant.

6.3

MagicScore

#11

Real

2013

Neurosurgeon Koichi uses an experimental technique to enter the brain of his beloved Atsumi, who is in a coma after attempting suicide. In his quest, Koichi drifts steadily further into the sweltering marshes of the spirit. It is soon no longer clear what is real and what is not.

6.2

MagicScore

#12

The Zero Theorem

2013

A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.

6.1

MagicScore

#13

Empathy, Inc.

2018

Desperate to get back on top, venture capitalist Joel meets Nicolaus and Lester, entrepreneurs seeking investors for Empathy, Inc., a virtual reality startup offering realistic and moving experiences for users by placing them in the lives of the less fortunate. Joel gets the startup its funds but soon discovers the tech's creators have a far more insidious agenda.

5.9

MagicScore

#14

Sleep Dealer

2008

Set in a near-future, militarized world marked by closed borders, virtual labor and a global digital network that joins minds and experiences, three strangers risk their lives to connect with each other and break the barriers of technology.

5.9

MagicScore

#15

The Illustrated Man

1969

A man who has a body almost completely covered in tattoos is searching for the woman who cursed him with the "skin illustrations". Each tattoo reveals a bizarre story, which is experienced by staring at the scene depicted. When the illustrated man meets a fellow tramp on the road a strange voyage begins.

5.5

MagicScore

#16

Emmanuelle 7

1993

Through the wonders of virtual reality, Emmanuelle tries to help a former schoolmate to overcome a traumatic sexual past.

5.4

MagicScore

#17

Creative Control

2016

Smooth advertising executive David is in a relationship with yoga teacher Juliette. Then his eye is caught by Sophie, the girlfriend of his best friend Wim, a fashion photographer. Things get completely out of hand during a campaign for augmented reality-glasses, for which David designs an avatar of the coveted Sophie.

5.2

MagicScore

#18

Virtual Sexuality

1999

A frustrated teenage girl creates her perfect man in a virtual reality machine and in a freak accident, gives him life.

5.1

MagicScore

#19

Virtuality

2009

Twelve extremely talented men and women have been chosen to be part of the Phaeton mission, a 10-year trek to explore a distant planetary system. In order to endure the stress of being confined to their high-tech vessel, the crew passes the time using advanced virtual reality modules that allow them to take on various identities. But as the ship approaches a critical phase of their journey, a deadly flaw is discovered in the virtual system, forcing them to question if someone onboard might be a killer.

5.1

MagicScore

#20

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank

1984

A futuristic rebel becomes a Humphrey Bogart character after watching repeated reruns of Casablanca.

2.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Robot Stories?

The top films similar to Robot Stories by MovieMagicScore are World of Tomorrow (7.8), The Nostalgist (7.0), Junk Head (6.6). Each shares drama/romance/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Robot Stories worth watching?

Robot Stories holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.8/10 from 23 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Robot Stories?

Robot Stories (2003) is a drama, romance, science fiction film directed by Greg Pak, starring Karen Tsen Lee, Glenn Kubota, Tamlyn Tomita.

Where can I find more recommendations like Robot Stories?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more drama recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like Robot Stories

This ranked list pairs Robot Stories (2003), a drama and romance and science fiction film from Greg Pak, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Karen Tsen Lee take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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