Movies Like Needle in a Timestack (2021)

Needle in a Timestack is a 2021 drama, romance, science fiction film from John Ridley with a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with A Wife's Nightmare and Little Fish.

Drama Romance Science Fiction

A Wife's Nightmare

2014

Liz, just returned home after a mental breakdown, has to welcome a relative stranger into her home when Caitlin, a young, vivacious woman, claims to be her husband's daughter.

6.1

MagicScore

Little Fish

2021

A couple fights to hold their relationship together as a memory loss virus spreads and threatens to erase the history of their love and courtship.

7.1

MagicScore

Sister of the Groom

2020

Audrey attempts to stop her brother from marrying a young French woman during their rescheduled wedding weekend in the Hamptons, which happens to be the same weekend she turns 40.

5.1

MagicScore

Doe

2018

John is a brilliant linguistic scientist with a loving wife and daughter but with a massive gap in his life. Eight years ago, he turned up out of nowhere, with no memories except a recurring dream. He is sent tumbling down the proverbial rabbit hole after meeting a man that shares a similar condition and learning that there are more like him, all amnesiacs with extraordinary abilities. He convinces his brother-in-law, private investigator Carl, to help him uncover his true identity before his past can rise up to destroy him and his family.

5.5

MagicScore

Happily

2021

Tom and Janet have been happily married for years. But a visit from a mysterious stranger leads to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a tense couples' trip with friends who may not actually be friends at all.

5.8

MagicScore

Until Dawn

2025

One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one...only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.

6.4

MagicScore

Last Vegas

2013

Aging pals Billy, Paddy, Archie, and Sam have been best friends since childhood. When Billy finally proposes to his much-younger girlfriend, all four friends go to Las Vegas to celebrate the end of Billy's longtime bachelorhood and relive their glory days. However, the four quickly realize that the intervening decades have changed Sin City and tested their friendship in ways they had not imagined.

6.4

MagicScore

Hope Gap

2019

Grace lives an idyllic life in a British seaside town, but her world soon comes crashing down when her husband of 29 years tells her he's leaving her for another woman. Through stages of shock, disbelief and anger -- and with support from her son -- Grace ultimately regains her footing while learning it's never too late to be happy.

6.3

MagicScore

The Flash

2023

When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. In order to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry's only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?

6.6

MagicScore

#10

Hot Tub Time Machine

2010

Four pals are stuck in a rut in adulthood: Adam has just been dumped, Lou is a hopeless party animal, Nick is a henpecked husband, and Jacob does nothing but play video games in his basement. But they get a chance to brighten their future by changing their past after a night of heavy drinking in a ski-resort hot tub results in their waking up in 1986.

6.0

MagicScore

#11

A Sound of Thunder

2005

When a hunter sent back to the prehistoric era runs off the path he must not leave, he causes a chain reaction that alters history in disastrous ways.

4.9

MagicScore

#12

Unlawful Entry

1992

Happily married Michael and Karen Carr call the police after Karen is held at knife point during a failed robbery attempt in their home. Before long, one of the responding officers, Officer Pete Davis, helps arrange the installation of a new security system, taking extra interest in the couple's case. As a result, the grateful Carrs invite him to stay for dinner and they strike up an unexpected friendship. However, as the lonely policeman develops an intense fixation on Karen, his take on friendship develops into a dangerous obsession soon becoming the Carrs' worst nightmare.

6.2

MagicScore

#13

Old

2021

A group of families on a tropical holiday discover that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly – reducing their entire lives into a single day.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

Interstellar

2014

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

8.5

MagicScore

#15

Infinitum: Subject Unknown

2021

Jane is the subject of a twisted science experiment where she is placed in a parallel world and is forced to find a way to either alter her reality or be stuck in a time-loop, destined to repeat the same test over and over again, with no memory of her doing it before. But with each 'reset' she starts to retain fragments of memory. With clues pointing to the mysterious Wytness Quantum Research Centre, she tries to find a way out. (The film was shot entirely on an iPhone during the UK’s first lockdown.)

5.4

MagicScore

#16

Hello World

2019

A shy high schooler in Kyoto meets a man claiming to be his future self, who tells him he’s hacked into the past to save their first love.

7.3

MagicScore

#17

That's Life!

1986

A wealthy architect struggles with a severe case of male menopause at the approach of his 60th birthday.

5.5

MagicScore

#18

Company: A Musical Comedy

2008

Set in modern upper-crust Manhattan, an exploration of love and commitment as seen through the eyes of a charming perpetual bachelor questioning his single state and his enthusiastically married, slightly envious friends.

7.4

MagicScore

#19

Alienoid

2022

Gurus in the late Goryeo dynasty try to obtain a fabled, holy sword, and humans in 2022 hunt down an alien prisoner that is locked in a human's body. The two parties cross paths when a time-traveling portal opens up.

6.8

MagicScore

#20

Time Trap

2018

A group of students become trapped inside a mysterious cave where they discover time passes differently underground than on the surface.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Needle in a Timestack?

The top films similar to Needle in a Timestack by MovieMagicScore are A Wife's Nightmare (6.1), Little Fish (7.1), Sister of the Groom (5.1). Each shares drama/romance/science fiction themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Needle in a Timestack worth watching?

Needle in a Timestack holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.3/10 from 59 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Needle in a Timestack?

Needle in a Timestack (2021) is a drama, romance, science fiction film directed by John Ridley, starring Leslie Odom Jr., Cynthia Erivo, Freida Pinto.

Where can I find more recommendations like Needle in a Timestack?

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 Needle in a Timestack

This ranked list pairs Needle in a Timestack (2021), a drama and romance and science fiction film from John Ridley, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Leslie Odom Jr. 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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