Movies Like O Horizon: Sci-Fi Dramas About Grief, Love, and Digital Ghosts

Like O Horizon, Her explores love, loneliness, and technology through a tender sci-fi lens, following a man who forms a deep bond with an artificial intelligence.

In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer, purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every need. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all. Her is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 6m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 7.8 by 15,318 people. The movie made an estimated total of $47,351,251 in the box office.

Marjorie Prime fits the O Horizon mood with its story of grief, memory, and holographic recreations of loved ones, turning futuristic tech into something deeply personal.

A service which creates holographic projections of late family members allows an elderly woman to spend time with a younger version of her deceased husband. Marjorie Prime is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 39m runtime, released in 2017 with an average rating of 6.1 by 210 people.

After Yang is a quiet sci-fi family drama about loss, memory, and artificial life, making it a natural pick for viewers drawn to the emotional side of O Horizon.

When his young daughter's beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there. After Yang is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 36m runtime, released in 2022 with an average rating of 6.4 by 519 people. The movie made an estimated total of $131,465 in the box office.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind connects through its mix of romance, memory science, and heartbreak, using a surreal concept to explore what love leaves behind.

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 48m runtime, released in 2004 with an average rating of 8.1 by 16,363 people. The movie made an estimated total of $72,258,126 in the box office.

I'm Your Man matches the human-tech romance angle, following a woman who tests a humanoid companion and slowly questions what connection really means.

Alma is a scientist coerced into participating in an extraordinary study in order to obtain research funds for her work. For three weeks, she has to live with a humanoid robot tailored to her character and needs, whose artificial intelligence is designed to be the perfect life partner for her. Enter Tom, a machine in human form in a class of its own, created solely to make her happy. I'm Your Man is a movie from Germany in German, with a total 1h 48m runtime, released in 2021 with an average rating of 6.7 by 363 people. The movie made an estimated total of $1,090,661 in the box office.

Robot & Frank brings warmth and humor to the bond between a lonely man and a robot helper, echoing O Horizon’s interest in technology as emotional support.

Curmudgeonly old Frank lives by himself. His routine involves daily visits to his local library, where he has a twinkle in his eye for the librarian. His grown children are concerned about their father’s well-being and buy him a caretaker robot. Initially resistant to the idea, Frank soon appreciates the benefits of robotic support – like nutritious meals and a clean house – and eventually begins to treat his robot like a true companion. With his robot’s assistance, Frank’s passion for his old, unlawful profession is reignited, for better or worse. Robot & Frank is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 29m runtime, released in 2012 with an average rating of 6.9 by 1,167 people. The movie made an estimated total of $3,325,038 in the box office.

Archive leans darker, but its story of a scientist trying to preserve his dead wife through artificial intelligence makes it a strong match for O Horizon.

2038: George Almore is working on a true human-equivalent AI, and his latest prototype is almost ready. This sensitive phase is also the riskiest as he has a goal that must be hidden at all costs—being reunited with his dead wife. Archive is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 49m runtime, released in 2020 with an average rating of 6.4 by 812 people. The movie made an estimated total of $243,279 in the box office.

Swan Song fits through its emotional sci-fi setup, where technology offers a painful solution to mortality, love, and saying goodbye.

An aging hairdresser escapes his nursing home to embark on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman's hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way. Swan Song is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 45m runtime, released in 2021 with an average rating of 6.8 by 67 people. The movie made an estimated total of $125,012 in the box office.

The Pod Generation shares O Horizon’s interest in strange near-future tech, using an artificial womb concept to explore intimacy, control, and modern relationships.

In a not-so-distant future, couples can share pregnancy on a more equal footing via detachable artificial wombs. While botanist Alvy has doubts about this new way of birthing babies, his love for Rachel prompts him to take a leap of faith. The Pod Generation is a movie from Belgium in English, with a total 1h 50m runtime, released in 2023 with an average rating of 6.0 by 261 people.

Zoe focuses on synthetic romance and engineered emotions, making it a fitting choice for fans of O Horizon’s mix of science, love, and longing.

Two colleagues at a revolutionary research lab design technology to improve and perfect romantic relationships. As their work progresses, their discoveries become more profound. Zoe is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 44m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 5.9 by 441 people. The movie made an estimated total of $403,625 in the box office.

A.I. Artificial Intelligence connects through its emotional portrait of artificial life, family bonds, and the desperate need to be loved.

David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David. A.I. Artificial Intelligence is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 26m runtime, released in 2001 with an average rating of 7.1 by 6,670 people. The movie made an estimated total of $235,926,552 in the box office.

The Artifice Girl explores artificial intelligence, ethics, and emotional connection, giving it a thoughtful sci-fi edge that pairs well with O Horizon.

A team of special agents discovers a revolutionary new computer program to bait and trap online predators. After teaming up with the program's troubled developer, they soon find that the AI is rapidly advancing beyond its original purpose. The Artifice Girl is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 33m runtime, released in 2023 with an average rating of 6.8 by 294 people.

Ex Machina is more chilling than O Horizon, but it shares the fascination with consciousness, desire, and the uneasy boundary between humans and machines.

Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl. Ex Machina is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 48m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 7.6 by 14,278 people. The movie made an estimated total of $36,869,414 in the box office.

Advantageous uses speculative technology to examine identity, family, and sacrifice, making it a smart companion to O Horizon’s emotional sci-fi themes.

In a near-future city where soaring opulence overshadows economic hardship, Gwen and her daughter, Jules, do all they can to hold on to their joy, despite the instability surfacing in their world. Advantageous is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 32m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 6.0 by 166 people.

The Congress blends live action, animation, identity, and futuristic media tech, creating the same kind of surreal human questions that make O Horizon stand out.

An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider. The Congress is a movie from France in English, with a total 2h 3m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 6.4 by 579 people. The movie made an estimated total of $455,815 in the box office.

Bigbug adds a comic spin to artificial intelligence and domestic chaos, offering a lighter but still tech-focused companion for O Horizon fans.

Set in the world of 2045, where communities have robotic helpers, a group of suburbanites are locked in for their protection by their household robots, while a rogue, self-aware AI android revolt uprising takes place outside. Bigbug is a movie from France in French, with a total 1h 50m runtime, released in 2022 with an average rating of 5.3 by 471 people.

Brian and Charles turns an oddball robot story into something funny and heartfelt, fitting the gentle human-machine charm that surrounds O Horizon.

An endearing outlier, Brian lives alone in a Welsh valley, inventing oddball contraptions that seldom work. After finding a discarded mannequin head, Brian gets an idea. Three days, a washing machine, and sundry spare parts later, he’s invented Charles, an artificially intelligent robot who learns English from a dictionary and proves a charming, cheeky companion. Before long, however, Charles also develops autonomy. Intrigued by the wider world — or whatever lies beyond the cottage where Brian has hidden him away — Charles craves adventure. Brian and Charles is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 31m runtime, released in 2022 with an average rating of 6.3 by 176 people. The movie made an estimated total of $216,220 in the box office.

The Science of Sleep shares a dreamy, handmade surrealism where love, imagination, and grief blur together in strange and beautiful ways.

A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is lovestruck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world. The Science of Sleep is a movie from France in French, with a total 1h 46m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 7.0 by 839 people. The movie made an estimated total of $9,524,340 in the box office.

The Fountain fits through its sweeping meditation on death, love, and the hope of reunion beyond ordinary time.

Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world. The Fountain is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 36m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 6.9 by 3,103 people. The movie made an estimated total of $15,304,890 in the box office.

The Discovery imagines proof of an afterlife and follows people wrestling with grief, regret, and second chances, much like O Horizon’s emotional core.

In the near future, due to a breakthrough scientific discovery by Dr. Thomas Harbor, there is now definitive proof of an afterlife. While countless people have chosen suicide to reset their existence, others try to decide what it all means. Among them is Dr. Harbor's son Will, who has arrived at his father's isolated compound with a mysterious young woman named Isla. There, they discover the strange acolytes who help Dr. Harbor with his experiments. The Discovery is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 42m runtime, released in 2017 with an average rating of 6.3 by 1,429 people.

Rememory centers on a device that can record and replay memories, making it a close thematic match for stories about loss and technology.

The widow of a wise professor stumbles upon one of his inventions that's able to record and play a person's memory. Rememory is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 1h 51m runtime, released in 2017 with an average rating of 6.1 by 474 people.

Never Let Me Go uses science fiction quietly, focusing on love, mortality, and what it means to be human under heartbreaking circumstances.

As children, Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy spend their childhood at an idyllic and secluded English boarding school. As they grow into adults, they must come to terms with the complexity and strength of their love for one another while also preparing for the haunting reality awaiting them. Never Let Me Go is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 44m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 6.9 by 2,474 people. The movie made an estimated total of $9,918,093 in the box office.

Equals explores romance in a future where emotions are suppressed, connecting to O Horizon through its blend of sci-fi worldbuilding and fragile intimacy.

A futuristic love story set in a world where emotions have been eradicated. Equals is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 42m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 6.1 by 1,448 people. The movie made an estimated total of $2,084,628 in the box office.

Clara pairs science, loss, and cosmic wonder as an astronomer and artist search for meaning beyond grief and ordinary life.

An astronomer becomes obsessed with searching the cosmos for signs of life beyond Earth which leads to a shocking discovery. Clara is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 1h 46m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 7.4 by 231 people.

Another Earth uses a speculative premise to tell a grounded story about regret, identity, and the possibility of emotional repair.

On the night a duplicate Earth is discovered in the solar system, the lives of a young woman and an accomplished composer become tragically connected after a fatal accident. Another Earth is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 32m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 6.7 by 1,811 people. The movie made an estimated total of $1,938,783 in the box office.

I Origins links science, love, and spirituality through a story that questions whether human connection can survive death.

A molecular biologist's study of the human eye has far-reaching implications about humanity's scientific and spiritual beliefs. I Origins is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 46m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 7.6 by 3,471 people. The movie made an estimated total of $481,234 in the box office.

Arrival blends grief, language, memory, and science fiction, making it ideal for viewers who like O Horizon’s emotional intelligence.

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat. Arrival is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 56m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 7.6 by 19,386 people. The movie made an estimated total of $203,388,186 in the box office.

Contact follows a scientist chasing proof of life beyond Earth while carrying personal loss, echoing O Horizon’s mix of intellect and longing.

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality. Contact is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 30m runtime, released in 1997 with an average rating of 7.4 by 5,005 people. The movie made an estimated total of $171,120,329 in the box office.

Safety Not Guaranteed brings romance, comedy, and possible time travel together, matching the offbeat emotional sci-fi energy around O Horizon.

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel. Safety Not Guaranteed is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 26m runtime, released in 2012 with an average rating of 6.8 by 1,619 people. The movie made an estimated total of $4,424,699 in the box office.

Ruby Sparks uses a magical-realist hook to explore love, control, and imagination, fitting the quirky emotional tone of movies like O Horizon.

Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person. Ruby Sparks is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 44m runtime, released in 2012 with an average rating of 7.1 by 1,777 people. The movie made an estimated total of $9,368,803 in the box office.

Lars and the Real Girl turns an unusual relationship premise into a tender story about loneliness, healing, and community.

Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion. Lars and the Real Girl is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 47m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 7.2 by 2,068 people. The movie made an estimated total of $11,293,663 in the box office.

The One I Love uses a surreal relationship twist to explore grief, distance, and the strange work of staying connected.

Ethan and Sophie are a married couple on the brink of separation when, at the urging of their therapist, they decide to salvage their relationship by escaping to a beautiful vacation house for the weekend. The One I Love is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 31m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 6.9 by 778 people. The movie made an estimated total of $513,447 in the box office.

About Time mixes romance, family, grief, and time travel, making it a heartfelt match for O Horizon’s emotional approach to impossible science.

The night after another unsatisfactory New Year's party, Tim's father reveals to him that the men in their family have the ability to travel through time. They can't change history, but they can change what happens and has happened in their own lives. Thus begins the start of a lesson in learning to appreciate life itself as it is, as it comes, and most importantly, the people living alongside us. About Time is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 2h 3m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 7.9 by 9,284 people. The movie made an estimated total of $87,100,449 in the box office.

Petite Maman is a delicate magical-realist story about grief and family, connecting through its quiet wonder and parent-child emotional core.

After the death of her beloved grandmother, eight-year-old Nelly meets a strangely familiar girl her own age in the woods. Instantly forming a connection with this mysterious new friend, Nelly embarks on a fantastical journey of discovery which helps her come to terms with this newfound loss. Petite Maman is a movie from France in French, with a total 1h 12m runtime, released in 2021 with an average rating of 7.1 by 461 people. The movie made an estimated total of $1,024,575 in the box office.

Nine Days imagines souls auditioning for life, offering a reflective, unusual look at existence, memory, and human feeling.

A bureaucrat interviews five souls to decide which of them will be given a life on Earth. But he soon faces an existential challenge of his own. Nine Days is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 4m runtime, released in 2021 with an average rating of 6.8 by 284 people. The movie made an estimated total of $969,204 in the box office.

Robot Dreams uses a wordless robot friendship to explore companionship and loss, making it a gentle animated echo of O Horizon’s themes.

A lonely dog's friendship with his robot companion takes a sad turn when an unexpected malfunction forces him to abandon Robot at the beach. Will Dog ever meet Robot again? Robot Dreams is a movie from Spain in Spanish, with a total 1h 42m runtime, released in 2023 with an average rating of 8.0 by 800 people. The movie made an estimated total of $4,656,348 in the box office.

Bicentennial Man follows a robot’s long search for humanity, love, and mortality, tying closely to stories about artificial life and emotion.

Richard Martin buys a gift, a new NDR-114 robot. The product is named Andrew by the youngest of the family's children. "Bicentennial Man" follows the life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot. Bicentennial Man is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 11m runtime, released in 1999 with an average rating of 7.3 by 3,923 people. The movie made an estimated total of $87,423,861 in the box office.

Chappie brings a messier action edge, but its focus on an artificial being learning love, fear, and identity keeps it relevant.

Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot. Chappie is a movie from Mexico in English, with a total 2h 0m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 6.8 by 8,489 people. The movie made an estimated total of $104,399,548 in the box office.

Finch centers on a man, a dog, and a robot in a lonely future, using sci-fi survival to tell a story about legacy and care.

On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human. Finch is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 56m runtime, released in 2021 with an average rating of 7.8 by 3,987 people.

Moon explores isolation, identity, and corporate science fiction, pairing well with O Horizon for viewers interested in intimate speculative drama.

With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of unsettling events that shake his isolation. Moon is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 37m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 7.6 by 6,290 people. The movie made an estimated total of $9,760,104 in the box office.

Solaris is a haunting sci-fi meditation on grief and memory, where the past returns in unsettling, deeply emotional form.

A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet. Solaris is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 39m runtime, released in 2002 with an average rating of 6.0 by 1,451 people. The movie made an estimated total of $30,002,758 in the box office.

Melancholia is less tech-driven, but its gorgeous, devastating portrait of depression, doom, and human connection fits the emotional side of O Horizon.

Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth. Melancholia is a movie from Denmark in English, with a total 2h 16m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 7.2 by 3,829 people. The movie made an estimated total of $15,946,321 in the box office.

Everything Everywhere All at Once connects through family, grief, absurdity, and cosmic imagination, making it a bigger, wilder cousin to O Horizon.

An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes. Everything Everywhere All at Once is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 20m runtime, released in 2022 with an average rating of 7.7 by 7,993 people. The movie made an estimated total of $139,200,000 in the box office.

The Lobster uses surreal speculative rules to examine loneliness and romantic pressure, fitting fans who like strange emotional concepts.

In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods. The Lobster is a movie from Ireland in English, with a total 1h 59m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 7.0 by 6,900 people. The movie made an estimated total of $15,700,000 in the box office.

Sorry to Bother You brings sharp satire and surreal sci-fi turns, matching the taste for bold, reality-bending stories around O Horizon.

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe. Sorry to Bother You is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 52m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 6.8 by 1,760 people. The movie made an estimated total of $18,200,000 in the box office.

The Double explores identity, alienation, and darkly comic absurdity, offering a psychological companion to offbeat sci-fi dramas.

Igor Uspensky's popularity is growing faster than he can find time for social events, parties, photo shoots, and interacting with the public. At the same time, in one of the small beauty salons, a local masseur named Seva, who looks exactly like Uspensky, is filming a commercial. Igor finds a solution to his problem and offers Seva a partnership. The Double is a movie from Russia in Russian, with a total 1h 25m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 4.5 by 31 people.

Beginners is grounded rather than sci-fi, but its tender look at grief, parents, and late-life love fits O Horizon’s human heart.

Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend. Beginners is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 44m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 6.8 by 1,140 people. The movie made an estimated total of $14,311,701 in the box office.

Columbus shares the quiet, thoughtful emotional rhythm of O Horizon, focusing on connection, family pressure, and healing through conversation.

When a renowned architecture scholar falls suddenly ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana - a small Midwestern city celebrated for its many significant modernist buildings. Jin strikes up a friendship with Casey, a young architecture enthusiast who works at the local library. Columbus is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 44m runtime, released in 2017 with an average rating of 7.1 by 478 people. The movie made an estimated total of $1,015,744 in the box office.

Dick Johnson Is Dead turns a daughter’s fear of losing her father into playful, moving cinema, making it a strong grief-focused companion.

With this inventive portrait, director Kirsten Johnson seeks a way to keep her 86-year-old father alive forever. Utilizing moviemaking magic and her family’s dark humor, she celebrates Dr. Dick Johnson’s last years by staging fantasies of death and beyond. Together, dad and daughter confront the great inevitability awaiting us all. Dick Johnson Is Dead is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 29m runtime, released in 2020 with an average rating of 7.1 by 142 people.

The Farewell fits through its warm, bittersweet family story about mortality, memory, and the complicated love surrounding goodbye.

A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time. The Farewell is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 40m runtime, released in 2019 with an average rating of 7.4 by 1,546 people. The movie made an estimated total of $23,076,657 in the box office.