Movies like Paprika

Key Features:: Dream invasion, Psychological thriller, Virtual reality, Technology gone wrong, Alternate reality, Identity, Psychoanalysis, Japanese animation, Mind control, Surrealism, Hallucinations, Paranoia, Visual spectacle
Tone:: stylized, suspense-driven, poetic
Target Audience:: Anime fans, Sci-fi enthusiasts, Psychological thriller viewers, Art house cinema lovers
Emotional Arc:: Intrigue → Confusion → Terror

Paprika

2006-10-01

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.

Genres

Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller

Cast

Megumi Hayashibara, Tohru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Toru Furuya, Akio Otsuka, Koichi Yamadera, Hideyuki Tanaka, Satoshi Kon, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Satomi Korogi

Crew

Satoshi Kon, Satoshi Kon, Seishi Minakami

Rating

★7.8(2688 votes)