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

Published on 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.

Style similarity

Most similar in: very high tension, bleak tone, strong hopelessness

Biggest differences: noticeably less action-heavy, slightly less violent, slightly more romantic


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.

Style similarity

Most similar in: very high tension, fast pacing, complex plot

Biggest differences: noticeably less violent, noticeably less bleak, noticeably lighter tone


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.

Style similarity

Most similar in: bleak tone, strong hopelessness, very high tension

Biggest differences: much less action-heavy, noticeably less violent, noticeably slower pacing


The Matrix

4. The Matrix

Action Science Fiction
8.7

1999 · 2h 16min

United States

Director: Lana Wachowski

Style similarity

Most similar in: very high tension, complex plot, fast pacing

Biggest differences: noticeably less bleak, slightly more action-heavy, slightly more romantic


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.

Style similarity

Most similar in: fast pacing, action-heavy

Biggest differences: much more humorous, much less bleak, much lighter tone


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.

Style similarity

Most similar in: bleak tone, complex plot, very high tension

Biggest differences: noticeably less violent, slightly less action-heavy, slightly less bleak


Edge of Tomorrow

7. Edge of Tomorrow

Action Science Fiction
7.9

2014 · 1h 54min

United States

Director: Doug Liman

Style similarity

Most similar in: fast pacing, very high tension, high violence

Biggest differences: noticeably less bleak, noticeably lighter tone, noticeably more humorous


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.

Style similarity

Most similar in: very high tension, bleak tone, strong hopelessness


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.

Style similarity

Most similar in: very high tension, fast pacing, bleak tone

Biggest differences: noticeably less complex, noticeably more humorous


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.

Style similarity

Most similar in: very high tension, fast pacing, bleak tone

Biggest differences: noticeably less bleak, slightly more action-heavy


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.

Style similarity

Most similar in: action-heavy, fast pacing, high violence

Biggest differences: much more humorous, noticeably less bleak, noticeably lighter tone


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.

Style similarity

Most similar in: fast pacing, action-heavy, high violence

Biggest differences: much less bleak, much lighter tone, much more humorous


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.

Style similarity

Most similar in: bleak tone, action-heavy, strong hopelessness

Biggest differences: slightly more violent

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

Year: 2026

Genres: Science Fiction, Action, Comedy

Plot: A 'Man from the Future' arrives at an LA diner where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence.