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Movies closest to Arrival
Ad Astra 2019Also contemporary, contemplative and grave
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Mayday 2021Also contemporary, grave and earnest
Conclave 2024Also grave, contemporary and contemplative
Hulk 2003Also contemporary, grave and earnest
Aniara 2019Also contemplative, earnest and contemporary
The Life of Chuck 2025Also contemplative, contemporary and earnest
The Laramie Project 2002Also grave, contemporary and contemplative
Traffic 2000Also contemporary, grave and earnest
Disco Boy 2023Also contemporary, grave and earnest
The Turning 2013Also contemporary, grave and earnest
Boy & the World 2014Also earnest, grave and contemporary
The same feel, in other forms
Books
The Light Pirate 2022Also contemporary, grave and earnest
The Famished Road 1991Also contemporary, grave and earnest
The Life of Chuck 2025Also contemporary, earnest and grave
Series
The Wire 2002Also contemporary, earnest and grave
True Detective 2014Also contemplative, grave and earnest
Kaiba 2008Also contemporary and grave
Albums
- While The Flood Rages 2026Also grave, earnest and contemplative
- Forever Changes 1967Also grave, contemporary and earnest
- Ágætis byrjun 1999Also earnest, grave and contemporary
Games
Cairn 2026Also contemporary, earnest and grave
The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition 2015Also contemporary, contemplative and grave
Infini 2020Also contemporary, contemplative and grave
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