If You Love ‘Severance,’ Watch These Movies Next

Are you craving more sci-fi dramedy entertainment post-“Severance”?

While you wait for the highly anticipated return of the Emmy Award-winning series, there are several films that slot into the “Severance” tone, bringing thought-provoking joy and heartbreak to the screen.

Whether you are yearning for Mark and Gemma’s romance or the “Severance” take on capitalism, these films will fill the Lumon-sized hole in your content plate.

Keep reading for seven movies to watch if you still need your “Severance” fix.

A woman with orange hair lies on a bed, propped up on her side, holding a white mug, propped up on a man's chest. She looks down at a man with short brown hair who is resting his head on a pillow, his eyes closed. The bed has light-colored sheets and pillows, and the room has soft, natural lighting.

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

In order to salvage their failing relationship, Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet decide to complete a brain surgery to erase their memories of each other completely. The sci-fi romance film navigates similar themes as “Severance” especially in romantic relationships.

Just as “Severance” Season 2 tests the strength of Mark and Gemma’s love in the experiment, “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” tells a similar heartbreaking story of the power of love, destiny and the subconscious. – Tess Patton

Two individuals stand close together in a crowd of people. The person on the left has curly blonde and orange hair, a necklace, and a black and blue patterned top. The person on the right has curly black hair, a beard, and wears a dark striped sweater vest over a white shirt and tie. Both individuals have serious expressions. Behind them, blurred figures of other people are visible, and the setting appears to be outdoors with greenery in the background.

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Sorry to Bother You

“Severance” is at its best when it blends drama with dark comedy to comment on the state of capitalism and the bleak world of monotonous workplaces. If you’re looking for more of that, look no further than “Sorry to Bother You.”

The film stars LaKeith Stanfield as a telemarketer who uses a White voice to rise through the ranks at work until he’s forced to decide between making more money and joining the ranks of upper management or standing in solidarity with his fellow office drones. – Jacob Bryant

A person stands in front of a mirror with various toiletries on the countertop. They are wearing a red and white striped shirt with a white paper collar and cuffs attached. White lines are drawn on the mirror behind them, resembling a door frame.

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The Truman Show

“Severance” Season 2 reveals that Mark S. may be more of a value to Lumon and the severance experiment than we once realized. The data that MDR has been so carefully trying to refine is not just numbers but tracking Gemma’s Innie’s emotional state.

While “The Truman Show” and “Severance” cover different topics, both shows address the topic of surveillance. Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) plays an insurance salesman, who learns that his life is part of a massive TV set and everyone has been watching him all along. The reckoning of what his life truly is mirrors Mark’s own realizations about the corruption in Lumon and the piece his Innie specifically plays. – TP

Two men stand facing each other in an office setting, separated by a cubicle wall. The man on the left, wearing glasses, a light blue shirt, and suspenders, holds a white coffee cup and extends his other hand toward a basket on the cubicle wall. The man on the right, dressed in a light blue shirt and tie, looks at the basket with a neutral expression. Behind them, the office environment includes desks, computers, and overhead lighting.

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Office Space

There are a lot of horrifying things about “Severance,” but one of the most consistent is the simple life of workplace monotony. If you’re a sick freak who needs just that aspect of the show distilled, then putting on “Office Space” should move to the top of your to-do list.

The iconic comedy stars Ron Livingston as one of three co-workers at Initech who decided to rebel against their greedy and overbearing bosses and take back their power and freedom. – JB

Four people are crouched around a wooden table, intently looking at several pizza boxes. The boxes have colorful designs with text, including one prominently displaying the word PIZZA. Behind them, stacks of flat pizza boxes are piled against the wall. The setting appears to be a small, cluttered room with tiled walls and various items in the background. The group seems focused and engaged with the contents of the boxes.

“Parasite” (Credit: Neon)

Parasite

The Academy Award-winning Bong Joon-ho film makes a similar commentary on capitalism to the Apple TV series. The Korean drama illustrates the wealth inequality in the country as it follows a poor family, who infiltrate the lives of a much wealthier one.

Both the Apple TV series and “Parasite” explore the insurmountable lengths individuals will go to succeed in the corporate business world. They highlight the mental and physical tolls individuals can suffer keeping up with the capitalist system. – TP

A man with bleached hair sits on the edge of a bed in a dimly lit room with wooden paneling on the walls. He is wearing a beige suit with a blue shirt and tie, holding a small object in their hands. Behind him, the bed has a dark bedspread with a patterned pillow. A wooden nightstand with a lamp and a vintage telephone is beside the bed. Overhead, three wall-mounted lamps with yellow shades provide soft lighting.

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Memento

Like “Severance,” Christopher Nolan‘s “Memento” is all about a person’s struggle to figure out his identity while working with only a limited amount of information – or at the very least, information he doesn’t know he already knows.

The thriller stars Guy Pearce as a man with short-term memory loss who uses photos, notes, and tattoos to piece together the mystery behind who was responsible for his wife’s death. If you love the twists and the often unreliable narration with “Severance,” then “Memento” will scratch an itch. – JB

Two individuals who look alike are seated closely together indoors, facing each other. One person, wearing an orange shirt, is holding a pair of scissors and appears to be pointing them at the other person in a threatening manner, who is dressed in a white long-sleeve top. The setting is dimly lit with warm, yellowish lighting coming from a window in the background. The room has plain walls and a simple, minimalistic decor.

Lupita Nyong’o in “Us” (Credit: Universal Pictures)

While this horror movie is not quite a tonal match to Ben Stiller’s “Severance,” “Us” explores similar themes of confronting yourself. During the Season 2 finale, Mark’s Innie and Outie fight to gain control of his decision-making. His biggest battles are not with Lumon but ultimately with the severed version of himself that he created.

In “Us” Adelaide Wilson (Lupita Nyong’o) must defend herself and her family from a group of menacing dopplegängers. She must fight herself to gain control of her life and protect her children, just as Mark must convince his Innie to follow his instructions to save Gemma. – TP

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