Movies like Timecode

Magnolia presents a mosaic of interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning over a single day in the San Fernando Valley. Like Timecode, Paul Thomas Anderson's film highlights the synchronicity and parallel lives within a larger narrative framework.

This film connects disparate lives in Los Angeles as they crash into one another both literally and figuratively. Crash's intertwined stories and multi-character canvas will resonate with fans of Timecode's ensemble cast and their interrelated narratives.

Go offers a non-linear storyline following a drug deal gone wrong from three different perspectives. Similar to Timecode, the film uses a split narrative to entangle characters and events, resulting in a darkly comedic and upbeat tempo.

Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, 21 Grams tells its story out of chronological order, focusing on themes of loss, grief, and hope. Like Timecode, it challenges viewers to piece together the narrative from various intersecting points of view.

Robert Altman's Short Cuts presents multiple stories based on the works of Raymond Carver. With a strong ensemble cast and intertwined lives and tales, those who appreciate the narrative complexity of Timecode will likely enjoy this film's mosaic of Los Angeles life.

Directed by Richard Linklater, Slacker presents a non-linear narrative that follows various eccentric and idiosyncratic characters throughout a day in Austin, Texas. Like Timecode, it eschews traditional storytelling in favor of exploring the connective tissue between seemingly unconnected characters' lives.