Movies like Limitless
2011 · Movie · PG-13 · your starting pointIf Limitless is the itch, these scratch it — some louder, some quieter. Free ones first.
Movies like Limitless, ranked

1. Hollow Man (2000)
A brilliant scientist's descent into moral corruption mirrors the protagonist's dangerous obsession, as both films explore how extraordinary power inevitably corrupts and isolates those who wield it.
2. Algorithm: Bliss (2020)
Vic's neural-hacking app promises transcendence like the NZT pill, but both protagonists discover that shortcuts to euphoria exact a devastating price when addiction and corporate greed corrupt their visions.

3. Infinite (2021)
Mark Wahlowski's character faces the same disorienting collision between sudden superhuman abilities and shadowy forces hunting him, as pharmaceutical enhancement gives way to past-life memories that blur identity and control.

4. The Gambler (2014)
A literature professor's descent into high-stakes gambling mirrors the protagonist's intoxicating pursuit of shortcuts to success, as both films explore how artificial confidence and mounting debts to criminal powers spiral into inescapable traps.

5. The One (2001)
Jet Li's shape-shifting martial arts prowess mirrors the protagonist's escalating superhuman abilities as both men discover their transformation comes with lethal consequences from those who want to exploit or eliminate them.
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