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The Machinist

France, Spain, United Kingdom and United States of America, 2004
film

Trevor, an insomniac lathe operator, experiences unusual occurrences at work and home. A strange man follows him everywhere, but no one else seems to notice h..

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

The Mill

United States, 1973
Similarity: 68%

Men at work

Canada, 1953
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The Man on the assembly line

Canada, 1958
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The Machine maker

United States, 1939
Similarity: 68%

The Skilled worker

Canada, 1958
Similarity: 67%

Mr Prokouk becomes an inventor

Poland, 1948
Similarity: 67%

Jacob's ladder

United States, 1990
Similarity: 67%

Timecrimes

Spain, 2007
Similarity: 67%

The Holloway Laundrette

United Kingdom, 2012
Similarity: 67%

Machines

Canada, 1946
Similarity: 67%

The Lawnmower man

United States, 1992
Similarity: 67%

Day after day

Canada, 1962
Similarity: 66%

The Lawnmower Man

Japan, United Kingdom, United States and United States of America, 1992
Similarity: 66%

Dead man

United States, 1995
Similarity: 66%

Machine story

United States, 1983
Similarity: 66%

To be a toolmaker

United Kingdom, 1950
Similarity: 66%

Machines and metal

Australia, 1950
Similarity: 66%

Motion picture (La Sortie des Ouvriers de l'Usine Lumiere a Lyon)

Austria, 1984
Similarity: 66%
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