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There are many plot similarities that Lost has with several other television shows and movies. Below are some examples, which may be entirely coincidental. Cast crossovers are not listed below.
Film
| Lost | Deep Rising |
| Upon arriving on the island, the survivors see a mysterious monster shaking the trees. | Upon arriving on the island, the survivors see a mysterious monster shaking the trees. |
| Lost | Star Wars |
| Locke learns he must kill his father. | Luke learns he must kill his father. |
| Kate and Sawyer are forced to leave Jack behind on Hydra island, but Sawyer has to convince Kate, who is blinded by love, to continue on. | Anakin and Obi-Wan are forced to leave Padme behind after she falls out of the gunship, but Obi-Wan has to convince Anakin, who is blinded by love, to continue on. |
Television
| Lost | Carnivale |
| An unseen entity, Jacob, rules the ragtag band of The Others through one person. This one person's position is soon threatened by another person. | An unseen entity, Management, rules the ragtag band of Carnies through one person (Samson). Samson's position is soon threatened by another person, Lodz. |
| Locke needs to kill a man in order to continue on his spiritual journey. | Brother Justin needs to kill a man to continue on his journey of spiritual enlightenment. |
| Murdering priest named Eko | Murdering priest named Brother Justin |
| A brother, Boone, lusts after his sister, Shannon | A brother, Justin, lusts after his sister, Iris |
| Frank claims he "bleeds Yankee blue". | Ben, Justin, Management, and Scudder all have blue blood after receiving their boon. |
| Kate is a fugitive, constantly hunted by a marshal. | Ben is a fugitive, constantly hunted by a marshal. |
| Lost | Heroes |
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| Long-haired future-seeing Desmond Hume | Long-haired future-seeing Isaac Mendez |
| A mysterious organization that examines the mystical properties of the island (DHARMA) | A mysterious organization that examines the genetic properties of people with powers (The Company) |
| Richard Alpert appears not to age | Adam Monroe does not age, because he is immortal |
| Shannon Rutherford was killed accidentally, and died in the arms of her lover. | Simone Deveaux was killed accidentally, and died in the arms of her lover. |
| Rose and Bernard are a mixed-race couple | D.L. and Nikki are a mixed-race couple |
| A young boy of a minority race, Walt, has special powers, and apparently talks to Michael through a computer. Also likes comics. | A young boy of a minority race, Micah, has special powers, including the power to control technology. Also likes comics. |
| Desmond can time travel. | Hiro can time travel. |
| A character with healing powers is named Isaac of Uluru | On a 9th Wonders comic book, a monster is named Uluru. |
| Jack feels the compulsive urge to fix everything. | Sylar knows how things work, making his top ability fixing things. |
| A mostly unseen character, Jacob, makes most of the big decisions and is the guiding force behind most of what happens on the island. | Unseen until late season one, Linderman is the guiding force that causes the story arcs of many characters. |
| Lost | The O.C. |
| Locke enters a sweat lodge to find his purpose after ingesting a hallucinogenic paste. | Seth enters a sweat lodge to find his purpose after ingesting some hallucinogenic berries. |
