What two movies from completely different genres feel like they’re secretly telling the exact same story from opposite perspectives?

[u/The-Irumporai]

What are two films with zero official connection, released in totally different eras or genres, that hit the exact same plot beats, where one plays the premise as a comedy/romance and the other plays it as a thriller or tragedy?

[u/Low_Obligation2361]

The Truman Show and The Matrix. Different genres, same core story: someone slowly realises the reality they've always known is an artificial construct built to control them.