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Followed by 

Powaqqatsi (1988)
Anima Mundi (1992)
Naqoyqatsi (2002)

Edited from 

Star Trek: Day of the Dove (1968)
Clip shown during montage of television images

Edited into 

Wide Awake (2006)
Features images from Koyaanisqatsi, namely the night traffic time lapse
The Killing of John Lennon (2006)
Footage used when Mark returns to New York City.

References 

TRON (1982)

Referenced in 

Cheers: I Kid You Not (1989)
Lilith mentions the movie by name.
The Church (1989)
Baraka (1992)
Siskel & Ebert: Striking Distance/Into the West/The Age of Innocence/Household Saints/Baraka (1993)
Gene Siskel says that a clip from "Baraka" (1992) may remind viewers of this movie.
The Matrix (1999)
When Morpheus shows the 1999 world in the TV set, images of cities and running cars are shown in the same manner as in Koyaanisqatsi.
Donnie Darko (2001)
The Bank (2001)
Decasia (2002)
25th Hour (2002)
Sweets to the Sweet: The Candyman Mythos (2004)
This film is referenced.
5th World (2005)
in dialogue
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
When "Earth Mark II" restarted all life, man was represented with high-speed time-lapse photography.
Two Tigers (2007)
DVD seen
The 11th Hour (2007)
several sped-up images of cars and people
99 francs (2007)
The sausage factory shot in the "accelerated life" montage.
Silicon Valley Timelapse (2008)
The third scene in chapter 6 is a tribute to Reggios skyscraper shots in Koyaanaquatsi
The Simpsons: The Real Housewives of Fat Tony (2011)
Otto watches "Koyaanisqatsi," with commentary by Phillip Glass.
Rasa Yatra (2012)
technological order

Features 

Defender (1980)
Game appears in this film
Pac-Man (1980)
Game appears in this film
Superman II (1980)
The elevator with the hydrogen bomb (that frees the Phantom Zone villains) and the credits for Pierre Spengler and Ilya Salkind are seen against the backdrop of a starfield on a television screen 1 hour 3 minutes into the film.
Turbo (1981)
Game appears in this film
Robotron: 2084 (1982)
Game appears in this film.
Q*bert (1982)
Game appears in this film

Featured in 

Broken Rainbow (1985)
uses footage to show the land and sky of Dineh country
Bedazzled (2000)
Pink Floyd The Wall Redux (2002)
Several clips of moving images from this film are shown.
Essence of Life (2002)
Clips shown throughout.
Scrubs: My New God (2006)
while Janitor is giving J.D. the evil eye
Scrubs: My Chopped Liver (2006)
while Janitor and others are giving J.D. the evil eye
Wanderlust (2006)
Clips of cars moving at night are shown from this film.
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
Clips from this film are shown in These Amazing Shadows.

Spoofed in 

True Stories (1986)
The Simpsons: Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder (1999)
When Homer stays in bed sleeping after the alarm clock has rung, with time-lapse photography, the clouds running and a little sample of Glass's theme "The Grid"
Bedazzled (2000)
The Simpsons: Stealing First Base (2010)
Homer and Bart watch a movie called "Koyaanis-Scratchy: Death Out of Balance".

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