Movies Like

Sphere (1998)

6.1 1.8K votes

Genre: Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 134 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A spacecraft is discovered at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, presumed to be at least 300 years old and of alien origin. A crack team of scientists and experts is assembled and taken to the ocean floor to investigate. However, the ship is not as it seems and when a giant perfect sphere is discovered in the cargo bay, things begin to fall apart.

Plot: space marine, based on novel or book, ocean, extraterrestrial technology, paranoia, time travel, time bomb, alien, ...

Cast

Scarlett Johansson

Jeremy McWilliams

Lynsey Taylor Mackay

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Dougie McConnell

Under the Skin (2014)

6.1 3.9K votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 108 min.

Audience: R

Story: A seductive stranger prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.

Style: philosophical

Plot: based on novel or book, edinburgh, scotland, alien, prowler, body snatchers

Place: scotland

Cast

John Boyega

Scott Eastwood

Cailee Spaeny

Jing Tian

Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)

6.1 5.4K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 111 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human history. The PPDC now calls upon the best and brightest to rise up and become the next generation of heroes when the Kaiju threat returns.

Plot: mind control, race against time, army, monster, artificial intelligence (a.i.), saving the world, cadet, military officer, ...

Place: japan

Cast

Dave Goelz

Steve Whitmire

Bill Barretta

Jerry Nelson

Muppets from Space (1999)

6.1 371 votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 88 min.

Audience: G

Story: When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him kidnapped by a secret government agency, prompting the Muppets to spring into action to rescue their friend.

Plot: alien, puppetry, anthropomorphic puppets, muppets

Cast

Nicholas Braun

Mackenzie Davis

Josh Fadem

Vanessa Hudgens

Freaks of Nature (2015)

6.1 618 votes

Genre: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 92 min.

Audience: R

Story: In the town of Dillford, humans, vampires and zombies were all living in peace - until the alien apocalypse arrived. Now three teenagers-one human, one vampire, and one zombie-have to team up to figure out how to get rid of the visitors.

Plot: small town, vampire, alien, zombie

Cast

Katee Sackhoff

Justin Chatwin

Samuel Anderson

Elizabeth Faith Ludlow

Another Life (2019) TV Show

6.1 475 votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Country: Canada

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 20

Audience: TV-MA

Story: After a massive alien artifact lands on Earth, Niko Breckinridge leads an interstellar mission to track down its source and make first contact.

Plot: hologram, flashback, space, alien, mission, military, spaceship, gay theme, ...

Cast

Nicole Kidman

Daniel Craig

Jackson Bond

Jeremy Northam

The Invasion (2007)

6.0 1.7K votes

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 99 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Washington, D.C. psychologist Carol Bennell and her colleague Dr. Ben Driscoll are the only two people on Earth who are aware of an epidemic running rampant through the city. They discover an alien virus aboard a crashed space shuttle that transforms anyone who comes into contact with it into unfeeling drones while they sleep. Carol realizes her son holds the key to stopping the spread of the plague and she races to find him before it is too late.

Plot: based on novel or book, escape, sleep, flu, alien, remake, doctor, disease, ...

Cast

Michael Peu00f1a

Lizzy Caplan

Israel Broussard

Mike Colter

Extinction (2018)

6.0 2.0K votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 96 min.

Audience: R

Story: A chief mechanic at a factory, haunted by apocalyptic nightmares, becomes a hero when Earth is invaded by a mysterious army bent on destruction.

Plot: alien, space, mechanic, alien invasion, spaceship, cautionary, bold, foreboding

Cast

Rex Reason

Faith Domergue

Jeff Morrow

Lance Fuller

This Island Earth (1955)

6.0 238 votes

Genre: Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 85 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.

Plot: spacecraft, flying saucer, extraterrestrial technology, mutant, nobel prize, space travel, georgia, resettlement, ...

Cast

Jane Fonda

John Phillip Law

Anita Pallenberg

Marcel Marceau

Barbarella (1968)

6.0 853 votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction

Country: France, Italy

Duration: 98 min.

Audience: PG

Story: In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.

Plot: angel, sexual fantasy, alien planet, distant future, bird attack, female mercenary, dream realm, universal translator, ...

Cast

Seth Green

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Seth Robert Dusky

Joan Cusack

Dan Fogler

Mars Needs Moms (2011)

6.0 792 votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 88 min.

Audience: PG

Story: When Martians suddenly abduct his mom, mischievous Milo rushes to the rescue and discovers why all moms are so special.

Plot: rescue, alien, martian, alien abduction, alien invasion, based on children's book, duringcreditsstinger, motion capture, ...

Cast

Anna Faris

Regina Hall

Simon Rex

Anthony Anderson

Scary Movie 3 (2003)

6.0 4.6K votes

Genre: Comedy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 84 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: News anchorwoman Cindy Campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing video tapes, and help the President stop an alien invasion in the process.

Plot: halloween, parody, sequel, alien, spoof, vhs, horror spoof, alien invasion, ...

Species (1995)

6.0 1.9K votes

Genre: Action, Horror, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 108 min.

Audience: R

Story: In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.

Plot: genetics, telepathy, paranoia, dna, transformation, instinct, alien, femme fatale, ...

Cast

Mark Wahlberg

Peter Cullen

Stanley Tucci

Kelsey Grammer

Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)

6.0 8.8K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 165 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: As humanity picks up the pieces after the battle of Chicago, a shadowy group reveals itself in an attempt to control the direction of history…while an ancient, powerful new menace sets Earth in its crosshairs. With help from Cade Yeager, Optimus Prime and the Autobots rise to meet their most fearsome challenge yet.

Plot: bounty hunter, sequel, alien, on the run, based on toy, giant robot, robot, metal

Place: texas

Cast

Tara Strong

Montse Hernandez

David Kaye

Roger Craig Smith

Ben 10 (2016) TV Show

6.0 216 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 166

Audience: TV-Y7

Story: With the fifth offshoot of the "Ben 10" franchise, the animated series returns to its roots and its original name, bringing 10-year-old Benjamin "Ben" Tennyson, his cousin Gwen, and Grandpa Max back to life on a new summer vacation journey. As in the original, the stories in the remake of the series also spin around an alien wristwatch called "the Omnitrix," with the help of Ben can turn into ten different aliens, which come up with different supernatural powers. He fights enemy aliens and experiences with his grandfather and cousin the most exciting vacation imaginable.

Plot: extraterrestrial technology, transformation, superhero, alien, based on cartoon, reboot

Cast

Sanaa Lathan

Lance Henriksen

Ian Whyte

Raoul Bova

AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)

6.0 5.0K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror

Country: Czech Republic, Germany

Duration: 101 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: When scientists discover something near Antarctica that appears to be a buried Pyramid, they send a research team out to investigate. Little do they know that they are about to step into a hunting ground where Aliens are grown as sport for the Predator race.

Plot: space marine, saving the world, predator, praise, pyramid, alien, creature, cosmos, ...

Cast

YaYa Gosselin

Lyon Daniels

Andy Walken

Hala Finley

We Can Be Heroes (2020)

5.9 822 votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 97 min.

Audience: PG

Story: When alien invaders capture Earth's superheroes, their kids must learn to work together to save their parents - and the planet.

Plot: superhero, alien, alien invasion, family, father daughter relationship

Cast

Chlou00eb Grace Moretz

Nick Robinson

Ron Livingston

Maggie Siff

The 5th Wave (2016)

5.9 6.1K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 112 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: 16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.

Plot: based on novel or book, dystopia, alien, alien invasion, human subjugation, environmental disaster, based on young adult novel

Cast

Simon Pegg

Kate Beckinsale

Sanjeev Bhaskar

Rob Riggle

Absolutely Anything (2015)

5.9 1.6K votes

Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction

Country: United Kingdom

Duration: 85 min.

Audience: R

Story: Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.

Plot: london, england, transformation, alien, anthropomorphism, teacher, super power, duringcreditsstinger, ...

Cast

Zach Braff

Garry Marshall

Don Knotts

Amy Sedaris

Chicken Little (2005)

5.9 4.2K votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family

Country: United States of America

Duration: 81 min.

Audience: G

Story: When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day? Together with his hysterical band of misfit friends, Chicken Little must hatch a plan to save the planet from alien invasion and prove that the world's biggest hero is a little chicken.

Plot: fish, small town, space marine, superhero, chicken, cartoon, alien, coming of age, ...

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