15 Movies Like War of the Planets
Loved War of the Planets? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.
#1
Mickey 17
Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked War of the Planets.
#2
Bugonia
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked War of the Planets.
#3
Alien Resurrection
Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from reaching Earth.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked War of the Planets.
#4
Alien: Covenant
The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked War of the Planets.
#5
Event Horizon
In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked War of the Planets.
#6
The X-Files
Mulder and Scully, now taken off the FBI's X Files cases, must find a way to fight the shadowy elements of the government to find out the truth about a conspiracy that might mean the alien colonization of Earth.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked War of the Planets.
#7
Upgrade
A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked War of the Planets.
#8
Osiris
Special Forces commandos on a mission are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft. Upon waking aboard, they find themselves prey to a relentless alien race in a fight for survival.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked War of the Planets.
#9
Extinction
A chief mechanic at a factory, haunted by apocalyptic nightmares, becomes a hero when Earth is invaded by a mysterious army bent on destruction.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked War of the Planets.
#10
Riddick
Betrayed by his own kind and left for dead on a desolate planet, Riddick fights for survival against alien predators and becomes more powerful and dangerous than ever before. Soon bounty hunters from throughout the galaxy descend on Riddick only to find themselves pawns in his greater scheme for revenge. With his enemies right where he wants them, Riddick unleashes a vicious attack of vengeance before returning to his home planet of Furya to save it from destruction.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked War of the Planets.
#11
Bloodshot
After he and his wife are murdered, marine Ray Garrison is resurrected by a team of scientists. Enhanced with nanotechnology, he becomes a superhuman, biotech killing machine—'Bloodshot'. As Ray first trains with fellow super-soldiers, he cannot recall anything from his former life. But when his memories flood back and he remembers the man that killed both him and his wife, he breaks out of the facility to get revenge, only to discover that there's more to the conspiracy than he thought.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked War of the Planets.
#12
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs
Mad scientist Dr. Goldfoot plots another twisted scheme to take over the world by killing off the major military leaders of every country; to that end, he creates in his secret lab a bevy of bodacious girl bombs; full-length, life-size robots that explode when embraced.
💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to War of the Planets.
#13
Spectral
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked War of the Planets.
#14
Possessor
Tasya Vos, an elite corporate assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s bodies to terminate high profile targets. As she sinks deeper into her latest assignment, Vos becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to obliterate her.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked War of the Planets.
#15
Pandorum
Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone – and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined.
💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked War of the Planets.