20 movies like This Island Earth, ordered by similarity : Riders to the Stars(1954), Starship Troopers(1997), Alien: Covenant(2017), Alien Resurrection(1997), Star Trek(2009), Aliens Stole My Body(2020), Phantom From Space(1953), Avatar(2009), Slaughterhouse Five(1972), Solo: A Star Wars Story(2018), Green Lantern(2011), Lazer Team(2015) ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1955
86 Minutes
Jeff Morrow Faith Domergue Rex Reason Russell Johnson Lance Fuller Robert Nichols Douglas Spencer Karl Lindt Regis Parton Olan Soule Richard Deacon
scientist alien physicist assistant love interest thrilling engaging laboratory spaceship outer space airplane alien abduction war space travel kidnapping adventure 1950s
Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.
Sci-Fi
USA
1954
81 Minutes
William Lundigan Herbert Marshall Richard Carlson Martha Hyer Dawn Addams Robert Karnes Larry Dobkin
astronaut scientist love interest father physicist gutsy thrilling incredible space rocket laboratory desert military base father/son relationship research technology accidental death space travel cowardice quest
In an attempt to discover the composition of meteors, three astronauts are sent out into space in three specially designed rockets. Their mission is to capture a meteor and bring it to ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
1997
129 Minutes
Casper Van Dien Dina Meyer Denise Richards Jake Busey Neil Patrick Harris Clancy Brown Seth Gilliam Patrick Muldoon Michael Ironside Rue McClanahan Marshall Bell
lieutenant captain student friend alien soldier gory engaging thrilling space spaceship survival aliens war friendship morality militarism adventure rivalry revenge
Humans in a fascist, militaristic future wage war with giant alien bugs.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|UK
2017
122 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Katherine Waterston Billy Crudup Danny McBride Demián Bichir Carmen Ejogo Jussie Smollett Callie Hernandez Amy Seimetz Nathaniel Dean Alexander England
space traveler colonist robot alien chilling frightening gripping suspenseful spaceship alien planet space alien life-forms cyborgs space exploration space travel discovery mystery quest adventure future
The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape.
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
1997
109 Minutes
Sigourney Weaver Winona Ryder Ron Perlman Dominique Pinon Michael Wincott Dan Hedaya J.E. Freeman Brad Dourif Raymond Cruz Kim Flowers Gary Dourdan
scientist alien clone crew member astronaut dark disturbing gory thrilling space spaceship alien government ethics scientific experiments war showdown metamorphosis pursuit future
200 years after her death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a powerful human/alien hybrid clone. Along with a crew of space pirates, she must again battle the deadly aliens and stop them from reaching Earth.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Germany
2009
126 Minutes
Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Leonard Nimoy Eric Bana Bruce Greenwood Karl Urban Zoe Saldana Simon Pegg John Cho Anton Yelchin Ben Cross
captain kirk spock cadet friend father alien spirited engaging intricate rousing thrilling amusing space earth spaceship starship enterprise alien planet black hole exploration mystery
The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure
USA
2020
Minutes
Jayden Greig Lauren McNamara Dan Payne Alex Zahara Sean Quan Kirsten Robek Ty Consiglio Christian Convery Sandy Robson Christina Meredith Lewall George Takei
hero alien crew member creative engaging madcap spaceship space alien planet space travel mission alien life-forms adventure quest future
The Galactic Patrol is back - but they've lost Deputy Rod Allbright's body. It's been stolen by B'KR, the most fiendish villain in the galaxy, which leaves Rod's mind sharing one body with ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA
1953
72 Minutes
Ted Cooper Rudolph Anders Noreen Nash James Seay Harry Landers Jack Daly Dick Sands Lela Nelson Michael Mark
alien invisible man creature humanoid investigator engaging thrilling emotional suspenseful gripping los angeles observatory laboratory danger alien abduction alien/human relationship alien landing relationships adventure discovery
An alien being with the power of invisibility lands in Santa Monica. Killing two people who attacked him due to the menacing appearance of his spacesuit, the creature takes it off while ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2009
155 Minutes
Sam Worthington Sigourney Weaver Stephen Lang Michelle Rodriguez Giovanni Ribisi Joel David Moore Dileep Rao Matt Gerald Sean Anthony Moran Jason Whyte Scott Lawrence
marines native soldier alien love interest scientist thrilling creative crafty outer space spaceship jungle pandora aliens greed nature showdown love redemption rise
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
Sci-Fi
USA
1972
104 Minutes
Michael Sacks Ron Leibman Valerie Perrine Eugene Roche Sharon Gans Roberts Blossom Sorrell Booke Kevin Conway Gary Waynesmith John Dehner Stan Gottlieb
optometrist prisoner of war alien actress soldier wife creative fascinating intricate amusing emotional dresden, germany ilium, n.y. tralfamadore prison camp zoo mental institution time travel horrors of war alien abduction
Billy Pilgrim has mysteriously become unstuck in time. He goes on an uncontrollable trip back and forth from his birth in New York to life on a distant planet and back again to the horrors of the 1945 fire-bombing of Dresden.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2018
135 Minutes
Alden Ehrenreich Emilia Clarke Donald Glover Woody Harrelson Joonas Suotamo Thandie Newton Paul Bettany Phoebe Waller-Bridge Warwick Davis Clint Howard Ian Kenny
captain smuggler creature gangster crew member friend brash thrilling amusing confident cool spirited space spaceship plant base camp desert city space space exploration
During an adventure into the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebellion.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA
2011
114 Minutes
Ryan Reynolds Blake Lively Peter Sarsgaard Mark Strong Tim Robbins Jay O. Sanders Taika Waititi Angela Bassett Mike Doyle Nick Jandl Dylan James
test pilot superhero alien scientist friend leader thrilling outlandish emotional spectacular tense earth laboratory apartment alien planet city space supernatural good versus evil heroism
Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action
USA
2015
102 Minutes
Burnie Burns Gavin Free Michael Jones Colton Dunn Alexandria Deberry Alan Ritchson Steve Shearer Kirk Johnson Benjamin Scott Johnny Walter Chris Demarais
alien alien abductee fighter villain civilian man engaging suspenseful witty playful airy amusing earth space spaceship science fiction apocalypse danger fighting alien attack
Four losers are thrust into the position of saving the world when they stumble upon a UFO crash site and become genetically equipped to the battle suit on board.
Sci-Fi
UK|Japan
1955
78 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Jack Warner Margia Dean Richard Wordsworth David King-Wood Thora Hird Gordon Jackson Harold Lang Lionel Jeffries Maurice Kaufman Frank Phillips
astronaut mutant monster construction worker scientist shocking thrilling gory raw suspenseful brooding space center space shuttle space laboratory space exploration crash mutation monsters alien life-forms
Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Hungary
2018
93 Minutes
Holt McCallany Zulay Henao Dave Sheridan James Devoti Jocko Sims Kodi Kitchen Mike Genovese Tiffany Brouwer
space traveler captain alien monster crew member brutal creative suspenseful thrilling gory space space shuttle alien planet future food space exploration aliens danger adventure discovery
The USS Essex is travelling in the furthest reaches of the known Universe when it encounters a gigantic creature. After being pirates steal their cargo and most of their supplies the crew decide to capture the creature.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA
2017
135 Minutes
Chris Pratt Zoe Saldana Dave Bautista Michael Rooker Karen Gillan Sylvester Stallone Pom Klementieff Kurt Russell Elizabeth Debicki Tommy J. Flanagan Chris Sullivan
adventurer bounty hunter villain raccoon humanoid father brash cheeky confident thrilling offbeat hilarious space spaceship colony alien planet prison outer space team misfits
The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father the ambitious celestial being Ego.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
USA
2017
86 Minutes
Sarah Butler Damon Dayoub Charles Shaughnessy Cara AnnMarie Steven Dutton Niki Spiridakos Chris Newman Jennifer Kincer Loretta Higgins D.B. Dickerson Tarick Salmaci
businessman scientist robot alien enemy engaging suspenseful thrilling bleak brutal earth space science fiction fighting danger outer space robots adventure discovery pursuit
A long forgotten ancient spacecraft discovered on Earth. Investigations carried out by Scout transport her to the moon whereupon she meets the impressive machines preserving the wisdom of that long lost civilization.
Sci-Fi, Drama
Russia
2017
137 Minutes
Oleg Menshikov Aleksandr Petrov Irina Starshenbaum Rinal Mukhametov
alien russian everyman politician military officer neighbor engaging thrilling suspenseful gripping intense emotional russia moscow spaceship alien invasion alien landing alien life-forms aliens fear
An alien ship crash lands onto a Russian city, many who saw it and the occupants start to question their own existence, while there are those who demand the aliens leave Earth.
Sci-Fi
USA
1996
110 Minutes
Patrick Stewart Jonathan Frakes Brent Spiner LeVar Burton Michael Dorn Gates McFadden Marina Sirtis Alfre Woodard James Cromwell Alice Krige Neal McDonough
captain jean-luc picard alien friend crew member inventor cyborg intricate spectacular brooding suspenseful creepy inspiring space spaceship starship enterprise montana space travel rewriting history race relations bravery
The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure, Action
USA
1999
104 Minutes
Tim Allen Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman Tony Shalhoub Sam Rockwell Daryl Mitchell Enrico Colantoni Robin Sachs Patrick Breen Missi Pyle Jed Rees
actor actress alien fan struggling actor teamwork hysterical offbeat amusing outer space los angeles convention center spaceship alien planet aliens invasion celebrities show business space travel teamwork
The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
UK
2018
95 Minutes
space traveler artificial intelligence suspenseful tense thrilling space space shuttle mars space space exploration space travel space shuttle artificial intelligence escape rescue future
After a failed mission to Mars, A.I./ARTI is now used for the 2036 mission with a few human supervisors. A monolith of unknown origin is found there. It will have a big effect on Earth.